The 31st Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, a partnership between the Mayor's Office of Special Events and the Jazz Institute of Chicago and presented by the Chicago Jazz Partnership is excited to announce The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage, the first new stage added to the festival grounds in ten years. 

Eleven groups featuring big bands and small groups from high schools and colleges from the city and outlying suburbs will perform over the course of three afternoons, culminating in a jam session in the final hour on Sunday afternoon. The Chicago Community Trust, our region's community foundation, is a dedicated leader in the collaborative effort to expand arts learning and performance opportunities for all students and a member of the Chicago Jazz Partnership.

Friday
12:00  The Civic and Arts Jazz Ensemble
1:00    Morgan Park Academy Jazz Ensemble
2:00    St. Charles High School Jazz Ensemble
3:00    Columbia College Jazz Ensemble

Saturday
12:00    The Jazz Institute of Chicago's Jazz Ambassadors
1:00    Whitney Young Magnet Jazz Ensemble
2:00    Wheeling High School Jazz Ensemble
3:00    DePaul University Jazz Ensemble

Sunday
12:00  The Jazz Improv Collective
1:00    Lincoln Park High School Jazz ensemble with special guest composer Ari Brown
2:00     Evanston High School Jazz ensemble with special guest Junior Mance
3:00    Young Jazz Lions Jam Session