{"id":1733,"date":"2014-09-30T10:20:14","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2019-09-12T15:35:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T19:35:41","slug":"another-free-chicago-jazz-festival-hyde-park-and-local-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2014\/09\/another-free-chicago-jazz-festival-hyde-park-and-local-stars.html","title":{"rendered":"Another free Chicago jazz festival: Hyde Park and local stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 8th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival <\/a>Sept 27 and 28th was as mellowly festive a scene as has ever graced the Midway Plaisance,<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0the grassy fields between\u00c2\u00a0University of Chicago’s faux Gothic buildings, originally created for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Irvin Pierce at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival; photo by Michael Jackson<\/p><\/div>\n

Photo-journalist Michael Jackson<\/strong><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0created portraits of local fans and players such as Irvin Pierce<\/strong>, last-minute tenor sax sub for altoist Oliver Lake (who had been scheduled to perform with soon-to-be-famous singer Dee Alexander<\/strong>, but was deterred by the strange airline tower disruption <\/a>that occurred on Friday).<\/p>\n

Jackson’s slideshow<\/a> was commissioned by the Chicago Sun-Times. The portraits show the intensity, thoughtfulness, intimacy and drama of some of the music (in particular, I was struck by all that in Detroit-raised, now NYC-based pianist Craig Taborn<\/strong>‘s first solo concert in a long while), but don’t focus on how Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House itself became a virtual sound speaker (that thought\u00c2\u00a0thanks to another photo-journo, Marc PoKempner<\/a>); how Trinidadian-born trumpeter Etienne Charles<\/strong>‘ set stirred up\u00c2\u00a0a hip Caribbean dance party down front; that the Fat Babies<\/strong>‘ traditional repertoire also drew foxtrotters to the temporary dance floor, how flutist Nicole Mitchell (now living in California, she claims Chicago is “still home”), vibist Jason Adaseiwicz, bassist Josh Abrams and drummer Frank Rosaly as Ice Crystal<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0worked so well together. <\/em><\/p>\n

Add in this info: the fest events were free (although donations of $5 were encouraged and welcomed) thanks to lead and founding sponsorship from\u00c2\u00a0the University of Chicago\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office of Civic Engagement and\u00c2\u00a0support\u00c2\u00a0from the non-profit Hyde Park Jazz Society, while being incorporated as a non-profit — Hyde Park Jazz Festival — itself. A gift to the neighborhood and city, to musicians and citizens, for which we must\u00c2\u00a0say: Thanks!<\/p>\n

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The 8th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival Sept 27 and 28th was as mellowly festive a scene as has ever graced the Midway Plaisance,\u00c2\u00a0the grassy fields between\u00c2\u00a0University of Chicago’s faux Gothic buildings, originally created for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Photo-journalist Michael Jackson\u00c2\u00a0created portraits of local fans and players such as Irvin Pierce, last-minute tenor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1733","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-main","8":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/HPJF-Irvin-Pierce-at-Wagner-Stage.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1i3CL-rX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2126,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2016\/09\/african-roots-middle-eastern-extensions-in-hyde-park-jazz-fest.html","url_meta":{"origin":1733,"position":0},"title":"African roots, Middle Eastern extensions in Hyde Park Jazz Fest","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"September 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Pianist Randy Weston, a magisterial musician at age 90 inspired by jazz traditions and its African basics, and trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, who has devoted himself to incorporating the Middle East's\u00c2\u00a0modal, microtonal\u00c2\u00a0maqam\u00c2\u00a0legacy into compositions for jazz improvisation by members of his Two Rivers Ensemble, were highlights of last weekend's 10th annual\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "main"","block_context":{"text":"main","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/category\/main"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Amir_ElSaffar_on-Santur91-c.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2349,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2017\/10\/hyde-park-jazz-fest-summers-last-dance-photos.html","url_meta":{"origin":1733,"position":1},"title":"Hyde Park Jazz Fest, summer’s last dance (photos)","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"October 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Chicago's Hyde Park Jazz Festival in the first days of fall (Sept. 23 & 24th) which were unusually hot, is an exceptional event,\u00c2\u00a0curated for creative artistry, local and otherwise,\u00c2\u00a0drawing a highly diverse crowd to a fair that mixes popular and specialized performances at a range of boutique venues. 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