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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

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