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Don't miss the Midway Plaisance headquarters (Skating rink and east)- James Wagner Mainstage, information and arts org. booths (get your tee-shirt and bag), food etc. vendors, beer area, children's area. 2nd hq.- 5226 S. Harper.
THE OFFICIAL SCHEDULE (you can download it in printable form from http://www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org):
or visit our HP Jazz Festival 2010 Schedule page. Updated 9-24-10.
- artists by time of appearance and venue
- venues with who's there when
- artists alpha lists and with when and where
U of C Jazz X-tet
1:00–2:00pm | James Wagner StageU-High Jazz Band
1:00-1:30pm | DuSable MuseumArt Hoyle Quintet
1:30–2:30pm | Smart Museum of ArtBill McFarland and The Chicago Horns
2:00–3:00pm | DuSable MuseumJosh Moshier & Mike Lebrun Quintet
2:00–3:00pm | Hyde Park Art CenterSteve Flowers & Roger Harris Duet
2:15-3:00pm & 4:00–4:30pm | Oriental Institute MuseumBethany Pickens Trio
2:30–3:00 & 3:30–4:00pm | Robie House (2nd FL. Limited [space or] access for mobility impaired.)James Wagner All Stars
2:30–3:30pm | Midway Plaisanced James Wagner StageCharlie Johnson Quartet
3:00–4:00pm | Oriental Institute Museum (Breasted Hall)Robert Irving III Quintet
3:00–4:00pm | International House [Assembly Hall? and Nichole Mitchell interviewed by Howard Reich in the Home Room]Rio Bamba
3:00–4:00pm | Smart Museum of ArtErnest Dawkins Organ Trio
3:30–4:30pm | Hyde Park Art CenterBethany Pickens Trio
3:30–4:00pm | Robie House (2nd FL. Limited [space or] access for mobility impaired.)John Wright Quartet
3:30–4:30pm | DuSable MuseumMaurice Brown
4:00–5:00pm | Midway Plaisance James Wagner StageCALJE (Chicago Afro-Latin Ensemble) with Darwin Noguera and Victor Garcia
4:00–5:00pm | Little Black PearlSteve Flowers & Roger Harris Duet
4:00–4:30pm | Oriental Institute MuseumNicole Mitchell and the Black Earth Ensemble
4:00–5:00pm | Experimental StationSteve Flowers & Roger Harris Duet
4:15–4:30pm | Oriental Institute MuseumBrad Goode Quartet
5:00–6:00pm | Hyde Park Art CenterReginald R. Robinson with special guest Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
5:00–6:00pm | International HouseMwata Bowden & The Great Black Music Ensemble
5:30–6:30pm | Experimental StationJohn Burnett Orchestra with Frieda Lee
5:30–6:30pm | Little Black PearlRhythms of Thunder with Charles Heath, Ernie Adams & Dana Hall
5:30–6:30pm | Midway Plaisance James Wagner StageWillie Pickens Trio
5:30–6:30pm | Hyde Park Union ChurchCurtis Black Quartet
6:00–7:00pm | Hyde Park BankBobby Lewis Jazz Quintet
6:00–7:00pm | Quadrangle ClubTwo for Brazil with Paulinho Garcia & Greg Fishman
6:30–7:30pm | International HouseOrbert Davis Quintet
7:00–8:00pm | Hyde Park Union ChurchHenry Johnson Contemporary Jazz Quintet
7:00–8:00pm | International HouseJeff Lindberg’s Chicago Jazz Orchestra
7:00–8:00pm | Midway Plaisance James Wagner StageDiane “Lil Sax” Ellis & The Jazzy Ladies
7:30–8:30pm | Hyde Park BankGreg Spero Quartet
7:30–8:30pm | Quadrangle ClubMaggie Brown Quartet
9:00–10:00pm | Quadrangle ClubThe Business
9:00–10:00pm | Midway Plaisance James Wagner StageLa Excelencia World Music Festival
9:00–10:00pm | International HouseColumbia College Jazz Vocal Ensemble with Dana Hall Trio
10:00–11:00pm | Rockefeller ChapelDana Hall’s Spring
11:30pm–12:30am | Rockefeller ChapelDee Alexander- The Midnight Jam Session
12:00–2:00am | International House
By venues in order of start times and who.
The venues are
DuSable Museum,
Experimental Station,
Hyde Park Art Center,
Hyde Park Bank,
Hyde Park Union Church,
International House,
Little Black Pearl Art & Design,
(James Wagner) Mainstage Midway Plaisance,
Oriental Institute,
Quadrangle Club,
Robie House,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel,
Smart Museum,James Wagner Mainstage (Midway Plaisance at the skating ring between Ellis and Woodlawn):
1 pm UC Jazz X-Tet
2:30 James Wagner All Stars
4 pm Maurice Brown
5:30 Rhythms of Thunder with Charles Heath, Ernie Adams & Dana Hall
7 pm Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra
9 pm The BusinessDuSable Museum (740 E. 56th Pl.)
