Chicago-based drummer and composer Mike Reed, 35, is virtually unknown outside of his hometown. But he’s one of jazz’s best young musicians and is building a multi-headed career worthy of emulation.

The Chicago Jazz Festival doesn’t end when Millennium Park goes quiet. Clubs around the city put on special afterfest shows, some of them more exciting than the main-stage sets. This trio—tenor ...

Mike Reed is back in the music festival game, and this time, he’s doing things his way. The Pitchfork Music Festival co-founder, venue owner and prominent Chicago presenter and musician will launch ...

When Condé Nast shut down the Pitchfork Music Festival, the festival he co-founded nearly 20 years ago, in 2024, Mike Reed immediately got back to work. The musician, composer, and bandleader is ...