The Chicago Jazz Festival, a Labor Day weekend tradition, returns to Millennium Park and the Chicago Cultural Center to celebrate all forms of jazz through free, high-quality music programming. Over the course of four days, the festival showcases Chicago’s local talent alongside national and international artists to raise awareness and appreciation for one of the city’s most beloved artforms.
Produced by DCASE and programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago (JIC), the 2024 Chicago Jazz Festival will feature headliners, including Amina Claudine Myers, Catherine Russell, Kenny Garrett and the Sounds from the Ancestors, and Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
FULL SCHEDULE - AUGUST 29- SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 Chicago Cultural Center
Claudia Cassidy Theater
1pm - 2pm - The Young Masters presented by Live the Spirit
2:30pm - 3:30pm - Jeff Chan Ensemble presented by Asian Improv
4pm - 5pm - The DJAZ Quartet presented by The Elastic Arts Foundation
5:30pm-6:30pm - What is this thing called Jazz? Presented by the Education
Committee of the Jazz Institute of Chicago.
Preston Bradley Hall
12:30pm-1:30pm - IRIS w/ Special Guest Russ Johnson presented by The Fulton
Street Collective
2pm-3pm - The New Deal Gypsy Jazz Band presented by llliana Club of Traditional Jazz
3:30pm-4:30pm - The Miguel de la Cerna Quartet presented by The Hyde Park Jazz Society
4:45pm-5:45pm - The Southside All Stars featuring Di'Kobie Berry andDarius Hampton presented by The South Side Jazz Coalition
6pm-6:45pm - Jason Adasiewicz
7pm-8pm - Amina Claudine Myers
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
Millennium Park
Von Freeman Stage - North Promenade
11:30am-12:25pm - Maddie Vogler
12:40pm-1:35pm - Bethany Pickens Trio
1:50pm-2:45pm - Big Shoulders Brass Band
3pm-4pm - Lakecia Benjamin
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
4:15pm-5:05pm - Tomeka Reid
5:25pm-6:10pm - Billy Harper Quintet
6:25pm-7:25pm - Charlie Sepúlveda
7:45pm-9:00pm - Catherine Russell
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
Millennium Park
Harris Theater Rooftop - Young Lions Jazz
11am - Whitney Young Jazz Combo
11:50am - Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Combo
12:40pm - ChiArts Combo A
1:35pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Band
2:25pm - Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage
3:15pm - Kenwood Academy High School Jazz Band
Von Freeman Stage - North Promenade
11:30am-12:25pm - Windy City Ramblers
12:40pm-1:35pm - Leslie Beukelman & Jeremy Kahn's "Tonight: At Noon"
1:50pm-2:45pm - Mike Ross Quartet
3pm-4pm - James Brandon Lewis
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
4:15pm-5:05pm - Dennis Carroll
5:25pm-6:10pm - Jeff Parker/New Breed
6:25pm-7:25pm - René Marie & Experiment In Truth
7:45pm-9pm - Kenny Garrett and Sounds From The Ancestors
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024
Millennium Park
Harris Theater Rooftop - Young Lions Jazz
11am-11:45am - Alfie Jackson Quartet
12pm-12:45pm - Brandon Harper & Friends
1pm-1:45pm - The Isabella Isherwood Quintet
2pm-2:45pm - Alejandro Salazar and the Afro Cuban Exchange
3pm-3:50pm - JCANDTHEREUPBAND
Von Freeman Stage - North Promenade
11:30am-12:25pm - Mai Sugimoto
12:40pm-1:35pm - Sharel Cassity Alliance
1:50pm-2:45pm - Charlie Johnson Quartet
3pm-4pm - Jason Palmer Quartet
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
4:15pm-5:05pm - Clif Wallace Big Band
5:25pm-6:10pm - Eddie Henderson
6:25pm-7:25pm - Orrin Evans
7:45pm-9pm - Spanish Harlem Orchestra
The WDCB Jazz Lounge returns featuring daily performances by local artists from 12-8p.m. in the South Promenade Tent; performers to be announced.
DCASE programming is generously supported by the following sponsors: Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, 90.9fm WDCB, Chicago Transit Authority, Millennium Garages, Chicago Jazz Magazine and DownBeat Magazine.