Freedom Hall Main Series
Freedom Hall Main Series kicks off the season on October 19 with the funky Hollywood Swinging Kool & The Gang Tribute in our Nathan Manilow Theatre. Also performing in our 2018-2019 main series will be Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues performing on November 16 and back by popular demand, the ever popular Masters of Soul will perform on November 30. To hit off the 2019 year, our main series begins with Raul Midón on February 15. Ruthie Foster will perform on March 8. And our main series concludes on April 12 with Lean on Me: The Brotherhood of Rock and Roll, performers from the popular Jersey Boys!
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Hollywood Swinging: A Tribute to Kool & The Gang
October 19, 2018
7:30 p.m. - Tickets $30
Hollywood Swinging is the ultimate tribute to the supergroup Kool & The Gang! They will bring the party hits of Kool & The Gang from the 70’s thru the 80’s, combining the excitement of a live show with a super-charged dance party to remember!
Read more about Hollywood Swinging and watch their videos.
Hollywood Swinging’s performance was extreme perfection – Mix Magazine!
This performance is sponsored by J. Murray & Associates and Bimba Manufacturing
Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues with Lynne Jordan and Sam Lay
November 16, 2018
7:30 p.m. - Tickets $35
Corky Siegel has earned an international reputation as one of the world's great blues harmonica masters. He is a composer, blues pianist, singer/songwriter, and recipient of the Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award for Music Composition, Chicago Lifetime Achievement Award, and Chicago Blues Hall of Fame. Along with the members of the ensemble and the illustrious guest collaborators Chamber Blues continues to break new ground in its 30th year of innovation.
Read more about Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues and watch their videos.
"Gritty Chicago blues and rarefied classical chamber music might not seem like a match made in heaven - until you've heard Corky Siegel bring the two together ... a crowning achievement." - CHICAGO TRIBUNE
This performance is sponsored by Baxter & Woodman, Inc. and J. Murray & Associates
Masters of Soul
November 30, 2018
7:30 p.m. - Tickets $35
An encore performance for Masters of Soul with a holiday twist! MASTERS OF SOUL is a celebration of the Motown era featuring hits from the Temptations - Gladys Knight & the Pips - Marvin Gaye - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Four Tops - Diana Ross & Supremes and many more!
Read more about Masters of Soul and watch their videos.
This performance is sponsored by Kluger Furs and Hansbrough Financial Services
Raul Midón
February 15, 2019
7:30 p.m. - Tickets $30
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist Raul Midón has earned renown as one of music's most distinctive and searching voices. His guitar playing is a syncopated, flamenco- and jazz-infused wonder in which bass, harmony and melodic lines fly from the fretboard in a way that seems to belie the fact that all the music is being produced by just two hands. He released his ninth studio album, Bad Ass and Blind, on March 24, 2017, and his live 2016 rendition of John Coltrane's jazz classic "Giant Steps" – which sees him fly through all 12 keys – has earned more than 1.2 million views via Facebook.
Read more about Raul Midón and watch his videos.
“A one-man band who turns a guitar into an orchestra and his voice into a chorus." — The New York Times
This performance is sponsored by J. Murray & Associates and 90.9FM WDCB
Ruthie Foster
March 8, 2019
7:30 p.m. - Tickets $35
Those who have followed Ruthie Foster’s eclectic musical history know that she can burn down any stage with her combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk, and gospel. The small rural town of Gause, TX had no chance of keeping the vocal powerhouse to itself. The worship services at her community church and influences like Mavis Staples and Aretha Franklin created the foundation of her vocal capabilities, which developed into her own sound which is unable to be contained within a single genre. That uniqueness echoes a common theme in Ruthie’s life and career – marching to the beat of her own drum.
Read more about Ruthie Foster and watch her videos.
There’s no denying the power of Foster’s monstrous voice –Paste Magazine
This performance is sponsored by Homewood Disposal and SAMBA
Lean on Me: The Brotherhood of Rock and Roll
April 12, 2019
7:30 p.m. - Tickets $35
PBS television stars (Under the Streetlamp) and former Jersey Boys castmates Michael Ingersoll and Christopher Kale Jones unite for an uplifting evening of inspirational rock anthems including “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” by The Righteous Brothers, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” by Frankie Valli, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, and “America the Beautiful” by Ray Charles.
Read more about The Brotherhood of Rock and Roll and watch their videos.
Presented by Artists Lounge Live.
This performance is sponsored by J. Murray & Associates and Friends of Freedom Hall
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