Chicago Jazz Festival

The Chicago Jazz Festival is a Labor Day weekend tradition that promotes all forms of jazz through free, high-quality music programming. 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 art forms.

Schedule of Events

Harris Theater Rooftop - Young Lions Jazz (Enter on Randolph St.)

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
12:40-1:35pm - Leslie Beukelman & Jeremy Kahn's "Tonight: At Noon"
1:50-2:45pm - Mike Ross Quartet
3-4pm - James Brandon Lewis

Jay Pritzker Pavilion

4:15-5:05pm - Dennis Carroll
5:25-6:10pm - Jeff Parker/New Breed
6:25-7:25pm - René Marie & Experiment In Truth
7:45-9pm - Kenny Garrett and Sounds From The Ancestors