Posted on 05.29.2005 @ 10:27:54 PDT
by djblade311

Concerts
Event Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2005
End Date: Sunday, August 28, 2005
Wednesday, June 15 - Sunday, August 28
Spirit of Music Garden, Grant Park
601 S. Michigan Ave., between Harrison and Balbo, across from Columbia College
Free Admission

The ninth annual Chicago SummerDance festival has anything from public dancing to a variety of live music outdoors in Grant Park. This event kicks off Wednesday, June 15, and continues through Sunday, August 28.

Organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the 11-week festival originally featured one-hour dance lessons, followed by two hours of live music and dancing however, last year marked the expansion of Chicago SummerDance with the addition of the DJ Series. This series continues to highlight local and international DJs spinning three hours of various styles of electronic dance music Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm.

The festival is grouped into themes featuring the DJ Series and electronic dance music on Wednesdays, world music ensembles on Thursdays, ?popular nights? featuring jazz, Latin, country and funk on Fridays and Saturdays, and ballroom on Sundays.

Wednesday, June 15 - Sunday, August 28
Spirit of Music Garden, Grant Park
601 S. Michigan Ave., between Harrison and Balbo, across from Columbia College
Free Admission

The ninth annual Chicago SummerDance festival has anything from public dancing to a variety of live music outdoors in Grant Park. This event kicks off Wednesday, June 15, and continues through Sunday, August 28.

Organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the 11-week festival originally featured one-hour dance lessons, followed by two hours of live music and dancing however, last year marked the expansion of Chicago SummerDance with the addition of the DJ Series. This series continues to highlight local and international DJs spinning three hours of various styles of electronic dance music Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm.

The festival is grouped into themes featuring the DJ Series and electronic dance music on Wednesdays, world music ensembles on Thursdays, ?popular nights? featuring jazz, Latin, country and funk on Fridays and Saturdays, and ballroom on Sundays.

Wednesday, June 15:
6 -9pm:
DJ Paul Johnson (Deep House)
DJ Maurice Joshua (R&B House)

Thursday, June 16:
6pm: Tito Rodriguez (Plena)
7:30pm: Truco y Zaperoko (Plena, Cuban Songo and Guaguanc?)

Friday, June 17:
6pm: Margot McGraw-Toppen & Riley Wimes Jr. (East Coast Swing)
7:30pm: The Outcast Jazz Band (Big Band Swing)

Saturday, June 18:
6pm: Lisa ?La Boriqua? (Salsa/Bachata/Cumbia)
7:30pm: Old School Salsa Big Band (Classic Salsa)

Sunday, June 19:
4pm: Manny Lopez-Marquez (American Tango)
5pm: Franz Benteler?s Royal Strings Orchestra (Ballroom)

Wednesday, June 22:
6 -9pm:
DJ Jeff Mills (House & Techno)
DJ Mike Dearborn (House & Techno)

Thursday, June 23
6pm: Ren? Cardoza (Sones & Gustos Calentanos, Pasodobles)
7:30pm: Los Car?cuaros (Calentana music from Michoac?n and Guerrero)

Friday, June 24:
6pm: Miguel Mendez (Salsa/Mambo)
7:30pm: Blue S?n y Clave Negra (Cuban Timba Salsa)

Saturday, June 25:
6pm: Chicago Rebels (West Coast Swing)
7:30pm: Carl Wooley and the Groove Masters featuring Frieda Lee (Classic Jazz & Swing)

Sunday, June 26:
4pm: Bob & Penny Urbon (Fox Trot)
5pm: Bill Porter Orchestra (Ballroom)

Wednesday, June 29:
6 -9pm:
DJ Lego (House)
DJ Jesse De La Pena (Broken Beat/Latin/ Electro)

Thursday, June 30:
6pm: Steve Weintraub (Freylakhs, Sher, Bulgar, Zhok and Patchtanz)
7:30pm: Maxwell St. Klezmer Band (Klezmer)

Friday, July 1:
6pm: Dawud Shareef & Lura Satterfield (Chicago Bop)
7:30pm: Chicago Catz (R&B, Soul and Funk)

Saturday, July 2:
6pm: Latin Rhythms (Salsa)
7:30pm: Carpacho y Super Combo (Colombian/Salsa)

Sunday, July 3:
4pm: Tommye Giacchino & Gregory Day (Waltz)
5pm: Ray Sassetti Orchestra (Ballroom)

Wednesday, July 6:
6-9pm:
DJ Glenn Underground (True House Tones)
DJ Craig Alexander (True House Tones)

Thursday, July 7:
6pm: Amaniyea Payne (African Expressions)
7:30pm: Issa Bagayogo (Afro-Electro)

Friday, July 8:
6pm: Lisa "La Boriqua" (Salsa/Cha Cha Cha)
7:30pm: Angel Melendez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra (Big Band Mambo)

Saturday, July 9:
6pm: Louie Stallone (Cajun)
7:30pm: Lost Bayou Ramblers (Traditional Cajun Swamp Music)

Sunday, July 10:
4pm: Arthur Murray Dancer Center (Rumba)
5pm: Steve Cooper Orchestra (Ballroom)

Wednesday, July 13:
6 - 9pm:
DJ Ron Carroll (Chicago & Gospel House)
DJ JM3 (Old School & Deep House)

Thursday, July 14:
6pm: Edilson Lima (Samba)
7:30pm: Chicago Samba (Brazilian Street Samba)

