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Can’t Make it to Chicago this Weekend? No Worries…

by balaspa on August 30th, 2007

So, you can’t make it to the Chicago Jazz Festival this weekend?  It’s not a big deal.  That’s the great thing about living in a city like Chicago, you can always find another jazz or blues festival.  I am sure that cities like New York have the same thing.  I am betting each suburb and section of the city has a jazz festival at some point.  To me, L.A. always seemed a bit too shallow and soulless for that, but that’s me.

So, if you can’t make it this weekend, maybe you can make it to one of the older and more storied neighborhoods in the city, Hyde Park.  Granted, it’s just one day rather than three, but it’s 15 hours worth of jazz.  Of course, it is the “Hyde Park Jazz Festival” on September 29.   You can check out the website for this one.  However, I must say, this jazz festival has a better-arranged website than the big Chicago Jazz Festival.  Some festival people should take notice.

Here are some details and they come from that website above:

Morning
Young Musician Workshop with Orbert Davis

11:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. at the DuSable Museum
Orbert Davis Concert

Noon—1:00 p.m. at the DuSable Museum
with Ryan Cohan - piano, Stewart Miller - bass, Ari Brown - sax, and Ernie Adams - drums

Afternoon
Percussion with Charles “Rick” Heath, Tap Dancer Jumaane Taylor
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m. at Midway Stage 1
with Ryan Cohn - piano, Marlene Rosenberg - bass, and Greg Ward - sax

Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago

2:00 p.m.—2:30 p.m. at the Oriental Institute
Dee Alexander

2:30 p.m.—3:30 p.m. at the Quadrangle Club
with Tomeka Reid - cello, Ernie Adams - drums, James Sanders - violin, and Rashida Black - harp

Reginald T. McCants

3:00 p.m.—4: 00 p.m. at the Smart Museum
with Wally Hustin - bass and Malcom Banks - drums

Bill McFarland and the Chicago Horns

3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. at Midway Stage 2
with Kurt Schweitz - bass, Charles Heath - drums, Kirk Brown - piano, Kenny Anderson - trumpet, and Hank Ford - sax

Travis Jackson Workshop

3:30 p.m.—4:00 p.m. at the Quadrangle Club
Mwata Bowden & the Jazz X-tet featuring Saalik Ziyad

4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. at the Quadrangle Club
Tony “Toca” Carpenter with Ari Brown & Robert Irving, III

4:00 p.m.—5:30 p.m. at Midway Stage 1
with Frank Russell - bass, Herb Walker - guitar, Malcom Banks - drums, Ari Brown - sax, Robert Irving - piano, Kevin Strong - Djembe, and Olu Shakoor - jun jun

Two for Brazil
4:30 p.m.—5:30 p.m. at the Robie House
with Greg Fishman- sax/flute and Paulinho Garcia-vocal/guitar

Evening
Fundraising Reception with Judy Roberts
6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. in the Kenwood Neighborhood.
Tickets for four guests are $500.00. Please call (773) 551-5333 for more information.
with Greg Fishman - sax
Chicago Sax In The City

6:00 p.m.—7:30 p.m. at the Midway Stage 2
with Ray Silkman - sax, Skinny Williams - sax, Audley Reid - sax, James Perkins - sax, Roger Weaver - piano, Ben Johnson - drums, Alan Burroughs - guitar, Will Howard - bass

Jazz Fête with Emcee Richard Steele

8:00 p.m.—11:45 p.m. at the Hyde Park Art Center

Jimmy Ellis, 8 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
with Miguel de la Cerna - piano and Jimmy Willis - bass

Maggie Brown, 9 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
with Miguel de la Cerna - piano, Frank Parker - drums, Mike Sterling - bass, and Duane Jones - guitar

Willie Pickens, 10 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.
with Rob Amster - bass and Robert Shy - drums

Corey Wilkes, 11 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.
with Robert Irving - piano, Junius Paul - bass, and Ernie Adams - drums

Late Night
Late Night Jam Session: Derek Henderson
Midnight—2 a.m. at the Checkerboard Lounge
with Derek Henderson - drums, Will Howard - bass, Johnny Talmidge-piano, Audley Reid - sax, and Robert Burkes - guitar

THE LOCATIONS

DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Place

Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th Street

Quadrangle Club, 1155 E. 57th Street

Smart Museum, 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue

Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Midway Plaisance Park (3 stages)

Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Avenue

Checkerboard Lounge, 5201 S. Harper Avenue

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