The Chicago Choro Club was founded in September 2015 by Julie Koidin, with a mission to spread the joy of Choro, a Brazilian music tradition and cultural treasure, to the Chicago music community and beyond. Julie had visited Choro schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, and other cities throughout Brazil, and, seeing Choro Clubs outside of Brazil in cities like Paris, Toulouse, and London, wanted to
bring a similar approach to North America. During its first years, the CCC operated as a music school, with weekly classes and monthly rodas de Choro (Choro jam sessions), with students ranging from experienced classical and jazz musicians to children who were getting their first exposure to the study of music through this beautiful style. In 2020, even as we had to stop classes and monthly rodas in public venues due to the pandemic, we started to meet outside in Horner Park every Sunday morning (weather permitting), and a new tradition emerged. Today, we meet most Sunday mornings outside when the weather allows, or hosted in one of our homes, to play, practice, and learn together.
