Arts & Entertainment
Glen Ellyn Jazz Fest
The fifth annual Jazz Fest Glen Ellyn is taking place this Saturday! As always, this event is a popular, family-friendly FREE event, smack in the middle of downtown Glen Ellyn. The roster includes some of the Chicago-area’s finest jazz performers, and offer music that evokes Latin rhythms to torch song standards.
WHAT: 5th Annual Jazz Fest Glen Ellyn
WHERE: Main Street between Crescent and Pennsylvania
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WHEN: Saturday, July 9 from 3-10 p.m.
WHO: Chicago-area jazz greats, including:
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- Jazz vocalist Alison Ruble has a style reminiscent of classic jazz standards but infused with modern strains. She performs regularly throughout the Chicago area at venues including the Green Mill and Andy’s Jazz Club and in 2008 headlined the Chicago Jazz Festival.
- Orbert Davis, a trumpeter, composer and co-founder of Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, was named “Y2K Best Trumpeter in Chicago” by Chicago Magazine.
- Marshall Vente & Tropicale bring their Brazilian and Latin flair to the jazz world. Pianist, composer and arranger Vente has been hailed as one of the finest jazz pianists in Chicago by the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich.
- Mike Allemana is probably best known as the guitarist for tenor sax great Von Freeman. The acclaimed musician has played with a variety of artists and recorded seven albums. In 2008, The Chicago Reader named Allemana the Best Jazz Soloist in Chicago
COST: Free; food and beverages available for purchase. Donations welcome.
VISUALS: Jazz performer/street festival. Streetscape turned into a temporary
garden. Main thoroughfare closed for 2 blocks.
WEBSITE: www.jazzfestGlenEllyn.org
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