Date and Time
Saturday Jul 11, 2015
3:30 PM - 11:00 PM CDT
Saturday, July 11, 2015
3:30 pm to 11pm
(Jazz Music from 4:30pm - 10:30pm)
Gates open at 3:30 pm, Last Call at 10pm)
RAIN OR SHINE!!!
Location
ON Main Street Glen Ellyn between Crescent Blvd. and Pennsylvania Ave. One block west of the Glen Ellyn Metra Train Station, in beautiful Downtown Glen Ellyn. (1.25 miles North of Roosevelt Road; 2 miles South of North Avenue/Route 64)
Fees/Admission
Admission is FREE. Voluntary donations are enthusiastically accepted.
Limited # of RESERVED JAZZ GARDEN TABLES:
4 Person: 1-TABLE/4-Chairs are available for $100
1 Person CHAIR is available for $30
For your safety, NO bicycles, skateboards, dogs, or cats, in the festival area, PLEASE!
Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into or taken out of the festival area, but may be purchased on site.
Reserved Table/Chair purchases are non-refundable.
Website
Contact Information
Contact the Chamber Office for more Info or to Reserve your Jazz Garden Table!
Send Email
Description
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! QUICK & EASY Volunteer Sign-up NOW ONLINE! Want to help??? Pick your station and time slot
Experience LIVE JAZZ in a downtown festival setting featuring a line-up of TOP CHICAGO JAZZ Musicians, Delicious FOOD, WINE, BEER and Other Refreshments.
This FREE EVENT is located ON Main Street (only one block from the Main Street Glen Ellyn Metra station) in Beautiful Downtown Glen Ellyn!
Gates OPEN at 3:30pm and close by 11pm. RAIN OR SHINE!!! We'll be there!
SPONSORS NEEDED! There are also great sponsorship opportunities (some include SEATING & PARKING) for 2015 Jazz in Glen Ellyn! Download and submit our: Sponsorship Request (Sponsor online registration also available above, To be included in Printed Ads we must receive your sponsorship by June 17th)
BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR DUE TO POPULARITY!!!
RESERVED TABLES in the JAZZ GARDEN !!!
A Limited Number of RESERVED TABLES in the JAZZ GARDEN may be purchased for your group.
Two Choices:
4 Person Tables are available for $100
Single Reserved SEATS (no table) are available for $30 each
GET EXCELLENT SEATS without the need to arrive early.
Reserve your Table or Seat TODAY!
(Call the office or register online to reserve your RESERVED spot.)
Don't want to reserve a table or chair in the RESERVED Garden Seating Area?
Simply bring your own chair to enjoy the Music!
(Sorry, NO coolers, tables, or alcoholic beverages will be allowed to be brought in to this event.)
This is an outdoor event and will be happening RAIN OR SHINE!!! (reserved seats are non-refundable)
www.jazzinglenellyn.org
2015 Performers:
4:30-5:30pm Gypsy Jazz - Le Percolateur Band
Chicago's le Percolateur brings a new, Hip Vocal Twist to the Gypsy-Jazz scene; featuring Exciting Multi-guitar Rhythms, a Solid Bass Foundation, and Soulful Singing Intertwining Dexterous Violin Solos.
Stephanie Browning made a name for herself as the Artist-in-residence at the world renowned Gold Star Sardine Bar, a listening room reminiscent of Paris in the '30s. The venue was an international gem and captivated audiences assisted Stephanie in honing her improvisational skills and soulful voice. During her two-year tenure she performed for celebrities and European royalty, as well as many a love struck couple out to make a memorable night.
7:30-8:30pm Howard Levy and Chris Siebold Duo
Grammy Winner for Best Instrumental Composition with Bela Fleck for "Life in Eleven"
"Close your eyes, and you would have sworn a very sensitive pianist was working with an uncommonly expressive harmonica player" - Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
"Is was easy to be astounded by the technique, speed, playfulness, and stylistic dexterity set in motion by pianist/harmonica ace Levy and steel guitarist Siebold" - Walter Tunis, The Musical Box
"Levy is a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist" - Downbeat Magazine
"Amazing! He's like Stravinsky or Beethoven playing the harmonica!" - Garrison Keillor
"Perhaps the most radical single technical innovator in the history of his instrument" - Harmonica & Harps Magazine
The Chicago Yestet is a band with 7 horns, rhythm section, some spoken word, and a great vocalist. We play original music that grooves and the band includes some of the best and busiest musicians in Chicago! With a mind to social consciousness, our music is influenced by John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Bob Brookmeyer, The Beatles, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, J.S. Bach, P.D.Q Bach, Thad Jones, Spike Jones, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams and many others.
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Main Street Glen Ellyn will be closed to vehicular traffic between Crescent Blvd. and Pennsylvania Ave. for this day of Jazz in Glen Ellyn!
This is an outdoor event, so BRING YOU OWN CHAIR, but NO Coolers, Alcoholic Beverages, or Tables allowed.
If you don't want to carry your chair... purchase a RESERVED TABLE!
Good Food and Beverages will be available for purchase!
SPONSORS NEEDED! There are also great sponsorship opportunities (some include SEATING & PARKING) for 2015 Jazz in Glen Ellyn!
Download and submit our: Sponsorship Form
(Sponsor online registration also available above, To be included in Printed Ads we must receive your sponsorship by June 17th)