2007 Festival Schedule & Music

Performers including Dee Alexander, Maggie Brown, Orbert Davis, Willie Pickens, Corey Wilkes made the festival a success. See the 2007 Schedule for more information. Check out the music page to hear music samples from some of the great artists who performed at the 2007 Festival.

2007 Media Coverage

"...the first Hyde Park Jazz Festival... appears already ready for prime time. By presenting some of Chicago's most admired jazz artists in several of Hyde Park's most distinguished cultural institutions, the new event immediately attains critical mass." The Chicago Tribune, 9/28/07

"It may have been the fastest 14 hours in jazz -- as well as the most inspiring. From 11 a.m. Saturday to the small hours of Sunday morning, a single Chicago neighborhood transformed itself into what Duke Ellington used to call "the city of jazz." Metromix Web Site editorial review, 10/1/07

Find links to these articles and more in our Media Coverage section.