Its sprawling cross section of the genre includes world-changing explorers the Art Ensemble of Chicago, trad band the Fat Babies, venerable guitarist George Freeman, and restless experimenter Rob Mazurek.
All 58 sets in Millennium Park and the Cultural Center, including Cécile McLorin Salvant, the Eddie Palmieri Sextet, Freddy Cole, the Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet, and Christian McBride’s New Jawn