The Hyde Park Jazz Festival defied the pandemic with ingenious safety accommodations in 2020, presenting 18 brief pop-up concerts in parks, pedways, and sidewalks between 40th and 61st Streets, all announced at the last minute to minimize crowding. Last year the festival strived for a return to normalcy and almost got there, booking a slightly […]
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Chicago guitarist Tim Fitzgerald summons the joy and grace of Wes Montgomery
Tim Fitzgerald makes his Jazz Festival debut leading the seven-piece band Full House.
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Thursday and Friday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers
Jack DeJohnette and Wadada Leo Smith are just two of the highlights of the first two days of the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival.
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City announces 2013 lineups for Downtown Sound, Loops & Variations, and Made in Chicago
What’s scheduled for some of this summer’s best free concert series.
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Geof Bradfield’s African Flowers
Chicago jazz reedist Geof Bradfield unveils an ambitious new suite inspired by his African travels.