FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Join the JAS Academy Afro-Caribbean Big Band students for a Jam Session at The Gant Rooftop on Wednesday, August 7th | 4-7 pm. The goal of the JAS Academy is to identify and assist the most talented artists in embracing jazz fundamentally while exploring myriad related & unrelated forms
René Marie is a very rare artist. A modern vocal icon, her unique artistry has been recognized with multiple domestic and international awards including two GRAMMY Award nominations for Best Jazz Vocal Album. A lyricist/composer/arranger/playwright/actress/educator/speaker / and social justice activist, René is an Americana roots artist with jazz improvisational chops. Trinidad-born Etienne Charles is a
The GRAMMY® nominated vocal supergroup, säje (rhymes with “beige”), is the brainchild of vocalist/composers Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, and Erin Bentlage. Born out of close friendship and deep admiration, these world-renowned artists, composers, and arrangers have come together to explore, create, and celebrate the music that moves them. As individuals, each artist has
Award-winning blues, soul, and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time. She is beloved worldwide for the fearlessness, honesty, and humor of her revelatory music, as well as for delivering each song she performs with unmatched passion. Copeland — winner of the
Brandi Carlile @ JAS Labor Day Experience | Friday, August 30th @ 8pm
Michael Marcagi @ JAS Labor Day Experience | Saturday, August 31st @ 3pm
OneRepublic @ JAS Labor Day Experience | Saturday, August 31st @ 5pm
Sting @ JAS Labor Day Experience | Saturday, August 31st @ 7:30pm
The War and Treaty @ JAS Labor Day Experience | Sunday, September 1st @ 3pm
The Black Crowes @ JAS Labor Day Experience | Sunday, September 1st @ 5pm
Dierks Bentley @ JAS Labor Day Experience | Sunday, September 1st @ 7:30pm
Showtimes: 6:30pm & 8:45pm “Among the most inspiring southpaws to ever pick up a six-string…Cannon shows the Windy City is not done teaching us about electric blues. He’s a real deal blueser, combining social commentary in his songs with heartfelt guitar playing topped off with killer vibrato.” –Guitar World “Confident and spot-on…Cannon is an explosive
