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February 22nd 2012
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The 2011 Chicago Jazz Festival
Photographed by Bryan Thompson of Graffiti Photography for ChicagoJazz.com.
Public Transportation
CTA Red Line - Jackson Stop
CTA Blue Line - Jackson Stop
Metra
Parking
$25 parking
Millennium/GrantPark Parking Lot
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The official schedule for the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Thursday, September 1
Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Randolph Café
12:00 – 1:00 Rich Corpolongo Trio
1:30 – 2:30 Curtis Robinson Trio
Claudia Cassidy Theater
11:30 – 12:00 Mwata Bowden Lecture/Discussion
12:15 – 1:15 Mwata Bowden: “The Maze Factor”
1:45 – 2:45 Shanghai Stories ftg Francis Wong
Preston Bradley Hall
12:30 – 1:30 Bob Dogan Quinet
2:00 – 3:00 Jim Gailloreto Jazz String Quintet
Millennium Park – Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz
6:30 Spiritual Source: Randy Weston and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble arrangements by Melba Liston
Friday, September 2
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
Orbert Davis Trio w/Brandon McCune & Stewart Miller
Millennium Park – Jay Pritzker Pavilion
6:30 – 7:30 Bobby Broom and the Deep Blue Organ Trio w/Special Guest Bobby Watson
8:00 – 9:30 Saxophone Summit featuring Joe Lovano, David Liebman and Ravi Coltrane
Saturday, September 3
Grant Park
The Jazz Lounge-programmed by Chicago Jazz Magazine
(1/2 block East of Columbus on Jackson)
11:20am-11:50am Lindy Endres
12pm-12:35pm Spiral with James Sanders
12:35pm-1:20pm Sprial with Stephanie Browning
1:30pm-2:05pm Ava Logan Jazz Trio
2:20pm-3pm Erin McDougald Quartet
3:15pm-4pm Mark Moultrup Quintet
4:20pm-5pm Mark O’Connor Quartet
Jazz on Jackson Stage
12:00 – 12:55 Brian OHern and the Model Citizens Big Band
1:10 – 2:05 Marquis Hill Black-tet
2:20 – 3:15 Jeremy Khan and the Pepper Adams Project
3:30 – 4:30 Gerald Clayton Trio
The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage
12:00 – 12:30 Curie Percussion Combo
12:45 – 1:15 Jones College Prep Combo
1:30 – 2:00 Whitney Young Magnet Jazz Combo
2:15 – 2:45 Fatum Brothers Jazz Orchestra
3:00 – 3:30 Kenwood Academy Jazz Ensemble
3:45 – 4:15 DePaul University Jazz Ensemble w/Special Guest Phil Woods
Cricket Wireless Jazz and Heritage Stage
12:30 – 1:30 Miguel de la Cerna Quartet
2:00 – 3:00 Petra’s Recession Seven
3:30 – 4:30 Latin Inspiration
Petrillo Music Shell
5:00 – 5:50 Maurice Brown Effect
6:00 – 6:55 Trio 3 + Geri Allen featuring Andrew Cyrille, Reggie Workman and Oliver Lake
7:10 – 8:10 Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble
8:30 – 9:30 Cassandra Wilson
Sunday, September 4
Grant Park
The Jazz Lounge-programmed by Chicago Jazz Magazine
(1/2 block East of Columbus on Jackson)
11:15pm-11:45pm Super Sax
12pm-12:30pm Corky McClerkin
12:45pm-1:20pm Shawn Maxwell Quartet
1:30pm-2:05pm LePercolateur
2:20pm-3pm Laury Shelley Quartet
3:15pm-4pm Jeff Mackevich Quartet
4:15pm-5pm Mosaik
Jazz on Jackson Stage
12:00 – 12:55 Pat Mallinger / Bill Carrothers Quartet
1:10 – 2:05 Orbert Davis Quintet
2:20 – 3:15 Matt Ulery’s Loom
3:30 – 4:30 Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage
12:00 – 12:30 Lakeview High School Jazz Combo
12:45 – 1:15 Chi Arts Jazz Combo
1:30 – 2:00 Pritzker College Prep Jazz Ensemble
2:15 – 2:45 Rich Central Jazz Ensemble
3:00 – 3:30 Orbert Davis’ Jazz Academy
3:45 – 4:15 Curie Jazz Ensemble w/ Victor Garcia
Cricket Wireless Jazz and Heritage Stage
12:30 – 1:30 Reginald Robinson Sextet
2:00 – 3:00 Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Ensemble
3:30 – 4:30 Joan Collaso Quintet
Petrillo Music Shell
5:00 – 5:50 Mike Reed’s Myth/Science Assembly
6:00 – 6:55 Ira Sullivan 80th Birthday Celebration
7:10 – 8:10 David Sanchez w/Special Guest Stefon Harris
8:30 – 9:30 Roy Hargrove
This Festival is scheduled and present by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
