Baltimore Jazz Futures: An Ethel's Place Panel Discussion and Jam Session

Description

Peabody Jazz Studies chair Sean Jones will lead an intergenerational discussion about the past, present, and future of Baltimore's jazz scene in combination with the Sheridan Libraries' exhibition, Ethel's Place: Celebrating Ethel Ennis, Baltimore's First Lady of Jazz.

The featured panel speakers are Left Bank Jazz Society founding member John Fowler, world-renowned jazz pianist and organist Charles Covington, Peabody faculty saxophonist Tim Green and dancer Brinae Ali, and Peabody sophomore Ebban Dorsey.

Following the panel discussion, Peabody faculty vocalist Charenée Wade and her trio will bring to life a few of Ethel Ennis's signature songs before a jazz jam session with the panel's musicians.

Guests are invited to view the Ethel's Place exhibition and enjoy a drinks reception while listening to the music.

This program is presented by the Winston Tabb Special Collections Research Center at the Sheridan Libraries and the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.