Open to UChicago Students Only
Thursday, April 30th, 2026 from 7 pm to 9:30 pm.
Bus Departs from the Logan Center at 5:40 pm
Performance: Lyric Opera of Chicago - 20 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
This Spring ArtsPass Exclusive Event is FREE but we only have a limited number of tickets. RSVP using the form below. - REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Co-presented by the Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago Jazz Ensemble at the Department of Music, UChicago Presents, and Chicago Studies.
In April 2026, Chicago is hosting International Jazz Day’s 15th Anniversary Celebration, coinciding with the United States’ 250th Anniversary, making it a once-in-a-generation cultural milestone.
On the evening of April 30, 2026, the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert will take place at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Featuring celebrated local, national, and international talents such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marcus Miller, Renée Fleming, Jacob Collier, among many others, including Chicagoans Bobby Broom, Ernest Dawkins, Kurt Elling, Herbie Hancock, Marquis Hill, Joel Ross and Jahari Stampley. The concert will be live-streamed globally on YouTube, as well as on UN Web TV, jazzday.com, Facebook and additional platforms—reaching millions of viewers in more than 190 countries and uniting the world from Chicago.
Serving as the grand finale of the global International Jazz Day celebration, presented in partnership with UNESCO, the 15th Annual All-Star Global Concert in Chicago brings together an extraordinary lineup of more than 40 acclaimed artists for an unforgettable evening of music. Discover the full artist lineup at jazzday.com.
Be one of a few UChicago students to see the concert live at the Lyric Opera House!
“I’m excited that Chicago, my hometown, is hosting International Jazz Day 2026. It was in my Chicago high school auditorium that I discovered jazz, an event that sparked a lifelong passion and commitment to this powerful art form. Jazz opened doors to creativity, self-expression and freedom.”
Herbie HancockUNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Schedule:
5:40 pm - Bus Departs Logan Center, 915 East 60th Street
6:00 pm - House Opens – note your ticket may be in a general admission seating section
7 pm - Concert begins
9:30 pm - End of show and Bus Returns to Logan Center
Bus will depart after show to return students to campus by 10:00 pm
The concert will be broadcast live worldwide and will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. Guests are encouraged to arrive early. Late seating may be limited.
There will be jazz events happening all week - including at the Logan Center - to learn more https://www.chicagojazzalliance.org/
If you cannot attend in person, please stop by Cafe Logan to join members of the south side community to watch a live stream of the concert.
To learn more about the UChicago ArtsPass program, visit artspass.uchicago.edu
A program of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, the UChicago ArtsPass is supported by a generous gift from Anne Van Wart and Michael A. Keable, AB’88, MBA’96. Additional support is provided by the Robert M. Rudolph Arts Endowment, the University of Chicago Women’s Board, the College, Michael Barin, AB’04, Bharath Dwarakanath Nath, AB’00, and Kara Braciale, AB’98 and the generosity of other alumni, friends, and partnering cultural institutions.