105:
64:. When, in 1979, the Jazz Institute of Chicago began preparations for its own Grant Park Festival, which would have resulted in three separate jazz festivals being held in Grant Park at the end of August, the Mayor's Office of Special Events stepped in and joined the three different festivals together into the Chicago Jazz Festival, which would present a week of free jazz performances. That first Chicago Jazz Festival included an Ellington Night, a Coltrane Night, and five other programs put together by the Jazz Institute of Chicago. Held at Grant Park's new
1066:
1686:
1676:
3606:
191:, and several other locations. Though this provided better acoustics in the newer venue, some critics complained that the new arrangement unnecessarily scattered the performances, making it harder for attendees to hear some of the sessions because of the distance between the venues.
163:
has continued to program the
Chicago Jazz Festival every year, through at least 2024. The festival is now part of a summer-long series of concerts and festivals sponsored by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, including
122:
Each year after the concerts are over, jam sessions, sometimes running late into the night and early morning, are hosted in various nightclubs by numerous prominent
Chicago jazz musicians such as
115:
For many years, the entire evening
Festival performances were broadcast live, coast-to-coast on 180 Public Radio Stations. Later on, highlight shows were assembled for later broadcast, until
1307:
1585:
739:
1722:
1509:
1990:
60:. More than 10,000 jazz fans attended, and it became an annual event, attracting crowds of up to 30,000. In 1978, another group organized a Grant Park festival to honor
2632:
3635:
3640:
1472:
835:
2935:
1573:
2127:
1634:
715:
3630:
2874:
1143:
1889:
2894:
917:
651:
1715:
680:
2859:
3590:
2884:
1904:
1641:
1338:
953:
3645:
2854:
1302:
198:, the jazz festival went on hiatus in 2020, and was presented in a scaled back version in 2021, but returned with a full slate in 2022.
1088:
740:"Chicagoan of the Year Heather Ireland Robinson nimbly guided the Jazz Institute of Chicago through its 50th anniversary celebrations"
464:
3555:
1708:
1437:
1192:
104:
2700:
1590:
1516:
179:'s badly aging Petrillo Music Shell and its side stages, where it had been held for more than 30 years, across Monroe Street to
3384:
2680:
1033:
2627:
2265:
2200:
1617:
2821:
2796:
2721:
2652:
2642:
1008:
983:
619:
2816:
2771:
2695:
2690:
2685:
1944:
1546:
591:
2657:
2571:
1884:
1743:
1607:
1551:
1242:
1179:
1172:
1131:
1115:
387:
860:
2836:
2637:
2147:
2122:
2117:
2076:
1965:
1864:
1477:
1462:
535:
401:
360:
3650:
3267:
2914:
2831:
2581:
2051:
2015:
1894:
1839:
1804:
1656:
1580:
1558:
1353:
1287:
1235:
1186:
160:
33:
926:
2930:
2869:
2586:
2157:
2066:
2061:
1753:
1328:
978:
946:
134:
559:
2904:
2806:
2756:
2662:
2622:
2601:
2591:
2561:
1985:
1909:
1809:
1499:
1457:
1389:
1384:
1003:
184:
32:. It is run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and programmed with the assistance of
3262:
3134:
2889:
2879:
2846:
2606:
2566:
2551:
2538:
2041:
1829:
1661:
1629:
1272:
1165:
1102:
725:
515:
271:
169:
3583:
2974:
2899:
2596:
2576:
2556:
2546:
2243:
1934:
1919:
1854:
1758:
1748:
1600:
1531:
1430:
1214:
1207:
1109:
711:
1065:
914:
644:
3534:
3349:
3257:
2961:
2736:
2647:
1980:
1773:
1526:
1228:
1055:
988:
962:
426:
410:
323:
188:
176:
142:
138:
109:
65:
57:
3379:
2979:
2826:
2731:
2320:
2285:
2092:
2020:
2000:
1914:
1358:
1126:
1081:
993:
939:
146:
1675:
836:"Summer Fests, Air and Water Show to Return to Chicago After Pandemic Hiatus, Lightfoot Announces"
809:"Local News: Chicago's Spring And Summer Festivals Returning In 2022, After Two-Year COVID Hiatus"
123:
3359:
3242:
3149:
3122:
3012:
2791:
2395:
2248:
2193:
1819:
1814:
1651:
1622:
1563:
1541:
1504:
1494:
1467:
1394:
1333:
1323:
808:
227:
3567:
3490:
2716:
2152:
2005:
1879:
1646:
1343:
1094:
1050:
1028:
1013:
998:
330:
195:
3561:
3374:
3252:
3247:
3129:
3050:
2786:
2776:
2474:
2328:
2107:
2097:
1929:
1849:
1844:
1778:
1689:
1612:
1595:
1568:
1487:
1482:
1423:
1404:
1348:
1297:
1282:
894:
596:
438:
422:
418:
397:
165:
2142:
3576:
3292:
3272:
3224:
3029:
3007:
2766:
2761:
2464:
2444:
2432:
2223:
2167:
2137:
2102:
1970:
1939:
1924:
1869:
1859:
1834:
1521:
1363:
1249:
1018:
921:
899:
685:
505:
434:
430:
414:
393:
287:
279:
215:
211:
180:
29:
3308:
3105:
2506:
2494:
2025:
