Chicago Jazz Festival 04

[Uli]

The program has been announced:

26th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

September 2-5, 2004





Thursday September 2

Symphony Center - 8 p.m.

Dee Dee Bridgewater and “A Salute to the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra” led by Jon Faddis and featuring: Hank Jones, George Mraz, Billy Harper, Cecil Bridgewater, Jerry Dodgion, Garnett Brown, Earl McIntyre, Dennis Wilson, Mark Vinci, Ed Xiques, Frank Green, John Reiley, Tom Garling, Orbert Davis, Art Hoyle, and Pat Mallinger



Friday September 3

Grant Park

Jazz on Jackson

12:00 – 12:55 Joe Rendon and Friends

1:10 – 2:05 Jerry Dodgion and the John Campbell Trio

2:20 – 3:15 Jeru

3:30 – 4:30 Toshiko Akiyoshi with Peter Washington and Eddie Marshall



Jazz & Heritage

12:30 – 1:30 The St. Patrick High School Honors Jazz Band

2:00 – 3:00 Performance Duo “In The Spirit” with Emily Hooper-Lansana and Glenda Zahra-Baker

3:30 – 4:30 “Art of the Solo” with Hamiet Bluiett and Ray Anderson



Petrillo

5:00 – 5:50 Henry Johnson' Organ Express featuring Chris Foreman and Greg Rockingham with special guest Irene Reid

6:00 – 6:55 Winard Harper Sextet

7:10 – 8:10 “Latin Side of Miles” featuring: Brian Lynch, Conrad Herwig, Mario Rivera, Edsel Gomez, Robbie Ameen, Pedro Martinez, Ruben Rodriguez

8:30 – 9:30 “Celebrating Count Basie's 100th Birthday” with the New Kansas City 7 featuring: Clark Terry, Frank Wess, Buddy DeFranco, Frank Foster, Benny Powell, Harold Jones, Buddy Catlett and George Caldwell



Saturday, September 4

Grant Park

Jazz on Jackson

12:00 –12:50 Jeb Bishop Trio

1:05 – 1:35 Erwin Helfer: “Homage to Art Hodes and Pete Johnson”

1:40 – 2:10 Kirk Brown

2:25 – 3:20 Ryan Cohan Quintet

3:35 – 4:30 Crosswind

Jazz & Heritage

12:30 – 1:30 “Jammin w/ Kids” featuring: Kidd Jordan and Ken Chaney

2:00 – 3:00 Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center

3:30 – 4:30 Charles Walton interviews Frank Foster

Petrillo

5:00 – 5:50 Ten Part Invention

6:00 – 6:55 “A 100th Birthday Tribute to Coleman Hawkins” with the Bennie Wallace Nonet

7:10 – 8:10 “Jammin' at the Petrillo” featuring: James Moody, Jon

Faddis, Von Freeman and the Ron Perillo Trio8:30 – 9:30 Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic

Sunday, September 5

Grant Park

Jazz on Jackson

12:00 – 12:50 Joan Hickey Quartet

1:05 – 2:00 Swing Gitan

2:15 – 3:10 “Jazz from Down Under” (small band from Ten Part Invention)

3:25 – 4:30 The Janice Borla Group



Jazz & Heritage

12:30 – 1:30 “Percussion Discussion” with Hamid Drake

2:00 – 3:00 Susan May with the Bobby Schiff Trio

3:30 – 4:30 “Jazz History” with the Jimmy Ellis Quartet



Petrillo

4:45 – 5:00 “Bass is the Place” - Remembering Malachi Favors Maghostut

5:05 – 5:55 Fred Anderson, Kidd Jordan, Hamiet Bluiett, Jeff Parker, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake

6:00 – 6:55 Butch Thompson's “Tribute to Fats Waller at 100”

7:10 – 8:10 The Monksieland Band with Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Dave Douglas, Jean-Jacques Avenel, and John Betsch

8:30 – 9:30 Toshiko Akiyoshi with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra

[Nick]

Uli (or anybody else)

I've never been to the Chicago Jazz Festival before. Any idea approximately how many people will be at the Petrillo shows on Sunday? I'd like to go if the crowd isn't too large. Also, any word on the status of the Monksieland Band after the passing of Mr. Lacy. I'd still love to see Rudd and Douglas do something together.

[Pete C]

I don't know what you mean by "if the crowd isn't too large." From my experience you can always get a seat. My guess is they have seating for about 3-4,000 people; maybe someone else can give a better estimate. Also, many people camp out on the lawn further back. As with any free show your best bet for prime seating is to arive at least 30 minutes before the first set.

[jazzshrink]

Originally Posted by Nick

...any word on the status of the Monksieland Band after the passing of Mr. Lacy. I'd still love to see Rudd and Douglas do something together.

According to the Jazz Institute of Chicago's website, Don Byron will be appearing with the Monksieland band for this gig, which will be dedicated to Lacy's memory.