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Jazz 2012

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

BIG BAND BRAZIL Austin Town Hall Park • 5610 W. Lake StreetBrazilian guitarist/vocalist Paulhino Garcia leads a band that explores the history of Bossa Nova combining traditional jazz with Brazilian rhythms.

MARCH 9, 2012 GOOD VIBES: TRIBUTE TO GREATSOF THE JAZZ VIBRAPHONE Sherman Park • 1301 W. 52ndJim Cooper and 16 year old marvel Joel Ross explore the music of Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Milt Jackson, Gary Burton and Cal Tjader.

MARCH 30, 2012 ORGAN BLAST Loyola Park • 1230 West GreenleafGuitarist Henry Johnson’s Organ Quartet moves people to groove with Peter Roothan on saxophone, Kwame Steve Cobb on drums and organist Lloyd Wilson. (rescheduled because of blizzard cancellation in 2011)

APRIL 27, 2012 BEBOP BRASS: TRIBUTE TO DIZZY GILLESPIE Hamilton Park • 513 W. 72nd This band of rotating brass masters always features new writing by participating musicians. Trumpets feature Marquis Hill, David Young and Pharez Whitted and trombones Norman Palm, Tom Garling and Jeb Bishop with Charles Heath on drums, Larry Gray on bass and band daddy pianist Ken Chaney leading the charge

MAY 11, 2012 NEXTGENJAZZ Foster Park • 1440 W. 84th St. For the 5th year we introduce new voices of jazz featuring saxophonist Josh Johnson’s Trio, bassist Larry Brown’s Quartet and the vibraphonist Justin Thomas’ Quartet.

JUNE 8, 2012 JAZZ CABARET: JOAN COLLASSO : TRIBUTETO NANCY WILSON AND SHIRLEY HORNColumbus Park Refectory • 5701 W. JacksonChicago diva Joan Collasso pays tribute to two musical infl uences that helped shape the sound of jazz.

JULY 13, 2012 SIXTH ANNUAL LATIN JAZZ FESTIVALHumboldt Park Boathouse1359 N. Sacramento AvenueOne of the only Latin Jazz Festivals in Chicago, this one will feature Inspiracion Latina and headlined by Puerto Rican percussionist, Paoli Mejias

OCTOBER 5, 2012 WOMEN OF CHICAGO JAZZ PIANORevere Park • 2509 W. Irving Park Bethany Pickens leads a tribute to the legendaryLil Hardin, Dorothy Donnegan and Earma Thompson.

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

MEMORIES N’ TIME LaFollette Park • 1333 N. Laramie Muntu Dance Theater explores the common cultural roots and urban evolution of African Dance and Jazz.

DECEMBER 7, 2012

DEE ALEXANDER’S FUNKIN’ WITH ELECTRIC SOUL: A TRIBUTE TO JIMI HENDRIX & JAMES BROWNSouth Shore Cultural Center • 7059 South Shore Dr.The season fi nale Chicago vocalist Dee Alexander transforms works by Jimi Hendrix and James Brown through her own unique vision.

Artists or dates are subject to change. All concerts start with the Jazz Links Student Ensembles at 7:00 P.M., and are family-friendly and free.

City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, Mayor

Chicago Park District Commissioners Bryan Traubert, PresidentBob Pickens, Vice President Dr. Scott Hanlon, D.O.Martin Laird KoldykeAvis LaVelleJuan SalgadoRouhy J. Shalabi

General Superintendent & CEO Michael P. Kelly

The JazzCity program is a program of the Chicago Park District and the Jazz Institute of Chicago. The Jazz Institute is supported by the Alphawood Foundation;

the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; a CityArts grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs; the Benjamin Rosenthal Foundation; the Polk Bros.

Foundation; the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; the Joyce Foundation; the Oppenheimer Family Foundation; Prince Charitable Trusts; Crown

Philanthropies, the Chicago Community Trust and the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information about your Chicago Park District visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com or call 312.742.PLAY or 312.747.2001 (TTY).

Call 312.427.1676 or visit www.JazzInChicago.org