1 pm Univ. High Jazz Band
2 pm Bill McFarland and the Chicago Horns
3:30 John Wright QuartetSmart Museum (5550 S. Greenwood)
1:30 Al Hoyle Quintet
3 pm Rio BambaHyde Park Art Center (5020 S. Cornell)
2 pm Josh Moshier & Mike Lebrun Quintet
3;30 Ernest Dawkins Organ Trio
5 pm Brad Goode Quartet
Robie House (Frank Lloyd Wright's, 5757 S. Woodlawn- very limited space and accessibility)
2:30, 3:30 Bethany Pickens TrioOriental Institute (1155 E. 58th St.- Breasted Hall and Museum)
2:15, 4 pm Steve Flowers & Roger Harris Duet
3 pm Charlie Johnson
4:15Steve Flowers and Roger harris DuetInternational House (1414 E. 59th St.- various venues, watch for access routes)
3 pm Robert Irving III (Assembly Hall or Coulter Lounge)
3 pm Howard Reich interviews Nichole Mitchell (Home Room 2nd fl.)
5 pm Reginald R. Robinson with special guest Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
6:30 Two For Brazil with Paulinho Garcia & Greg Fishman
7 pm Henry Johnson Contemporary Jazz Quintet
9 pm La Excelencia World Music Festival
12 am Dee Alexander- THE MIDNIGHT JAM SESSIONLittle Black Pearl Art and Design Center (1060 E. 47th St.)
4 pm CALJE with Darwin Noguera and Victor Garcia
5:30 John Burnett Orchestra with Frieda LeeExperimental Station (6100 S. Blackstone)
4 pm Nicole Mitchell and the Black Earth Ensemble
5:30 Mwata Bowden & The Great Black Music EnsembleHyde Park Union Church (5600 S. Woodlawn)
5:30 Willie Pickens Trio
7 pm Orbert Davis QuintetHyde Park Bank (1525 E. 53rd St.)
6 pm Curtis Black Quartet
7:30 Diane “Lil Sax” Ellis & The Jazzy LadiesQuadrangle Club (1155 E. 57th St.)
7:30 Greg Spero Quartet
9 pm Maggie Brown QuartetRockefeller Memorial Chapel (5850 S. Woodlawn)
9 pm Columbia College Jazz Vocal Ensemble with Dana Hall Trio
10 pm Dana Hall's spring
Artists organized approx. alphabetic (the jazz fest website has links to descriptions of them) then alphabetic with when and whereArtists
Ari Brown
Art Hoyle Quintet
Bethany Pickens Trio
Bill McFarland and The Chicago Horns
Bobby Lewis Jazz Quintet
Brad Goode Quartet
CALJE with Darwin Noguera and Victor Garcia
Charles Heath
Charlie Johnson Quartet
Columbia College Jazz Vocal Ensemble with Dana Hall Trio
Curtis Black Quartet
Dana Hall’s spring
Dee Alexander
Diane “Lil Sax” Ellis & The Jazzy Ladies
Ernest Dawkins Organ Trio
Ernie Adams
Frank Russell
Greg Spero Quartet
Henry Johnson Contemporary Jazz Quintet
James Wagner All Stars
Jeff Lindberg’s Chicago Jazz Orchestra
Jimmy Ellis
Joan Collaso
John Burnett Orchestra with Frieda Lee
John Wright Quartet
Josh Moshier & Mike Lebrun Quintet
La Excelencia World Music Festival
Maggie Brown Quartet
Maurice Brown
Mwata Bowden & The Great Black Music Ensemble
Nicole Mitchell and the Black Earth Ensemble
Orbert Davis Quintet
Perrian Jordan
Reginald R. Robinson with special guest Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
Rhythms of Thunder with Charles Heath, Ernie Adams & Dana Hall
Rio Bamba
Robert Irving III Quintet
Robert Shy
Steve Flowers & Roger Harris Duet
Tammy McCann
The Business
Two for Brazil with Paulinho Garcia & Greg Fishman
U of C Jazz X-tet
U-High Jazz Band
Willie Pickens Trio
Dee Alexander- the midnight jam session
12:00–2:00am | International HouseCurtis Black Quartet
6:00–7:00pm | Hyde Park BankMwata Bowden & The Great Black Music Ensemble
5:30–6:30pm | Experimental StationMaggie Brown Quartet
9:00–10:00pm | Quadrangle ClubMaurice Brown
4:00–5:00pm | James Wagner StageJohn Burnett Orchestra with Frieda Lee
5:30–6:30pm | Little Black PearlThe Business
9:00–10:00pm | James Wagner StageCALJE with Darwin Noguera and Victor Garcia
4:00–5:00pm | Little Black PearlColumbia College Jazz Vocal Ensemble with Dana Hall Trio
10:00–11:00pm | Rockefeller ChapelOrbert Davis Quintet
7:00–8:00pm | Hyde Park Union ChurchErnest Dawkins Organ Trio
3:30–4:30pm | Hyde Park Art CenterDiane “Lil Sax” Ellis & The Jazzy Ladies
7:30–8:30pm | Hyde Park BankLa Excelencia World Music Festival
9:00–10:00pm | International HouseSteve Flowers & Roger Harris Duet
2:15-3:00pm & 4:15–4:30pm | Oriental Institute MuseumBrad Goode Quartet
5:00–6:00pm | Hyde Park Art CenterDana Hall’s spring
11:30pm–12:30am | Rockefeller ChapelArt Hoyle Quintet
1:30–2:30pm | Smart Museum of ArtRobert Irving III Quintet
3:00–4:00pm | International HouseCharlie Johnson Quartet
3:00–4:00pm | Oriental Institute Museum (Breasted Hall)Henry Johnson Contemporary Jazz Quintet
7:00–8:00pm | International HouseBobby Lewis Jazz Quintet
6:00–7:00pm | Quadrangle ClubJeff Lindberg’s Chicago Jazz Orchestra
7:00–8:00pm | James Wagner StageBill McFarland and The Chicago Horns
