Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz Presents Tortoise 2.0 July 29, 2010

Sample the savory sounds of jazz with a distinctively Chicago flavor as this celebrated music series returns for its 6th year. Presented in collaboration with Jazz Institute of Chicago, Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz begins July 29 and grooves through September 2.

Tortoise kicks off the series with a world premiere, concert-length commission featuring Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Douglas McCombs, John McEntire and Jeff Parker along with Ed Wilkerson, Greg Ward, Nicole Mitchell, Jim Baker and Fred Lonberg-Holm. Unique in the world of contemporary music, the group is known for its boundless intellectual curiosity, unmistakable compositional voice and contradictory sound worlds.

For more information about this artist, visit: http://www.myspace.com/tortoise.

Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz is presented by the Chicago Jazz Partnership.

The complete Made In Chicago: World Class Jazz series consists of:

Thursday, July 29 at 6:30pm - Tortoise 2.0

Thursday, August 5 at 6:30pm - A Woman Beyond Time: Mary Lou Williams at 100 featuring Bethany Pickens and Amina Claudine Myers

Thursday, August 12 at 6:30pm - Toumani Diabate and the Chicago Tra...

Official Website: http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/event.aspx?id=1048