First Monday Jazz returns to the Arts Lawn for its landmark 13th season. The August Featured Performer is the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective

First Monday Jazz is returning to the Arts Lawn for its landmark 13th season.

Launched in 2013, First Monday Jazz is APL's longest-running program, featuring emerging and established Chicago musicians and vocalists on the first Monday of every month.

First Monday Jazz is returning to the Arts Lawn for its landmark 13th season, and we are absolutely thrilled to announce that this year’s program is curated by the incredibly talented Clif Wallace II.

Our August artist is the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective

Attendees may start setting up their spots starting at 6:00pm. The program begins at 7:00pm.

We encourage bringing your blanket or a low-profile lawn chair to relax in the front seating on the grass.

For APL events on the Arts Lawn, restrooms are available inside the Green Line Performing Arts Center.

About Chicago Soul Jazz Collective

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective returns with No Wind & No Rain, their fourth album and most fully realized artistic statement to date. A seven-piece ensemble led by saxophonist John Fournier and featuring the acclaimed vocalist Dee Alexander, CSJC has spent years seeking that elusive sweet spot where Chicago soul and jazz converge with blues, gospel, and folk to create a sound that echoes throughout the history and the present moment of the Windy City. Under the expert production of guitarist Larry Brown Jr., they’ve crafted a record that is as sophisticated as it is gritty, as gripping as it is grooving—just like the city they call home.