1960:
1874:
1768:
1763:
1679:
1536:
1368:
1267:
1200:
1151:
1038:
720:
707:
489:
405:
318:
314:
223:
53:
3624:
3539:
3522:
3507:
3434:
3429:
3424:
3419:
3414:
3409:
3404:
3399:
3394:
3389:
3209:
3186:
3084:
3072:
3062:
3045:
2672:
2516:
2375:
2310:
2295:
2275:
2186:
2162:
2010:
1899:
1824:
1788:
1783:
1399:
1221:
1043:
1023:
564:
529:
525:
480:
459:
347:
338:
334:
283:
275:
247:
239:
231:
93:
61:
3529:
3449:
3444:
3439:
3193:
3181:
3174:
3164:
3117:
3112:
3079:
2955:
2950:
2940:
2811:
2523:
2360:
2260:
2056:
1292:
676:
574:
569:
470:
454:
383:
377:
355:
351:
343:
251:
235:
219:
183:, where artists appeared at several performance pavilions as well as at the nearby
151:
85:
77:
128:
3610:
3512:
3475:
3169:
3159:
3154:
3139:
3100:
3055:
2969:
2945:
2801:
2781:
2746:
2741:
2726:
2511:
2499:
2484:
2417:
2300:
2280:
2255:
2228:
2112:
555:
259:
207:
81:
69:
904:
764:
3497:
3485:
3329:
3313:
3219:
3144:
3002:
2469:
2454:
2427:
2407:
2305:
2290:
1975:
1137:
509:
484:
475:
255:
243:
396:
Tribute w/ Chicago Jazz
Orchestra playing Arrangements of Strayhorn Songs By
3465:
3214:
3067:
3017:
2909:
2528:
2489:
2412:
2400:
2390:
2385:
2380:
2370:
2365:
2355:
2270:
2233:
2132:
2071:
1995:
267:
89:
73:
37:
1700:
909:
524:
Ellabration! 100 Years of Ella
Fitzgerald featuring the Brad William Trio,
40:
weekend, integrating international and local artists playing many forms of
3470:
3369:
2751:
2479:
2422:
2348:
2338:
2238:
1158:
3605:
3517:
3502:
3364:
2459:
2343:
1446:
25:
96:; and the festival drew 125,000 festival-goers over its seven nights.
3022:
2449:
2439:
889:
782:
263:
3480:
3354:
2333:
103:
2209:
116:
41:
2182:
1704:
1419:
935:
931:
56:'s death in 1974, a festival was organized to honor him in
1415:
2178:
24:
is an admission-free, four-day annual jazz festival in
783:"Chicago Jazz Festival: August 29 – September 1, 2019"
681:"Dear Jazz Fest: Nice move-- here are 10 more to make"
3548:
3458:
3342:
3322:
3301:
3285:
3235:
3202:
3093:
3038:
2995:
2988:
2923:
2845:
2709:
2671:
2615:
2537:
2319:
2216:
2085:
2034:
1953:
1797:
1736:
1377:
1316:
1260:
1073:
969:
645:"Chicago Jazz Festival 1979-2004-updated (to 2008)"
861:"2022 Full Schedule for the Chicago Jazz Festival"
787:Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
716:"The Reader's Guide to the Chicago Jazz Festival"
927:JazzTimes Review of 2015 fest, by Philip Booth
2194:
1716:
1431:
947:
8:
1303:1968 Democratic National Convention protests
532:, Frieda Lee, Spider Saloff and Paul Mariano
1308:Barack Obama election victory speech (2008)
119:abandoned its long-time jazz broadcasting.
3232:
2992:
2201:
2187:
2179:
1723:
1709:
1701:
1438:
1424:
1416:
954:
940:
932:
895:Photos and Video Interviews from 2009 Fest
2128:The Limelight/Excalibur and Vision/Castle
915:Chicago Jazz Festival Line-ups, 1979-2008
292:
608:
620:"History of the Chicago Jazz Festival"
614:
612:
512:and the Chicago Jazz Festival Big Band
834:Cherone, Heather (February 3, 2022).
7:
3636:Recurring events established in 1978
1339:Historic Michigan Boulevard District
68:, first season performers included:
3641:Jazz festivals in the United States
437:, Leonard Jones, Wallace McMillan,
1089:Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State
657:from the original on June 14, 2019
558:Sextet featuring Marquis Hill and
520:In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall 1959
14:
3556:Album covers of Blue Note Records
175:In 2017, the festival moved from
3604:
1685:
1684:
1674:
1064:
3631:1978 establishments in Illinois
1034:Field Museum of Natural History
508:’s Centennial Celebration with
2936:Institutions and organizations
1:
2633:Cool jazz and West Coast jazz
1009:Grant Park Symphony Orchestra
1400:Municipal Grant Park Stadium
592:List of festivals in Chicago
1915:Peoria Civic Center Theatre
1744:Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
1180:General John Logan Memorial
1173:Fountain of the Great Lakes
1132:Chicago Stock Exchange Arch
294:Featured Musicians by Year
3667:
3646:Music festivals in Chicago
2148:Poplar Creek Music Theater
2123:International Amphitheatre
2077:Summer Camp Music Festival
1966:Bank of Springfield Center
465:Liberation Music Orchestra
3600:
2962:See Template: Jazz theory
2052:Grant Park Music Festival
2016:Vibrant Arena at The MARK
1670:
1473:Colleges and universities
1453:
1288:Grant Park Music Festival
1187:Joseph Rosenberg Fountain
1062:
650:. Chicago Jazz Festival.
