Since 1987 HotHouse has organized more than 7,000 public events. We have paid more than 1M to artists since we started organizing events and have attracted more than 2 million patrons and viewers through our live and virtual programming.
Critically acclaimed for initiating remarkable festivals and international cultural exchanges; examples of the more intricate endeavors HotHouse successfully realized would include:
The Women of the New Jazz Festival (1991, 2001, and 2004),
The FMP Festival –Blowin’ In From Chicago (1995)
Chicago World Music Festival -1999
The Chicago-South Africa Initiative (2000)
Viva Flamenco ( 2002)
The Jazz en Clavé Festivals (2004-2006)
Patchwerx Festival of Directors of Color ( 2005-2006 )
From the Lion’s Point of View, The African Jubillee ( 2010)
WPA 2.0, a Brand New Deal (2011-2013)
This Land is Our Land – a centennial celebration of Woody Guthrie (2012)
Jazz on a Summers Day ( 2009-2016)
The Son Jarocho International Exchange Project (2013)
Old and New Dreams Festivals (2015, 2016)
Cuba and The Chicago-Guantanamo Blues Exchange ( 2016 and ongoing)
Global Voices at the Alhambra Palace ( 2017 and 2018 )
Jazz on a Summer’s Day at Blueberry Fields ( 2018)
Tricontinental ’66 and Other Acts of Liberation ( 2018)
On Whose Shoulders ( 2019)
Concert for Cuba ( 2020)
HotHouse Meets Havana ( 2021)
¡Activista! International Women’s Day Concert ( 2021)
