2019 "Think Big" Gala: “The Chicago River” Album Release Celebration

ABOUT THE EVENT
An evening of music and celebration to raise funds for Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s performance and education programs. Guests will be treated to an exclusive “director’s cut” style listening (and viewing) session of excerpts from our newly released album “The Chicago River”, an Orbert Davis orchestral composition inspired by photographs from The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed its River and the Land Beyond, which documents the historic reversal of the city's waterway. 

EVENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 16  2019  at The River Roast (315 N. LaSalle St., Chicago)

5:00 PM Departures of downtown Water Taxis to River Roast dock

5:30 PM Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction

7:00 PM Seated Dinner and Program
“The Chicago River” hi‐definition listening and viewing experience with commentary from Orbert Davis (composer) and Richard Cahan and Michael Williams, co‐authors of the book The Lost Panoramas: When Chicago Changed its River and the Land Beyond, featuring live performances from Steve Eisen and Orbert Davis. 

GALA EMCEE
Mark Rivera,  ABC 7 Eyewitness News, News Anchor/Reporter

Photo Credit: ABC 7 Eyewitness News

LIVE MUSIC
Orbert Davis, Trumpeter          Steve Eisen, Saxophonist
              
                                                                    Photo Credit: Discogs Website 

CO-AUTHORS
Michael F. Williams & Richard Cahan

PRESENTATION OF
 “Think Big” Founder’s Award           Inaugural “Jazz Alive” Educator’s Award     
Ted and Susan Oppenheimer                 Valerie Nicholson
                                                          Professor of Music, Prairie State College

                                 
Photo Credit: ModernLuxury.com                                          Photo Credit: Prairie State College

GALA COMMITTEE
Michael Allaway and Lynn LaPlante
Richard Cahan
Orbert and Lisa Davis
Michael and Diane Hora
Mark and Angela Ingram
Marilyn Katz and Scott Chambers
Vaani Kodali
Rumi and Julia Kuli
Kara Lawrence
Laurence Mills-Gahl & Karen Gahl-Mills
Mark Moultrie, Jr.
Lesley Picchietti
Linda Rasins
Beth and Brian Saunders
Michael Williams


ATTENDEES  
150+ Donors and friends, Gala Host Committee members, corporate executives, members of Chicago’s philanthropic and arts community.