First Monday Jazz Presents Christian JaLon

For the past five years, Arts + Public Life has hosted the monthly jazz performance called First Monday Jazz. To celebrate this five year milestone, Arts + Public Life, in partnership with the Jazz Institute of Chicago, is dedicating an entire year of its First Monday Jazz programming to women artists and women-led musical projects and programs. For the next year, audiences will be treated to live, monthly jazz performances by emerging and veteran women jazz artists.

August 2019 Featured Artist: Christian JaLon

Christian JaLon (pronounced Juh-Lahn) is a singer/songwriter, poet, & published author from the South side of Chicago, IL. While she's been singing in the church choir since she was as young as 7 years old, she began being active in her artistry at the age of 13, posting cover songs onto YouTube. At the age of 16, JaLon joined Young Chicago Authors 'Louder Than A Bomb' poetry slam, as well as their open mic nights, alongside Chance The Rapper's Open Mike nights. Christian has 3 projects under her belt at the moment; "SELF" (2016), "Vinyled Love" (2017), and "If You Let Me" (2018). Christian has performed all over the city of Chicago, her first being Chance The Rapper's "Teens In Park Festival" in 2015. Since then, JaLon has performed at many more festivals in Chicago, such as The Jazz Institute's 40th Annual Festival in 2018, Mamby on Beach in 2018, etc. JaLon is set to release her debut, full-length album entitled "Mine." in the year of 2020.