Chicago LATIN JAZZ FESTIVAL
Don’t miss the fun, dancing, great food, and music of Latin Jazz Fest at Humboldt Park Fieldhouse! Bring your family and friends and enjoy a relaxing day in on of Chicago's most beautiful park settings.
Part of Jazz City, 2024, presented in partnership with Chicago Park District, Night Out in the Park, and WDCB Jazz Public Radio 90.9FM.
Friday and Saturday, JULY 12 & 13
Humboldt Park Fieldhouse
1440 N. Humboldt Blvd.
Free and family-friendly.
Food and beverages are available from Tacomotora or bring your own picnic!
PAULINHO GARCIA LATIN JAZZ QUINTET
Friday, July 12, 6PM
Best Brazilian International Vocalist – The Brazilian Press Award
Chicagoan of the year in jazz – The Chicago Tribune
Brazilian person of the year –The Brazil Club
Chicago’s best jazz entertainer – The Chicago Music Awards – awarded to Two For Brazil
Paulinho Garcia - guitar/vocals
Victor Garcia - trumpet
Heitor Garcia - percussion
Geraldo de Oliveira - percussion
Friday, July 12, 7:30PM
Juan Pastor Chinchano brings his innovative fusion of Afro-Peruvian rhythms and jazz to the Chicago Latin Jazz Festival. With four acclaimed albums showcasing his unique blend of tradition and innovation, Juan is set to debut new music that will be recorded later this year, with partial financing from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for his fifth album. Experience the dynamic sounds of his exceptional ensemble, featuring Dustin Laurenzi on saxophone, Stu Mindeman on piano, Matt Ulery on bass, and special guest percussionist Gian Luigi Cortez Mejía. Don’t miss this extraordinary performance that promises to push the boundaries of jazz and celebrate its rich Afro-Peruvian roots.
Photo by Jeffrey Kipnis
Nythia Martinez and Friends
Saturday, July 13, 5PM
Notable performances/accolades include: finalist in the Carnegie Hall / Dianne Reeves Workshop for Jazz Vocalists; appeared with the Barber Brothers Quintet at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.; Chicago Music Award Nominee in the category of "Best Female Vocalist", vocalist of the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble (CALJE). Together with Chicago cultural preservationist Carlos Flores, Nythia created, directed, and performed with the Chicago Puerto Rican Community Chorus.
Brian Lynch and SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
Saturday, July 13, 6:30PM
Spheres Of Influence, led by Multi-Grammy Award winning trumpeter Brian Lynch, exemplifies the state of the art in the jazz idiom today. Spheres Of Influence reflects its leader’s pedigree in both the jazz (Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Phil Woods) and Latin/world music (Eddie Palmieri, Chucho Valdes, Hector LaVoe) fields, mixing Black American Music, Afro-Caribbean, and other traditions in original works and arrangements by Lynch. Spheres Of Influence is a recipient of the CMA/Doris Duke “New Works – Creation And Presentation” Award, and has recorded for the Hollistic MusicWorks, Criss Cross and EWE labels (latest release: Dance The Way U Want To on Hollistic MusicWorks).
Brian Lynch - trumpet, composer, leader
Lenard Simpson - alto saxophone
Devin Shaw - piano
Rodner Padilla - electric bass
Kyle Swan - drums
Yorvanis Duran - percussion
Bring your lawn chairs and picnics!
Part of Jazz City 2024. Jazz City 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 are WDCB Jazz Public Radio 90.9FM and WHPK radio. Support for Latin Jazz Fest, 2024 also comes from CANTV.
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; The Wang Family.