Tuesdays on the Terrace | Bethany Pickens’s Soulful Coalition
August 19, 20255:30p m -8:00p m
This event is free, but capacity is limited. Reserve a Fast Pass for expedited entry—available soon!
Bethany Pickens at Chicago Winter Jazz Fair 2024, with Micah Collier, Isaiah Collier, and Jeremiah Collier. Photo: Kwesi Darko.
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Los martes de verano cobran vida en la terraza del MCA con conciertos gratuitos que destacan a artistas de la comunidad musical de renombre internacional de Chicago. Disfruta de la música en vivo mientras te relajas en el césped con tu propio picnic, o saborea bocadillos y bebidas disponibles para comprar. Luego, dirígete adentro para ver las exhibiciones de verano de la MCA; abrimos hasta tarde los martes y gratis para los residentes de Illinois.
This week, pianist and educator Bethany Pickens returns to the MCA terrace to celebrate her birthday with her compelling ensemble, Soulful Coalition. The daughter of legendary pianist Willie Pickens, Bethany has made her own mark as an influential performer and mentor, inspiring the next generation of musicians.
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“Bethany’s performance is sparked by her adventurous compositions and swinging breeziness”
—Downbeat Magazine
Bethany Pickens is an award-winning pianist, composer, educator, and bandleader with a career rooted in tradition and exploration. She began her training under the watchful tutelage of her father, world-class jazz pianist Willie Pickens, before earning her BS Music Ed degree from the American Conservatory of Music. She has performed and recorded with artists such as Clark Terry, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Branford Marsalis, Patti LaBelle, Josh Groban, and Aretha Franklin. Pickens’s passion for education includes work with the Ravinia Jazz Scholars Program, Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Jazz Masters Residency Program, and 28 years teaching music in Chicago Public Schools. She recently ended her teaching career at Kenwood Academy High School (her Alma Mater) where she inspired countless young musicians. Pickens serves on the board of the Jazz Institute of Chicago and as Vice President of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club. “Steeped in Tradition, Committed to Creativity” is how Bethany describes her musical outlook. Follow @bethanypickens on Facebook and Instagram for updates on her music and projects and pick up her debut CD at bethanypickens.com.
Financiamiento
Tuesdays on the Terrace is made possible in part by a generous gift from Luminarts Cultural Foundation and Cherilyn G. Murer.
