Chicago Jazz Fest

[Uli]

28th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

August 31 through September 3, 2006

Produced by the Mayor’s Office of Special Events

Programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago

Thursday, August 31: "John Coltrane 80th Birthday Anniversary: Ballads and Brass", featuring Joshua Redman Quartet, Kurt Elling with special guest Ari Brown - 7:30 PM, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue. To purchase tickets call: 312. 294.3000 or www.cso.org

Friday, September 1: Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Drive

Jazz on Jackson
12-12:55 John Moulder Ensemble
1:10-2:05 Frieda Lee
2:20-3:15 Organissimo
3:30-4:30 Bobby Lewis Jazz Sextet

Jazz & Heritage Stage
12:30-1:30 West Aurora High School Jazz Band
2:00-3:00 "Art of the Solo" with Nicole Mitchell and Edward Wilkerson Jr.
3:30-4:30 Jazz Links All-Stars with Ken Chaney

Petrillo
5:00-5:50 Dr. Michael White's Original Liberty Jazz Band
6:00-6:55 Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass with Billy Harper
7:10-8:10 Nneena Freelon
8:30-9:30 Charlie Hunter Trio with Ray Anderson

Saturday, September 2: Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Drive

Jazz on Jackson
12-12:55 Chevere
1:10-1:40 Earma Thompson and John Whitfield
1:40-2:10 Ben Lewis
2:20-3:15 Lee Konitz Jazz Workshop
3:30-4:30 Dana Hall Quintet

Jazz & Heritage Stage
12:30-1:30 Dos Claves Orquestra
2:00-3:00 "Percussion Discussion" with Paul Wertico
3:30-4:30 Muntu Dance Theatre

Petrillo
5:00-5:50 Tribute To Oscar Brown Jr. with his daughters Maggie and Africa Brown
6:00-6:55 Bik Bent Braam
7:10-8:10 Jason Moran and The Bandwagon with Bunky Green
8:30-9:30 Joe Lovano Nonet Revisits Miles Davis' "Birth of the Cool"

Sunday, September 3: Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Drive

Jazz on Jackson: "A Salute to New Orleans"
12-12:55 Lucky 7s
1:10-3:15 Maurice Brown/Corey Wilkes "Crescent City/Windy City Jam"
3:30-4:30 Rebirth Brass Band

Jazz & Heritage Stage
12:30-1:30 Civic & Arts Jazz Ensemble
2:00-3:00 Hijazz
3:30-4:30 "A History of Jazz" with John Watson

Petrillo
5:00-5:50 Donald Harrison Quintet
6:00-6:55 Willie Pickens' 75th Birthday Celebration
7:10-8:10 Lee Konitz's New Nonet directed by Ohad Talmor
8:30-9:30 Joey DeFrancesco Trio with Dr. Lonnie Smith and Ron Blake

[Lois Gilbert]

The Chicago Jazz Festival is Chicago's seventh most popular festival
Event: 28th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival
Festival Dates: August 31- September 3, 2006
Location: Grant Park, Jackson Blvd. and Columbus Drive
Hours: The Chicago Jazz Fest opens each day at 11:00 am
Attendance: 300,000 people expected
Admission: All concerts at Grant Park are free admission
Note: The Chicago Jazz Festival is produced by the Mayor's Office of Special Events and programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago.
The Chicago Jazz Festival officially opens with a ticketed performance at the Symphony Center on Thursday, August 31. The festival then moves to Grant Park for three days of FREE music on three different stages. The event opens daily at 11 am. In addition to the music, the Chicago Jazz Festival features an art fair located in the Rose Garden just south of Jackson Boulevard.

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The fair offers a variety of handmade crafts and artwork. Jackson Boulevard is also the locale where jazz fans can enjoy refreshments from local vendors or relax in the Wine Garden.
Here is the information for the performance at the Symphony Center.

