Chicago Jazz Town Hall

Almost 100 musicians and other members of the Chicago jazz
community spent a full day in a conversation about their vision and
top priorities for the future of Chicago jazz. They worked together
in small groups discussing and developing ideas. Then, using
keypad polling and groupware computers, participants identified
room-wide themes and collective priorities. This preliminary report
contains the ideas and priorities generated at the Town Hall.
The objectives of the town hall were:

1. Bring individuals and organizations that represent the
   diversity of the Chicago jazz community together for
   dialogue and bridge building.
2. Better understand the different elements of today’s jazz
   community and develop individual and collective visions
   for the future of Chicago jazz
3. Identify the opportunities and challenges facing members
   of the jazz community
4. Begin to identify a roadmap for how individuals and
   organizations can work together at making jazz stronger in
   Chicago
5. Identify what resources, in addition to dollars, are needed to
   support a stronger jazz community.

Throughout the day, participants talked about the strengths and
weaknesses of the Chicago jazz community. They identified a
collective vision for the future of Chicago jazz and then discussed
assets, opportunities and challenges facing the jazz community. In
the end, they created a prioritized set of actions for moving forward.

The following links contain some of the inital findings and information from the day:

Preliminary Report

Data Table

Keynote