This looks like a pretty decent band...
Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, Wallace McMillan, Wadada Leo Smith, George Lewis, Amina Claudine Myers, Leonard Jones, Thurman Barker, and Reggie Nicholson.
Other acts at the festival include Bobby Hutcherson, Claudia Quintet, Craig Taborn, Jeff Parker, Douglas Ewart, and Steve Colson. Full lineup at http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en...zfestival.html.
I went to both the Chicago Jazz Festival and the Vision Festival in New York last year, but will probably have to choose one or the other this year. Vision Festival has a stronger lineup overall for my tastes, but I prefer Chicago over New York as a place to visit and be a tourist. Decisions!
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