Today I played a duo set with vibraphone virtuoso Thaddeus Tukes at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, a gig unlike any I’ve done for reasons more than one!
To observe social distancing practices, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival was actually held throughout Hyde Park—popup concerts were happening all over the neighborhood, all weekend long. We chose to set up under the 57th Street pedestrian underpass at Lake Shore Drive, a booming tunnel that actually proved to be the perfect amphitheater.
That’s not all, though… near the end of our set, we were joined by more members of the Chicago Freedom Ensemble for a march toward the lake, where we played a rousing set for the crowd. They never saw it coming!
The Chicago Freedom Ensemble is a terrific new organization with big plans for the future, so keep an eye out for them!
Mike Frasier Music 