Before you read the words written below about the life and times and accomplishments of a man named Ken Nordine, who died Saturday at his North Side home at the age of 98, it would be a good idea f… ...

On this springlike Saturday afternoon, musician Howard Levy is telling “Word Jazz” creator Ken Nordine about a late-night encounter with the owner of a gas station and convenience store… ...

Ken Nordine died Saturday at the age of 98. His unparalleled, smooth baritone guided WBEZ listeners through “Word Jazz” for more than 40 years.

Ken Nordine had a voice that launched 1,000 radio shows, commercials, movie trailers and spoken-word records. The Edgewater resident, who died Saturday, was 98. Mr. Nordine’s voice was a dulcet ...

Ken Nordine has made his way through this world with his voice. He has made a good living by pitching paint, jeans, coffee and cars. And he has made a fascinating life with something he invented ...

Jazz musician Ken Nordine's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.

If you’re Ken Nordine and you’ve spent a lifetime producing iconic TV commercials, writing poetry, publishing books, creating art, inventing Word Jazz (broadcast Sundays at Midnight on WBEZ ...

Sound artist and commentator Ken Nordine creates one of his trademark dialogues with himself about the choices of Homeland Security colors. He thinks there's a need for "in-between" colors ...

Ken Nordine was known internationally as a jazz poet, and now, preservationists are rushing to save his Edgewater mansion from the wrecking ball.

Commentator Ken Nordine uses his two voices to hold an interior dialogue about a cage looking for a bird. The two argue over the need for the security of a cage in a dangerous world filled with ...

Voice artist Ken Nordine, the creator of “Word Jazz,” died Saturday at the age of 98. Over the years, he visited with a number of WGN Radio shows to discuss his career. May 2015, with D… ...