Winter Jazz Festival Lineup

  • Robert Irving III | Miles En-Trane-ment

    8:10 PM - 9:40 PM, G.A.R Hall

    Band personnel
    Pianist-Arranger-Bandleader: Robert Irving III
    Saxophonist: Ari Brown
    Brazilian percussionist: Dede Sampaio
    Guitarist: Marco Villarreal
    Spoken Word Artist/Vocalist/Keyboardist: Jeremiah Jae
    Drummer: Charles Rick Heath IV

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  • Bobbi Wilsyn & Company

    6:45 PM - 7:45 PM

    G.A.R Hall

    Band personnel
    Bobbi Wilsyn, Voice
    Miguel de la Cerna, Piano
    Eric Hochberg, Bass
    Henry Johnson, Guitar
    Linard Stroud, Drums'

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  • Jim Baker

    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
    UVC Room 5th floor

    Solo Performance

  • Julius Tucker Quartet

    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Preston Bradley Hall

    Band personnel: 
    Julius Tucker - Piano
    Christian Dillingham - Bass
    Kyle Swan - Drums and Cymbals
    Dakarai Barclay - Trumpet

  • Christopher McBride & The Whole Proof

    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Claudia Cassidy 

    Band personnel:
    Christopher McBride - Saxophone
    Julius Tucker - Piano
    Micah Collier - Bass
    Clif Wallace - Drums

  • Velvet Lounge Jam Session - Isaiah Spencer Quartet

    5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
    Preston Bradley Hall

    Band personnel:
    Lenard Simpson: Alto Sax
    Runere Brooks: Bass
    Brandon Harper: Piano
    Isaiah Spencer: Drums

  • Christian Swan Quartet

    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    Claudia Cassidy

    Band Personnel
    Christian Swan - Piano
    Greg Ward - Sax
    Matthew Skillz - Bass
    Kyle Swan - Drums

  • Charles Rick Heath Quartet

    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    UVC Room 5th floor

    Band Personnel:
    Isaiah Collier, sax
    Christian Dillingham, bass
    Paul Mautzabaugh, piano 

    This session will be livestreamed for a special broadcast on WDCB*

  • Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO Combo)

    12:15 PM - 1:15P PM
    Randolph Square

    Band personnel:
    Anthony Olague, alto 
    Donell Brisco, trumpet
    Charlie Debski, guitar
    Zadie Ma, bass
    Daniel Johnson, piano
    Alexios Malamis, drums

  • MRQuartet

    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Preston Bradley Hall

    Band personnel:
    Lenard Simpson- Alto Sax
    Lara Driscoll- Piano
    Kyle Swan- Drums
    Marlene Rosenberg- Bass

  • Marques Carroll Quartet

    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Claudia Cassidy

    Band personnel:
    Marques Carroll-Trumpet
    Greg Artry-Drums
    Micah Collier-Bass
    Joshua Achiron-Guitar

  • Joe 2 Morrow

    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
    UVC Room 5th floor

    Band Personnel:
    Zachary Morrow (drums/vox)
    Joseph Benjamin Ferber (guitar/vox)

  • Gustavo Cortiñas’s “The Crisis Knows No Borders”

    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Claudia Cassidy 

    Band Personnel
    Mark Feldman - violin
    Jon Irabagon - sax
    Dave Miller - guitar
    Gustavo Cortiñas - drums

  • Jazz Links Ensemble

    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    Preston Bradley Hall

    Band personnel:
    Spencer Mamola, guitar
    Noah Chun, piano
    Alexios Malamis, drums
    Zadie Ma, bass
    Donell Brisco, trumpet
    Matthew Hufford, trumpet
    Mike Angelaccio, trumpet

  • Christian Dillingham Quartet

    4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
    UVC Room 5th floor

    Band personnel:
    Christian Dillingham, bass
    Lenard Simpson, alto saxophone 
    Dave Miller, guitar 
    Greg Artry, drums

  • Stephanie Rivera y su Orquesta

    6:45 PM - 7:45 PM
    Randolph Square

    Band personnel: TBA

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

  • Education Talk #1

    Neil Tesser

    12:00 PM -12:45 PM
    Claudia Cassidy

    The role that the jazz club has played in the evolution of the scene.

  • Education Talk #2

    Dana Hall

    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    Randolph Square 

    No Justice, No Peace: Soundtracks to Our Struggles

  • Education Talk #3

    Zakiya Fola

    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Randolph Square

    Linked by Jazz: Alumni Reflections and Future of Jazz Links