When

Saturday and Sunday, August 6-7, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. each day

The South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr., Chicago, IL

Where

Since 1981, JazzUnites Inc. Founder Geraldine de Haas has continued to produce free public concerts to bring America’s classic and singular art form jazz to multi-cultural audiences. This festival has brought local, national and international artists to the historic South Shore Cultural Center, exposing new and legendary talent in the jazz arena.

Every year, during the first weekend in August, Jazz Unites holds the South Shore Annual JazzFest at the South Shore Cultural Center. The beautiful Chicago Park District facility was formerly a country club, complete with lake- side lawn and beach, a nine–hole golf course and a grand clubhouse with the full array of accommodations.

The South Shore Annual JazzFest uses almost every inch of the facility during the course of the two–day event. It is also an opportunity for the widest possible audience to hear some of the world’s top artists. The always peaceful, always well attended free neighborhood festival is one of the biggest in the city and the only African–American produced Jazz Festival in the United States.

This two-day concert sits behind the backdrop of the historic South Shore Cultural Center. This concert is one of the most highly anticipated outdoor jazz events in Chicago. The musical festival traces its roots back to the first Duke Ellington Tribute held in Grant Park in 1974.

August 6th

King High school band

Chicago Afro

Latin Jazz

Ensemble

Orbert Davis

Mary Stallings

Bobby Blue

Bland