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Continuing our look at the upcoming Chicago Jazz Festival, I wanted to continue to show you the various stages. We have already covered the Pritzker Pavillion concert which will kick things off on August 28. We have also covered what is, essentially, the main stage which is the Petrillo Music Shell. We also ran down the lineup at the “Jazz on Jackson Stage” and you can find all of those if you just page down. There is one more stage to cover and that is the “Jazz & Heritage Stage.”
Jazz and Heritage Stage
Friday, August 29, 2008 …read more

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The Chicago Jazz Festival is coming and it’s coming up fast. This is a good thing, even if you are disappointed that it also means the end of summer is fast approaching. It’s a great thing if you happen to be a fan of jazz music. It’s an opportunity to see more jazz than you could even imagine. The entire city is a jazz metropolis during the weekend of the festival and the various jazz clubs go all-out for the people in fromt out of town.
So, continuing my breakdown of who is playing and at what …read more

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Jazz in Chicago (JIC) is an organization I was busy raving about just yesterday. It’s an organization dedicated to promoting jazz and jazz music in and around Chicago. They sponsors and put together and promote all kinds of jazz performances and jazz education programs. They are a very cool organization and they do good work for a form of music that far too many people don’t know enough about. Too many people find jazz intimidating or off-putting and that’s too bad.
One of the up-coming events is the performance of the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble. …read more

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OK, I wanted to write at least one more article about the up-coming Chicago Jazz Festival.  Of course, as the time draws nearer, I will have more.  I also hope to go to the Festival this year and I am trying to work out how I am going to accomplish that.
My brother told me over the weekend that some of the most fun you can have during Jazz Fest is to visit some of the local bars and clubs.  There are, evidently, even bus tours you can take during the Festival that will take you to the various jazz clubs.  …read more

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OK, as promised, I have more information about the performances at this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival.  The Festival will run August 31 – September 2.  Here’s the problem…  The websites provided by the city about this festival are as confusing as all hell.  You can find some information at the official Chicago Festival website, but good luck making heads or tails out of it.
I think there are going to be three stages in Grant Park.  One of the main stages is the Petrillo Music Shell which I talked about yesterday.  However, there is also something called “Jazz on Jackson” that …read more

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Well, this is it and it is approaching fast.  The Chicago Jazz Festival starts at the end of this month and it appears to be bigger and better than ever.  The fun starts on August 31 and runs through Sunday September 2.
The thing is, this year, it is not just at the Petrillo Band shell in Grant Park.  For those of you who do not know, Grant Park is kind of like Central Park, I guess.  It’s right on the lake.  It is just south of the new Millenium Park and is also the place where they have Taste of …read more

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