The 6^th Annual St. Charles Jazz Weekend is set to host free, live jazz music Sept. 7 through Sept. 10 in downtown St. Charles.

The jazz weekend features 27 performances set between 16 venues for brunch, dinner, and late night entertainment.

Dana Hall

This year’s venues include ROX City Grill, Abby’s Breakfast & Lunch, Brunch Café, Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, The Filling Station Pub & Grill, The House Pub, McNally’s Traditional Irish Pub, First Street Plaza, Vintage 53 Wine Bar, Lazarus House, and The Office Dining & Spirits.

The venues will host many performances from jazz soloists to quintets that cover a range of jazz styles at no charge for their in-house guests. Three-time Grammy Award winning Saxophonist Frank Catalano will headline at The Filling Station Pub & Grill on Thursday evening and play again at The House Pub on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Jenna Sawicki, executive director of the Downtown St. Charles Partnership, says she’s excited about this year’s lineup, which features John Wojciechowski, Dana Hall along with Grammy-Award-winning artist Frank Catalano.

“Not only do we have some new venues this year — including Brunch Cafe, Vintage 53 Wine Bar and Abby’s Breakfast & Lunch — we are pleased to continue partnering with businesses like ROX City Grill, McNally’s Traditional Irish Pub, The Office and The House Pub.”

The Kane County Chronicle and Shaw Media have again partnered with the Downtown St. Charles Partnership on this event to help reach jazz enthusiasts. This year, Gerald Kia is the Presenting Sponsor for St. Charles Jazz Weekend, and Sterling Bank is a Gold Sponsor for the event.

The Jazz Weekend lineup is as follows, with all performances and venues subject to change.

• Click here for the full Jazz Weekend Schedule.

Thursday, Sept. 7

• Frank Catalano — The Filling Station Pub & Grill — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  
• Petra Van Nuis & Andy Brown — The Finery & Blacksmith Bar — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Dave Eno — Vintage 53 Wine Bar — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  
• Dean Simms & the Hot Notes — Club Arcada — 8 p.m.
• Marshall Nelson — ROX City Grill — 8:30 p.m. to midnight
  

Friday, Sept. 8

• Jack Macklin Trio — The Filling Station Pub & Grill — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Riley Elmore — Vintage 53 Wine Bar — 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  
• Dean Simms & the Hot Notes — Club Arcada — 8 p.m.
• Johnny Burnett – ROX City Grill — 8:30 p.m. to midnight
• Frank Catalano — The House Pub — 10 p.m. to midnight

Saturday, Sept. 9

• Jack Macklin Trio — Brunch Café’ 10AM – 1PM
• Joel Ream — Lazarus House 20th Birthday 1-4PM
• DePaul University Student Jazz Ensemble — 1st Street Plaza 1:30-2:30PM
• Dana Hall’s Spring — 1st Street Plaza 3-4PM
• Matt Peterson — 116 Gallery inside Mixology Salon 4:30-7PM
• Alex Murphy Trio — The Filling Station Pub & Grill — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Petra Van Nuis — Vintage 53 Wine Bar 7-10PM
• Jack Macklin Trio — McNally’s Traditional Irish Pub 7-10PM
• Angela Ingersoll — Club Arcada 8PM
• Peter Miletic – ROX City Grill — 8:30 p.m. to midnight
• Frank Catalano — The House Pub — 10 p.m. to midnight

Sunday, Sept. 10

• Jack Macklin Trio — Abby’s Breakfast & Lunch — 9 a.m. /11 a.m./1 p.m.
• Kingdom of Groove – Baker United Methodist Church — 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  
• Shout Section Big Band Jazz Ensemble — 1st Street Plaza — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Andy Schlinder — The Office Dining & Spirits — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  
• Riley Elmore, Trio Life, Jon Conover, SCN School Jazz Combo — Random Acts Matter Event at Mt. St. Mary’s Park — 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Check RAM website for ticket information
• Frank Catalano — The Finery & Blacksmith Bar — 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For the up-to-date schedule, venues, and more, visit www.stcjazzweekend.com. With questions, contact the Downtown St. Charles Partnership by calling 630-443-3967.

About the Downtown St. Charles Partnership

The mission of the Downtown St. Charles Partnership is to enhance the economic viability and to preserve the character and beauty of Downtown St. Charles. The Partnership produces the St. Charles Fine Art Show, Holiday Homecoming, Jazz Weekend, and the St. Patrick’s Parade.  For more information about the DSCP, including membership, volunteer opportunities, and events visit www.downtownstcharles.org