Singing Since She Can Remember

Jazz singer Tracye Eileen on her unusual career path

by Bridget Vaughn 3 months ago

Senhyo

Tracye Eileen is living her dream. At eight years old, too shy to act in the school play, her teacher asked her to perform one of the play’s songs. From there, she caught the singing bug. Fast forward to today: Tracye has a label, Honey Crystal Records, and a residency at Buddy Guy’s Legends in the Loop, where she performs monthly jazz and blues sets. And last Sunday, she celebrated the release of her newest album, WHY DID I SAY YES. The Weekly sat down with Tracye Eileen to talk about her new music and career. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Interviews | Music | Politics | Radio

SSW Radio: Ric Wilson, Tracye Eileen, and More

by Erisa Apantaku, Olivia Obineme, Christopher Good and Bridget Vaughn 3 months ago

Olivia Obineme

This week on SSW Radio we talked with two new artists about their new releases and got a recap of Chicago’s bond system

Interviews | Radio

SSW Radio: Englewood Clinic Closure, WHPK DJ Profiles, and More

by Erisa Apantaku, Olivia Obineme, Bridget Vaughn, Sam Larsen and The Weekly Read 7 months ago

Samantha Madrid (Olivia Obineme)

This week on SSW Radio we talked about the closing of an STI clinic in Englewood, began a segment on WHPK community DJs, heard dispatches from the 2018 Women’s March Chicago, and more

Activism | Interviews | Photo Essay | Radio

South Side Voices at the Women’s March Chicago 2018

by Bridget Vaughn 7 months ago 3 Comments

Bridget Vaughn

An estimated 300,000 demonstrators—nearly fifty thousand more than organizers counted last year—took to the streets of downtown Chicago on Saturday to mark the one year anniversary of the national women’s march.

Interviews | Radio

SSW Radio: Latinx Relief Efforts, Holiday Histories, and More

by Erisa Apantaku, Bridget Vaughn, Olivia Obineme and The Weekly Read 8 months ago

Erin Vogel (Bridget Vaughn)

This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with cafe patrons, discussed local efforts to respond to natural disasters in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and learned about the history of South Side Weekly

Interviews | Philanthropy | Poetry | Radio

SSW Radio: Patricia Frazier, #GivingTuesday, and More

by Erisa Apantaku, Bridget Vaughn and The Weekly Read 9 months ago

Patricia Frazier (Olivia Obineme)

This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with a youth poet laureate, a local philanthropy organization, and heard a personal story about homelessness

Music | Photo Essay

Learned From Monk

The Hyde Park Jazz Fest celebrates the pianist and composer’s centennial

by Bridget Vaughn 11 months ago 4 Comments

Bridget Vaughn

In its eleventh year, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival drew large crowds two weekends ago. The free two-day festival offered music lovers ten venues to hear some of the best local, national, and international music on the planet.

Interview Issue 2017 | Interviews | Philanthropy

An Ecosystem of Giving

Black philanthropists on the endless diversity and importance of giving

by Bridget Vaughn 12 months ago

Jackie Copeland-Carson (Courtesy of Jackie Copeland-Carson)

August was Black Philanthropy Month: a campaign started in 2011 to connect the often “silo-ed” world of Black giving, as Jackie Copeland-Carson, the campaign’s founder, described it. Last month, South Side Weekly Radio broadcast interviews between reporter Bridget Vaughn and members of the Black philanthropic community. Every week offered a different viewpoint on giving back, including how corporations give back to the communities where they operate, how individuals give, and how groups of people collectively join forces to make a greater impact. Below are excerpts from those conversations. Listen to the full interviews here.