Jazz & Blues Lounge

The month of August is nearly upon us. This means the summer, as far as schools and the cit of Chicago is concerned, is amost over. Chicago always has a festival season that starts with the Chicago Blues Festival and then it ends with the Chicago Jazz Festival. The Festival is nearly upon us, folks! As amazing as that seems, the fact remains, the dates are almost here and that means Fall will be shortly on its heels. So, you can start practicing your complaining about winter now, if you wish.
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I know that I mentioned these performances yesterday, but I discovered them so late, I feared that not enough people had time to plan to see the concert last night. Never fear, lovers of Jazz and lovers of Chicago, the Jazz Institute of Chicago has more than one of those scheduled for this summer.
So, if you missed last night’s performance on the beach, there are more concerts with the same Jazz Links Ambassadors and the Chicago Park District. In fact, there is one coming up this Tuesday, if you don’t have any plans.
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I have written about the Chicago Blues Festival several times here.  Of course, this blog started well after the last one was over.  So, I didn’t get much chance to cover the event or talk about it beforehand.  At the same time, I have written about it this year, but then, with every new post, the previous ones move down one slot.  Eventually they fall off the page, as you may have noticed.  You can still find them, but it takes some effort and I am all about making things easier for you.
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