Jazz Institute of Chicago
Encyclopedia
The Jazz Institute of Chicago was founded in 1969 by a small band of jazz
fans, writers, club owners and musicians who came together to preserve the historical roots of the Chicago
's music and to ensure that opportunities for the music to be heard would not be lost in a time when rock was subsuming cultural economics.
Among the founding members were trad pianist Art Hodes
, Muhal Richard Abrams
, who a few years earlier had also co-founded the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
(AACM), Harriett Choice, then music writer for the Chicago Tribune, Joe Segal, whose Jazz Showcase has kept the flame for bebop lit for 50 years, Bob Koester
, owner of Delmark Records
, Don DeMicheal, drummer and editor of Downbeat magazine, jazz promoter and supporter Penny Tyler.
The Jazz Institute of Chicago is a non-profit arts presenting organization that produces concerts and runs educational programs.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
fans, writers, club owners and musicians who came together to preserve the historical roots of the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's music and to ensure that opportunities for the music to be heard would not be lost in a time when rock was subsuming cultural economics.
Among the founding members were trad pianist Art Hodes
Art Hodes
Arthur W. Hodes , known professionally as Art Hodes, was an American jazz pianist.-Biography:...
, Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams is an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the Free jazz medium. Abrams compresses both contemporary and traditional ideas into lean, elegant pieces.- Biography :Abrams attended DuSable High School in Chicago...
, who a few years earlier had also co-founded the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians is a non-profit organization, founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, by pianist/composer Muhal Richard Abrams, pianist Jodie Christian, drummer Steve McCall, and composer Phil Cohran....
(AACM), Harriett Choice, then music writer for the Chicago Tribune, Joe Segal, whose Jazz Showcase has kept the flame for bebop lit for 50 years, Bob Koester
Bob Koester
Robert Gregg "Bob" Koester is the American founder and owner of Delmark Records, one of the oldest independent record labels in the United States, and one of jazz's best-known imprints...
, owner of Delmark Records
Delmark Records
Delmark Records is an independent American jazz and blues record label, based in Chicago since 1958. The label originated in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1953 when owner Bob Koester released a recording of the Windy City Six, a traditional jazz group, under the "Delmar" imprint.-History:Born in 1932 in...
, Don DeMicheal, drummer and editor of Downbeat magazine, jazz promoter and supporter Penny Tyler.
The Jazz Institute of Chicago is a non-profit arts presenting organization that produces concerts and runs educational programs.
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- http://www.jazzinchicago.org