Hyde Park Jazz Festival
The 5th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival celebrates jazz’s great legacy and bright future on Chicago’s South Side! Enjoy a full weekend of free jazz beginning Saturday, September 24 at 1:00pm in 13 creative and unexpected, indoor and outdoor arts and culture venues throughout the Hyde Park neighborhood culminating with the Midnight Jam hosted by Dee Alexander in Mandel Hall on the University of Chicago campus. The Jazz Festival resumes on Sunday, September 25 from 1:00 to 8:00pm with all jazz performances on the James Wagner Main Stage in the street of the Midway Plaisance between Woodlawn and Ellis.
The DuSable Museum is excited to host the Willie Pickens Trio, Geof Bradfield Ensemble, and Three Tenors on
Saturday from 1:00-5:00pm. We hope you can join us!
Willie Pickens Trio
1:00–2:00pm
Geof Bradfield Ensemble
2:30-3:30pm
Three Tenors: A Tribute to Gene “Jug” Ammons by Eric Schneider, Ari Brown, Hank Ford
4:00-5:00pm
Hours
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival features 13 hours of FREE non-stop jazz from 1pm Saturday until 2am Sunday and then begins again Sunday afternoon from 1:00 – 8:00pm.
Tickets
All performances are FREE and open to the public. Note that some venues have limited seating capacity. Seating will be available on a first come first served basis. (For those that want to help support the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, there are special Jazz Passes available for a contribution of $125 that will provide access to preferred seating at select Festival performances.)