Forty-five years ago, Joe Segal staged his first jam session inthe student lounge at Roosevelt University. Monday night, havingoutlasted more trends and jazz-is-dead declarations than you canshake a drumstick at, the impresario got to present an all-star revuein the Auditorium Theatre.
The venue may have been larger than he was used to, but thespirit was its old bountiful self as a parade of longtime Segalattractions and Chicago favorites, including Joe Williams, JohnnyGriffin, Stanley Turrentine and Art Farmer, performed in his honor.
A benefit for the Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt, the galaevent was marked by some wonderfully fresh artistic pairings …
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