The lineup at the 36th annual Chicago Jazz Festival includes Dave Holland’s Prism, the Sun Ra Arkestra, and much more.
by Peter Margasak, John Corbett and Bill Meyer
Last year the Chicago Jazz Festival uprooted itself from Grant Park, its home since its launch in 1979, and moved to a relatively confined but more comfortable space in Millennium Park. Despite some growing pains—sound bleed between stages, a hard-to-find new spot for the Young Jazz Lions Pavilion on the roof of the Harris Theater—the change was welcome.…[ Read more ]