Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival this Saturday and Sunday, September 26th-27th!
In late 2006, Hyde Park cultural leaders convened with the community group, the Hyde Park Jazz Society, to create an annual event that would bring new audiences to the many arts and cultural venues in Hyde Park, and celebrate jazz’s great legacy and bright future on Chicago’s South Side. The University of Chicago’s Office of Civic Engagement stepped up to assist this grassroots effort. The inaugural Hyde Park Jazz Festival was held in September of 2007. At the first Festival, several thousand jazz fans enjoyed 12 hours of free jazz performed in museums, art galleries, and architecturally significant venues in the greater Hyde Park area.  The Festival originated in the community and remains steadfastly committed to its grassroots history as it grows. Now in its twentieth year, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival has established itself as a major cultural event and an essential music festival in Chicago. The Festival has also expanded significantly and now includes more than 35 programs over 2 days in more than a dozen unique venues, presenting Chicago’s most exceptional musicians across age and "style" to thousands of community members and visitors. Since 2014, the Festival has commissioned a dozen major new works, supported numerous special projects by local, national, and international artists, and has significantly increased the number of national artists presented in the neighborhood.  Because of your support, we have been able to continue our mission of supporting the presentation and ongoing development of jazz, particularly on the South Side of Chicago for 20 years. As we look ahead we we are excited to continue our mission for the next 20 years and beyond. This year's celebration wouldn't be possible without YOU! Thank you for your unwavering support throughout the years. We hope to see you this Saturday and Sunday ,September 26th-27th for this historic celebration. Click the button below for more details.  |
For additional information on the performing artists and the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, please visit our website www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org. Full schedule is below. Additional programs will be announced! 2026 Hyde Park Jazz Festival Schedule Saturday, September 26, 2026 Smart Museum (5550 S. Greenwood Ave.) 1:00pm-2:00pm: Frank Russell Quintet 3:00pm-4:00pm: Wanees Zarour & East Loop Hyde Park Union Church (5600 S. Woodlawn Ave.) 2:00pm-3:00pm: PlainsPeak: Jon Irabagon/Russ Johnson/Clark Sommers/Dana Hall 4:00pm-5:00pm: Open or Close: Bradfield/Goldberg/Hall/Melford DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center (740 E. 56th St.) 2:00pm-3:00pm: Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth SWAY 4:00pm-5:00pm: Ben LaMar Gay: Yowzers! Augustana Church (5500 S. Woodlawn Ave.) 3:00pm-4:00pm: Sarah Clausen & Caroline Jesalva 5:00pm-6:00pm: Rob Mazurek Prismatic Trio Hyde Park Bank (1525 E. 53rd St.) 4:00pm-5:00pm: ToCa! Live Trio 6:00pm-7:00pm: Michael Davenport Quartet Neubauer Collegium (5701 S. Woodlawn Ave.) 2:15pm-2:45pm: Joshua Abrams & Sharon Udoh: Wonder, Wonder Logan Center Penthouse (915 E. 60th St.) 1:00pm-1:45pm: Kris Davis Trio 2:15pm-3:00pm: Kris Davis Trio 5:00pm-6:00pm: Skylar Tang Quartet 8:00pm-8:45pm: Amir ElSaffar New Quartet 9:00pm-9:45pm: Amir ElSaffar New Quartet Logan Center Performance Hall (915 E. 60th St.) 3:00pm-4:00pm: Tomeka Reid’s In Tribute to Ellington 5:15pm-6:15pm: Greg Ward Octet “Held Together” 7:30pm-8:30pm: Emmet Cohen Presents: Miles and Coltrane at 100 Logan Screening Room (915 E. 60th St.) Listening Room Sessions (listening and discussion) 1:00pm-2:00pm: Howard Reich: “The Majesty of Chicago Jazz” 2:30pm-3:30pm: Two Brown Sisters: Maggie & Africa Brown “Heard Him Say, It Sounded So Good” 4:30pm-5:30pm: John Corbett: Ancient to the Future: Notes on Archives & Improvised Music 7:00pm-8:00pm: Big Chief Donald Harrison: Black Masking Indian Tradition Wagner Stage (Midway Plaisance at S. Woodlawn Ave.) 1:30pm-2:30pm: Orbert Davis Sextet 3:30pm-4:45pm: Kyle Swan Trio featuring Joel Ross 5:45pm-7:00pm: Brandon Woody’s Upendo 8:15pm-9:30pm: HPJF 20th Anniversary Band: Hill/McCraven/Paul/Ross Pickens Stage (Midway Plaisance at S. Ellis Ave.) 12:30pm-1:00pm: Pickens Stage Dedication Ceremony 2:30pm-3:30pm: Bethany Pickens Soulful Coalition 4:45pm-5:45pm: It's All About OBJ: Dee Alexander & Bruce Henry Celebrate the Music of Oscar Brown Jr. 7:00pm-8:15pm: Alfredo Rodriguez Quintet ft. Pedrito Martinez Rockefeller Chapel (5850 S. Woodlawn Ave.) 10:00pm-11:00pm: Joshua Redman (Solo) Sunday, September 27th Wagner Stage (Midway Plaisance at S. Woodlawn Ave.) 2:00pm-3:00pm: Ari Brown Quintet 4:00pm-5:00pm: Corey Wilkes Sextet 6:00pm-7:00pm: Big Chief Donald Harrison Quartet Pickens Stage (Midway Plaisance at S. Ellis Ave.) 1:00pm-2:00pm: The Brown Sisters’ Jazz Cafe 3:00pm-4:00pm: Miguel de la Cerna Quartet 5:00pm-6:00pm: M.A.D.D. Vibes: Thaddeus Tukes Quintet w/M.A.D.D Rhythms |