413:’ Experimental Band with
206:Performers have included
161:Jazz Institute of Chicago
34:Jazz Institute of Chicago
2067:Pygmalion Music Festival
2062:Pitchfork Music Festival
1754:Huntington Bank Pavilion
1731:Music venues of Illinois
979:Art Institute of Chicago
1986:Grossinger Motors Arena
1390:Metra Electric District
1385:Burnham Plan of Chicago
1004:Chicago Lakefront Trail
462:’s politically-charged
185:Chicago Cultural Center
2042:Chicago Blues Festival
1991:NIU Convocation Center
1273:Chicago Blues Festival
765:"City of Chicago Home"
170:Chicago Blues Festival
112:
2047:Chicago Jazz Festival
1920:Rialto Square Theatre
1855:Foellinger Auditorium
1764:Maxwell Street Market
1759:Jay Pritzker Pavilion
1749:Guaranteed Rate Field
1278:Chicago Jazz Festival
1215:Man Enters the Cosmos
1110:Big Beaver Totem Pole
890:Chicago Jazz Festival
107:
22:Chicago Jazz Festival
3350:Bibliography of jazz
3130:Continental European
1981:Credit Union 1 Arena
1774:Petrillo Music Shell
1229:Olmec Head, Number 8
1145:Christopher Columbus
1056:Petrillo Music Shell
989:BP Pedestrian Bridge
427:Amina Claudine Myers
411:Muhal Richard Abrams
404:, Steven Bernstein,
327:, an Afro Jazz Opera
324:Memory in the Center
189:Roosevelt University
143:Karl E. H. Seigfried
110:Petrillo Music Shell
100:Subsequent festivals
66:Petrillo Music Shell
3591:Straight, No Chaser
3380:Straight-ahead jazz
2837:Winter & Winter
2286:French horn in jazz
2093:Checkerboard Lounge
2021:Wharton Field House
2001:Peoria Civic Center
1830:Buddy Guy's Legends
1194:Large Interior Form
1127:Bust of Georg Solti
1103:America's Courtyard
1082:8th Street Fountain
994:Buckingham Fountain
984:Auditorium Building
910:Photos of 2006 Fest
905:Photos of 2007 Fest
900:Photos of 2008 Fest
714:(August 31, 2007).
679:(August 23, 2013).
295:
290:, and many others.
3535:West African music
3360:British dance band
3150:European free jazz
3123:British dance band
2616:Musicians by genre
2396:Free improvisation
1820:Auditorium Theatre
1815:Arie Crown Theater
1798:Theaters and clubs
1395:Millennium Station
1334:Ida B. Wells Drive
920:2019-06-14 at the
815:. February 3, 2022
293:
113:
3618:
3617:
3491:New Orleans blues
3338:
3337:
3281:
3280:
2855:Beaches (Toronto)
2266:Swing performance
2176:
2175:
2153:The Thirsty Whale
2006:State Farm Center
1905:Paramount Theatre
1698:
1697:
1581:Metropolitan area
1413:
1412:
1344:Jackson Boulevard
1051:Nichols Bridgeway
1029:Adler Planetarium
1014:Maggie Daley Park
999:Burnham Pavilions
789:. City of Chicago
583:
582:
560:Jeff "Tain" Watts
331:Terence Blanchard
196:COVID-19 pandemic
108:2007 Festival at
3658:
3651:Summer festivals
3609:
3608:
3375:Continental jazz
3268:Washington, D.C.
3233:
3135:Czech and Slovak
2993:
2777:India Navigation
2475:Progressive jazz
2329:Avant-garde jazz
2203:
2196:
2189:
2180:
2108:Congress Theater
2098:Chicago Coliseum
1945:Virginia Theatre
1930:Rosemont Theatre
1845:Coronado Theatre
1779:Ravinia Festival
1725:
1718:
1711:
1702:
1688:
1687:
1678:
1440:
1433:
1426:
1417:
1405:South Shore Line
1349:Lake Shore Drive
1298:Taste of Chicago
1283:Chicago Marathon
1068:
956:
949:
942:
933:
877:
876:
874:
872:
857:
851:
850:
848:
846:
831:
825:
824:
822:
820:
805:
799:
798:
796:
794:
779:
773:
772:
761:
755:
754:
752:
751:
736:
730:
729:
728:on May 16, 2008.
