Hyde Park

Hyde Park Jazz Festival

IF MUSIC IS THE PLACE-THEN JAZZ IS THE CITY

Saturday September 23, 2023 1pm - 12am
Sunday September 24, 2023 1pm - 7pm

If music is the place-then Jazz is the City

Location

Hyde Park S. Woodlawn Ave. & Midway Plaisance
Chicago, IL

“If music is the place-then Jazz is the City” hear it live at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival. Chicago’s upbeat jazz scene will be prominently featured for two days during the 17th annual festival dedicated to Chicago’s most critically acclaimed artists as well as nationally and internationally recognized talents.

Described as a “near-perfect marriage of music and setting,” by Chicago Magazine and voted Best Event of the Year 2021 by TimeOut Magazine, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival is the essence of a first class festival. Presented on 14 stages across Hyde Park, this remarkable two-day free festival showcases collaboration between academic, cultural and community institutions, and local businesses to present over 30 bands in a variety of settings throughout the Hyde Park neighborhood. Over 20,000 jazz fans and enthusiasts will gather at the event to enjoy more than 18 hours of free, nonstop jazz performances.

In addition to embracing the end of summer, and the jazz melodies that made the city famous, festival goers will get the chance to get a first-hand look at the historic Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park. First held in 2007, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival was created to bring new audiences in to the many arts and cultural organizations in Hyde Park and to celebrate jazz’s great legacy and bright future on Chicago’s South Side.

Please note, certain areas of the festival stay open until 12am on Saturday.

Admission to the Hyde Park Jazz Fest is a suggested $10 donation.

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TIMELINE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 11, 2023
($50 Late Fee for any application turned in after deadline)

ACCEPTANCE EMAILS: AUGUST 18, 2023

LOAD IN DETAILS: SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

*Please note: If you do not receive an email with the subject “Your application has been submitted,” double check that you wrote down the correct email address or contact us if you have any questions about the status of your application.

If emailing your application, please send as an attachment to: [email protected]

If mailing your application, please mail to:
StarEvents
1609 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657

Free jazz from great artists in great locations throughout Hyde Park. There is a $10 suggested donation, so support the cause. Too bad it’s only a weekend. Bring a blanket and some snacks and drinks and enjoy a great afternoon before fall sets in for good!”

– Monique, B., 2021 FESTIVAL ATTENDEE

We saw five star sets by Ari Brown and by Dee Alexander. Backup performers for each were world class. Music was terrific. In the bright September sun it was perfect.”

– Dennis S., 2019 FESTIVAL ATTENDEE

Past hyde park jazz fest photos

Live Music & Entertainment

2023 Lineup! Two days of live music. Two stages. Too good to miss.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23th

WAGNER STAGE ON THE MIDWAY

1:30PM JOAN COLLASSO AND THE FAMILY: JAZZ IN MY SOUL

3:30PM ETHAN PHILION QUARTET

6:00PM ENDEA OWENS AND THE COOKOUT

8:30PM LOUIS HAYES QUINTET

WEST STAGE ON THE MIDWAY

2:30PM SOUL MESSAGE BAND

4:45PM MELANIE CHARLES W/ SPECIAL GUEST MARQUIS HILL

7:15 PM PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP

9:30PM DJ RAE CHARDONNAY

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th

WAGNER STAGE ON THE MIDWAY

2:00PM TITO CARRILLO URBANESSESSENCE BAND

4:00PM CLARK SOMMERS FEAST EPHEMERA

6:00PM CHICO FREEMAN QUINTET

WEST STAGE ON THE MIDWAY

3:00PM MEAGAN MCNEAL

5:00PM MENJUNJE

Getting to Hyde Park Jazz Fest

Location

The midway @ Woodlawn

ADDRESS

1130 Midway Plaisance Park, Chicago, IL 60637

FROM METRA

Hyde Park Jazz Fest is located near the University of Chicago at Midway Pleasance between Woodlawn and Ellis. If you’re planning on going to the festival by train, your best option is taking the Metra’s ME line and getting off at its 59th st. stop. This will drop you off a few blocks east of the festival. Other nearby Metra stops include 47th St, 51st/53rd St (Hyde Park), and 55th-56th-57th St.

FROM CTA BUSES

CTA bus numbers 171, 172, 192 are your best bet if you’re traveling from east or west of the festival. The stop that will drop you off closest to the event at Midway Plaisance Park.

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