Luminarts Live with Ethan Philion - April 21, 2022
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Thursday, April 21, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Café ONE at the Union League Club of Chicago with Open to All
Hosted by Mary and Lionel Go
Join us for a special Luminarts Live with Honorary Hosts and ULCC Club members Mary and Lionel Go! This intimate, salon-style performance will feature bassist Ethan Philion, 2020 Luminarts Fellow in Jazz Improvisation, sponsored by James F. Kinoshita and Merrillyn J. Kosier with Stephen J. Schlegel. Enjoy delicious drinks from the café bar and get to know fellow fans of art, culture, and jazz!
About Ethan: Ethan Philion is an award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Chicago. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and DePaul University, Ethan has performed regularly at Chicago jazz venues including the Green Mill, Andy’s, Jazz Showcase, The California Clipper, Hungry Brain, Elastic Arts, and more. He was selected as the winner of the 2019 International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition and as one of The Year Of Chicago Music Featured Artists. Ethan leads a quartet featuring Greg Ward, Russ Johnson, and Dana Hall, a 10-person band performing the music of Charles Mingus focused on social justice, and a standards trio featuring Ethan’s arrangements of standards in the Nat King Cole Trio/Ray Brown Trio style.
Rebekah Epstein
Ryan Arnold
Erika Force
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Luminarts Cultural Foundation (Luminarts) cultivates Chicago’s vibrant arts community by supporting exemplary young artists through its competitive programs that offer financial awards, artistic opportunities, and mentoring that bridge the gap between education and career.
Luminarts welcomes talented young artists of all social, economic and cultural backgrounds. As a young visual artist, musician, vocalist, or writer from the Chicago area, we invite and encourage you to compete for grants, creative opportunities, and to become Luminarts Fellows.
Luminarts Cultural Foundation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Visit Luminarts.org for more information or to contribute.