724:. Archived from
704:
698:
697:
695:
693:
673:
667:
666:
664:
662:
656:
649:
641:
635:
634:
632:
630:
616:
597:Music of Chicago
439:Reggie Nicholson
423:Wadada Leo Smith
419:Henry Threadgill
398:Edward Wilkerson
388:Steven Bernstein
296:
166:Taste of Chicago
155:
132:
3666:
3665:
3661:
3660:
3659:
3657:
3656:
3655:
3621:
3620:
3619:
3614:
3611:Jazz portal
3603:
3596:
3577:The Jazz Singer
3544:
3523:Novelty ragtime
3454:
3334:
3318:
3297:
3277:
3231:
3198:
3089:
3034:
2989:Regional scenes
2984:
2919:
2841:
2767:Groove Merchant
2757:Flying Dutchman
2705:
2667:
2611:
2533:
2465:Orchestral jazz
2445:Mainstream jazz
2433:Afro-Cuban jazz
2315:
2224:Outline of jazz
2212:
2207:
2177:
2172:
2103:Chicago Stadium
2086:Historic venues
2081:
2030:
1971:Banterra Center
1949:
1925:Riviera Theatre
1890:Krannert Center
1860:Genesee Theatre
1835:Chicago Theatre
1805:Aragon Ballroom
1793:
1732:
1729:
1699:
1694:
1666:
1478:Community areas
1449:
1444:
1414:
1409:
1373:
1364:Randolph Street
1354:Michigan Avenue
1312:
1256:
1243:Spirit of Music
1069:
1060:
1019:Millennium Park
972:and attractions
971:
965:
960:
922:Wayback Machine
886:
881:
880:
870:
868:
867:. July 25, 2022
859:
858:
854:
844:
842:
833:
832:
828:
818:
816:
807:
806:
802:
792:
790:
781:
780:
776:
769:City of Chicago
763:
762:
758:
749:
747:
744:Chicago Tribune
738:
737:
733:
706:
705:
701:
691:
689:
686:Chicago Tribune
675:
674:
670:
660:
658:
654:
647:
643:
642:
638:
628:
626:
624:City of Chicago
618:
617:
610:
605:
588:
579:
544:
506:Dizzy Gillespie
494:
443:
435:George E. Lewis
431:Anthony Braxton
415:Roscoe Mitchell
402:John Hollenbeck
394:Billy Strayhorn
366:
288:Ornette Coleman
280:Dizzy Gillespie
228:Chico O'Farrill
216:Anthony Braxton
212:Ella Fitzgerald
204:
187:, Ganz Hall at
181:Millennium Park
149:
126:
102:
50:
48:Inaugural event
30:Millennium Park
19:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3664:
3662:
3654:
3653:
3648:
3643:
3638:
3633:
3623:
3622:
3616:
3615:
3601:
3598:
3597:
3595:
3594:
3587:
3584:Round Midnight
3580:
3573:
3565:
3558:
3552:
3550:
3546:
3545:
3543:
3542:
3537:
3532:
3527:
3526:
3525:
3515:
3510:
3505:
3500:
3495:
3494:
3493:
3488:
3478:
3473:
3468:
3462:
3460:
3456:
3455:
3453:
3452:
3447:
3442:
3437:
3432:
3427:
3422:
3417:
3412:
3407:
3402:
3397:
3392:
3387:
3382:
3377:
3372:
3367:
3362:
3357:
3352:
3346:
3344:
3340:
3339:
3336:
3335:
3333:
3332:
3326:
3324:
3320:
3319:
3317:
3316:
3314:Latin American
3311:
3305:
3303:
3302:South American
3299:
3298:
3296:
3295:
3289:
3287:
3283:
3282:
3279:
3278:
3276:
3275:
3270:
3265:
3260:
3255:
3250:
3245:
3243:Baltimore jazz
3239:
3237:
3230:
3229:
3228:
3227:
3220:Latin American
3217:
3212:
3206:
3204:
3203:North American
3200:
3199:
3197:
3196:
3191:
3190:
3189:
3179:
3178:
3177:
3167:
3162:
3157:
3152:
3147:
3142:
3137:
3132:
3127:
3126:
3125:
3115:
3110:
3109:
3108:
3097:
3095:
3091:
3090:
3088:
3087:
3082:
3077:
3076:
3075:
3070:
3060:
3059:
3058:
3048:
3042:
3040:
3036:
3035:
3033:
3032:
3027:
3026:
3025:
3020:
3010:
3005:
2999:
2997:
2990:
2986:
2985:
2983:
2982:
2977:
2972:
2967:
2966:
2965:
2953:
2948:
2943:
2938:
2933:
2927:
2925:
2921:
2920:
2918:
2917:
2912:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2872:
2867:
2862:
2857:
2851:
2849:
2843:
2842:
2840:
2839:
2834:
2829:
2824:
2819:
2814:
2809:
2804:
2799:
2794:
2789:
2784:
2779:
2774:
2769:
2764:
2759:
2754:
2749:
2744:
2739:
2734:
2729:
2724:
2719:
2713:
2711:
2707:
2706:
2704:
2703:
2698:
2693:
2688:
2683:
2677:
2675:
2669:
2668:
2666:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2619:
2617:
2613:
2612:
2610:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2594:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2572:Percussionists
2569:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2543:
2541:
2535:
2534:
2532:
2531:
2526:
2521:
2520:
2519:
2509:
2504:
2503:
2502:
2495:Spiritual jazz
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2436:
2435:
2425:
2420:
2415:
2410:
2405:
2404:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2352:
2351:
2346:
2341:
2331:
2325:
2323:
2317:
2316:
2314:
2313:
2308:
2303:
2298:
2293:
2288:
2283:
2278:
2273:
2268:
2263:
2258:
2253:
2252:
2251:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2220:
2218:
2217:General topics
2214:
2213:
2208:
2206:
2205:
2198:
2191:
2183:
2174:
2173:
2171:
2170:
2165:
2160:
2158:Uptown Theatre
2155:
2150:
2145:
2140:
2135:
2130:
2125:
2120:
2115:
2110:
2105:
2100:
2095:
2089:
2087:
2083:
2082:
2080:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2064:
2059:
2054:
2049:
2044:
2038:
2036:
2032:
2031:
2029:
2028:
2026:Wintrust Arena
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1961:Allstate Arena
1957:
1955:
1951:
1950:
1948:
1947:
1942:
