Chicago Blues Festival Schedule — Friday, June 9, 2023
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(schedule is subject to change)
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- 2:15-2:30pm - National Anthem/Mayoral Proclamation for Delmark Records/Commissioner's Welcome/Tom Marker
- 2:30-3:45pm - Delmark Records 70th Anniversary Celebration
With Dave Specter, Larry Williams, Roosevelt Purifoy, Johnny Iguana, Big Ray Stewart, Nick Alexander, Johnny Burgin, Willie Buck, Dave Weld & Monica Myhre, Shirley Johnson, Sharon Lewis, Bob Stroger - 4:00-5:00pm - Nora Jean Wallace
- 5:15-6:15pm - Jontavious Willis
- 6:30-7:30pm - Jimmy Burns Band
- 7:45-9:00pm - John Primer & The Real Deal Blues Band
Visit Mississippi Juke Joint Stage (South Promenade)
- 12:00-1:00pm - Mzz Reese
- 1:15-2:15pm - Lightnin’ Malcolm
- 2:30-3:30pm - Eddie Cotton
- 3:45-5:00pm - Vasti Jackson
Rosa’s Lounge (North Promenade)
12-6pm
Emcee: Tony Mangiullo
Daily showcase of Chicago Blues legends and emerging artists that have called Rosa's Lounge home over the last 39 years.
- 12:30-1:20pm - Stephen Hull
- 1:35-2:25pm - Big Mike and the R&B Kings featuring Sierra Green
- 2:40-3:30pm - Melody Angel
- 3:45-4:45pm - Eddie Taylor - 100th Birthday with the Taylor Family "the Taylor Family: Featuring Larry, Brenda, Edna, Demetria and Tim"
- 5:00-6:00pm - Rico McFarland
- 6:15-7:30pm - Last Call with WDCB Radio and The Smiley Tillmon Band featuring Kate Moss
Film Screening: Chicago Cultural Center (Claudia Cassidy Theater)
1pm - Film screening of "Born in Chicago" followed by a Q&A
Full-length documentary on the Chicago Blues, co‐directed by Emmy award-winner John Anderson with Bob Sarles.