By Jacqueline Runice
The Obama family’s old stomping grounds play host to more than 35 bands playing on 14 stages. That's over 18 hours of moving grooves, melancholy meditations and improvised glee during the 9th Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival, September 26-27.
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By Howard Reich
Several major attractions have been added to the ninth annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival, running Sept. 26 and 27 in several locations.
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What will the ninth annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival bring to the city’s stages?
Rare duos featuring visionary Henry Threadgill with rising young pianist David Virelles and MacArthur Fellowship winner Regina Carter with pianist Xavier Davis.
Read MoreBy Michael Jackson
Perfect fall weather further sugared the already sweet experience of the 8th annual HydePark Jazz Festival on Chicago’s South Side on Sept. 27–28. Under the creative leadership of artistic director Kate Dumbleton, the event has consistently presented choice collaborations and original concepts from local musicians and those from further afield.
Read MoreBy Howard Reich
A single neighborhood became the jazz nexus of the city over the weekend, as the eighth annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival swung into churches, galleries, the Midway Plaisance and more.
Read MoreCo-produced with the Hyde Park Jazz Society, the festival grows more ambitious each year, earning recognition as a major jazz presenter in Chicago.
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By Neil Tesser
The weather forecast is picture-perfect for this year’s Hyde Park Jazz Festival (Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27-28) – terrific news for a festival that spreads its performances over a couple of square miles.
Read MoreBy Howard Reich
It’s the most magical weekend of the year, venues large and small, familiar and novel lighting up a single Chicago neighborhood.
Read MoreBy Matt Pollock
If you missed Chicago’s city-sanctioned Jazz Festival in Millennium Park last month, don’t fret. The eighth annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival kicks off this weekend, and its Midwest-heavy lineup is comparable if not downright better.
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