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The Reader’s guide to the
Chicago Jazz Festival Its sprawling cross section of the genre includes world-changing explorers the Art Ensemble of Chicago, trad band the Fat Babies, venerable guitarist George Freeman, and restless experimenter Rob Mazurek. By JOHN CORBETT, BILL MEYER, AND JAMES PORTER 22