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Posted in music on September 20, 2011

Hyde Park Jazz Fest this weekend, and sooner too

Hyde Park

"Rarely has a Chicago musical institution grown as dramatically and impressively as the Hyde Park Jazz Festival.

What started as a one-day event five years ago will double in duration this weekend, bringing top-notch musicians to first-rate venues across the neighborhood. But that's just part of the story of this festival's blossoming.

Thanks to the creativity and entrepreneurial savvy of its planners, the fest will include additional, preliminary events Wednesday through Friday; multiple appearances by the event's first artist-in-residence, Chicago saxophonist Geof Bradfield; screenings of rare jazz films; and other innovations." [Chicago Tribune]

The Saturday & Sunday schedule is a PDF HERE. All events (except the gala with Freddy Cole) are FREE! Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and more info below...

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Geof Bradfield Ensemble Open Rehearsal. 1:20 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Kenwood Academy, 5015 S. Blackstone Ave.; free.

Freddy Cole at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival Gala. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive; $200.

Hyde Park School of Dance and Kenwood Jazz Band with the Geof Bradfield Ensemble. 5:45 to 7 p.m. Friday at Kenwood Academy; free.

Hyde Park Jazz Festival. 1 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday in various Hyde Park locations, featuring Orbert Davis, Willie Pickens, Fareed Haque, Tomeka Reid, Paulinho Garcia, Don Byron, Dee Alexander and others. 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the James W. Wagner Stage, on the Midway Plaisance between Ellis and Woodlawn Avenues, with Tatsu Aoki's Miyumi Project, Ari Brown Quintet, Nicole Mitchell and the Black Earth Ensemble and the Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring Ricky Luis.
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Tags: Ari Brown Quintet, Dee Alexander, Don Byron, Fareed Haque, free shows, Hyde Park, Hyde Park Jazz Fest, Nicole Mitchell. Freddy Cole, Orbert Davis, Paulinho Garcia, Tomeka Reid, Willie Pickens
posted at 11:47 AM on September 20, 2011 in music | Comments (0)

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