Sweet Willie
Apr 13, 03, 12:35 pm
McCoy Tyner to headline!!!! Don’t miss this guy, I have seen him a few times and he has never disappointed.
“When the great Duke Ellington died in the summer of 1974, several Chicago musicians held a festival to honor him, the success if which led to an annual event. A few years later, another group of musicians, in association with Chicago's Council on Fine Arts, sought to create a festival honoring John Coltrane. The Jazz Institute of Chicago began planning its own festival. In 1979, with the support of the City of Chicago, those three groups worked together to form a weeklong event entitled the Chicago Jazz Festival.”
Full info/schedule: http://www.ci.chi.il.us/SpecialEvents/Festivals/Jazz2003/
“When the great Duke Ellington died in the summer of 1974, several Chicago musicians held a festival to honor him, the success if which led to an annual event. A few years later, another group of musicians, in association with Chicago's Council on Fine Arts, sought to create a festival honoring John Coltrane. The Jazz Institute of Chicago began planning its own festival. In 1979, with the support of the City of Chicago, those three groups worked together to form a weeklong event entitled the Chicago Jazz Festival.”
Full info/schedule: http://www.ci.chi.il.us/SpecialEvents/Festivals/Jazz2003/