WHEN & WHERE:
Saturday, July 6 from 6–7:30 p.m.
Ellis (Samuel) Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago
Free admission
Artists: Cheryl Corley, writer and narrator; Lucy Smith Quintet: Lucy Smith, vocals; Ernie Adams, drums; William Kurk, keys; Michael Ross, guitar; and Ivan Taylor, bass.
Saturday, August 3 from 3:45–5:15 p.m.
Morgan Park Roots Festival at Ada (Sawyer Garrett) Park, 11250 S. Ada Street, Chicago
Free admission
Artists: Cheryl Corley, writer and narrator; Lucy Smith Quintet: Lucy Smith, vocals; Ernie Adams, drums; Chris Mahieu, keys; Michael Ross, guitar; and Ivan Taylor, bass.
Friday, September 6 from 6–7:30 p.m.
Warren (Laurence) Park, 6601 N. Western Avenue, Chicago
Free admission
Artists: Cheryl Corley, writer and narrator; Lucy Smith Quintet: Lucy Smith, vocals; Ernie Adams, drums; Chris Mahieu, keys; Junius Paul, bass; and Michael Ross, guitar.
TICKETS:
For more information and tickets visit the CHICAGO BOUND website.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...The songs and stories behind the Chicago Blues will come to parks across the city this summer as Chicago singer, composer and bandleader Lucy Smith and writer and narrator Cheryl Corley present Chicago Bound: The Great Migration of the Blues. The concert is a celebration of the lives and artistry of legends Muddy Waters, Memphis Minnie, Willie Dixon, Otis Rush, Koko Taylor, Lillian Green and more...”
