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Downtown Glen Ellyn Jazz Up Music Festival
Saturday, July 13
Downtown Glen Ellyn Jazz Up Music Festival. Curated by Artistic Director Fareed Haque, this year's festival features Big Bands! Music from Dance Era Swing to Hot Mambo and everything in between! This is the premiere jazz festival of DuPage County, bringing an afternoon line-up of the best jazz in the Midwest by collaborating with local partners such as The Bellas Artes School of Music, The College of DuPage and 90.9 FM, WDCB THE Home of Chicago Jazz.
Schedule:
- 10:00 am Jazz Brunch at Nobel House featuring Bellas Artes Student Jazz Combos, York High School Jazz Combo and The Bellas Artes Jazz Faculty.
- 12:00 pm Latin Jazz Workshop with Victor Garcia Open to musicians of all ages and instruments
- 2:00 - 7:00 pm Jazz Up Music Festival on Main St (line up below)
Jazz duos & jam sessions in Downtown Restaurants: (no cover)
- 8:00 pm: Alyssa Algood and accompanist perform at The Parlour of Park and Oak, 499 Pennsylvania Ave, Glen Ellyn for ONE set!
- 8:00 pm: Jam Session with Bellas Artes Faculty w/special guests Fareed Haque, Victor Garcia & Marques Carroll at Main Street Pub, 466 Main Street, Glen Ellyn.
- 8:30 pm: Matt Shevitz Quartet at Nobel House, 419 Main Street, Glen Ellyn
*This is a FREE event. No outside alcohol to be brought in, as restaurants and wine shops will be serving. Event map and parking info below. Chairs are allowed in as early as 1pm. See additional information below.
The Downtown Glen Ellyn Jazz Up Music Festival Line Up:
The Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble
2:00-2:30 pm
Bellas Artes School of Music Student Jazz Combos
2:30-2:50 pm
The Chicago Jazz Orchestra with guest vocalist Alyssa Allgood
2:50-3:40 pm
2nd Place Battle of the Combos Winners - Downers Grove South High School
3:40-4:00 pm
Skyliners Big Band with guest guitarist Fareed Haque
4:00-4:50 pm
1st Place Battle of the Combos Winners: Highland Park High School
4:50-5:10 pm
Johnny Blas Y Afro Libre Orquesta with guest trumpeter Victor Garcia
5:10-6:00 pm
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble with guest trumpeter Marques Carrol
6:10-7:00 pm
Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble
2:00-2:30 pm
The Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble is 16 a piece band playing music from the classics Glen Miller, Basie, and Woody Herman to contemporary arrangements of Pat Metheny and Gordon Goodwin. We love the big band sound and want to share this American style with everyone!
Bellas Artes School of Music Student Jazz Combos
2:30-2:50 pm
The Institute for Jazz Studies at Bellas Artes School of Music offers year-round instruction in Jazz Improvisation. Come hear students from their jazz combo program.
The Chicago Jazz Orchestra with guest vocalist Alyssa Allgood
2:50-3:40 pm
The Chicago Jazz Orchestra is Chicago’s oldest continuously operating professional jazz orchestra. Founded in 1978 by Jeff Lindberg and the late Steve Jensen, the Jazz Members Big Band became the Chicago Jazz Orchestra Association in 1999. Jeff Lindberg represents a new breed of American conductors, equally adept with the literatures of the American jazz orchestra and the European symphony orchestra. Lindberg's vision and leadership, coupled with his skills as a transcriptionist, place the Chicago Jazz Orchestra at the forefront of American jazz for the 21st century.
About Alyssa Allgood
Alyssa joins the Chicago Jazz Festival on the main stage of the Jazz Up Glen Ellyn Festival. One set!
Alyssa Allgood is an award-winning jazz vocalist, composer, arranger and educator with a compelling voice in the modern jazz landscape. Described as “assured and daring” by Downbeat Magazine and “a model of sophisticated song interpretation” by the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago-based artist boldly weaves soulful storytelling and rich improvisational language through original compositions, captivating arrangements and a lyrical focus of self-love and human connection.
2nd Place Battle of the Combos Winners - Downers Grove South High School
3:40-4:00 pm
Terrific student-led band from the Downers Grove South High School Honors Combo, made up of some of the best players in the area! Six performers, including drums, bass, guitar, keys, trumpet, and sax. Jazz standards, jams, and more!
The Chicago Skyliners Big Band with guest guitarist Fareed Haque
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Not your father’s big band music, the Chicago Skyliners feature contemporary arrangements of traditional big band hits. The Chicago Tribune stated, “This group consistently found the ideal tempo, style and phrasing for the scores they played.” Jazziz Magazine said, “The band has a surplus of exceptional soloists coupled with high powered ensemble playing.” Enjoy the big band swing sounds, America’s greatest contribution to world music history.
