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Chicago Jazz Festival. The Chicago Jazz Festival is an admission-free, four-day annual jazz festival in Chicago 's Millennium Park. It is run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and programmed with the assistance of Jazz Institute of Chicago during Labor Day weekend, integrating international and local artists playing many ...
Andy's Jazz Club. Coordinates: 41.8899°N 87.6274°W. Andy's Jazz Club, located several blocks north of the Chicago Loop, was founded as "Andy's 11 E. Lounge" in 1951 by Andy Rizzuto. A group of investors bought the property in 1975, changing its name to "Andy's". [1] The club is one of the city's most popular jazz venues.
Jazz Showcase. Coordinates: 41°53′29″N 87°37′49″W. Jazz Showcase is one of the oldest jazz clubs in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1947 by NEA Jazz Master Joe Segal, whose son Wayne now owns and operates the venue. [1] [2] Segal's various showcases have served as a launch pad for a number of career jazz musicians.
Jazz Institute of Chicago. The Jazz Institute of Chicago is a non-profit arts presenting organization that produces jazz concerts and runs educational programs. It was founded in 1969 by a small band of jazz fans, writers, club owners, and musicians to preserve the historical roots of Chicago music and to ensure that the music would still be ...
HotHouse (jazz club) The HotHouse is a cultural center last located in the South Loop, Chicago, United States, and known for its program of jazz and world music concerts and as a central meeting place for a variety of community groups. The club on Balbo Avenue closed in July 2007 and the current board organizes programming around the region ...
Organ Fairchild will be the featured act for the 7th annual Jazz+ Live (formerly Jazz at Sunset) concert at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 outside behind The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts.
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians ( AACM) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1965 in Chicago by pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, pianist Jodie Christian, drummer Steve McCall, and composer Phil Cohran. [1] The AACM is devoted "to nurturing, performing, and recording serious, original music," according to its charter.
Live at Last (Maghostut Trio album) Live at the Black Musicians' Conference, 1981; Live at the Pan-African Festival; Live at the Village Vanguard Again! Live at Tonic (Rashied Ali, Louis Belogenis, and Wilber Morris album) Live in Egypt 1; Live in Europe (Rashied Ali Quintet album) Live in New York (Positive Knowledge album) Live in New York, 2010