The CJE presents an exciting series of Listening Sessions this season, featuring Artistic Director Dana Hall in conversation with the season's special guest artists. These programs are the CJE's signature series of informal gatherings in which jazz artists, educators, and/or critics lead an interactive discussion around a particular topic in jazz, which may include playing records, live music demos, and multi-media components.
These sessions, most often held in conjunction with a CJE concert, create unique opportunities to learn more about jazz music and musicians in an intimate, casual setting. Listening Sessions are free and open to the public and attendees are welcome to bring recordings of their own to play and discuss.
*Listening Sessions take place from 12-1:30 pm unless otherwise noted.*
Wednesday, August 31 with pianist Randy Weston
Chicago Cultural Center,
Cassidy Theater, 78 E. Washington St.
Thursday, October 6 with trumpeter Etienne Charles
Columbia College Chicago, Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 1st Floor
Wednesday, January 18 with bassist Christian McBride
Columbia College Chicago, Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 1st Floor
Thursday, January 19 with vocalist/bassist Meshell Ndegeocello
Columbia College Chicago, Hokin Gallery, 623 S. Wabash Ave.
Saturday, February 18 with Dana Hall on "The Genius of Louis Armstrong"
Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted St., at 2 pm
Thursday, February 23 with saxophonist Miguel Zenón
(Columbia College Chicago, Stage Two, 618
S. Michigan Ave.)
Saturday, April 7 with trombonist Wycliffe Gordon (part of his 2012 LALPC residency)
Sulzer
Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave.
Meshell Ndegeocello with CJE Artistic Director Dana Hall. Photo by Darren Wallace.
