
Date: September 03, 2015 to September 06, 2015
Where: 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 60602
Phone: N/A
Event Type: Arts & Theater
Ticket Price: N/A
Creative and artistic, jazz is a pure American music genre. You can experience performances by some of the most talented players in the game this Labor Day Weekend at Chicago Jazz Fest, September 3 through 9.
Detail â€" Celebrate the creativity and self-expression of jazz music this Labor Day Weekend at the 2015 Chicago Jazz Fest. From September 3 through 6, you'll encounter inspiring performances by some of the genre's hottest musicians, singers and bands. Admission to all the events are free, and you'll be treated to a diverse selection of Chicago's finest jazz. Headliners of the music festival include:
- Thursday: Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9 (at the Chicago Cultural Center)
- Friday: Bobby Hutcherson Quintet and the Billy Strayhorn Centennial Celebration with Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring arrangements by John Hollenbeck, Steven Bernstein, Gordon Goodwin and Ed Wilkerson
- Saturday: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Brian Gephart Sextet, Douglas Ewart and Inventions
- Sunday: Muhal Richard Abrams' Experimental Band with Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers, George Lewis, Leonard Jones, Thurman Barker, Reggie Nicholson and Wallace McMillan.