The strange sound sure was timely. I heard it late at night, days before Halloween. It emanated from a swamp surrounded by thick woods and ancient oaks. It’s a place that not many people venture into ...

Beneath the strawberry moon in late June, we listened to green frogs belting out their banjo-like twang from a pond at Wright Woods near Vernon Hills. It was 10 p.m., and though the forest preserves ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz pianist Angelica Sanchez, originally from Arizona, moved to New York almost three decades ago. The many bandleaders she's worked with include horn players Wadada Leo Smith, Rob ...