Chicago Jazz Festival Announces Headliners

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Chicago Jazz Festival Announces Headliners
Free Labor Day weekend fest to highlight AACM, Strayhorn, more

By JazzTimes

Headliners for the 37th annual Chicago Jazz Festival were
announced today by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and
Special Events. The festival takes place over Labor Day weekend (Sept.
3-6) in Millennium Park and at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E.
Washington Street). The festival is free and is produced by DCASE and
programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago (JIC). 

During the festival, and in the months leading up to it, the AACM
(Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), currently
celebrating its 50th anniversary, will be particularly highlighted,
according to a press release. A list of the headliners follows:
9/3 The Experimental Band in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the AACM:

Muhal Richard Abrams - piano

Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone and flute

Roscoe Mitchell - alto & soprano saxophone

Wallace McMillan, baritone saxophone and flute

Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet

Amina Claudine Myers - piano

George Lewis - trombone

Leonard Jones - bass

Thurman Barker - vibes, percussion

Reggie Nicholson - drums
9/4 - A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn by The Chicago Jazz Orchestra

featuring guest arrangers interpreting Strayhorn's music

(Edward Wilkerson, John Hollenbeck, Tom Garling, Steven Bernstein & More)
9/4 - Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Billie Holiday

featuring Jose James' Yesterday I Had the Blues Project
9/5 - Dee Dee Bridgewater
9/6 - Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9 Presented by ADA 25 Chicago
For more information, visit Jazz in Chicago or Chicago Jazz Festival.

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	Chicago Jazz Festival Announces Headliners Free Labor Day weekend fest to highlight AACM, Strayhorn, more By JazzTimes Headliners for the 37th annual Chicago Jazz Festival were announced today by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The festival takes place over Labor Day weekend (Sept. 3-6) in Millennium Park and at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington Street). The festival is free and is produced by DCASE and programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago (JIC). During the festival, and in the months leading up to it, the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, will be particularly highlighted, according to a press release. A list of the headliners follows: 9/3 The Experimental Band in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the AACM: Muhal Richard Abrams - piano Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone and flute Roscoe Mitchell - alto & soprano saxophone Wallace McMillan, baritone saxophone and flute Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet Amina Claudine Myers - piano George Lewis - trombone Leonard Jones - bass Thurman Barker - vibes, percussion Reggie Nicholson - drums 9/4 - A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn by The Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring guest arrangers interpreting Strayhorn's music (Edward Wilkerson, John Hollenbeck, Tom Garling, Steven Bernstein & More) 9/4 - Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Billie Holiday featuring Jose James' Yesterday I Had the Blues Project 9/5 - Dee Dee Bridgewater 9/6 - Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9 Presented by ADA 25 Chicago For more information, visit Jazz in Chicago or Chicago Jazz Festival.