Chicago Gospel Music Festival, Chicago Blues Festival and Millennium Park Summer Music Series release lineups
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Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events released the lineup for three free summer music festivals that begin in June: the Chicago Gospel Music Festival, the Chicago Blues Festival and the Millennium Park Summer Music Series.
Chicago Gospel Music Festival: This family-friendly event celebrates a genre of music born in Chicago more than 80 years ago. The festival will include traditional choirs as well as contemporary urban sounds mixed with hip hop, house, pop and R&B. Duane Powell opens the festival, while the Williams Singers, Brian Courtney Wilson and John P. Kee will close out the night. 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 4 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201. E Randolph St.; more information at ChicagoGospelMusicFestival.us
Chicago Blues Festival: This citywide event vaims to celebrate the past, present and future of blues music. This year, the festival includes a new “Women in Blues” showcase, where musicians will pay homage to Mary Lane. Other tribute performances will honor Erwin Helfer and his Boogie Woogie Ensemble; Bob Stroger and Friends; and Gene Barge, Cicero Blake and Willie Henderson.
June 9-12 in Millennium Park, Riverwalk and in the historic blues neighborhoods of Austin and Bronzeville; more information at ChicagoBluesFestival.us
Millennium Park Summer Music Series: On Mondays and Thursdays, this 10-part music series will spotlight a range of music from both established and up-and-coming artists. Performers include DakhaBrakha, a folk Ukrainian quartet that combines avant-garde, traditional and contemporary sounds, as well as Jeff Tweedy of Wilco with Chicago’s The People’s Music School.
Mondays and Thursdays from June 20 to Aug. 18 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201. E Randolph St.; more information at MillenniumPark.org
DCASE has additional music festivals planned for later this year including the Chicago Jazz Festival (Sept. 1-4), the Chicago House Music Festival and Conference (Sept. 16) and the World Music Festival Chicago (Sept. 30-Oct. 9).
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