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Plus: Elastic Arts presents the eighth Afrofuturist Weekend, and punk trio Aweful celebrate their long-in-the-works debut album.

‘It means a lot to be able to give exposure to local artists who might not get it otherwise,’ the longtime fest’s artistic director says.

Julia Danielle, winner of the 2022 International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, will perform in concert Friday, Sept. 8, along with a jazz quartet led by renowned pianist Jeremy Kahn. The concert marks her debut performance during the annual St. Charles Jazz Weekend.

Pandelis Karayorgis stays relevant by pushing his output to be in direct dialogue with a diverse range of peers and masters.

Jazz highlights this fall include multiple festivals, Chucho Valdés' “La Creación” and celebrations of Louis Armstrong.

Leading up to the big Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park, look to the neighborhoods for weeks of worthy jazz events under the fest banner.

Coincidence or not, Chicago’s influx of cellists hasn’t gone unnoticed.

This summer, touring acts are back, capacity restrictions are mostly moot and festivals are returning to their regularly scheduled length.

The muse that inspired “Awareness,” as well as the album’s cover art, was Dalawari’s brother, Amar, who is autistic and nonverbal. The launch concert is March 24 at Constellation.

Dawid first got the itch to play when her father took her and her siblings to see the 1984 film "Amadeus"; she was immediately hooked on the fact that Mozart was so into music as a child.