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Surprising pairing Rising jazz star Jimmy Farace will celebrate the release of his album “Hours Fly, Flowers Die” with two sets on March 29 at Constellation in Chicago. The show and album both feature Farace’s velvety baritone sax backed by the distinctive combination of a jazz rhythm section and a classical string quartet. Based on Henry Van Dyke’s poem “For Katrina’s Sundial,” the eight compositions are bound together “by themes of nostalgia and the passage of time,” Farace says. Joining Farace on stage will be pianist Julius Tucker, drummer Dana Hall, Grammy Award-winning bassist Clark Sommers and the KAIA String …

Indefatigable after 40 years at the helm of Giordano Dance Chicago, Nan Giordano continues to advance the legacy of her father, jazz-dance pioneer Gus Giordano. Nan Giordano says she’s blessed with a high level of energy — energy that enables her to dance, mentor dancers and produce performances, but also to run the business side of an arts organization and manage its budget. As the artistic director and leader of nonprofit dance company Giordano Dance Chicago, she’s continuing the legacy of her late father, Gus Giordano. Known across the country among dancers and dance fans for developing the Giordano jazz-dance …