By Hannah Edgar
Transplant Richard Wright’s “Native Son” to today and one will find much more to retain than to update.
Read MoreThe crowd at the fest—activists, dancers, students, radio hosts, dog walkers, retired teachers, an ironworker in a tiara—is just as much fun as the top-shelf musicians on its stages.
Read MoreBy Bill Meyer
This year, the HPJF resumes business as usual, staging concerts inside churches, museums, and performance spaces as well as on two big outdoor stages that face each other on the Midway Plaisance.
Read MoreBy Aaron Gettinger, staff writer
A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts grant will enable the Hyde Park Jazz Festival to put paid workers behind three initiatives beyond the borders of the neighborhood.
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