OFF ON THE SOUTH SIDE IN HAMILTON PARK TONIGHT.

OUR CORRESPONDENT ANGEL JOINS US LIVE IS ATTENDEES ARE HEADING IN.

HEY, ANGEL.

>> Reporter: HEY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THE ENGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATING 24 YEARS THIS YEAR.

IS THROUGH THOSE DECADES, THEY HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO BUILDING A MUSICAL COMMUNITY AT WHAT IS KNOWN TO BE THE RAVINIA OF THE SOUTH SIDE.

I WAS ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH TWO WEDDING JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF THE ENGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL'S ENSEMBLE, THAT HAS BEEN GEARED TO EDUCATING THE YOUTH .

TAKE A LOOK.

IN JUST THEIR MID-20s, ISAIAH COLLIER AND ALEXIS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PERFORMING FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR LIFETIME.

>> I HAVE BEEN LEADING MY OWN BAND SINCE I WAS 14 YEARS OLD WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

EVEN THOUGH AT THE TIME IT WAS WEDDING RECEPTIONS AND PRIVATE FUNCTIONS, IT REALLY GAVE ME A SENSE OF -- I DON'T KNOW.

JUST A YOUNG BUSINESS OWNER.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS YOUNG PRODIGIES BY COLLEAGUES IN THEIR FIELD.

IT IS THE REASON THEIR MENTORS BELIEVE THEY ARE THE PERFECT ARTISTS TO REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF THE ENGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL.

>> THEY COME OUT OF OUR PROGRAMS.

WHY WOULD WE NOT PRODUCE THEM?

>> Reporter: THEY WERE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG MASTER'S ENSEMBLE, FREE PROGRAM FOR KIDS TO LEARN JAZZ MUSIC.

DOKKEN SAYS IT IS COLLIER'S FUSION AMONG OTHER FACTORS THAT MAKES HIM STAND OUT.

>> HE'S LEARNING FROM SOME INFLUENCERS.

I CAN HEAR BITS AND PIECES OF EVERYTHING HE IS ABSORBED.

THE ENTIRE TOTALITY .

>> I WILL BE THERE ALL THREE DAYS .

ON THE 15th, I'M GOING TO BE PLAYING WITH MY ENSEMBLE.

MOSTLY IN THIS RUN.

SOMETHING CALLED THE ALMIGHTY.

I RECORD THAT WE DID.

THAT PROJECT IS ENTITLED, COGNITIVE TRANSITIONS.

IT'S AN INTROSPECTIVE ALBUM.

>> Reporter: DAWKINS SAYS IT IS HER DRIVE .

>> I LIKE ALEXIS BECAUSE SHE HAS THE ENERGY AND SHE IS AMBITIOUS.

YOU DON'T FIND THAT IN A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> I'M EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST TIME AT THE ENGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL AS A LEADER.

LEADING MY OWN GROUP.

AND I AM DEBUTING SOME COMPOSITIONS.

I'M DEBUTING A PIECE THAT IS CENTERED AROUND MY SYNESTHESIA.

SYNESTHESIA MEANS THAT TWO SENSES ARE MIXED OR FELT AT THE SAME TIME.

SO I SEE COLOR WHEN I HEAR MUSIC.

>> Reporter: IS THE FESTIVAL LOOKS AHEAD, DOKKEN SAYS THE GOAL WAS TO BE FOCUSED ON CELEBRATING MUSIC WHERE IT ORIGINATED.

>> THE MUSIC HAS COME FROM THIS COMMUNITY ALONG WITH BLUES AND OTHER KINDS OF AESTHETICS.

WHEN I WAS COMING UP, THE MUSIC WAS IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE WANT THEM TO FURTHER THEIR CAREERS.

WE WANT THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THE YOUNG PEOPLE THEIR AGE CAN DO IT.

SOME OF THEM ARE 17 YEARS OLD.

WHEN WE ARE PLAYING FOR PEOPLE THEIR AGE, THEY SAY, WOW.

I CAN DO THAT TOO.

>> Reporter: NOW THE ENGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL KICKS OFF TONIGHT HERE IN HAMILTON PARK.

AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, FOLKS ARE STILL COMING IN WITH THE FIRST PROGRAM BEGINNING SHORTLY IN 10 MINUTES AT 6:00 P.M.

IF YOU MISS TONIGHT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO