Music Serving the Word Ministries offers three uplifting musical events under the category of “Jazz in Sacred Spaces.” Each event is distinct, but all of them bring great jazz artists into venues that provide audiences spiritual nourishment.
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Jazz Vespers
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Bringing the arts into sacred spaces, Jazz Vespers offers a musical meditation that leads the listener toward reflection and personal application of Scripture through a soundscape of contemplative worship. The service features piano, acoustic bass, and drums as well as inspired spoken word, and multimedia experiences, all designed to nourish the soul with prayerful reflection.
Currently, Music Serving the Word Ministries presents Jazz Vespers regularly in two cities:
Phoenix-area
Ascension Lutheran Church in Paradise Valley, AZ, presents a monthly Jazz Vespers program featuring the musical stylings of Inner Journeys, improvised visuals, and spoken word.
Chicago-area
Originated in 1985 by Rev. Bruce Anderson, the twice-monthly Jazz Vespers program at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Niles, Illinois, is partnered with Music Serving the Word Ministries. Learn more the Jazz Vespers program there at: http://www.lcotr.com/AboutJazzVespers.dsp
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Jazz Communion Service
The Jazz Communion service is a musical liturgy composed by pianist Bob Ravenscroft. Designed for churches that offer a communion liturgy, the Jazz Communion service is a call to holiness, with a beautiful flow, from its opening songs and Kyrie, to its song of thanksgiving. The congregation also participates in singing familiar words, but in a new and innovative way. This service has been performed at churches all over the country, and is available to your church through Music Serving the Word Ministries.
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