1937:
1932:
1927:
1922:
1917:
1912:
1907:
1902:
1897:
1892:
1887:
1885:Kingston Mines
1882:
1877:
1875:House of Blues
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1852:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1810:Arcada Theater
1807:
1801:
1799:
1795:
1794:
1792:
1791:
1786:
1781:
1776:
1771:
1769:Marion Stadium
1766:
1761:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1740:
1738:
1734:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1727:
1720:
1713:
1705:
1696:
1695:
1693:
1692:
1682:
1671:
1668:
1667:
1665:
1664:
1659:
1657:Transportation
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1638:
1637:
1630:Public schools
1627:
1626:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1605:
1604:
1603:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1577:
1576:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1555:
1554:
1549:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1513:
1512:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1491:
1490:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1454:
1451:
1450:
1445:
1443:
1442:
1435:
1428:
1420:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1381:
1379:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1369:Roosevelt Road
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1329:Columbus Drive
1326:
1320:
1318:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1268:Bike the Drive
1264:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1255:
1254:
1246:
1239:
1232:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1152:Crown Fountain
1148:
1141:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1085:
1077:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1063:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1047:
1046:
1041:
1039:Shedd Aquarium
1036:
1031:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
975:
973:
967:
966:
961:
959:
958:
951:
944:
936:
930:
929:
924:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
885:
884:External links
882:
879:
878:
852:
826:
800:
774:
756:
731:
721:Chicago Reader
708:Peter Margasak
699:
668:
636:
607:
606:
604:
601:
600:
599:
594:
587:
584:
581:
580:
578:
577:
572:
567:
562:
552:
550:
546:
545:
543:
542:
540:Honey and Salt
533:
522:
513:
502:
500:
496:
495:
493:
492:
490:Candido Camero
487:
478:
473:
468:
457:
451:
449:
445:
444:
442:
441:
408:
406:Gordon Goodwin
391:
381:
374:
372:
368:
367:
365:
364:
341:
328:
319:Ernest Dawkins
315:Nelson Mandela
310:
308:
304:
303:
300:
224:Lionel Hampton
203:
200:
101:
98:
54:Duke Ellington
52:Shortly after
49:
46:
16:Music festival
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3663:
3652:
3649:
3647:
3644:
3642:
3639:
3637:
3634:
3632:
3629:
3628:
3626:
3613:
3612:
3607:
3599:
3593:
3592:
3588:
3586:
3585:
3581:
3579:
3578:
3574:
3572:
3570:
3566:
3564:
3563:
3559:
3557:
3554:
3553:
3551:
3547:
3541:
3540:Western swing
3538:
3536:
3533:
3531:
3528:
3524:
3521:
3520:
3519:
3516:
3514:
3511:
3509:
3506:
3504:
3501:
3499:
3496:
3492:
3489:
3487:
3484:
3483:
3482:
3479:
3477:
3474:
3472:
3469:
3467:
3464:
3463:
3461:
3457:
3451:
3448:
3446:
3443:
3441:
3438:
3436:
3433:
3431:
3428:
3426:
3423:
3421:
3418:
3416:
3413:
3411:
3408:
3406:
3403:
3401:
3398:
3396:
3393:
3391:
3388:
3386:
3383:
3381:
3378:
3376:
3373:
3371:
3368:
3366:
3363:
3361:
3358:
3356:
3353:
3351:
3348:
3347:
3345:
3341:
3331:
3328:
3327:
3325:
3321:
3315:
3312:
3310:
3307:
3306:
3304:
3300:
3294:
3291:
3290:
3288:
3284:
3274:
3271:
3269:
3266:
3264:
3263:New York City
3261:
3259:
3256:
3254:
3251:
3249:
3246:
3244:
3241:
3240:
3238:
3234:
3226:
3223:
3222:
3221:
3218:
3216:
3213:
3211:
3208:
3207:
3205:
3201:
3195:
3192:
3188:
3187:Flamenco jazz
3185:
3184:
3183:
3180:
3176:
3173:
3172:
3171:
3168:
3166:
3163:
3161:
3158:
3156:
3153:
3151:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3141:
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3124:
3121:
3120:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3107:
3104:
3103:
3102:
3099:
3098:
3096:
3092:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3078:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3065:
3064:
3061:
3057:
3054:
3053:
3052:
3049:
3047:
3044:
3043:
3041:
3037:
3031:
3028:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3016:
3015:
3014:
3013:South African
3011:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
3000:
2998:
2994:
2991:
2987:
2981:
2978:
2976:
2973:
2971:
2968:
2964:
2963:
2959:
2958:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2947:
2944:
2942:
2939:
2937:
2934:
2932:
2929:
2928:
2926:
2922:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2876:
2873:
2871:
2868:
2866:
2863:
2861:
2858:
2856:
2853:
2852:
2850:
2848:
2844:
2838:
2835:
2833:
2830:
