Jazz Institute of Chicago

06/08/2026

Save the Date for the Chicago Latin Jazz Festival 2026!
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Email from Jazz Institute of Chicago SAVE THE DATE: Latin Jazz Festival on July 10th & 11th SAVE THE DATE! JAZZ CITY: LATIN JAZZ FESTIVAL The Jazz Institute of Chicago, in partnership with the Chicag

06/06/2026

The Aggregation is pulling it all together with a jazz version of a 90's classic by SWV, "Use Your Heart".

Justin Dillard, Hammond organ
Larry Brown, Jr., guitar
Samuel Jewell, drums

06/05/2026

We're starting the night with Emerging Artists, The KC Trio. It's a beautiful night for Jazz City here at the Columbus Park Refectory.

Kevin Cabrera, saxophone
Charlie Peterson, bass
Michael Brewer, drums

06/04/2026

Join us for a Jazz City with The Aggregation featuring Justin Dillard.

June 5th | 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Columbus Park Refectory
5701 W. Jackson Blvd | Chicago
Free and open to the public

6:30 PM Jazz Links Ensemble
7:00 PM: The Aggregation featuring Justin Dillard
Justin Dillard - Hammond organ
Larry Brown, Jr. - guitar
Samuel Jewell - drums



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05/31/2026

In celebration of America's 250th birthday, CBS Chicago stopped by to discuss a quintessential artform, jazz. Enjoy the conversation with our Executive Director Heather Ireland Robinson.

"...was more of a hard bop sound. People were playing faster notes, there were horns," Robinson said. "So you got a different kind of a faster sound. So, the sound you think of as jazz today, especially with the horns, is the sound we think of as Chicago sound."

05/29/2026

The theme of our 2026 Gala was From Chicago, With Love and the Chicago All Star band signed the love letter beautifully.

1. Thaddeus Tukes, vibes
2. Meagan McNeal, vocals
3. Corey Wilkes, trumpet
4. Dee Alexander - Rossignol Entertainment ,, vocals
5. Miguel de la Cerna, Music Director
6. Makaya McCraven, drums
Junius Paul, bass
Robert Irving III, piano
and special guest
7. Maggie Brown, vocals

05/28/2026

Now presenting the 2026 Chicago Jazz Festival headliners! 🎷

Over Labor Day weekend from Thursday, 9/3, to Sunday, 9/6, Millennium Park comes alive with four days of live music featuring internationally acclaimed artists, celebrated Chicago musicians and rising talent. Festival headliners will take over the Jay Pritzker Pavilion including:

September 4: Grammy Award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater performing with acclaimed pianist Bill Charlap
September 5: genre-defying pianist and producer Robert Glasper
September 6: M.E.B. (Miles Electric Band) celebrating the Miles Davis Centennial
September 7: Grammy-winning clarinetist and saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera

The Chicago Jazz Festival is programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago, sponsored by , and produced by .