{"id":35866,"date":"2019-03-29T23:29:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T04:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=35866"},"modified":"2019-06-09T23:33:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T04:33:48","slug":"2019-millennium-park-summer-music-series-features-free-outdoor-concerts-june-13-august-15-at-the-jay-pritzker-pavilion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=35866","title":{"rendered":"2019 MILLENNIUM PARK SUMMER MUSIC SERIES FEATURES FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS JUNE 13\u2013AUGUST 15 AT THE JAY PRITZKER PAVILION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Headliners include Mt. Joy, Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, Chucho Valdes & Jazz<\/em><\/strong> Bat\u00e1, Flora Cash, Car Seat Headrest, Brent Cobb, Orchestral Interpretations of J Dilla-Directed by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, <\/em><\/strong>Los Amigos Invisibles,<\/em><\/strong> Rev. Sekou, a Celebration of Donny Hathaway, Jupiter & Okwess, and many more<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The 2018 Millennium Park Summer Music Series will offer an exciting lineup of FREE outdoor concerts on 11 dates between June 13 and August 15 (specific dates noted below) at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. The music series will feature a wide variety of genre-defying music from top local, national and international artists\u2014both established and emerging. For complete details, visit millenniumpark.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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New for the 2019 season, audiences will enjoy a premier experience at all of this summer\u2019s programming at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. After 15 years as one of the world\u2019s best outdoor concert sound systems, the speakers and audio control systems<\/strong> at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion have been completely upgraded. The new upgraded system represents the cutting edge of audio technology\u2014once again elevating the Pavilion as one of the world\u2019s finest outdoor audio experience. The $2.5 million upgrade was 100% supported by Millennium Park Foundation donors and through the generosity of the Pritzker Family Endowment managed by the Millennium Park Foundation.<\/p>\n

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The Millennium Park Music Series is part of a robust schedule of more than 80 events at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion this summer.\u00a0 All concerts are FREE and open to the public. Performances begin at 6:30 p.m. and take place rain or shine.<\/p>\n

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The full 2019 Millennium Park Summer Music Series line-up features:<\/p>\n

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Thursday, June 13, 6:30 p.m. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mt. Joy <\/strong><\/p>\n

Folk rockers Mt. Joy became near overnight sensations when their 2016 song \u201cAstrovan\u201d racked up millions of streams on Spotify.\u00a0 Following tours and performances with the likes of The Shins, The Head and the Heart, The Lone Bellow and Whitney, the five-member band released their self-titled debut album last year.<\/p>\n

Rayland Baxter<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the hardest-touring artists on the road today, Rayland Baxter spent three months soul searching and obsessively songwriting at a rubber band factory turned studio. The resulting spectacular album Wide Awake<\/em> is infused with the Nashville native\u2019s easygoing, soulful sound with British Invasion melodies and rock and roll swagger.<\/p>\n

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Monday, June 17, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles<\/strong><\/p>\n

GRAMMY\u00ae<\/sup> Award-winning organist Cory Henry may be best known for his role in the critically-acclaimed instrumental jazz-pop orchestra Snarky Puppy. On his debut album with the Funk Apostles, Art of Love, <\/em>the band whips up an intoxicating blend of blues, soul, R&B, Afrobeat, gospel and jazz by blurring genres and upending expectations at every turn.<\/p>\n

Liniker e os Caramelows<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the forefront of Musica Preta Brasilera (Black Brazilian Music), the Caramelows, fronted by the soulful black trans woman Liniker Barros, combine soul and R&B with the tropical heritage of Brazilian music. Their viral hit \u201cZero\u201d led to the crowd-funded album Remonta<\/em> and the recent release Goela Abaixo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Monday, June 24, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chucho Valdes & Jazz Bat\u00e1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner of six GRAMMY\u00ae<\/sup> Awards and three Latin GRAMMY\u00ae<\/sup> Awards, Cuban pianist, composer, arranger and band leader Chucho Valdes has been a key figure in the Afro-Cuban jazz for the past 50 years. Chucho returns to the exploration of the sacred rhythms of the sacred bat\u00e1 drum, the music that would form the foundation of his history making group Irakere.<\/p>\n

Fareed Haque + Casseus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fareed Haque is an international guitar virtuoso steeped in classical and jazz music. His unique command of the guitar infuses his performances with tradition and fearless innovation. He will perform the works\u00a0of the late contemporary Haitian American guitarist and\u00a0composer Franz Casseus.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, June 27, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flora Cash<\/strong><\/p>\n

Husband-and-wife duo Flora Cash craft atmospheric indie folk and pop music born out of a cross-Atlantic courtship that began on Soundcloud. The Swedish Shpresa Lleshaj and American Cole Randall followed up their 2017 album Nothing Lasts Forever (And It\u2019s Fine)<\/em> with the viral hit \u201cYou\u2019re Somebody Else.\u201d<\/p>\n

SUSTO<\/strong><\/p>\n

The indie rock and alternative country project SUSTO centers around the lyrical narrative of singer-songer Justin Osborne. The acclaimed album Ever Since I lost My Mind<\/em> is a mix of new partnerships and collaborations with old friends, anchored in perceptive songs exploring connection, loss and transience.<\/p>\n

