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Bethany Pickens

@bethanypickens

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MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, ARTIST, EDUCATOR,Steeped in Tradition,Committed to Creativity! -Hyde Park, Go-ILL, USA [email protected]

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“Irma In July”!!! @thaddeustukes @joshuaramosbass @charlesondrums by @bethanypickens

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Sunday, October 4,2026 join us @room43eventspace 1041 East 43rd @joshuaramosbass @charlesondrums 2 SHOWS 5:30 & 7:00 taken in Room 43 by @bethanypickens

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taken in Hyde Park by @bethanypickens

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September 26 at 12:30 Join us on 60th & Ellis for the Willie Pickens Stage Dedication !
The Performance starts at 2:30-3:30
@thaddeustukes @joshuaramosbass @charlesondrums @hydeparkjazzfest taken in Hyde Park by @bethanypickens

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I can’t wait to share what we’re cooking up! taken in Hyde Park by @bethanypickens

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Wednesday September 16, 2026
Bethany Pickens Soulful Coalition back @jazz_showcase 806 S. Plymouth Court Shows 8 & 10 @thaddeustukes @tmbrewet1126 @dandrums773_ will be joining me GET YOUR TIX NOW!! taken in Jazz Showcase by @bethanypickens

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Join us at 12:30 for the Stage Dedication!
60th & Ellis Avenue and stick around as we will be the FIRST PERFORMERS ON THE WILLIE PICKENS STAGE!
@thaddeustukes @joshuaramosbass @charlesondrums taken in Hyde Park by @bethanypickens

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@thaddeustukes @joshuaramosbass @charlesondrums CHICAGO! Thank you for a memorable Evening!
@chicagodcase @jazzinstitute taken in Jay Pritzker Pavilion by @bethanypickens

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Someone in the audience said what we were thinking. #JICBoardMember Bethany Pickens and her Soulful Coalition looked good as they paid tribute to her dad, pianist Willie Pickens.

Bethany Pickens, piano
Thaddeus Tukes, vibes #JazzLinksAlum
Joshua Ramos, bass
Charles Rick Heath IV, drums

#JazzinChicago #ChicagoJazzFestival2026 taken in Millennium Park by @bethanypickens

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Last Night was UNFORGETTABLE!
Thank you @thaddeustukes @joshuaramosbass @charlesondrums by @bethanypickens

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taken in Millennium Park Downtown Chicago by @bethanypickens

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🗣️ ARTIST FEATURE!

Bethany Pickens Soulful Coalition

⭐ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
⭐ TIME: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
⭐ VENUE: Pickens Stage. Midway Plaisance at South Ellis Ave.

Bethany Pickens, who began her training under the watchful tutelage of her father, world-class jazz pianist Willie Pickens, is an award-winning pianist, composer, educator, and bandleader. She describes her career and musical outlook as “steeped in tradition, committed to creativity.”

Pickens earned her B.S. Music Ed. degree from the American Conservatory of Music. She has performed and recorded with artists such as Clark Terry, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Branford Marsalis, Patti LaBelle, Josh Groban, and Aretha Franklin. Her passion for education has extended into work with the Ravinia Jazz Scholars Program and Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Jazz Masters Residency Program, as well as 28 years of teaching music in Chicago Public Schools. She ended her teaching career at her alma mater, Kenwood Academy High School, where she inspired countless young musicians.

Bethany now serves on the board of the Jazz Institute of Chicago and as Vice President of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club.

The Bethany Pickens Soulful Coalition will feature Pickens on piano with Thaddeus Tukes (vibraphone), Joshua Ramos (bass), and Charles Rick Heath IV (drums). Mark your calendars!

🎶 More info at hydeparkjazzfestival.org by @bethanypickens

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