CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Joe Segal, founder of Chicago’s Jazz Showcase, will receive an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater, Roosevelt University, on Friday, Dec. 13 at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago.
A Roosevelt student between 1947 and 1957, Segal, 87, began presenting jazz shows for the enjoyment of all Chicagoans beginning in 1947, and his jam sessions at Roosevelt were known to feature such legendary musicians as Charlie Parker, Lester Young,…
