A free series of jazz concerts continues Thursday in Millennium Park. Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz is presenting concerts every Thursday through Sept. 2 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
The upcoming Thursday show is Latin Inferno: James Sanders' Conjunto, with special guests the Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre and Papo Santiago, a Puerto Rican singer, saxophonist and flutist.
Violinist Sanders is known for his Afro-Cuban musical style. He's a regular performer at Windy City Latin clubs. His Latin jazz band, Conjunto, mixes traditional Latin rhythms with jazz, blues and rock.
The concert, set to begin at 6:30 p.m., will be recorded and will air at 10 p.m. Sept. 3 on WFMT-FM (98.7) as part of the station's eight-part "Live from Millennium Park" series.
Every Thursday jazz concert kicks off with a short set by young, aspiring musicians from Chicago area high schools as part of the Jazz Institute of Chicago's Jazz Links Student Ensembles. The last jazz concert at
7:30 p.m. Sept. 2 will be "Big Band Birthday Bash: Ahmad Jamal's 80th with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra."
The Pritzker Pavilion is at Michigan and Randolph. Call (312) 742-1168 or visit millenniumpark.org.
Color Photo: James Sanders
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