Watch Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band

Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band, Dizzy’s Club, NYC -Sept 11th, 2011

2012 Headliners Announced!

It’s never too soon to make plans for Labor Day when the holiday weekend includes the free admission Chicago Jazz Festival and headline talent such as Roy Haynes, Dianne Reeves and Allen Toussaint.

Ken Vandermark, 2012 Artist in Residence

The Chicago Jazz Festival announces saxophonist and composer Ken Vandermark as its Artist in Residence for this year’s festival.

Orbert Davis contemplates a Little Gershwin

CJP Performs Sketches of Spain

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble Performs Excerpt of Sketches of Spain

Festival Artist in Residence Orbert Davis Named on Trolley!

Chicago Jazz Festival Artist in Residence Orbert Davis christens the Chicago Trolley Company’s newly named trolley in his honor for a pre-Jazz Club Tour photo op.

Randy Weston + Chicago Jazz Ensemble + 2 Commissions

Roy Hargrove Interview at CJF

iRock.com Jazz interviews Roy Hargrove

Previews: The Global Language of Jazz

Two special Jazz Festival preview focus on the contributions of different cultures to the increasingly global nature of jazz.

Mike Reed’s Myth/Science Debuts

Mike Reed’s Myth Science Assembly perfroming Sun Ra’s unfinished work.

Just Added: Louder Than a Bomb Poets

Appearing on Stage at the Jazz Club Tour

Jazzin’ on the Southside at ETA  Junius Paul Trio  and the Erin Mc Dougal Quartet.
Andy’s: Neal Ager and Mike Smith
Green Mill: Alphonso Ponticelli and Frank Catalano
Jazz Showcase: Ira Sullivan and Friends

Shanghai Stories Previewed in Chinatown

Tuesday August 30, 2011 In a Chicago Jazz Festival preview Francis Wong tells the story of his parent’s time in Shanghai at the Chinese American Service League in Chicago’s Chinatown.