George Peabody Library

17 E. Mt. Vernon Pl, Baltimore, MD 21202

FREE

Learn more and register: https://events.jhu.edu/form/baltimore-jazz-futures-an-ethel-

Reflect on the past and envision the emerging future of Baltimore jazz during an afternoon of inspiring conversation and music featuring Sean Jones, John Fowler, Charles Covington, Charenée Wade, and more! 

Peabody Jazz Studies chair and trumpeter Sean Jones will lead an intergenerational discussion about the past, present, and future of Baltimore’s jazz scene in combination with the 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 alto saxophonist 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  and the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts at Johns Hopkins University.