Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion, Sept. 3-6.
Vocalist Dee Alexander performs as part of Dr. Emma Dayhuff Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project, at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Jazz-inspired artwork is seen on display as people take in a performance by Dr. Emma Dayhuff Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
A person walks up a flight of stairs as Robert Glasper performs at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Saxophone player Isaiah Collier performs as part of Dr. Emma Dayhuff Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project, at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Drummer Jonathan Pinson performs as part of Dr. Emma Dayhuff Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project, at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Bass player Emma Dayhuff performs as part of Dr. Emma Dayhuff Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project, at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Lonnie Myles, of Chicago’s Auburn Gresham, neighborhood applauds as Robert Glasper takes the stage at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Robert Glasper performs at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Trumpet player Corey Wilkes performs as part of Dr. Emma Dayhuff Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project, at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
A fan applauds for Dr. Emma Dayhuff Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project, during a performance at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Shameka Turner dances to the music of Robert Glasper at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
The Chicago skyline glows during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
People take in a performance by Dr. Emma Dayhuff Innovations & Lineage: The Chicago Project at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
The audience listens to Robert Glasper perform at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)