Frieda Lee, Sheila Jordan, Dee Alexander performing a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo c/o City of Chicago)
George Freeman performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo c/o City of Chicago)
George Freeman performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo c/o City of Chicago)
Jonathan Kreisberg performing with Dr. Lonnie Smith at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo c/o City of Chicago)
Students from Kenwood High School performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo by Lauren Deutsch)
Jon Faddis performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo c/o City of Chicago)
Sheila Jordan and Paul Marinaro performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo by Lauren Deutsch)
Sheila Jordan performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo by Lauren Deutsch)
Roscoe Mitchell performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo by Lauren Deutsch)
Roscoe Mitchell performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo by Lauren Deutsch)
Jason Moran performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo by Lauren Deutsch)
Jason Moran performing at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo by Lauren Deutsch)
Crowd at the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival (photo c/o City of Chicago)
Produced by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Eventsand programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Jazz Festival has been a vital part of the Windy City’s cultural landscape since its formation in 1979. A free 4-day event held over Labor Day weekend, the festival moved from its longstanding location in Grant Park to the Chicago Cultural Center in Millennium Park.
This year’s edition featured performances by national headliners such as Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sheila Jordan with the Steve Kuhn Trio, Jon Faddis, Rebirth Brass Band, Mary Halvorson, Jason Moran, Matt Wilson, Allison Miller, Donny McCaslin and Dr. Michael White, as well as local heroes like Roscoe Mitchell, George Freeman, Dee Alexander, the Chicago Jazz Composers Collective, Willie Pickens, Ari Brown and Sparrow.
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