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Monday, July 1 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Car Seat Headrest<\/strong><\/p>\n

Car Seat Headrest began as a solo project of Will Toledo and now includes Andrew Katz (drums), Ethan Ives (guitar) and Seth Dalby (bass). The band, whose music transverses various genres under the \u201cindie\u201d label including lo-fi, electronic and pop rock, recently released a re-recorded, re-imagined edition of its classic Twin Fantasy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Naked Giants<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rock band Naked Giants is comprised of vocalist and guitarist Grant Mullen, bassist and vocalist Gianni Aiello and drummer Henry LaVallee. Their debut studio album SLUFF<\/em> was released last year to positive critical reviews. The band has toured with Car Seat Headrest since 2018.<\/p>\n

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Monday, July 8, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brent Cobb<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anchored by southern storytelling and swampy, country-soul swagger, Brent Cobb\u2019s debut album Shine on a Rainy Day <\/em>became a critical and commercial hit that garnered a GRAMMY\u00ae<\/sup> Award nomination. The Georgia native\u2019s 2018 followup, Providence Canyon <\/em>album amps things up and pushes the sound forward with upbeat mixes of rock and country about life on the road.<\/p>\n

Lydia Loveless<\/strong><\/p>\n

Firebrand alt-country singer Lydia Loveless combines the honky tonk sound and style of classic country with the no-quarter attitude and spunk of punk rock divas. Her highlight anticipated fourth album Real<\/em> was release by Bloodshot Records followed the 2016 documentary Who is Lydia Loveless?<\/em> about her life and music and directed by Gorman Bechard.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, July 18, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Orchestral Interpretations of J Dilla\u2013Directed by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, music director, producer, DJ and educator Miguel Atwood-Ferguson will direct a re-envision of the music of Jay Dee (J Dilla). The performances will feature the composed and conducted historic \u201cSuite for Ma Dukes\u201d in tribute to the transcendent modern hip hop producer J Dilla.<\/p>\n

Kenny Keys<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago native Kenny Keys is a keyboardist, pianist, composer, producer, session musician and teacher of music. Following his 2016 debut Everything Must Change<\/em>, a mellow instrumental hip hop and jazz-infused albumb, he has co-produced the 2018 digital album entitled Corinthian Cadillac <\/em>with LA-based platinum-selling producer J. Kelr (Blended Babies).<\/p>\n

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Thursday, July 25, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Los Amigos Invisibles<\/strong><\/p>\n

The performance-oriented Venezuelan dance band, Los Amigos Invisibles plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms. In addition to releasing eleven critically-acclaimed albums, including the 2009 GRAMMY\u00ae<\/sup> Award-winning Commercial<\/em>, the band is lauded internationally for their explosive live shows reaching nearly 60 countries.<\/p>\n

Natalie Prass<\/strong><\/p>\n

Natalie Prass is a musician on the rise. The singer-songwriter\u2019s 2018 album The Future and The Past<\/em> is a powerful work of art and feminist statement from an artist who is only beginning to tap her full range of considerable powers.<\/p>\n

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Monday, July 29, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rev. Sekou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rev. Sekou\u2019s music is a unique combination of North Mississippi hill country music, Arkansas delta blues, Memphis soul and pentecostal steel guitar. The noted activist, theologian, author, documentary filmmaker and musician released the 2017 album In Times LikeThese<\/em>, including the modern Civil Rights anthem \u201cWe Comin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cha Wa<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Orleans brass band-meets-Mardi Gras Indian funk band Cha Wa radiates the firery energy of their city\u2019s street culture. In 2019, the band received a GRAMMY\u00ae nomination\u00a0 and last year, the band, whose name \u201ccha wa\u201d means \u201cwe\u2019re comin\u2019 for ya\u201d in Indian vernacular,\u00a0 released their sophomore album Spyboy<\/em> \u2013 a combination of \u201870s funk rhythm, right horn parts and deep, bouncing sousaphone.<\/p>\n

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Monday, August 5 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Love Love Love \u2013 Chicago Celebrates the Music of Donny Hathaway <\/strong><\/p>\n

The great R&B, soul music master Donny Hathaway will be celebrated in a showcase performed by Chicago artist under the musical direction of Corey Wilkes. Named the 49th<\/sup> greatest singer of all time in a 2010 list published by Rolling Stone<\/em>, Donny Hathaway is foundational to American soul music, with enduring songs like \u201cThe Ghetto\u201d and \u2018Where is the Love.\u201d His influence can be heard in contemporary artists from R&B to hip hop to jazz.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, August 15 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jupiter & Okwess<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jupiter & Okwess\u2019 musical expression spans from East Berlin (where Jupiter grew up) to the Congo with hints of James Brown and the dominant Congolese rumba style. The band\u2019s second album Kin Sonic<\/em> transcends the Congo\u2019s unexplored musical heritage and dives into a pool of modern sounds.<\/p>\n

Noura Mint Seymali<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noura Mint Seymali is a nationally beloved star in Mauritania and one of the foremost emissaries of modern Moorish music. Touring notable festivals and esteemed venues throughout the world, the griot vocalist and ardine (a type of harp) master merges the ancient musical traditions of Saharan and West Africa with a powerful, contemporary voice.<\/p>\n

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