Theology & Jazz -11 au 12.05
When Theology and Jazz Meet
A Theological & Musical Event
May 11 | 1:30-6:00 pm
Tuesday, May 12 | 9:30-11:30 am
Geneva, Salle André Trocmé, rue Jean-Dassier 11
This event will be in English. It is free and open to all.
Monday, May 11, 2026, Geneva (Switzerland)
| 1:45 pm | Introduction by Christophe Chalamet and Aaron Grizzell |
| 2 pm | Aaron Grizzell, « Historical Meaning-Making: Impact of the Spirituals, the Blues, and Jazz on the Movement for Civil and Human Rights in the U.S. and the World » |
| 2:20 pm | Discussion |
| 2:40 pm | Break |
| 3 pm | Raymond Carr, « Theology in the Mode of Monk » |
| 3:30 pm | Discussion |
| 3:45 pm | Valerie Miles-Tribble, « Why Theological Reflection on Jazz Matters » |
| 4:15 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm | Break |
| 4:45 pm | Uwe Steinmetz, « Jazz as Global Devotional Music » |
| 5:15 pm | Final discussion |
| 7 pm | Jazz Vespers, with Uwe Steinmetz, Andi Fuhrer, Calen Gayle and other musicians, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Entrance Rue Docteur-Alfred-Vincent 4, Geneva |
Tuesday, May 12
| 9:30 - 11:30 am | Open discussion on the theme of « theology and jazz » with Valerie Miles-Tribble, Raymond Carr, Calen Gayle and Aaron Grizzell |
Please register (Free admission ; please specify which part of the event you plan to
attend) by May 5, 2026 : (secretary of the Faculty of
Theology).
Organization and contact : Christophe Chalamet
as part of the activities of the Institut romand de systématique et d’éthique (IRSE)
and the University of Geneva’s Faculty of Theology, in collaboration with Aaron
Grizzell and the Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Foundation,
as part of the International Colloquium Series (ICS), a global academic initiative
of the Foundation (norcalmlkfoundation.org/ics).
With the support of Réforme progressive.