Jazz Festival

This year is 30th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival  opens with Sonny Rollins and is headlined by Ornette Collins. New this year is a Children’s Tent which will include activities that help kids learn about jazz.

Aug 29 - 31
11am to 9:30pm

August 28, 2008
Millennium Park – Pritzker Pavilion
6:30p.m. - Sonny Rollins

Aug 29

Petrillo Music Shell

• 5:00-5:50 - T.S. Galloway’s Tribute to Capt. Walter Dyett featuring Julian Priester, Mwata Bowden, and Edwin Daugherty
• 6:00-6:55 - AACM Tribute featuring Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers, Michael Logan and Thurman Barker
• 7:10-8:10 - Dee Dee Bridgewater Tribute to Betty Carter with Mulgrew Miller, Ira Coleman and Kenny Washington
• 8:30-9:30 - Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band

Jazz & Heritage Stage

• 12:30-1:30 - Kenwood Academy Jazz Band with Composer in Residency Nicole Mitchell
• 2:00-3:00 - “History of Jazz” with Ron Perillo
• 3:30-4:30 - “Jimmy’s Jam Session” featuring Curtis Black Quartet plus Ahmad Salaheldeen, Edward House, Zaid Krisberg

Jazz On Jackson

• 12:00-12:55 - Isotope 217
• 1:10-2:05 - Jazz Guitar Summit featuring Curtis Robinson, John Moulder, Jeff Parker, Buddy Fambro, Ernie Adams and Josh Abrams
• 2:20-3:15 - Alison Ruble Quartet
• 3:30-4:30 - “Jazz has the Blues” featuring George Freeman and Billy Branch, Ari Brown and Corey Wilkes

Aug 30

Petrillo Music Shell

• 4:30-4:45 - Remembering Franz Jackson: Eric Schneider, Art Hoyle, Tom Hope, Dan Delorenzo and Robert Cousins
• 5:00-5:50 - Pharez Whitted Sextet
• 6:00-6:55 - Vijay Iyer Quintet
• 7:10-8:10 - Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy
• 8:30-9:30 - Gerald Wilson Orchestra w/ Special Guest Kenny Burrell

Jazz & Heritage Stage

• 12:30-1:30 - James Sanders’ Conjunto
• 2:00-3:00 - “Percussion Discussion” with Thurman Barker
• 3:30-4:30 - Walter Dyett: Remembering a Jazz Warrior

Jazz On Jackson

• 12:00-12:55 - Jo Ann Daugherty Quartet
• 1:10-2:10 - Chicago Bass Masters featuring Larry Gray, Harrison Bankhead, Ari Brown, Avreeayl Ra, Art Hoyle and Edward Wilkerson
• 2:20-3:15 - John Wright Quartet
• 3:30-4:30 - Kenny Burrell with Larry Gray, Willie Pickens and Joel Spencer

Aug 31

Petrillo Music Shell

• 5:00-5:50 - Ron Dewar Quintet
• 6:00-6:55 - From the Netherlands: Instant Composers Pool
• 7:10-8:10 - Eight Bold Souls with Special Appearance by Dee Alexander
• 8:30-9:30 - Ornette Coleman

Jazz & Heritage Stage

• 12:30-1:30 Vijay Iyer: Composer Talk
• 2:00-3:00 “Art of the Solo” featuring Julian Priester
• 3:30-4:30 Karl Montzka Quartet

Jazz On Jackson

• 12:00-12:55 - Frank D’Rone Quartet
• 1:10-2:10 - “Chicago Keys” with - Bob Dogan and Jim Trompeter
• 2:20-3:15 - Josh Berman Septet
• 3:30-4:30 - Sean Jones Sextet