The Chicago Jazz began its program in 1987, as the Jazz Babies under the direction of Coach Lisa Darken.
With a Team of 22 skaters, the Jazz Babies began their climb to perfection and in 1991 became the
U.S. Figure Skating Bronze Champions in the Intermediate Division of the U.S. National Precision
Championships held in Anchorage, Alaska. The Team kept growing and in 1994 earned entry for all
four divisions (80 skaters) to the U.S. Figure Skating National Precision Team Championships in
Providence, Rhode Island. Every year since then, the Chicago Jazz has been represented in the
U.S. National Championships.
In 1996, the Jazz Babies merged their precision skating program with the Rolling Meadows Rockettes
Precision Ice Skating Club. This new family of over 160 Skaters, representing 8 divisions, became
known as the Chicago Jazz Precision Ice Skating Club. Utilizing skating facilities in Rolling Meadows,
Park Ridge, Buffalo Grove and other Chicagoland communities, the Chicago Jazz has established themselves
as a National powerhouse.
