6:00 PM: Reception and Silent Auction
7:00 PM Dinner and Jazz Excellence Awards a
8:00 PM Concert Performance
Jazz Links Alumni with
special guest James Carter
The 2013 Jazz Excellence Awards:
|
Walter Dyett Lifetime Achievement Award |
Ken Chaney (posthumously) Dave Jemilo, Owner Green Mill Jazz Club |
|
Timuel Black Community Service Award |
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia Cook County Commissioner Dr, David Hinkamp, Director UIC Health in the Arts |
| Outstanding Jazz Education Advocates |
Ted and Susan Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer Famliy Foundation |
| Kiewit-Wang Mentorship Awards | To outstanding student musicians |
Sponsorship information available upon request and silent auction donations are welcome. Community program book ads are availabale again this year! Support JIC by paying tribute to one of our 2013 Jazz Excellence Awardees or to the organization by purchasing an ad in our program book. For more information, call (312) 427-1676 x 3.