2828:
2825:
2823:
2820:
2818:
2815:
2813:
2810:
2808:
2805:
2803:
2800:
2798:
2795:
2793:
2790:
2788:
2785:
2783:
2780:
2778:
2775:
2773:
2770:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2755:
2753:
2750:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2733:
2730:
2728:
2725:
2723:
2720:
2718:
2715:
2714:
2712:
2710:Discographies
2708:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2678:
2676:
2674:
2670:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2620:
2618:
2614:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2597:Vibraphonists
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2544:
2542:
2540:
2536:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2518:
2517:Swing revival
2515:
2514:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2501:
2498:
2497:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2434:
2431:
2430:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2406:
2402:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2388:
2387:
2384:
2382:
2379:
2377:
2376:Flamenco jazz
2374:
2372:
2369:
2367:
2364:
2362:
2359:
2357:
2354:
2350:
2347:
2345:
2342:
2340:
2337:
2336:
2335:
2332:
2330:
2327:
2326:
2324:
2322:
2318:
2312:
2311:Women in jazz
2309:
2307:
2304:
2302:
2299:
2297:
2296:Jazz trombone
2294:
2292:
2289:
2287:
2284:
2282:
2279:
2277:
2276:Jazz drumming
2274:
2272:
2269:
2267:
2264:
2262:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2250:
2247:
2246:
2245:
2244:Improvisation
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2221:
2219:
2215:
2211:
2204:
2199:
2197:
2192:
2190:
2185:
2184:
2181:
2169:
2166:
2164:
2163:Velvet Lounge
2161:
2159:
2156:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2146:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2136:
2134:
2131:
2129:
2126:
2124:
2121:
2119:
2116:
2114:
2111:
2109:
2106:
2104:
2101:
2099:
2096:
2094:
2091:
2090:
2088:
2084:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2039:
2037:
2033:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2011:United Center
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1958:
1956:
1952:
1946:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1931:
1928:
1926:
1923:
1921:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1911:
1908:
1906:
1903:
1901:
1898:
1896:
1893:
1891:
1888:
1886:
1883:
1881:
1880:Jazz Showcase
1878:
1876:
1873:
1871:
1868:
1866:
1863:
1861:
1858:
1856:
1853:
1851:
1848:
1846:
1843:
1841:
1840:Constellation
1838:
1836:
1833:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1825:Bottom Lounge
1823:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1806:
1803:
1802:
1800:
1796:
1790:
1789:Wrigley Field
1787:
1785:
1784:Soldier Field
1782:
1780:
1777:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1752:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1741:
1739:
1735:
1726:
1721:
1719:
1714:
1712:
1707:
1706:
1703:
1691:
1683:
1681:
1677:
1673:
1672:
1669:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1631:
1628:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1610:
1609:
1606:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1591:Neighborhoods
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1544:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1511:
1508:
1507:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1489:
1486:
1485:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1455:
1452:
1448:
1441:
1436:
1434:
1429:
1427:
1422:
1421:
1418:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1359:Monroe Street
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1265:
1263:
1259:
1252:
1251:
1247:
1245:
1244:
1240:
1238:
1237:
1236:Spiral Galaxy
1233:
1231:
1230:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1222:Man with Fish
1219:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1198:
1196:
1195:
1191:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1170:
1168:
1167:
1166:Flying Dragon
1163:
1161:
1160:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1149:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1067:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1045:
1044:Soldier Field
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1025:
1024:Museum Campus
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
976:
974:
968:
964:
957:
952:
950:
945:
943:
938:
937:
934:
928:
925:
923:
919:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
887:
883:
866:
862:
856:
853:
841:
837:
830:
827:
814:
810:
804:
801:
788:
784:
778:
775:
770:
766:
760:
757:
745:
741:
735:
732:
727:
723:
722:
717:
713:
709:
703:
700:
688:
687:
682:
678:
677:Reich, Howard
672:
669:
653:
646:
640:
637:
625:
621:
615:
613:
609:
602:
598:
595:
593:
590:
589:
585:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
