The 12th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival kicked off on Sept. 29, 2018, with musicians performing in far-flung venues, from churches to concert halls to the great outdoors.
Brandee Younger performs at Hyde Park Union Church during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 29, 2018, in Chicago.
— John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2018The Brandee Younger Trio, with Anne Drummond, from left, Brandee Younger and Rashaan Carter, performs at Hyde Park Union Church during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 29, 2018, in Chicago.
— John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2018People listen to the Chicago State University Community Jazz Big Band at the Midway Plaisance during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 29, 2018, in Chicago.
— John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2018Roxanne Stevenson leads the Chicago State University Community Jazz Big Band at the Midway Plaisance during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 29, 2018, in Chicago.
— John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2018The Chicago State University Community Jazz Big Band performs at the Midway Plaisance during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 29, 2018, in Chicago.
— John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2018Brandee Younger performs at Hyde Park Union Church during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 29, 2018, in Chicago.
— John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2018The Brandee Younger Trio performs at Hyde Park Union Church during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 29, 2018, in Chicago.
— John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune, Sept. 29, 2018