City of Chicago Announces 2026 Chicago Jazz Festival Lineup Sept. 3–6, Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap Duo, Robert Glasper, M.E.B. (Miles Electric Band) and Paquito D’Rivera
- May 27
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2026 Chicago Jazz Festival Schedule – Jay Pritzker Pavilion
All performances are free and open to the public. Schedule subject to change.

Thursday, Sept. 3 – Opening Night
Millennium Park – Jay Pritzker Pavilion 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601
6 – 6:15 p.m. – 2 Brown Sisters: Maggie and Africa Brown
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Joel Ross Good Vibes
7:45 – 9 p.m. – Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap Duo
Friday, Sept. 4
4 – 4:45 p.m. – The Jo Ann Daugherty Trio with special guest, Henry Johnson
5:05 – 6:05 p.m. – Luciano Antonio Quintet
6:25 – 7:25 p.m. – Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project featuring Dee Alexander, Corey Wilkes, Isaiah Collier, Paul Cornish, Jonathan Pinson, and Emma Dayhuff
7:45 – 9 p.m. – Robert Glasper
Saturday, Sept. 5
4 – 4:45 p.m. – Prodigio Claudio
5:05 – 6:05 p.m. – Patricia Brennan Septet
6:25 – 7:25 p.m. – Paul Marinaro's “Mood Ellington”
7:45 – 9 p.m. – M.E.B. (Miles Electric Band) celebrating The Miles Davis Centennial
Sunday, Sept. 6
4 – 4:45 p.m. – Bruce Henry Quintet
5:05 – 6:05 p.m. – Isaiah Collier: “COLLIER plays COLTRANE”
6:25 – 7:25 p.m. – Bethany Pickens Soulful Coalition
7:45 – 9 p.m. – Paquito D’Rivera
The Chicago Jazz Festival programming is generously supported by the following sponsors: 90.9fm WDCB, Capital Vacations, Chicago Jazz Publishing, Chicago Public Media, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Jazz Magazine, DownBeat Magazine, Humana, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Millennium Garages and Millennium Park Foundation.
Additional performance details will be announced at a later date. For more information, please visit ChicagoJazzFestival.us and Chicago.gov/DCASE.