sonnymax Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 This year's jazz festival in Chicago has been officially downsized (reduced from the usual Friday-Sunday affair to Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 4 & 5). However, there are four stages instead of three, and there are more pre-festival performances than in previous years. If you've never been, I strongly encourage you to go. This will be my 5th year in a row, and it's never failed to be a great experience. Here's the schedule: Chicago Jazz Festival Schedule September 2 Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion • 12-12:50 pm - Umbrella Music: Bridging Improvised Music and Dance • 1:05-1:55 pm - Jodie Christian Quintet • 2:10-3 pm - The MIYUMI Project Big Band: “Trans-Rooted” featuring JASC Tsukasa Taiko • 3:15-4 pm - Jim Wagner's All Stars featuring Willie Pickens, Ari Brown, Jimmy Ellis, Robert Shy, Frank Russell, Corey Wilkes & Maggie Brown • 4 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble & Noteworthy Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall - 430 S. Michigan Ave. • 5 - 6:30 pm - Flutist Nicole Mitchell and Pianist Anthony Davis September 3 Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Randolph Café • 12-1 pm - Hector Silveira Septet • 1:30-2:30 pm - The Grilly Brothers Sextet Claudia Cassidy Theater • 12:15-1:15 pm - James Dapogny: "Art of the Solo" • 1:45-2:45 pm - AACM Experimental Ensemble Preston Bradley Hall • 12:30-1:30 pm - Tomeka Reid's Hear In Now Trio • 2-3 pm - Jim Cooper's Mallet Madness Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion Celebrating Chicago Public School Music Educators • 4-4:50 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble and Noteworthy • 5-5:50 pm - James Dapogny • 6-6:55 pm - Mike LeDonne Trio with special guest Eric Alexander • 7:10- 8:10 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Orchestra • 8:30-9:30 pm - Ramsey Lewis 75th Birthday Celebration September 4 Target Clinic Jazz on Jackson Stage • 12-12:55 pm - Douglas Ewart Nyahbingi Drum Choir • 1:10-2:05 pm - Paul Giallorenzo's Git Go • 2:20-3:15 pm - Maggie Brown: "A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln" • 3:30-4:30 pm - Dana Hall Quintet with special guest Nicholas Payton The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage • 12-12:30 pm - Chi-Arts Jazz Combo • 12:45-1:15 pm - Jazz Ambassadors Combo • 1:30-2:10 pm - Kenwood Academy Jazz Ensemble • 2:25-3:05 pm - Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Jazz Ensemble • 3:20-3:50 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble • 4:05-4:50 pm - Roosevelt University Jazz Ensemble Jazz and Heritage Stage • 12:30-1:30 pm - West End Jazz Band • 2-3 pm - Cameron Pfiffner's Marco Polo • 3:30-4:30 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections Presented by Close Up 2 and 87.7FM • 6-7:30 pm - Corey Wilkes • 8-9 pm - Steve Cole Petrillo Music Shell • 5-5:50 pm - Chuchito Valdés Afro-Cuban Ensemble • 6-6:55 pm - René Marie "High Maintenance" Quartet • 7:10-8:10 pm - Charisma: "A Lee Morgan Tribute" • 8:30-9:30 pm - The Either/Orchestra with special guest Teshome Mitiku September 5 Target Clinic Jazz on Jackson Stage • 12-12:55 pm - Paulinho Garcia Quintet • 1:10-2:05 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble • 2:20-3:15 pm - Brad Goode Quartet • 3:30-4:30 pm - Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage • 12-12:30 pm - Northside College Prep Jazz Combo • 12:45-1:15 pm - Whitney Young Magnet High School Jazz Combo • 1:30-2:10 pm - Lakeview High School Jazz Ensemble • 2:25-3:05 pm - John Hersey High School Jazz Ensemble • 3:30-4:05 pm - University of Chicago Jazz X-Tet Jazz and Heritage Stage • 12:30-1:30 pm - Bethany Pickens Trio • 2-3 pm - NOMO • 3:30-4:30 pm - Saalik Ziyad's 5 After 7 Project Presented by Close Up 2 and 87.7FM • 6-7:30 pm - Harlan Jefferson • 8-9 pm - Nick Colionne Petrillo Music Shell • 5-6 pm - Brad Mehldau Trio • 6:15-7:05 pm - Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls • 7:20-8:15 pm - Henry Threadgill's Zooid • 8:30-9:30 pm - Kurt Elling Quintet with special guest Ernie Watts So whaddaya say, guys? Who's goin'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david weiss Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I'll be there doing this... • 7:10-8:10 pm - Charisma: "A Lee Morgan Tribute" It's with Billy Harper, Bennie Maupin, Eddie Henderson, George Cables, Dwayne Burno and Victor Lewis. I'm looking forward to hearing Henry Threadgill the next day..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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