2025 Chicago Jazz Festival Thursday, August 28-Sunday, August 31, 2025 Full Schedule
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
7:45-9:00pm - Esperanza Spalding
6:30-7:30pm - Henry Johnson
6:15-6:30pm - Emcee Intro Remarks + National Anthem + Lift Every Voice
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
7:45-9:00pm - Monty Alexander
6:10-7:25pm - Patricia Barber
5:05-5:50pm - Silvia Manrique & Marcel Bonfim
4:00-4:45pm - Sarah Marie Young
3:45-4:00pm - Emcee Intro Remarks + National Anthem + Lift Every Voice
*3:15-3:45pm - Windy City Ramblers
*Second Line Band performance in Jay Pritzker Pavilion + Great Lawn.
Von Freeman Pavilion
3:00-4:00pm - Marques Carroll Trumpet Summit
1:50-2:45pm - La Cantera featuring Daniel Díaz and Alexander López
12:40-1:35pm - The Regulators
11:30am-12:25pm - Elaine Dame
WDCB Jazz Lounge
6:45-7:45pm - Isaiah Spencer Quintet
4:30-6:15pm - Dakarai Barclay Sextet
2:15-4pm - Jo Ann Daugherty
2:15-3:00pm - Jo Ann Daugherty & Friends (Set 1)
3:15-4:00pm - Better Together (Set 2)
12:00-1:45pm - Alyssa Allgood Quintet
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
7:45-9:00pm - Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers
6:25-7:25pm - Gary Bartz & NTU Troop
5:05-6:05pm - Ernest Dawkins Ensemble New Horizons Redux
4:00-4:45pm - Ava Logan Quintet
3:45-4:00pm - Emcee Intro Remarks + National Anthem + Lift Every Voice
*3:15-3:45pm - Windy City Ramblers
*Second Line Band performance in Jay Pritzker Pavilion + Great Lawn.
Von Freeman Pavilion
3:00-4:00pm - Victor Garcia Septet
1:50-2:45pm - Reggie Thomas and Trio Nexus
12:40-1:35pm - Twin Talk
11:30am-12:25pm - Josie Falbo Quintet
WDCB Jazz Lounge
6:45-7:45pm - Quentin Coaxum "Satellite”
4:30-6:15pm - Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Isabella Isherwood
2:15-4pm - Ben Paterson Organ Trio
12:00-1:45pm - Maddie Vogler Sextet
Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace - Next Generation of Jazz
3:00-4:00pm - Kenwood Academy High School Jazz Band
2:00-2:45pm - Whitney Young Jazz Ensemble
1:00-1:45pm - Jones College Prep Jazz Band
12:00-12:45pm - MYAC Jazz Combo
11:00am-12:00pm - The Chicago Academy for the Arts Jazz Combo
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
7:45-9:00pm - Eliades Ochoa
6:25-7:25pm - Ari Brown Quintet
5:05-6:05pm - G. Thomas Allen Quintet
4:00-4:45pm - Natalie Scharf Quintet featuring Paul Asaro
3:45-4:00pm - Emcee Intro Remarks + National Anthem + Lift Every Voice
*3:15-3:45pm - Windy City Ramblers
*Second Line Band performance in Jay Pritzker Pavilion + Great Lawn.
Von Freeman Pavilion
3:00-4:00pm - Thadeus Tukes Sextet
1:50-2:45pm - Maison Électronique
12:40-1:35pm - Abigail Riccards Trio
11:30am-12:25pm - Ben Waltzer Quartet
WDCB Jazz Lounge
6:45-7:45pm - Denise Thimes Quintet
4:30-6:15pm - Kyle Swan Quartet
2:15-4pm - Neal Alger's Here and Now
12:00-1:45pm - Joel Paterson’s Green Mill All-Stars
Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace - Next Generation of Jazz
3:00-4:00pm - FM Trio
2:00-2:45pm - VOM
1:00-1:45pm - Aaron Kaufman-Levine Quartet
12:00-12:45pm - Kevin King Regime
11:00am-12:00pm - Jack Nelson Ciavash