The Complete Schedule Of The 2018 Chicago Jazz Festival

Details on prefestival concerts around Chicago from Friday, August 24, till Wednesday, August 29, can be found at the DCASE website.

1:45–2:45 PM Jazz Beat/The Intersection of Jazz and Hip-Hop, in collaboration with Young Chicago Authors and the Jazz Institute of Chicago featuring Stark and the Law, Patricia Frazier, and Christian JaLon

3:30–4:30 PM Chicago Cellar Boys, in collaboration with the Iliana Club of Traditional Jazz

6:30–7:25 PM Nicole Mitchell‘s Black Earth Ensemble: Mandorla AwakeningUpdate at Thu 8/30, 4:30 PM: Due to a family medical emergency, Nicole Mitchell will not perform at the Jazz Festival. The Black Earth Ensemble’s set will go on, led by cellist Tomeka Reid.

3–4 PM Greg Ward & 10 Tongues

3–4 PM Million Brazilian Project, featuring Sarah Marie Young and Guy King