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Chicago Jazz Festival, Nas, Talib Kweli, Billy Bob Thornton This Week In Chicago

August 25, 2008 12:41 p.m. EST

Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer

Chicago, IL (CNS) - Billy Bob Thornton, rappers Nas and Talib Kweli, and the Chicago Jazz Festival will be treating the residents and tourists of Chicago this week with various performances.

The Chicago Jazz Festival will be showcasing a variety of talents from the jazz industry's best talents from August 28 to 31, while Billy Bob Thornton will be at Joe's on Friday.

Rappers Nas and Talib Kweli will be ending the week with a performance at the House of Blues on Sunday.

The list of performers for this week is as follows:

August 28 - 31:

Chicago Jazz Festival

August 25, Monday:

Habib Koite and Barnada - Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park

Habib Koite and Barnada - Martyrs'

August 26, Tuesday:

Socratic - Reggie's Rock Club

UltraViolet Hippopotamus - Reggie's Music Joint

Michael Glabicki (Rusted Root) - Duffy's

August 27, Wednesday:

Garaj Mahal - Martys'

Spare Parts - aliveOne

August 28, Thursday:

Sonny Rollins - Pritzker Pavilion at Millenium Park

Tub Ring - Beat Kitchen

Finch, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Tickle Me Pink, Our Last Night - Metro

The Allman Brothers Band with Bob Weir & RatDog - Charter One Pavilion

August 29, Friday:

Billy Bob Thornton - Joe's

August 30, Saturday:

Ponytail - Subterranean

Pierre Bensusan - Heartland Cafe

August 31, Sunday:

Murder By Death - Wabash Tap

William Elliot Whitmore - Wabash Tap

Nas with Talib Kweli - House of Blues

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