Internet radio listeners worldwide can now tune in to the Chicago Jazz Festival-- one of the world's top festivals in the jazz music genre
WHEN:
Friday, August 23–Sunday, September 1
Times and locations vary, see schedule below
For the third consecutive year, the Chicago Jazz Festival will be heard in various Asian and European countries, as well as across the United States, and locally in Chicago on WDCB 90.9FM. These broadcasts are possible through a partnership with the WFMT Radio Network and sponsorship from Choose Chicago. Showcasing live performances by Chicago artists alongside some of the greatest names from around the world on multiple stages.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
8:30 p.m. JD Allen Trio
Constellation Studio B, 3111 N. Western Ave.
Produced by Constellation Performing Arts
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
6–10 p.m. Brown Derby Jazz Revue
Great Lakes Elks Lodge, 5110 S. Prairie
Produced by 51st Street Business Association
8:30 p.m. Marc Ribot Solo
Constellation Studio B, 3111 N. Western Ave.
Produced by Constellation
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
6–10 p.m. Brown Derby Jazz Revue
Great Lakes Elks Lodge, 5110 S. Prairie
Produced by 51st Street Business Association
9 p.m. Cooper Moore
The Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave.
Produced by Hungry Brain
MONDAY, AUGUST 26
5–7:30 p.m. Pop Up Nu Jazz Festival featuring Thaddeus Tukes, Sam Trump, the Young Masters under the direction of Ernest Dawkins along with special guest Jamila Woods and Alexis Lombre, with the Englewood Soweto Exchange
Whole Foods Parking Lot, 832 W. 63rd St.
Produced by Live the Spirit Residency
9 p.m. Anagram Fest featuring The Oh Years and the Alejandro Urzagaste Trio
Elastic Arts, 3429 W. Diversey Ave., 2nd Floor
Produced by Elastic Arts
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays on the Terrace: Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave.
Produced by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
6–8 p.m. Ancient to the Future featuring Art Turk Burton Congo Square Ensemble and Ernest Dawkins
Jacob R. Caruthers Center, Northeastern Illinois University, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd.
Produced by the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM)
8–10 p.m. Preservation of Fire hosted by King Hippo featuring Vibes Trio + 1 and Isaiah Spencer Collective
Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St
Produced by Public Media Institute
9 p.m. Anagram Fest featuring Mobile Vanguard and the John Wojciechowski Trio
Elastic Arts, 3429 W. Diversey Ave., 2nd Floor
Produced by Elastic Arts
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28
6–9 p.m. 100th Birthday of Nat “King” Cole with Bruce Henry, Henry Johnson and the Musical Arts Academy
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 50th St.
Produced by South Side Jazz Coalition, Inc.
9–11 p.m. Preservation of Fire: QUARTETS hosted by Angel Bat Dawid & King Hippo featuring Eliel
Sherman Storey Quartet and Angel bat Dawid & The Brothahood
Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St
Produced by Public Media Institute
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29
6 p.m. Nois and the Dave Rempis Quartet Honor Fred Anderson with a Nod to Charlie Parker's 99th Birthday!
Fred Anderson Park, 1611 S. Wabash Ave.
Produced by The Birdhouse, Inc.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
9 p.m. Woolgathering Records artists Matt Ulery, Russ Johnson and Tim Haldeman with special guests
Sleeping Village, 3734 W. Belmont Ave.
Produced by Sleeping Village
Chicago Cultural Center and Millennium Park
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Claudia Cassidy Theater and Preston Bradley Hall
11 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Millennium Park
Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Headliners
5:45 p.m. Mystick Krewe of Laff and the Big Shoulders Brass Band will lead a New Orleans style second-line procession (starts at the west side of the Great Lawn)
6:30 p.m.–7:25 p.m. Jazz Institute of Chicago’s 50th Anniversary featuring Nicole Mitchell, Rob Mazurek, Ari Brown, Jeff Parker and others.
7:45–9 p.m. Freddy Cole, Tribute to Nat King Cole
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
Millennium Park
Live Jazz Music on Three Stages
11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion–Headliners
3:45 p.m. Mystick Krewe of Laff will lead a New Orleans style second-line Procession (starts at the west side of the Great Lawn)
4:15–5 p.m. George Freeman and Billy Branch
5:25–6:10 p.m. Joel Ross
6:25–7:25 p.m. Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet
7:45–9 p.m. Art Ensemble of Chicago
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
Millennium Park
Live Jazz Music on Four Stages
11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion–Headliners
3:45 p.m. Four Star Brass Band will lead a New Orleans style second-line Procession (starts at the west side of the Great Lawn)
4:15–5 p.m. Ben Wendel Seasons
5:25–6:10 p.m. Ryan Cohan's Originations
6:25–7:25 p.m. Christian McBride
7:45–9 p.m. Cécile McLorin Salvant
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Millennium Park
Live Jazz Music on Four Stages
11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion–Headliners
3:45 p.m. Four Star Brass Band will lead a New Orleans style second-line Procession (starts at the west side of the Great Lawn)
4:15–5:0 p.m.5 p.m. Rempis/Falten/Ra + Baker Quartet
5:25–6:10 p.m. p.m. Camila Meza and the Nectar Orchestra
6:25–7:25 p.m. Latino-America Unida
7:45–9 p.m. Eddie Palmieri Sextet
