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Fannie Lou Hamer: No One Could Contain Her at Hamilton Park Fieldhouse, Chicago

Dates: 9/17/2026

📍 Theatre: Hamilton Park Fieldhouse, Chicago

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Fannie Lou Hamer: No One Could Contain Her is a major jazz work composed by Ernest Dawkins, performed by the Live the Spirit Residency Expanded Ensemble featuring Dee Alexander. The piece fuses spirituals, jazz improvisation, and spoken word to recount Hamer's historic civil rights journey. Originally commissioned by Live the Spirit Residency and debuted during the UNESCO International Jazz Day celebrations in 2026, this performance at the Englewood Jazz Festival marks its return to Chicago.

Cast and Creative Team for Fannie Lou Hamer: No One Could Contain Her at Hamilton Park Fieldhouse, Chicago

Cast

# Cast List Julius Tucker

Pianist/Composer

Dee Alexander

Vocalist

Ernest Dawkins

Saxophonist/Composer

Winard Harper

Ensemble

Willerm Delisfort

Ensemble

Creative Team

Ernest Dawkins

Founder

Ernest Dawkins

Director

Ernest Dawkins

Composer

Ernest Dawkins

Executive Director

News About Fannie Lou Hamer: No One Could Contain Her at Hamilton Park Fieldhouse, Chicago

27th Annual ENGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL to Return to Hamilton Park in Chicago

July 20, 2026

The 27th Annual Englewood Jazz Festival, presented by Live the Spirit Residency, will return to Chicago's Hamilton Park with three days of free performances honoring the centennials of Oscar Brown Jr., John Coltrane, and Miles Davis.

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