Navy Pier’s Fresh Fest 2024 featuring Jazz Links Student Council Members and bands The Owen Ruszczyk Sextet & New Generation Jazz Collective

One of the many amazing free concerts that can be enjoyed during Chicago’s beautiful summer is Fresh Fest at Navy Pier. Witness the next generation jazz greats with Jazz Links Student Council members and their bands The Owen Ruszczyk Sextet & New Generation Jazz Collective

Friday, July 12th, 6:30PM-8:30PM

Part of Jazz Institute of Chicago’s NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project 

Members of the Jazz Links Student Council are also eligible for the NextGenJazz Emerging Artists Project. 
The Emerging Artists Project promotes leadership, creativity, and a foundation for self-marketing by working with participants to develop skills necessary to lead their own ensembles, create an online presence, and promote and manage their own gigs and shows.

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.