JAZZ LINKS JAM SESSIONS
Monthly jam sessions provide students with an opportunity to connect with other student musicians and perform with world-class professionals in the Jazz Links house band. Hosted in partnership with the Jazz Showcase, the jam sessions provide everyone with a chance to see young talent develop right before their eyes and ears.
2024-25 Dates: Sept 11, Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11 2024. Jan 8, Feb 12, Mar 12, Apr 9, May 14 2025.
Jazz Showcase | 806 S. Plymouth Ct. Chicago, IL 60605
5:00-7:00 PM
FREE and open to the public.
WHO CAN JAM?
Students age 9-19 perform with one another and with the Jazz Links Mentors in the house band.
WHO CAN ATTEND THE JAM SESSIONS?
Free and open to the public. Musicians, parents, students, siblings, and friends are all welcome and encouraged to attend.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Students sign up on-site, and fill out a jam session info card listing three to five tunes they can play and improvise on from memory. The jam session host calls up groups of students to perform and improvise together in front of an enthusiastic live audience.
WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
Bring your trumpet/saxophone/trombone/voice/flute/vibes/drumsticks and a list of jazz standard tunes that you know and can improvise over. A vocal microphone, drum set, double bass, bass amp, upright piano, and a guitar amp are provided for each session.