the 2026 Hyde park jazz festival benefit & concert

june 29, 2026

The 20th Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival Benefit and Concert is on Monday, June 29, 2026 at the Obama Presidential Center. We hope to have a packed house to kick off the 2026 Festival season and honor three extraordinary contributors to Chicago jazz and culture on the South Side: Willie Pickens, James Wagner, and HPJF Volunteers. The annual Benefit helps keep the Festival free for everyone. The generosity and commitment of our jazz-loving community are essential to the Festival's continued capacity to sustain our thriving platform. If you are unable to attend but wish to make a donation please see the info below on how to do so. The Hyde Park Jazz Festival is a 501c3 organization. We are so grateful for your support. THANK YOU!

Schedule:

6:00pm-7:30pm: Reception and Honoree Celebration

7:30pm-8:30pm: Performance by Pharez Whitted Quintet

Honoring: Ava & Isaac Stanley and Marc Monaghan

Catered by: Bumbu Roux

Hosted Beer and Wine Bar

Obama Presidential Center - 6001 S. Stony Island Ave

Please scroll down for information on the performance and honorees.

Reserve a table or purchase single tickets:

$4,000 for a table of 8

$3,000 for a table of 6

$2,000 for a table of 4

$1,000 for a table of 2

$400 for individual tickets

If you wish to purchase a table or single tickets by credit card or PayPal, please fill in the amount for your table reservation or individual ticket(s) using the “other” selection on the PayPal page linked below. We will confirm your purchase and reserve your table. Thank you!

To purchase a table or make a donation by check, please make checks out to Hyde Park Jazz Festival and mail to:

Kate Dumbleton, HPJF Executive Director

1723 W. Erie Street #4

Chicago, IL 60622

Camille Thurman

with the Darrell Green quartet

Photo of Camille Thurman looking towards the right and wearing a brown sequin dress while holding a saxophone.

Bio TBD

2026 Hyde park Jazz Festival Benefit HONOREES

Willie pickens

Bio TBD

James Wagner

Bio TBD

HPJF Volunteers

Bio TBD