Friday, July 15:
6pm: Andy Cruz (Mambo)
7:30pm: Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta (High-Powered Timba Salsa)

Saturday, July 16:
6pm: Manny Lopez-Marquez (Merengue)
7:30pm: Chuchito Vald?s Afro-Cuban Ensemble (Contemporary Afro-Cuban Dance Music)

Sunday, July 17:
4pm: Bob & Penny Urbon (Tango)
5pm: Dick Sarlo Orchestra (Ballroom)

Wednesday, July 20:
6 - 9pm:
DJ Mark Grant (House & Deep House)
DJ Oscar McMillan (House & Deep House)

Thursday, July 21:
6pm: Amaniyea Payne (African Expressions)
7:30pm: Chicago Afrobeat Project (70s Funk & Jazz-Infused Afrobeat)

Friday, July 22:
6pm: Big City Swing (Swing/Lindy Hop)
7:30pm: Barry Winograd?s Alternatives Big Band featuring Jackie Allen (Big Band Swing Music)

Saturday, July 23:
6pm: Dawud Shareef & Lura Satterfield (Steppin?)
7:30pm: P-1 (Chicago House, Steppin? & New York Dance)

Sunday, July 24
CLOSED. No program scheduled.

Wednesday, July 27:
6 - 9pm:
DJ Superpitcher (Techno)
DJ Mazi (Telectro)

Thursday, July 28:
6pm: Tango Nada Mas (Argentine Tango)
7:30pm: Raul Jaurena?s I Love Tango (Tangos & Milongas)

Friday, July 29:
6pm: MayIHaveThisDance.com (Hustle/Funky Swing)
7:30pm: The Business (High-Energy Funk)

Saturday, July 30:
6pm: Paul Tyler (Old-Time Square Dancing)
7:30pm: Foghorn Stringband (Old-Time American Fiddle Tunes & Songs)

Sunday, July 31:
4pm: Kris & Ela Kasperowicz (English Waltz)
5pm: Mike Whelan Big Band (Ballroom)

Wednesday, August 3:
6 - 9pm:
DJ Andre Hatchet (Old & New School House)
DJ Joe Smooth (Old & New School House & Soul)

Thursday, August 4:
6pm: Tito Rodriguez (Puerto-Rican Bomba)
7:30pm: Bombazo: AfriCaribe & Nuestro Tambo (Afro-Puerto Rican Jam Session)

Friday, August 5:
6pm: Marva Childress (Country Line Dancing)
7:30pm: Nancy Hays & The Sawyer Brothers Band (Classic & Contemporary Country)

Saturday, August 6:
6pm: Tommye Giacchino & Gregory Day (West Coast Swing)
7:30pm: New Millennium Swing Orchestra (Hard-Hittin? Big Band)

Sunday, August 7:
4pm: Miguel Mendez (Cha Cha Cha)
5pm: Teddy Lee Orchestra (Ballroom)

Wednesday, August 10:
6-9pm:
DJ Marshall Jefferson (House)
DJ Jesse Saunders (Funky Uplifting House)

Thursday, August 11:
6pm: Shamila Khetarpal (Bhangra)
7:30pm: Funkadesi (East Indian, Funk & Reggae)

Friday, August 12:
6pm: Big City Swing (East Coast Swing)
7:30pm: Thomas Gunther Jazz Band (Classic Swing)

Saturday, August 13:
6pm: Paul Collins (Polkas, Waltzes, Kujawiaks & Obereks from Central & Eastern Europe & America)
7:30pm: Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push (Push-Style Polka)

Sunday, August 14:
4pm: MayIHaveThisDance.com (Fox Trot/Jitterbug)
5pm: Linda Tate Swing Street Big Band (Ballroom)

Wednesday, August 17:
6 - 9pm:
DJ Ron Trent (House & Afrobeat)
DJ Rich Medina (House & Afrobeat)

Thursday, August 18:
6pm: Gaila Milocheva-Kuo & John Kuo (Bulgarian, Serbian & Macedonian Folk Dances)
7:30pm: Orchestra Izgrev (Bulgarian/Balkan Music)

Friday, August 19:
6pm: Latin Rhythms (Salsa/Bachata)
7:30pm: Edwin Sanchez y su Orquesta featuring Jesus Enriquez (Traditional Salsa & Latin Jazz)

Saturday, August 20:
6pm: Margot McGraw-Toppen & Riley Wimes Jr. (Smooth-Style Swing)
7:30pm: Burgess Gardner?s Well-Oiled Jazz Machine (Big Band)

Sunday, August 21:
4pm: Kris & Ela Kasperowicz (Jive)
5pm: Dick Judson Orchestra (Ballroom)

Wednesday, August 24:
6 - 9pm:
DJ Farley ?Jack Master? Funk (House)
DJ Terry Hunter (Soulful House)

Thursday, August 25:
6pm: Miriam Suazo-Moore & Felix Gamboa (Punta & Paranda)
7:30pm: Garifuna International Band (Afro-Central American Music)

Friday, August 26:
6pm: Arthur Murray Dancer Center (Fox Trot/Swing)
7:30pm: Rob Parton?s JAZZTECH Big Band (Modern & Classic Big Band)

Saturday, August 27:
6pm: Louie Stallone (Zydeco)
7:30pm: C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band (Zydeco)

Sunday, August 28:
4pm: Tina Mangos (Samba)
5pm: City Lights Orchestra (Ballroom)

Department of Cultural Affairs: 312-744-6630