Thursday, August 31, 2006:
Event: "John Coltrane 80th Birthday Anniversary: Ballads and Brass," featuring Joshua Redman Quartet, Kurt Elling with special guest Ari Brown.
Location: Symphony Center
Address: 220 S. Michigan Avenue
Time: 7:30 pm
Tickets: To purchase tickets call 312.294.3000 or go to cso.org.
Friday, September 1, 2006:
Jazz on Jackson Stage (12 pm - 4:30 pm):

12-12:55 pm: John Moulder Ensemble
1:10-2:05 pm: Frieda Lee
2:20-3:15 pm: Organissimo
3:30-4:30 pm: Bobby Lewis Jazz Sextet
Jazz & Heritage Stage (12:30 pm - 4:30 pm):

12:30-1:30 pm: West Aurora High School Jazz Band
2:00-3:00 pm: "Art of the Solo" with Nicole Mitchell and Edward Wilkerson Jr.
3:30-4:30 pm: Jazz Links All-Stars with Ken Chaney
Petrillo Music Shell (5:00 pm - 9:30 pm):

5:00-5:50 pm: Dr. Michael White's Original Liberty Jazz Band
6:00-6:55 pm: Tribute to Malachi Thompson with Africa Brass and Billy Harper
7:10-8:10 pm: Nneena Freelon
8:30-9:30 pm: Charlie Hunter Trio with Ray Anderson
Saturday, September 2, 2006 :
Jazz on Jackson Stage (12 pm - 4:30 pm):

12-12:55 pm: Chevere
1:10-2:40 pm: Earma Thompson and John Whitfield
2:40-3:10 pm: Ben Lewis
3:20-3:15 pm: Lee Konitz Jazz Workshop
3:30-4:30 pm: Dana Hall Quintet
Jazz & Heritage Stage (12:30 pm - 4:30 pm):

12:30-1:30 pm: Dos Claves Orquestra
2:00-3:00 pm: "Percussion Discussion" with Paul Wertico
3:30-4:30 pm: Muntu Dance Theatre
Petrillo Music Shell (5:00 pm - 9:30 pm):

5:00-5:50 pm: Tribute To Oscar Brown Jr. with his daughters Maggie and Africa Brown
6:00-6:55 pm: Bik Bent Braam
7:10-8:10 pm: Jason Moran and The Bandwagon with Bunky Green
8:30-9:30 pm: Joe Lovano Nonet Revisits Miles Davis' "Birth of the Cool"
Sunday, September 3, 2006:
Jazz on Jackson Stage: "A Salute to New Orleans"

12-12:55 pm: Lucky 7s
1:10-3:15 pm: Maurice Brown/Corey Wilkes "Crescent City/Windy City Jam"
3:30-4:30 pm: Rebirth Brass Band
Jazz & Heritage Stage (12:30 pm - 4:30 pm):

12:30-1:30 pm: Civic & Arts Jazz Ensemble
2:00-3:00 pm: Hijazz
3:30-4:30 pm: "A History of Jazz" with John Watson
Petrillo Music Shell (5:00 pm - 9:30 pm):

5:00-5:50 pm: Donald Harrison Quintet
6:00-6:55 pm: Willie Pickens' 75th Birthday Celebration
7:10-8:10 pm: Lee Konitz's New Nonet directed by Ohad Talmor
8:30-9:30 pm: Joey DeFrancesco Trio with Dr. Lonnie Smith and Ron Blake
Please note that parking is not available on festival grounds. Parking garages are located at the Millennium Park Garage that can be accessed on Columbus between Randolph and Monroe from either north or south, the Monroe Street Underground at Monroe & Columbus, and the Grant Park Underground parking garage entrances located at Michigan at Madison and Michigan at Randolph. The Mayor’s Office of Special Events encourages taking public transportation to all downtown festivals and parades. Please call 312.836-7000 / TTY 312.836.4949 for information on RTA, CTA, PACE, and Metra. Check the Chicago Jazz Festival blog for more traffic information.

[Mike Schwartz]

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