THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3 CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER 78 E. WASHINGTON ST. 11 A.M. - 5 P.M. PRESTON BRADLEY HALL 3RD FLOOR SOUTH 11 a.m. - Noon - Shy Shēks. Presented by Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz 12:15-1:15 p.m. - Tom McCarthy Quartet performing John McLaughlin's 1969 EXTRAPOLATION. Presented by Fulton Street Collective 1:45-2:45 p.m. - Larry Brown Jr. Quartet. Presented by South Side Jazz Coalition 3:15-4:15 p.m. - Julius Tucker Quartet. Presented by Hyde Park Jazz Society Shy Shēks No jazz...

JAY PRITZKER PAVILION 7:45 - 9 p.m. - Paquito D’Rivera name) emblemized the Latin jazz of the ‘50s and ‘60s, Paquito (ditto) has long been the poster boy for a broader version of Latin jazz in the modern era. A 2005 NEA Jazz Master, the Cuban-born alto saxophonist and clarinetist would be deserving of all-time honors had he done nothing but co-found (with Chucho Valdes) the group Irakere, which boldly introduced rock and classical music into the Latin jazz mix. Its recordings made a loud...

CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER Preston Bradley Hall, 3rd Floor South 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. - Julius Tucker Quartet Presented by Hyde Park Jazz Society Over the last several years, Julius Tucker has been one of the hardest working musicians at the Chicago Jazz Festival, backing up any number of artists on piano and electric piano – something he has done on recordings and in club performances with the likes of Victor Garcia, Thaddeus Tukes, Alvin Cobb Jr. and Christian Dillingham. Today, he’ll get a chance...