The 5^th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival will now be a full weekend of FREE jazz on Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25.  In only 4 years HyPa and the Hyde Park Jazz Society have created a very successful event for both jazz lovers and the musicians.  It is time to turn it into a full weekend celebration of jazz on Chicago’s south side.  On Saturday, as in previous Jazz Fests, the performances will be happening in the many creative and unexpected, indoor and outdoor arts and cultural venues throughout the Hyde Park neighborhood.  On Sunday all performances will be at the Midway on the James W. Wagner main stage.  This year the Midway stage, seating and vendor areas will all be expanded.  The complete Jazz Fest schedule is now available to at www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org.  So save the date and start making your plans for the last weekend of September and the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Chicago’s Culture Coast.