Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025 at 5:00pm
Live jazz revels at Shedd Aquarium! Join us for the 30th anniversary of the popular midweek Jazzin’ at the Shedd series with unforgettable evenings of music, mingling and marine life.
Stroll through the aquarium to the soundtrack of jazz styles from around the world as you encounter animals from every corner of the map. Grab a drink, eat delicious food and spend time with friends exploring all the aquarium has to offer in the evening. Relax and leave the weather worries behind: all event festivities will be fully indoors.
As you sip and saunter, stop by Wonder of Water and Amazon Rising, new exhibits as part of the ongoing improvements to our building. With this work, we’re creating even more new experiences and outdoor spaces to elevate events in the future.
We appreciate your continued support and look forward to sharing these incredible updates with you!
Line Up
The Ava Logan Quintet
Ava Logan is a veterinarian by day and a jazz singer by night! She has performed at clubs and festivals from Bel Air and Beverly Hills to Moscow, Minsk, Paris and Rome, along with local festivals in Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Olympia Fields and Maywood. Ava’s theater performances include “Ella Fitzgerald & Friends” and “Lena Horne & Friends” at the Skokie Theater, as well as portrayals of Ella and Nancy Wilson at Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater. Her accompaniment may be anywhere from one musician up to an 18-piece big band! For relaxation and excitement, don’t miss this dynamic performer!
David Hilliker's Jazz Tribute
Born into a musical family in upstate New York on December 26, 1967 with a father who was a guitarist and two older brothers who toured and recorded with organ great “Brother” Jack McDuff, drummer David Hilliker had music all around him. Early studies with David Chitambar and Dick Howard in New York led to studies later in life with the legendary Ed Thigpen (Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald) and John Von Ohlen (Stan Kenton, Woody Herman.) David has performed all around the Midwest at well-known jazz clubs and festivals such as the Jazz Showcase, Andy’s Jazz Club, the Elkhart Jazz Festival and the Chicago Jazz Festival.
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