Alfie Jackson Sextet
At Chicago Public Library uptown
Join us for a great night of live jazz from Emerging Artist Alfie Jackson and her sextet at the wonderful Uptown Branch Chicago Public Library.
Thursday, June 29 from 6:30-7:30
Chicago Public Library, Uptown Branch
929 W. Buena Avenue
Chicago, IL 60613
Part of Jazz Institute of Chicago’s NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project
Members of the Jazz Links Student Council are also eligible for the NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project.
The Emerging Artists Project promotes leadership, creativity, and a foundation for self-marketing by working with participants to develop skills necessary to lead their own ensembles, create an online presence, and promote and manage their own gigs and shows.
ABOUT ALFIE JACKSON
Chiarts graduate Alfie Jackson has been steadily gaining experience singing with her dad’s combo Mike’s Magic Band at the Chicago Magic Lounge, The Riviera Theatre and in the UK, plus featuring on the recording “The Gal From Ochi.” She’s also jammed at the Epiphany Center for the Arts and the legendary Jazz Showcase and performed solo at Dudefest. Currently Alfie is a member of Chiarts prestigious Combo A and has recently debuted as a band leader with the Alfie Jackson Sextet.
Wanye Williams - vibes
Sam Roberson - Guitar
Daniel Ellis Perez - bass
Leo Milano - Saxophone
Chase Wilkins - drums
Jazz Institute of Chicago is proud to receive generous support from the following organizations
The Alphawood Foundation; a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; Crown Family Philanthropies; Chicago's Cultural Treasures; The Darling Family Foundation; The Ella Fitzgerald Foundation; The Epstein Family Foundation; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation; The Fry Foundation; The Glossberg Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince; The Mellon Foundation; The Polk Bros. Foundation; The Oppenheimer Family Foundation; The Walder Foundation; The Wang Family