565:Dianne Reeves
563:
561:
557:
554:
553:
551:
548:
547:
541:
537:
534:
531:
530:Dee Alexander
527:
526:Sheila Jordan
523:
521:
517:
514:
511:
507:
504:
503:
501:
498:
497:
491:
488:
486:
482:
481:John Scofield
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
466:
461:
460:Charlie Haden
458:
456:
453:
452:
450:
447:
446:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
409:
407:
403:
399:
395:
392:
389:
385:
382:
379:
376:
375:
373:
370:
369:
363:
362:
357:
353:
349:
348:Kevin Eubanks
345:
342:
340:
339:Lionel Loueke
336:
335:Ravi Coltrane
332:
329:
326:
325:
320:
316:
312:
311:
309:
306:
305:
301:
298:
297:
291:
289:
285:
284:Kenny Burrell
281:
277:
276:Dexter Gordon
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
248:Sarah Vaughan
245:
241:
240:Slide Hampton
237:
233:
232:Jimmy Dawkins
230:'s big band,
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
201:
199:
197:
192:
190:
186:
182:
178:
173:
171:
167:
162:
157:
153:
148:
147:Keefe Jackson
144:
140:
136:
135:Fred Anderson
130:
125:
120:
118:
111:
106:
99:
97:
95:
94:Benny Goodman
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
62:John Coltrane
59:
55:
47:
45:
43:
39:
35:
31:
27:
23:
3602:
3589:
3582:
3575:
3571:(miniseries)
3568:
3560:
3530:Sophisti-pop
2960:
2951:Jazz royalty
2941:Jazz funeral
2864:
2737:Contemporary
2628:Chamber jazz
2582:Saxophonists
2552:Clarinetists
2524:Third stream
2361:Chamber jazz
2261:Scat singing
2057:Lollapalooza
2046:
1895:Lincoln Hall
1850:Empty Bottle
1500:Demographics
1458:Architecture
1317:Area streets
1293:Lollapalooza
1277:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1193:
1185:
1178:
1171:
1164:
1157:
1150:
1144:
1136:
1121:The Spearman
1120:
1116:
1108:
1101:
1095:
1087:
1080:
869:. Retrieved
864:
855:
843:. Retrieved
839:
829:
817:. Retrieved
812:
803:
791:. Retrieved
786:
777:
768:
759:
748:. Retrieved
746:. 2019-12-23
743:
734:
726:the original
719:
712:John Corbett
702:
690:. Retrieved
684:
671:
659:. Retrieved
639:
627:. Retrieved
623:
575:Maceo Parker
570:Ramsey Lewis
539:
519:
471:Benny Golson
463:
455:Orbert Davis
384:Henry Butler
378:Marquis Hill
359:
356:Eric Harland
352:Craig Taborn
344:Dave Holland
322:
252:Carmen McRae
236:Johnny Frigo
220:Betty Carter
205:
193:
174:
158:
124:David Boykin
121:
114:
86:Billy Taylor
78:Benny Carter
51:
21:
18:
3513:Quiet storm
3476:Contradanza
3258:New Orleans
3253:Kansas City
3056:Jazz mugham
3051:Azerbaijani
2975:Second line
2970:Rare groove
2956:Jazz theory
2946:Jazz poetry
2931:Contrafacts
2915:Saint Lucia
2895:New Orleans
2827:Strata-East
2802:MPS Records
2732:Cobblestone
2653:Smooth jazz
2643:Jazz fusion
2587:Trombonists
2500:Sacred jazz
2485:Smooth jazz
2418:Jazz fusion
2301:Jazz violin
2281:Jazz guitar
2256:Jam session
2229:Jazz (word)
2113:Double Door
1940:Vic Theatre
1935:Thalia Hall
1662:Visual arts
1642:Skyscrapers
1517:Expressways
1324:Balbo Drive
865:Chicago Jaz
813:CBS Chicago
556:Kurt Elling
536:Matt Wilson
516:Jason Moran
390:& Hot 9
302:Headliners
272:Jimmy Smith
260:Count Basie
208:Miles Davis
194:Due to the
150: [
133:, the late
127: [
82:McCoy Tyner
70:Von Freeman
3625:Categories
3498:Brass band
3486:Jump blues
3330:Ethno jazz
3293:Australian
3273:West Coast
3030:Zimbabwean
2870:Copenhagen
2792:Mainstream
2602:Violinists
2592:Trumpeters
2562:Guitarists
2470:Organ trio
2455:Modal jazz
2428:Latin jazz
2408:Gypsy jazz
2306:Vocal jazz
2291:Jazz piano
2143:O'Banion's
1976:BMO Center
1865:Green Mill
1574:Newspapers
1564:Literature
1532:Government
1138:Cloud Gate
1117:The Bowman
1074:Public art
963:Grant Park
793:August 15,
750:2023-10-24
692:August 15,
661:August 15,
629:August 15,
603:References
510:Jon Faddis
485:Joe Lovano
476:Anat Cohen
313:Homage to
256:B. B. King
244:Roy Haynes
202:Performers
177:Grant Park
58:Grant Park
3466:Acid jazz
3323:Worldwide
3309:Brazilian
3106:Bulgarian
3068:Indo jazz
3018:Cape jazz
2905:North Sea
2860:Cape Town
2847:Festivals
2822:Riverside
2797:Milestone
2722:Blue Note
2717:Bethlehem
2701:post-1950
2673:Standards
2658:Soul jazz
2607:Vocalists
2567:Organists
2539:Musicians
2529:Trad jazz
2490:Soul jazz
2413:Jazz-funk
2401:Punk jazz
2391:Free funk
2386:Free jazz
2381:Folk jazz
2371:Dixieland
2366:Cool jazz
2356:Cape jazz
2271:Jazz bass
2234:Jazz band
2133:Lounge Ax
2072:Riot Fest
2035:Festivals
1996:Now Arena
1910:Park West
1618:musicians
1559:Landmarks
1527:Geography
1510:companies
1208:Magdalene
840:WTTW News
518:presents
268:Stan Getz
139:Dana Hall
90:Mel Torme
74:Art Hodes
38:Labor Day
3471:Afrobeat
3385:Pre-1920
3370:Jazz Age
3286:Oceanian
3236:American
3210:Canadian
3094:European
3085:Japanese
3046:Armenian
3008:Malawian
3003:Ethiopia
2890:Montreux
2885:Montreal
2880:Monterey
2817:Prestige
2787:Landmark
2772:Impulse!
