Over 20,000 jazz fans of all ages jammed 13 music venues to listen to over 150 of Chicago’s great jazz artists perform for 15 non-stop hours. The 3rd annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival celebrated music and the community, proving once again that Chicago’s south side is the home to the city’s great tradition of jazz. Experience the 2009 Jazz Fest all over again through the magic of photography.

“The remarkable Hyde Park Jazz Festival took the next step in its swift evolution; transforming itself from a first-rate arts event into something of an institution … (Hyde Park) is a community celebrating its own artistic riches and doing so with obvious skill and finesse.” Read the complete Chicago Tribune Review.