HYDE PARK — The Hyde Park Jazz Festival has released its full lineup, so music lovers can start scheduling their dashes among 11 stages.
The annual music fest, scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 24 and 25 this year, spreads the music around the neighborhood, with more than 30 bands scheduled to perform everywhere from the main floor of Hyde Park Bank to Rockefeller Chapel to open-air stages on the Midway Plaisance.
Local favorites Dee Alexander and Willie Pickens are returning this year, joined by Randy Weston, with a special performance for his 90th birthday, a new commissioned work from Miguel Zenon and others.
As always, the festival is free and open to the public.
The full schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 24
Logan Center for the Arts performance hall, 915 E. 60th St.
- 5:15-6:15 p.m., Amir ElSaffar Two Rivers Ensemble
- 7:15-8:15 p.m., Miguel Zenon and the Spektral Quartet “Yo Soy La Tradición”
- 9:30-10:30 p.m., Supreme Love
Logan Center for the Arts penthouse, 915 E. 60th St.
- 4-5 p.m., Matana Roberts (solo)
- 6-7 p.m., Matana Roberts (solo)
Logan Center for the Arts screening room, 915 E. 60th St.
- 1:30-2:30 p.m., Inside the Score: Dana Hall Talk: “Creating ‘Hypocrisy of Justice’ Project”
- 3:30-4 p.m., “Chicago’s Record Man: A Conversation with Bob Koester” video
Wagner Stage on the Midway Plaisance
- 1:30-2:30 p.m., Willie Pickens Quartet
- 3:30-4:30 p.m., Garden of Souls: Geof Bradfield, Nick Mazzarella, Joshua Abrams, Mike Reed
- 6-7 p.m., Dee Alexander Quartet with very special guest Dwight Trible
- 8:30-9:30 p.m., TRIP: Tom Harrell, Ugonna Okegwo, Mark Turner, Adam Cruz
West/Dance Stage on the Midway Plaisance
- 2:30-3:30 p.m., Sammy Miller and the Congregation
- 4:45-5:45 p.m., Greg Ward and 10 Tongues Touch My Beloved's Thought
- 7:15-8:15 p.m., Angel d'Cuba
- 9:30-10:30 p.m., DJ Sadie Woods
Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave.
- 11 p.m. to midnight, Randy Weston (solo)
Smart Museum, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave.
- 1-2 p.m., Matt Ulery's Loom
- 2:30-3:30 p.m., Thaddeus Tukes/Isaiah Collier Duo
Hyde Park Bank, 1525 E. 53rd St.
- 4-5 p.m., Yvonne Faddis-Stroud and Friends
- 5:30-6:30 p.m., Roy McGrath/Bill Cessna Duo
International House, 1414 E. 59th St.
- 7:15-8:15 p.m., Ba(SH)
- 9:30-10:30 p.m., Joshua Abrams, Ari Brown, Gerald Cleaver, Jeff Parker Quartet
Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn Ave.
- 2-3 p.m., Bobby Lewis Quintet
- 4-5 p.m., Lorin Cohen Group
Little Black Pearl, 1060 E. 47th St.
- 3-4 p.m., Quentin Coaxum Quintet
- 4:30-5:30 p.m., Marvin Tate's Weight of Rage
DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Place
- 2:30-3:30 p.m., Maggie Brown Group
- 4:15-5:15 p.m., The Orbert Davis Sextet's “Tribute to Freddie Hubbard”
Oriental Institute Breasted Hall, 1155 E. 58th St.
- 2:30-3:30 p.m., Wayfaring: Katie Ernst and James Falzone
Sunday, Sept. 25
Wagner Stage on the Midway Plaisance
- 2-3 p.m., Marquis Hill Blacktet
- 4-5 p.m., Denise Thimes Quartet
- 6-7 p.m., Victor Goines Quartet
West/Dance Stage on the Midway Plaisance
- 3-4 p.m., Douglas R. Ewart and Orbit: A Constellation of Ewart Sonic Tops and Crepuscular Instruments
- 5-6 p.m., Chicago Jazz Orchestra
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