Think Big! with Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
June 25
Think Big! with Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
June 25, 2025, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL
Think Big! with Chicago Jazz Philharmonic and celebrate
the incomparable legacy of the gifted and audacious pianist
the incomparable legacy of the gifted and audacious pianist
Hazel Scott
The Queen of Third Stream*
with our two 2025 Think Big! Awardees:
with our two 2025 Think Big! Awardees:
TONI-MARIE MONTGOMERY, DMA
2025 THINK BIG! AWARDEE
Visionary Education Leader | Institution Builder
Concert Pianist
Dean Emerita, Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.,
Northwestern University
Concert Pianist
Dean Emerita, Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music.,
Northwestern University
KAREN CHILTON, M.F.A.
2025 THINK BIG! AWARDEE
Critically Acclaimed Hazel Scott Biographer
Playwright | Librettist | Actor
Playwright | Librettist | Actor
Join us for an evening of festivities as we relive Scott’s brilliant arc from international stardom to ultimate obscurity as Scott biographer Karen Chilton delivers an audio-visual tour de force. Chilton will share never-before-seen film footage and photographs from Scott’s concerts, movie career, and intimate moments from her life.
Following the sharing and exploration, Professor Montgomery and
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic artistic director Orbert Davis
join Ms. Chilton onstage for a lively exchange.
Following the sharing and exploration, Professor Montgomery and
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic artistic director Orbert Davis
join Ms. Chilton onstage for a lively exchange.
*the combination of jazz and classical music