Jazzfest!

As a shift from a week of talking about the Newman’s Own Foundation: this weekend is the Chicago Jazz Festival. The festival is put on by Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and is sponsored, at least in part, by a number of nonprofits, including public radio station WDCB and the Jazz Institute of Chicago.

I think there’s an interesting discussion to be had about what it means for jazz (as opposed to pop and rock and hip-hop) to be supported and sponsored by nonprofit organizations. But today I’m not going to engage in the discussion. Instead, I’m heading to Millennium Park to listen to some jazz.

Samuel D. Brunson