2022 Full Schedule for the Chicago Jazz Festival
The Chicago Jazz Festival is back in full force after a hiatus in 2020 and a slimmed down version in 2021. Chicago Jazz Magazine and ChicagoJazz.com has been the official publishers of the city of Chicago Jazz Festival Program Book since 2002. We are excited to once again be working with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events on the 2022 Chicago Jazz Festival.
The Official Schedule for this year's Chicago Jazz Festival
August 23-31, 2022 - Neighborhood Concerts - Full Schedule
Thursday September 1, 2022 - FREE Admission
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater
11:00am-12:00pm - The Young Masters Quartet, Presented by Live the Spirit Residency
12:15-1:15pm - TOYOAKI Jazz Ensemble, Presented by Asian Improv
1:45-2:45pm - The David Scott Quartet, Presented by South Side Jazz Coalition
3:15-5:15p - What is this thing called Jazz? Presented as a part of the Chicago Made Professional Development Series.
Presented as a part of the Chicago Made Professional Development Series:
Join us for a special 65th anniversary screening of the rare documentary Satchmo the Great, which follows Louis Armstrong on tour throughout Europe, Africa and back to the United States in the mid-1950s, as captured by the camera crews of legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the Grammy Award-winning Director of Research Collections for the Louis Armstrong House Museum, Ricky Riccardi, with other notables from the Chicago Jazz scene. For those considering careers in music, each panelist will share details and perspectives on their own paths to their current professions in addition to discussing the career of Louis Armstrong and the content of the film. Produced by the Education Committee of the Jazz Institute of Chicago.
Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
11:00am-12:00pm - Andrew Lawrence Sextet performing Keith Jarret's TREASURE ISLAND, Presented by Fulton Street Collective
12:30-1:30pm - Nick Ruiz, Presented by Illiana Club
2:00-3:00pm - The Mai Sugimoto Quartet, Presented by Elastic Arts
3:30-4:30pm - The Marlene Rosenberg Quartet, Presented by The Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion
6:30-7:30pm - Mike Allemana Vonology
7:45-9:00pm - Henry Threadgill Zooid
Friday September 2, 2022 - FREE Admission
Harris Theater Rooftop (Enter on Randolph St.)
12:00-1:00pm - Roya Naldi
1:30-2:30pm - Lenard Simpson
3:00-4:00pm - Low Down Brass Band
Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)
11:30am-12:25pm - Regina Harris Baiocchi (Jazz Institute of Chicago’s New New Works, Fresh Voices)
12:40-1:35pm - TBA
1:50-2:45pm - Russ Johnson Quartet
3:00-4:00pm - Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
4:15-5:05pm - Ethan Philion-Mingus Tribute
5:25-6:10pm - JD Allen
6:25-7:25pm - Jazzmeia Horn
7:45-9:00pm - Bill Frisell
Saturday September 3, 2022 - FREE Admission
Young Lions Jazz (Harris Theater Rooftop, Enter on Randolph St.)
12-12:30pm - Jones College Prep
12:50-1:25pm - Lincoln Park High School
1:40-2:15pm - Kenwood Academy
2:30-3:05pm - Whitney Young High School
3:20-3:55pm - Chi Arts
Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)
11:30-12:25pm - Christy Bennett’s Fume
12:40-1:35pm - Marques Carroll Quintet
1:50-2:45pm - Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses
3:00-4:00pm - Atomic
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
4:15-5:05pm - Greg Ward
5:25-6:10pm - Miguel Zenón
6:25-7:25pm - Carmen Lundy
7:45-9:00pm - William Parker Quintet
Sunday September 4, 2022 - FREE Admission
Harris Theater Rooftop (Enter on Randolph St.)
12:00-1:00pm - Julius Tucker Quartet
1:30-2:30pm - Gustavo Cortiñas & Desafío Candente
3:00-4:00pm - Denise Thimes
Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)
11:30-12:25pm - Isaiah Collier (JIC New New Works, Fresh Voices)
12:40-1:35pm - Abigail Riccards with Joel Frahm
1:50-2:45pm - Geof Bradfield/Ben Goldberg/Dana Hall
3:00-4:00pm - Immanuel Wilkins Quartet