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41st Annual Chicago Jazz Fest - Frank Catalano Quartet, JuJu Exchange And More (August 29 - September 1, 2019 In Millennium Park)

Photos of the 41st Annual Chicago Jazz Festival – featuring The Frank Catalano Quartet, The JuJu Exchange, Latino-America Unida, Freddy Cole, Camila Meza and the Nectar Orchestra, George Freeman and Billy Branch and many more –  by Philamonjaro Studio. For more, visit Philamonjaro online at http://www.philamonjaro.com/

By Jim Ryan,
September 4, 2019 at 3:39 pm • 

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  Jim Ryan has written about music in print and online for a variety of Chicagoland publications for over fifteen years. In addition to duties filling in as Traffic Anchor on CLTV or in the helicopter on NBC 5, you can also catch him Sunday afternoons at 3PM central as host of "The Rock N' Roll Radio Program" on AM 1420 WIMS (streaming at wimsradio.com and via the free TuneIn Radio app on any computer, phone or device). Jim has also worked locally for WXRT-FM, lives within walking distance of the Metro and is an avid White Sox and Blackhawks fan whose first live concert experience came at Comiskey Park in 1984 during the Jacksons' "Victory" tour.

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