2:00–3:00pm | DuSable MuseumNicole Mitchell and the Black Earth Ensemble
3:00 in conversation with Howard Reich at Int. House Home Room
4:00–5:00pm | Experimental StationJosh Moshier & Mike Lebrun Quintet
2:00–3:00pm | Hyde Park Art CenterBethany Pickens Trio
2:30–3:00 & 3:30–4:00pm | Robie House (2nd FL. Limited [space or] access for mobility impaired.)Willie Pickens Trio
5:30–6:30pm | Hyde Park Union ChurchRio Bamba
3:00–4:00pm | Smart Museum of ArtRhythms of Thunder with Charles Heath, Ernie Adams & Dana Hall
5:30–6:30pm | James Wagner StageReginald R. Robinson with special guest Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
5:00–6:00pm | International HouseGreg Spero Quartet
7:30–8:30pm | Quadrangle ClubTwo for Brazil with Paulinho Garcia & Greg Fishman
6:30–7:30pm | International HouseU of C Jazz X-tet
1:00–2:00pm | James Wagner StageU-High Jazz Band
1:00-1:30pm | DuSable MuseumJames Wagner All Stars
2:30–3:30pm | James Wagner StageJohn Wright Quartet
3:30–4:30pm | DuSable Museum
From Hyde Park Herald Sept. 22, 2010. By Daschell M. Phillips
Teh Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place Satureay, Sept. 25, with more than 36 shows in 13 venues throughout Hyde Park. "We have some of teh best local jazz musicians, a couple of out-of-towners adn a few musicians who are coming back home to perform at this event," said Hyde Park Jazz Society board Secretary Judith Stein.
This year's highlights include a double tribute - the jazz society will pay tribute to Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) to celebrate its 45th anniversary and the AACM will pay tribute to the late Fred Anderson, founder of the Velvet Lounge, where the musicians played most Sunday evenings. There will also be a cover performance in homor of Ray Charles featuring Perrian Jordan as "Brother Ray" and Joan Colaso and Tammy McCann as the "Raelettes." McCann is a former Raelett.
Last year, Tad Garcia, owner of Mellow Yellow restaurant, found a niche at the festival by staying open until 4:30 a.m. to accommodate hungry jazz fans after the shows, which ended around 2 a.m. This year Mellow Yellow will continue to be the after hours eating event for the event. "Last year we watched the sun come up an some of the musicians even came to eat with us," Stein said.
While the festival is free, the organizations putting on the event together still have to pay for the musicians and production costs so the Hyde Park Alliance for Arts and Culture (HyPa) and the Hyde Park Jazz Society are hosting the Hyde Park jazz Festival Gala at the South Shore Cultural Center [happened Thursday Sept. 23 including] a special concert featuring Dee Alexander...
HyPa writes:Top 10 Best Festival Fun Facts
1. Best place to go for Festival information - the 4th Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival Program Guide will be available at all music venues and the Midway. The guide includes schedules, maps, and information on all of the musicians, venues, sponsors as well as specival festival offers from our advertisers.
2. Best musical act - You will have to decide that one for yourself.
3. Best place for a picture - Have your picture taken with Barack and Michelle at the HyPa booth on the Midway. The first couple will be at the Festival again, if only in cardboard cut out form.
4. Best fashion statement - Buy the limited edition 4th annual Festival T-Shirt
5. Best place for kids - The Family Programming Tent on the Midway with musical and interactive fun for the younger jazz generation.
6. Best place for night owls - Dee Alexander hosts the Midnight Jam Session at International House. Dozens of jazz musicians take the stage to share their talents and jam together.
7. Best Interview - Howard Reich, author and jazz critic for the Chicago Tribune will interview jazz flutist extraordinaire, Nicole Mitchell at the International House at 2pm. Then see Nicole Mitchell at Experimental Station.
8. Best way to get around the Festival - walking, biking, or the free shuttle bus available from the Midway to the Festival venues.
9. Best Extreme Facebook Contest - Post your extreme Jazz Festival experience on the Festival Facebook page and you might win a Festival CD. Are you coming from the farthest distance? Have you been following one of the musicians for decades? Post your extreme festival experience and then stop by the HyPa booth on the Midway to see if you are a winner.
10. Best place to park - the FREE University of Chicago parking lots throughout the campus area. Shuttle buses will pick up at the University parking lot at 55th Street and Ellis.