Hyde Park Jazz Festival Announces Drummer Nate Smith Added to 2024 Lineup for the18th Annual Festival Sept. 28 & 29, 2024

Lineup Also Includes: Ambrose Akinmusire (solo); Brandee Younger and Courtney Bryan; Immanuel Wilkins’ Blues Blood; Craig Taborn/Tomeka Reid/Ches Smith; Willie Jones III Quintet: “Our Man Higgins” featuring Jeremy Pelt; The Makanda Project featuring Dee Alexander; Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project; Natural Information Society Community Ensemble w/Ari Brown; Bobby Broom Trio; a celebration of the 100th anniversary of James Baldwin’s birth and much, much more.

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that drummer Nate Smith will join the 2024 LineUp for a very special solo performance on Saturday, September 28th at 7pm. Nate Smith is a drummer, composer, & producer from Chesapeake, Virginia. His visceral, instinctive, and deep-rooted style of drumming has led to three GRAMMY® nominations and work with esteemed artists, including: Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Brittany Howard, Van Hunt, The Fearless Flyers, Norah Jones, and Somi. Smith fuses his original compositions with an eclectic mix of music, including everything from jazz to R&B to hip-hop to pop. His latest album, Kinfolk 2: See The Birds (released September 2021 on Edition Records) is the highly anticipated follow up to his 2017 GRAMMY® Award-nominated album, Kinfolk: Postcards From Everywhere. His solo recording Pocket Change is a revelation in creative practice. In recent years, Smith’s viral videos have been viewed by millions of people, underscoring his popularity as one of the most influential drummers of his generation.

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is FREE but we ask attendees to consider a $10 per person donation so we can continue to support Jazz on the South Side! Performances on Saturday, September 28th run from 1pm-12 midnight in multiple venues. Performances on Sunday, September 29th run from 2pm-7pm on the Midway Plaisance. 

For additional information on the performing artists and the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, please visit our website www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org. Full schedule is below. Additional programs will be announced.

FULL LINE UP

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Logan Center Performance Hall (915 E. 60th St.)

5:15pm-6:15pm Taborn/Reid/Smith

7:15pm-8:15pm Immanuel Wilkins’ Blues Blood

9:30pm-10:30pm The Makanda Project featuring Dee Alexander

Logan Center Performance Penthouse (915 E. 60th St.)

2:00pm-3:00pm Jason Roebke Quartet

4:15pm-5:15pm Matt Mitchell & Anna Webber

6:15pm-7:15pm Nick Mazzarella Quartet

Wagner Stage (Midway Plaisance/S. Woodlawn Ave.)

1:30pm-2:30pm Christian Dillingham Quartet

3:30pm-4:30pm Brandee Younger & Courtney Bryan

5:45pm-7:00pm Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets

8:00pm-9:15pm Willie Jones III Quintet: “Our Man Higgins” 

West Stage (Midway Plaisance/S. Ellis Ave.)

2:30pm-3:30pm Khari B’s Osun’s Waters featuring D.J. Duane Powell

4:30pm-5:45pm The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective

7:00pm-8:00pm Nate Smith (solo)

9:15pm-10:30pm DJ Rae Chardonnay

Hyde Park Union Church (5600 S. Woodlawn Ave.)

2:00pm-3:00pm Geof Bradfield & Colossal Abundance

4:00pm-5:00pm Bobby Lewis Quintet

Augustana Lutheran Church (5500 S. Woodlawn Ave.)

3:00pm-4:00pm Jon Irabagon Trio

5:00pm-6:00pm Twin Talk

ISAC / Breasted Hall (1155 E. 58th St.)

1:30pm-2:30pm Marlene Rosenberg Trio

3:30pm-4:30pm Kevin King Regime featuring Shravan Raghuram

Hyde Park Bank (1525 E. 53rd St.)

4:00pm-5:00pm Zubin Edaiji’s Four Windows

5:30pm-6:30pm Juli Wood’s Chicago Calling

DuSable Black History Museum & Education Center (740 E. 56 Pl.)

2:00pm-3:00pm The Wherewithal

4:00pm-5:00pm Bobby Broom Trio

Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S. Cornell Ave.)

2:00pm-3:00pm avery r. young & de deacon board: eryday. new mercy(s).

Rockefeller Chapel (5850 S. Woodlawn Ave.)

11:00pm-12Mid Ambrose Akinmusire (solo)

Smart Museum (5550 S. Greenwood Ave.)

1:00pm-2:00pm 2 Brown Sisters: Maggie & Africa Brown "Now is the Hour"

2:45pm-3:45pm Mai Sugimoto Trio 

International House (1414 E. 59th St.)

7:00pm-8:00pm Pharez Whitted Quintet

9:30pm-10:30pm Natural Information Society Community Ensemble w/Ari Brown

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Wagner Stage (Midway Plaisance/S. Woodlawn Ave.)

2:00pm-3:00pm Alexis Lombre

4:00pm-5:00pm Charles Heath Quartet

6:00pm-7:00pm The Chicago Windy City Ramblers

West Stage (Midway Plaisance/S. Ellis Ave.)

3:00pm-4:00pm Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project

5:00pm-6:00pm Victor Garcia Sextet