Join us for a Wonderful night out for JazzCity at WILLYE WHITE PARK.
Join jazz lovers and Chicago community members for a great night out in the Chicago parks for JazzCity, featuring the Pete Benson Organ Trio, Friday, June 7 at 6:30PM. Free and family-friendly.
6:30PM - JAZZ LINKS ENSEMBLE, LEAD BY LUCAS CIOCAN
7:00PM - PETE BENSON ORGAN TRIO
The concert will be held at Willye White Park, 1610 W Howard St, Chicago
PETE BENSON ORGAN TRIO
Pete Benson - organ
Kyle Asche - guitar
George Fludas - drums
Photo by Scott Hesse
ABOUT PETE BENSON
Pete Benson is one of Chicago’s most in-demand pianists and Hammond B3 organists, playing regularly at Chicago’s most popular jazz venues for the past 25 years. The Pete Benson Organ Trio performs a varied repertoire inspired by organ greats such as Shirley Scott, Larry Young, and Melvin Rhyne, playing recognizable standards in addition to deeper cuts that feature the unique sound of the B3 organ. Notable recordings include: "Five Down Blues,” The Kyle Asche organ trio, “Live at The Green Mill,” the George Freeman & Mike Allemana Organ Quartet with Special Guest Bernard Purdie, “Sabertooth Live at the Green Mill” and “Sabertooth Plays Dead.”
ABOUT WILLYE WHITE PARK!
Just after World War II, the Rogers Park Kiwanis Club urged the City of Chicago to establish a playground in their neighborhood. In 1949, the City used Playground Bond funds to purchase land along Ashland Avenue for park development. Initially known as Ashland Playground, the site soon had playground equipment, a sand box, and a brick shelter house. In winter, park patrons could ice skate on the flooded lawn. In 1951, the City Council officially named the site Kiwanis Park, in recognition of the service club’s efforts. In 1957, the City of Chicago transferred the park to the Chicago Park District pursuant to the Chicago Park and City Exchange of Functions Act. LEARN MORE…
ABOUT JAZZCITY
JazzCity is free, family friend, open to the public, and presented by the Jazz Institute of Chicago in partnership with the Chicago Park District and is supported by a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, The Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Media sponsors is WDCB.
Jazz Institute of Chicago is proud to receive generous support from the following organizations:
The Allstate Foundation; The Alphawood Foundation; a CityArts grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; Crown Family Philanthropies; Chicago's Cultural Treasures; The Darling Family Foundation; The Field Foundation; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation; The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation; The Glossberg Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency; The National Endowment for the Arts, The Polk Bros. Foundation; The Oppenheimer Family Foundation; The Walder Foundation; and The Wang Family.