CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm.
Harris Theater Rooftop – Young Lions Jazz (Enter on Randolph St.)
- 11am – Chicago High School for the Arts
- 11:50am – Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
- 12:40pm – Lane Tech College Prep High School
- 1:35pm- Whitney Young High School
- 2:25pm – New Trier High School
- 3:15pm – Kenwood Academy High School
Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)
- 11:30am-12:25pm – Alvin Cobb Jr.
- 12:40-1:35pm – Devon Sandridge
- 1:50-2:45pm – Theodis Rodgers Organ Trio
- 3-4pm – Carmen Stokes
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- 4:15-5:05pm – Tammy McCann
- 5:25-6:10pm – Brandee Younger
- 6:25-7:25pm – Nduduzo Makhathini
- 7:45-9pm – Makaya McCraven
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CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm.
Von Freeman Pavilion (North Promenade)
- 11:30-12:25pm – Eric Hochberg String Thing
- 12:40-1:35pm – Alexis Lombre Quartet
- 1:50-2:45pm – Anthony Bruno Quartet
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Security gates open 2 hours before the event start time. The concert perimeter (Pritzker Pavilion, Stage and Great Lawn) will be closed to the public for 1 hour before the gates open.
- 4:15-5:05pm – Juan Pastor Chinchano
- 5:25 – 6:10pm – Walter Smith III Quartet
- 6:25 – 7:25pm – Ari Brown Quintet
- 7:45-9pm – Dianne Reeves
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CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Seating Bowl and Great Lawn open at 2:45pm.
Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor North
- 11am-12pm – The Live the Spirit Residency Young Masters – Presented by Live the Spirit
- 12:15-1:15pm – Asian Improv, Francis Wong’s “Legends and Legacies” – Presented by Asian Improv
- 2-3pm – The Fred Jackson Quartet – Presented by The Elastic Arts Foundation
- 3:15-5:15pm – What is thing called Jazz? Presented by the Education Committee of the Jazz Institute of Chicago
Preston Bradly Hall, 3rd Floor South
- 11am-12pm – Zubin Edalji Quintet – Presented by The Hyde Park Jazz Festival
- 12:30-1:30pm – Zack Markstet, Performing Horace Silvers’ 1966 release “The Jody Grind” – Presented by The Fulton Street Collective
- 2-3pm – The Natalie Scharf Quartet – Presented by Illiana Club
- 3:30-4:30pm – Bobbi Wilsyn – Presented by The South Side Jazz Coalition
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- 6:30-7:30pm – Chico Freeman-100 Von Freeman Centennial
- 8-9pm – Ron Carter and Foursight
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THE HURRICANE TRIO
In 2023 the Detroit Jazz Festival Global-Connect International All-Star Initiative explores the fusion of Detroit and Italian jazz artistry embodied in a multi-generational quartet featuring the lauded Milan, Italy based Hurricane Trio: Roberto Mattei-Bass, Lorenzo Blardone- Piano and Massimiliano Salina-Drums – and, the award-winning saxophonist from Detroit, Chris Collins; internationally recognized for his singular role in the global jazz scene. This powerhouse quartet serves as the gravity- center for uniting artists and legacies from both cultures. Known individually for their unique creative and technical prowess, collectively, the ensemble creates highly refined, dynamic, communicative, unified and thoroughly modern jazz performances. The band presents original compositions and sophisticated improvisation born from cross-cultural fertilization and study of each other’s jazz traditions. Built on infectious grooves to complex metric environments, powerful lyricism to inventive angularity and fresh harmonic dimensions, the music captures the emotion, artistry, intellect, and legacy that defines great jazz art while displaying the wonders that come from true cultural collaboration.In 2023, the Detroit Jazz Festival Global-Connect International All- Stars will present music from their new CD “Turning Point” with concert tours in Japan, Europe and the USA culminating with a feature appearance at the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival September 1-4, 2023 in Downtown Detroit.
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RANDY NAPOLEAN QUARTET
Known as a forward-thinking musician with a passion for the jazz tradition, guitarist Randy Napoleon is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. He is currently touring as a leader after twenty years of road apprenticeship with some of the most celebrated musicians and groups of our time.
Napoleon cut his teeth touring with pianist Benny Green, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Michael Buble, and a thirteen year tenure with Freddy Cole. He has also performed with artists across the jazz spectrum such as Bill Charlap, Natalie Cole, Monty Alexander, Rodney Whitaker and John Pizzarelli.
Napoleon has performed or arranged on over seventy records. He arranged as well as performed on Freddy Cole’s seven most recent records including the Grammy-nominated releases, Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B and My Mood Is You. He performed on The Clayton Hamilton Orchestra: Live at MCG. Napoleon is featured on Buble’s Grammy-nominated CD/DVD Caught in the Act.
Napoleon has played on The Tonight Show, Late Night With David Letterman, The View, The Today Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres show as well as TV shows in South America, Europe and Asia. He has performed across the globe at notable venues including Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House, The Hollywood Bowl, and Lincoln Center.
THE BAND:
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