Remembering Chicago Jazz Legend And Champion Joe Segal
The creator of “Jazz Showcase” and an ardent promoter of jazz in Chicago died Monday at the age of 94.
By Jason Marck, Bianca Martin
Remembering Chicago Jazz Legend And Champion Joe Segal
The creator of “Jazz Showcase” and an ardent promoter of jazz in Chicago died Monday at the age of 94.
By Jason Marck, Bianca Martin
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Joe Segal, the founder of Jazz Showcase in Chicago, died this week at the age of 94. Reset talks with local jazz legend George Freeman, famed jazz DJ Richard Steele and the Jazz Institute’s Heather Ireland Robinson about Segal’s life and his contributions to the city’s music scene.
GUESTS: Heather Ireland Robinson, executive director of the Jazz Institute of Chicago
Richard Steele, former radio host and DJ
George Freeman, jazz guitarist