Sep 22, 2026 12:26 PM
Hyde Park Jazz Fest on Chicago’s South Side to Present 20th Edition
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
Vocalist Sheila Jordan is set to mark her 92nd birthday with a livestreamed performance on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
(Photo: Janice Tsai)As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a number of musicians are using online streaming services to connect directly with fans. We’ll keep a running tab for the week below.
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Nov. 16: Anjna Swaminathan
Nov. 16: Jay Rodriguez-Sierra/Arturo O’ Farrill/Brujeria
Nov. 16: Joe Farnsworth Trio
Nov. 17: Aaron Diehl
Nov. 17: Taj Mahal
Nov. 17: Bendik Hofseth’s Woodland, Mathias Eick Quintet (Big Ears)
Nov. 17: Frank Lacy Group
Nov. 18: Ben Rosenblum
Nov. 18: When Justice Is The Message with Dana Hall And Omar Tate
Nov. 18: Jerome Sabbagh/Mark Turner/Joe Martin/Bill Stewart
Nov. 18: Jim Ridl Group
Nov. 18: Sheila Jordan 92nd Birthday Celebration
Nov. 18: Kassa Overall
Nov. 19: Brandon Goldberg Quintet
Nov. 19: Lucinda Williams
Nov. 19: Eric Harland
Nov. 19: Ed Cherry Trio
Nov. 19: Lauren Sevian’s LSQ
Nov. 19: Jeff Parker & Harold Mendez: Let Us Gather In A Flourishing Way
Nov. 20: Luba Mason
Nov. 20: A Guitar Assembly: Marisa Anderson, William Tyler, Yasmin Williams (Big Ears)
Nov. 20: Vermont Jazz Center Emerging Artist Festival
Nov. 20: Don Braden Album Release And Birthday Celebration
Nov. 20: Anat Cohen Tentet
Nov. 20: Jay Clayton 3 For The Road
Nov. 20: Melissa Aldana Quintet
Nov. 20: Gene Perla’s 3 Trios
Nov. 20: Vincent Herring Quartet
Nov. 21: The Soul Rebels and Big Freedia
Nov. 21: Vermont Jazz Center Emerging Artist Festival
Nov. 21: Helio Alves/Paul Socolow Projeto Do Momento Memento
Nov. 21: Joel Ross Quartet
Nov. 21: Vincent Herring Quartet
Nov. 22: Evolution Of Jazz Organ Presented By Joey DeFrancesco With Billy Hart And Jerry Weldon
Nov. 22: 6Degrees 10th Anniversary Fall Concert
Nov. 22: Brian Charette/Melanie Scholtz
Nov. 22: Steve Nelson Quartet
Nov. 22: Veronica Swift
Nov. 22: Film Screening And Q&A: Billie
Updated Nov. 19
A solo concert by saxophonist Joshua Redman will close the first night of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 26.
Sep 22, 2026 12:26 PM
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
“It was just that suddenly … I could hear it,” Ravi Coltrane said of an epiphany he experienced during his late teens regarding his father’s music. “And it was almost like a calling, like something saying, ‘Hey, man, come on. It’s time to get serious.’ And the first time you really tune in and dial in and focus like that, it can be very life-changing.”
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Camille Thurman took to the stage alongside bassist Kenny Davis and drummer Tommy Campbell for a rendition of Johnny Mercer’s “I’m An Old Cowhand” that recalled Rollins’ epochal 1957 trio outing Way Out West.
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As emcee Mark Ruffin noted at the commencement of an epic tribute to saxophonist Sonny Rollins at the Cathedral of Saint…
Kurt Elling, Katherine Russell and Emmet Cohen (host on the 2027 Jazz Cruise) share a laugh at sea.
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It began in 2001. A travel agent named Anita E. Berry had been booking clients on “partial” jazz cruises that took…
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The 2027 DownBeat College Guide is an invaluable resource for music students, especially jazz students, to find a school…
