Headliners for the Chicago Jazz Festival 2025 include Esperanza Spalding, Kermit Ruffins and Monty Alexander.

The Chicago Jazz Festival 2025 headliners include Esperanza Spalding, Kermit Ruffins, Monty Alexander, Eliades Ochoa of the Buena Vista Social Club and saxophonist Gary Bartz with his ensemble NTU Troop.

The Chicago Jazz Festival is free to attend and runs Thursday August 28-Sunday August 31, held at the Chicago Cultural Center, and at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

The lineup also includes some of Chicago's talented jazz musicians including Sarah Marie Young, Ari Brown, Patricia Barber, Ava Logan, G. Thomas Allen, the Natalie Scharf Quintet, Silvia Marque and Marcel Bonfim.

Additional stages will feature local talents, the Von Freeman Pavilion on the northside of Millennium Park and the WDCB Jazz Lounge on the southside of the the festival. The Harris Rooftop Terrace on Randolph will feature young musicians in daytime concerts Saturday and Sunday.

Visit www.chicago.gov for more information.