2752:ESP-Disk
2681:Pre-1920
2638:Hard bop
2577:Pianists
2557:Drummers
2547:Bassists
2480:Ska jazz
2423:Jazz rap
2349:Post-bop
2339:Hard bop
2239:Big band
2168:West End
1690:Category
1552:timeline
1547:politics
1250:Untitled
1159:Cubi VII
970:Features
918:Archived
871:April 4,
845:April 4,
819:April 4,
652:Archived
586:See also
380:Blacktet
168:and the
3518:Ragtime
3503:Exotica
3459:Related
3365:Ragtime
3343:History
3248:Chicago
3215:Haitian
3194:Swedish
3182:Spanish
3165:Italian
3118:British
3113:Belgian
3080:Iranian
2996:African
2924:Culture
2900:Newport
2875:Jakarta
2865:Chicago
2762:Freedom
2460:Nu jazz
2344:Neo-bop
1870:Hideout
1737:Outdoor
1652:Tourism
1623:theater
1586:Museums
1542:History
1505:Economy
1495:Culture
1468:Climate
1463:Beaches
1447:Chicago
44:music.
36:during
26:Chicago
3170:Polish
3160:German
3155:French
3140:Danish
3101:Balkan
3063:Indian
3023:Marabi
2980:Venues
2507:Stride
2450:Marabi
2440:M-Base
2321:Genres
1954:Arenas
1680:Portal
1647:Sports
1608:People
1537:Harbor
1261:Events
1253:(Wool)
337:&
264:Sun Ra
145:, and
92:, and
3549:Media
3508:Plugg
3481:Blues
3435:2010s
3430:2000s
3425:1990s
3420:1980s
3415:1970s
3410:1960s
3405:1950s
3400:1940s
3395:1930s
3390:1920s
3355:Blues
3225:Cuban
3145:Dutch
3073:Sitar
3039:Asian
2832:Verve
2696:1940s
2691:1930s
2686:1920s
2663:Swing
2623:Bebop
2512:Swing
2334:Bebop
1900:Metro
1613:music
1596:Parks
1569:Media
1488:gangs
1483:Crime
1378:Other
1201:Lions
1096:Agora
655:(PDF)
648:(PDF)
549:2018
499:2017
448:2016
371:2015
361:PRISM
333:with
307:2014
299:Year
154:]
131:]
3569:Jazz
3562:Bird
3450:2022
3445:2021
3440:2020
3175:Yass
2910:Pori
2812:Muse
2648:Scat
2249:Jazz
2210:Jazz
1635:list
1601:list
1522:Flag
1119:and
873:2023
847:2023
821:2023
795:2019
710:and
694:2019
663:2019
631:2019
483:and
354:and
159:The
117:WBEZ
42:jazz
20:The
2807:MPS
2782:JMT
2747:ECM
2742:CTI
2727:BYG
2138:Neo
538:’s
28:'s
3627::
2118:E2
863:.
838:.
811:.
785:.
767:.
742:.
718:.
683:.
622:.
611:^
528:,
433:,
429:,
425:,
421:,
417:,
400:,
386:/
358::
350:,
346:,
321:'
317::
286:,
282:,
278:,
274:,
270:,
266:,
262:,
258:,
254:,
250:,
246:,
242:,
238:,
234:,
226:,
222:,
218:,
214:,
210:,
172:.
156:.
152:de
141:,
137:,
129:de
88:,
84:,
80:,
76:,
72:,
2202:e
2195:t
2188:v
1724:e
1717:t
1710:v
1439:e
1432:t
1425:v
955:e
948:t
941:v
875:.
849:.
823:.
797:.
771:.
753:.
696:.
665:.
633:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