About Fareed Haque
Fareed Haque is a modern guitar virtuoso. Steeped in classical and jazz traditions, his unique command of the guitar and different musical styles inspire his musical ventures with tradition and fearless innovation. Haque has toured and recorded with Joe Zawinul, Billy Cobham, Dave Holland, Paquito D’Rivera, Sting, Zakir Hussain, Bob James, Joe Henderson and many others, in addition to co-leading groups with Tony Monaco, Paul Wertico, Goran Ivanovic, Garaj Mahal, and The Chicago Immigrant Orchestra. Haque has released numerous albums as a leader, in jazz, classical, world music and fusion styles, and is the recipient of numerous accolades and awards including Best World Guitarist, Guitar Player Magazine 2009, 2004 Acoustic Album of the Year, 2007 Independent Music Award, and Best New World Music Group in Chicago Reader Poll 2020.
1st Place Battle of the Combos Winners: Highland Park High School
4:50-5:10 pm
The Giant Jazz Combo is a student-directed ensemble made up entirely of Highland Park High School students. This award winning combo has performed at venues ranging from local food joints to private weddings. The Giant Jazz Combo aims to raise the bar for high school music by providing quality jazz to the Chicagoland community.
Johnny Blas Y Afro Libre Orquesta with guest trumpeter Victor Garcia
5:10 - 6:00 pm
Hard-hitting conguero Johnny Blas has performed and recorded jazz and Latin music for over thirty years. Charismatic and intense, he is a seasoned, innovative performer who exhibits a sound that is stylish and funky—an infusion of Latin funk and jazz with an Afro-Caribbean groove.
A New York native, Blas is influenced by the music of Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Dizzie Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Armando Peraza. With his Afro-Libre Orchestra, he puts on a fierce, dynamic show, displaying passionate energy, flashy solos, and enough heat to melt asphalt, while also revealing more restrained interior lines.
About Victor Garcia
GRAMMY-NOMINATED VICTOR GARCIA IS A MUSICAL FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH…
Examiner.com calls him “one of the most exciting young musicians.” Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich says that he “stands out as an ebullient soloist offering a formidable technique and a radiantly polished tone.” JazzChicago.net regards him as a “young lion trumpeter.”
The lineup of greats he’s performed speaks for itself: Aretha Franklin, Arturo Sandoval, Spoon, Monty Alexander, Wynton Marsalis, Victor Manuelle, Nicholas Payton, La India, the Temptations, Steve Turre, BeBe Winans, Tito Puente, Jr., Paquito d’Rivera, Christian McBride, Randy Brecker, Branford Marsalis, The Isley Brothers, and Dr. John. He released his debut album, The Grind/The Groove, in 2018 and he’s recorded on dozens of other albums, three of them Grammy-nominated.
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble with guest trumpeter Marques Carrol
6:00-7:00 pm
The DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble and its director Dr. Matt Shevitz performs programs throughout the year with a repertoire which spans more than a century of large jazz ensemble compositions, including original work from members of the ensemble.
In 2004 the DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble were recognized by the United States House of Representatives for their work on behalf of the Armed Forces Children's Education Fund.
About Marques Carrol
A bold performer, soulful composer and passionate educator, Trumpeter Marques Carrol is dedicated to preserving the authentic culture of Jazz and spreading his holistic love of music around the world.
Marques Carroll has been drawing national attention since 1996, having worked and shared the stage with today’s most celebrated artists and ensembles including Carmen Bradford, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Etienne Charles, Christian McBride, Jon Faddis, Meshell Ndegeocello, Randy Weston, Jimmy Heath, Jeff Hamilton, Randy Brecker, Nicholas Payton, Tom Harrell, Bob Brookmeyer, Bobby Watson, the Count Basie Orchestra, The Temptations, Chicago Jazz Ensemble, The O’Jays, The Four Tops, May Wilson and Aretha Franklin.
Please join us before Jazz Up Music Fest
Jazz duos & jam sessions at 3 downtown locations: (no cover)
8:00 pm: Alyssa Algood and accompanist perform at The Parlour of Park and Oak, 499 Pennsylvania Ave, Glen Ellyn for ONE set!
8:00 pm: Jam Session with Bellas Artes Faculty w/special guests Fareed Haque, Victor Garcia & Marques Carroll at Main Street Pub, 466 Main Street, Glen Ellyn.
8:30 pm: Matt Shevitz Quartet at Nobel House, 419 Main Street, Glen Ellyn
Map & Details: Jazz Up Music Festival
Location The concert is on a beautiful Main Street in Downtown Glen Ellyn between Duane Street and Hillside Avenue. There are many restaurants offering amazing meals and drink options.
This s a FREE festival, however, we do ask you help support this event with a suggested $5 cash donation at the door or via Venmo.
Parking Jazz Up is 1 block away from the Glen Ellyn Metra Stop. Free parking is available in several Metra Lots and two parking garages. For help planning your visit click HERE
Chairs are able to be set up by 1:00 pm. We recommend bringing chairs. Music will start immediately at 2pm. There will be an exciting entrance at 2pm you won't want to miss!
No Outside Alcohol. No outside alcohol will be allowed inside the festival area. All restaurants will be serving drinks and providing wristbands to consume on the streets. No alcohol is to leave the festival area. Consuming alcohol will require a free wristband provided at no cost from the restaurant.
Outside food is available to be brought into the festival area. Please consider ordering carryout from our downtown businesses. Visit our dining directory.
Thank you to our sponsors
