| Rollins, Coleman top jazz fest lineup
Tenor saxophone icon Sonny Rollins and visionary composer Ornette Coleman -- two of the foremost names in jazz -- will headline the 30th annual Chicago Jazz Festival this August.
In addition, several leading jazz composers have been commissioned to create works to celebrate the 30th anniversary: trumpeter Dave Douglas, pianist Vijay Iyer and bandleaders Gerald Wilson and T.S. Galloway.
As it has for the last few years, Chicago Jazz Festival Week will stretch seven days, Aug. 25-31. The festival is produced by the Mayor's Office of Special Events.
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