Millie Ahearn's Jazz Jam Session Ft. Janelle Finton
Wed, Feb 05
|Clara
Fascinated by many modes of creativity, Janelle Finton is a trumpeter, vocalist, composer, and poet who approaches music making and storytelling with wonder. House jam session on the first and third Wednesday of every month, hosted by Millie Ahearn and a rotating new house band.


Time & Location
Feb 05, 2025, 8:30 AM – 11:30 PM
Clara, 2027 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA
About the event
Fascinated by many modes of creativity, Janelle Finton is a trumpeter, vocalist, composer, and poet who approaches music making and storytelling with wonder. She has played with groups such as the Maria Schneider Orchestra as a featured vocalist at Ravinia and the Elmhurst Jazz Festival, the Grace Fox Big Band at Birdland, and Dizzy’s Club in NY, the John Daversa Big Band at the Baked Potato in LA and the Jazz Education Network Conference, the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra, and NYO Jazz at Carnegie Hall, where she toured Europe and Asia with Sean Jones, Dianne Reeves, and Kurt Elling.
As a composer, Janelle has been recognized by Downbeat, the American Composer’s "Forum, has a big band chart published through Brava Jazz, and a vocal jazz chart published through Anchor Music. As an educator, Janelle is a lifelong learner, and shares this with her students through private lessons in the Chicago…