Chicago Jazz Festival  >  Chicago Jazz Festival Schedule — Neighborhood Concerts

Listen to a sample of the fantastic live jazz music happening across the city throughout the year. With support from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the Chicago Jazz Festival Neighborhood Concerts are hosted by the city's dynamic music organizations and venues. All events offer free admission.

For information on additional jazz concerts and events happening around town, visit the the 90.9FM WDCB Jazz Fest Week Jazz Calendar at WDCB.org/jazzfestweek.

(schedule subject to change)

Friday, August 23

8:30pm - JD Allen Trio   

Constellation Studio B, 3111 N. Western Ave.

Produced by Constellation Performing Arts, constellation-chicago.com

Saturday, August 24

6–10pm - Brown Derby Jazz Revue 

Skidoes Restaurant, 235 E. 51st St.

Produced by 51^st Street Business Association, 51ststreetchicago.com

8:30pm - Marc Ribot Solo   

Constellation Studio B, 3111 N. Western Ave.

Produced by Constellation, constellation-chicago.com 

Sunday, August 25

6–10pm - Brown Derby Jazz Revue 

Skidoes Restaurant, 235 E. 51st St.

Produced by 51^st Street Business Association, 51ststreetchicago.com 

9pm - Cooper Moore 

The Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave. 

Produced by Hungry Brain, hungrybrainchicago.com

Monday, August 26

(Cancelled Due to Weather)  5–7:30pm - Pop Up Nu Jazz Festival featuring Thaddeus Tukes, Sam Trump, the Young Masters under the direction  of Ernest Dawkins along with special guest Jamila Woods and Alexis Lombre, with the Englewood Soweto Exchange

Whole Foods Parking Lot, 832 W. 63^rd St. 

Produced by Live the Spirit Residency, englewoodjazzfest.org 

9pm - Anagram Fest featuring The Oh Yeahs and the Alejandro Urzagaste Trio 

Elastic Arts, 3429 W. Diversey Ave., 2^nd Floor 

Produced by Elastic Arts, elasticarts.org

Tuesday, August 27

5:30pm - Tuesdays on the Terrace: Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few 

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave. 

Produced by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, mcachicago.org

6–8pm - Ancient to the Future featuring Art Turk Burton Congo Square Ensemble and Ernest Dawkins  

Jacob R. Caruthers Center, Northeastern Illinois University, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. 

Produced by the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), aacmchicago.org 

8-10pm -  Preservation of Fire hosted by King Hippo featuring Resavoir and Isaiah Spencer Collective

Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S. Morgan St.

Produced by Public Media Institute, publicmediainstitute.com

9pm -  Anagram Fest featuring Mobile Vanguard and the John Wojciechowski Trio 

Elastic Arts, 3429 W. Diversey Ave., 2^nd Floor 

Produced by Elastic Arts, elasticarts.org 

Wednesday, August 28

6–9pm - 100^th Birthday of Nat “King” Cole with Bruce Henry, Henry Johnson and the Musical Arts Academy 

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60^th St. 

Produced by South Side Jazz Coalition, Inc., southsidejazzcoalition.com 

9-11pm -   Preservation of Fire: QUARTETS hosted by Angel Bat Dawid & King Hippo featuring Eliel Sherman Storey Quartet and Angel Bat Dawid & The Brothahood

Transition East, 2548 E. 83rd St. 

Produced by Public Media Institute, publicmediainstitute.com 

Broadcast live on 105.5FM

Thursday, August 29

6pm -  Nois and the Dave Rempis Quartet Honor Fred Anderson with a Nod to Charlie Parker's 99th Birthday! 

Fred Anderson Park, 1611 S. Wabash Ave. 

Produced by The Birdhouse, Inc. 

Friday, August 30

9pm - Woolgathering Records artists Matt Ulery, Russ Johnson and Tim Haldeman with special guests

Sleeping Village, 3734 W. Belmont Ave. 

Produced by Sleeping Village, sleeping-village.com