Michael Tee, center, lays out as the Billy Harper Quintet performs during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Tomeka Reid performs with her quarter during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Eyerusalem Gerring, from left, Mercy Gebre and Lovely Davis watch the Tomeka Reid Quartet perform during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Lakecia Benjamin wears earrings shaped like cassette tapes as she performs during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Lakecia Benjamin yells to the crowd during her performance at the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Concertgoers listen to the Bruce Henry Quintet perform during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Bruce Henry, left, performs with his quintet during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Mike Hogg sits next to his disassembled sousaphone while watching the Tomeka Reid Quartet perform during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. Hogg performed earlier with the Big Shoulders Brass Band. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Christine Fevrier uses a jacket to cover her head during a light rain as the Billy Harper Quintet performs at the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
A concertgoer sits next to an advertisement adorned with jazz instruments during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Freddie Hendrix performs with the Billy Harper Quintet during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Concertgoers listen to the Bruce Henry Quintet perform during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Tomeka Reid, right, performs with her quartet during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Billy Harper, left, performs with members of his quintet during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Concertgoers listen intently to the music of Lakecia Benjamin during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
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Michael Tee, center, lays out as the Billy Harper Quintet performs during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park, Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)