Cabaret Connexion
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MASTER CLASS WITH ISABELLE GEORGES
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Claudia
Aug 22, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – “Be Yourself. Everyone else is taken” Isabelle Georges returns to Chicago direct from Paris, August 19 to 22. Those who were fortunate to work with her at our Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion in May acclaimed her as a favorite master teacher.The quote is from Oscar…
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Bastille Day, July 14th – dinner & show!
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Claudia
Jul 14, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – An evening of French cabaret music at Norman’s Bistro Come kick up your heels with Claudia Hommel and accordionist Patricia Spaeth as we bring you the magic of Paris for Bastille Day. You’ll be humming “Bonjour Paris” as we stroll down the “Champs Elysées” “Under…
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Josephine Baker and the legacy of fervor
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Claudia
May 16, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – A grand finale for both Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion and Chicago Cabaret Week 2022. In Person – In French & English. Ten performers from Paris and Chicago pay tribute to an extraordinary woman and artist! Featuring Michèle Barbier, who served as Josephine’s personal assistant. With…
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Showcase concert
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Claudia
May 14, 2022 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Reserve your place here! 2019 post-conference concert Cabaret Connexion participants are showcasing the work of our fourth international exchange of French and US performers. Be regaled with songs from American songbook, French chanson, jazz, blues, comedy and more. The show at the DePaul Recital Hall…
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May 10, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – With this duo, the interdisciplinary French artist Clotilde and the acclaimed American pianist and keyboardist Chris McCarthy deepen their collaboration. Opening with manouche-gypsy jazz by Christy Bennett’s Fumée Duo. Inspired by the Beat Generation poets Chris and Clotilde create a repertoire of rageous yet ecstatic…
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Welcome dinner & show
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Claudia
May 8, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – At 5 PM, conference participants get to meet and greet while dining on an informal buffet in the front room at Davenport’s Cabaret. At 7 PM, attend Jeff Harnar’s Because of You: 50s Gold . A block of tickets has been reserved in the back…
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May 6, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Where: Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S. Ashland Ave in West Loop, Chicago. Street parking available. Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour Showtime: 7:30PM Tickets: $30 – General Admission THIS TICKET IS NOT INCLUDED in the registration packet for the Connexion’s week-long conference. About: Chicago Cabaret…
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“Making jazz, Arthur Briggs, and Josephine Baker French” – an online international round table
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Claudia
Apr 10, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Making Jazz, Arthur Briggs and Josephine Baker French: Join an international conversation about the history of African-American artists living in France, the cross-cultural stories of their fight for recognition, race relations, and the embrace of solidarity through music. Travis Atria (author of Better Days Will…
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Master Class with Spider Saloff
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Claudia
Feb 7, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – START the NEW YEAR with Jazz-inspired SONGS Spider Saloff is back by popular demand. So much so we’re holding two sessions! Spider says: ” Hey cats! Here is your chance to have an intense course in one evening! It will be a blast. “Some of the…
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Master Class with Spider Saloff
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Claudia
Feb 6, 2022 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm – START the NEW YEAR with Jazz-inspired SONGS Spider Saloff is back by popular demand. So much so that we are holding 2 sessions! RESERVE NOW at songshoplive.com/rsvp2 Spider says: ” Hey cats! Here is your chance to have an intense course in one evening! It will…
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The Upside-Down Parade
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Claudia
Oct 23, 2021 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Working In Concert played with Chicago Cabaret Professionals and friends for Chicago’s Halloweek festivities: The Upside-Down Parade on October 23 in Washington Park. Sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs. Singers included: Anne Burnell, Jay Cook, Laura Freeman, Christian Halvorsen. Claudia Hommel, Anita Kallen, Alex…
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Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Black Voices in Cabaret & The French Connection
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Dave DeGooyer
Oct 3, 2021 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Oct 3, 2021 @ 3:00pm Directors: Daniel Johnson, David Stephens Music Director: Elizabeth Doyle Where it all began…in Paris and Chicago. Spotlighting the exchange off cultures from Montmartre to State Street, and the extraordinary contribution of African American music and musicians to the evolution of…