The Chicago Jazz Festival and the World Music Festival Chicago will unfold in cyberspace this year, due to the pandemic.
Millennium Park at Home: Chicago Jazz will feature jazz sets and Chicago Jazz Festival archival performances from 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 3 through 6 on YouTube.com/ChicagoDCASE. Among the highlights: Von Freeman and Clifford Jordan, Sun Ra Arkestra, Ari Brown Quintet, Henry Butler, Tito Carrillo Quintet, Sept. 3; Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jo Ann Daugherty Quartet, AACM Tribute to Black Lives Matter, Sept. 4; Doc Cheatham, Jane Bunnett, Matt Ulery, Sept. 5; Josh Berman, Dee Alexander, Charlie Rouse, Sept. 6. For details, visit www.millenniumpark.org.
Virtual World Music Festival Chicago will run 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays in September at YouTube.com/ChicagoDCASE. Among the highlights: “Ragamala: A Celebration of Indian Classical Music,” Sept. 6; Afro-Diaspora y Folklore, Sept. 13; Anam Mor, Sept. 20; Chicago Immigrant Orchestra, Sept. 27. For details, visit www.worldmusicfestivalchicago.org.
Both events are produced by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
Howard Reich is a Tribune critic.