NOW IS · A CHICAGO MUSIC CALENDAR
Episode 29 of the
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Monday, September 1st 2008
8:00PM-12:00AM
at
Pete Miller's
, 1385 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg IL, 847.330.5500
Marc Pompe
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Rob Mazurek
,
Nicole Mitchell
,
Jason Adasiewicz
,
Matt Lux
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
9:00PM
at
Brown Rice
, 4432 N Kedzie ($5 suggested donation)
Daniel Burke, Chris Block
See-Sound : Toru Hironaka, Jamie Kempkers, Steve Ivan
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Herculaneum
:
Nick Broste
, Greg Danek, David Mcdonnell, Patrick Newbery,
Dylan Ryan
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008
5:30PM-8:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Fred Anderson
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
Baker Hunt Sandstrom Williams
11:00PM later set : TBA
10:00PM-1:00PM
at
the Charleston
, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
Alive In The Woods and Friends :
Jason Stein
,
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Anton Hatwich
,
Dylan Ryan
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
Wednesday, September 3rd 2008
6:30PM
at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
, 201 E Randolph
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Remembering Johnny Griffin with Ira Sullivan, Benny Golson
10:00PM later set
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Blues Night with June Yvon and JoAnne Garrett, hosted by Kuki Boatwright
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($6)
Steve Hunt,
Michael Zerang
Steve Hunt,
Jim Baker
,
Greg Ward
, Harrison Bankhead
Thursday, September 4th 2008
7:30PM
at
the Sherwood Conservatory
, 1312 S Michigan, 312.427.6267 ($15-$10)
111 Pages
Matthew Coley
, Mary Drews, Catherine Schubilske, Claire Wedemeyer — music by Blazewicz, De Falla, Mozart, Thomas, Viñao
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Benny Golson Quartet
10:00PM later set
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
John Goldman
Quintet, with
Scott Hesse
, Dave Fink,
Cory Healey
,
Leslie Beukelman
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Magda Mayas, Tony Buck
Jaimie Branch
, Brad Loving,
David Daniell
,
Frank Rosaly
Friday, September 5th 2008
7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
Kelan Phil Cohran
7:30PM
at
the Sherwood Conservatory
, 1312 S Michigan, 312.427.6267 ($15-$10)
111 Pages
Matthew Coley
, Mary Drews, Catherine Schubilske, Claire Wedemeyer — music by Blazewicz, De Falla, Mozart, Thomas, Viñao
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Benny Golson Quartet
10:00PM later set
9:00PM
at
the DANK Haus
, 4740 N Western, 773.561.9181 (Free)
Chicago Groovetet : Thomas Greene, Calvin Holbrook, Martin Preininger, James Bottoms, Paul Basa
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Soul Power Trio
:
Karl E H Seigfried
, Aaron Getsug, Chris Avgerin
10:00PM
at
the Charleston
, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
MacKay Trio :
Bill MacKay
,
Charles Rumback
, Todd Hill
10:00PM
at
Uncommon Ground
, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801
Som Brasil
Saturday, September 6th 2008
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Benny Golson Quartet
10:00PM later set
9:00PM
at
the DANK Haus
, 4740 N Western, 773.561.9181 (Free)
Chicago Groovetet : Thomas Greene, Calvin Holbrook, Martin Preininger, James Bottoms, Paul Basa
10:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Magda Mayas,
Michael Zerang
Fred Lonberg-Holm
,
Jaimie Branch
, Tony Buck
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, September 7th 2008
4:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Benny Golson Quartet
8:00PM, 10:00PM later sets
5:00PM-7:00PM
at
Café Mestizo
, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
Improvisation jam session hosted by
Undertow
:
Josh Beatty
, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer
6:00PM-8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
AACM
Great Black Music Ensemble
7:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Lingual Art and Aural Media - multimedia works
Lisa Abbatomarco, Justin Cabrillos
Ian Hatcher, Adrian Moens
Sebastian Alvarez
Laura Goldstein
8:00PM-10:00PM
at
the Morseland
, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
Jimmy Bennington
's Colour and Sound
9:30PM-12:00AM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Josh Berman
,
Jason Stein
, Nate McBride, Tony Buck
Jim Baker
,
Steven Hess
, Tony Buck
Dave Rempis
,
Jason Roebke
, Todd Carter, Tony Buck
Monday, September 8th 2008
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Caroline Davis
,
Helen Gillet
,
Matthew Golombisky
8:00PM-12:00AM
at
Pete Miller's
, 1385 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg IL, 847.330.5500
Marc Pompe
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Ernest Dawkins
's New Horizons Ensemble, with Steve Berry,
Darius Savage
, Isaiah Spencer, and special guest Willie Pickens
9:00PM
at
the Morseland
, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
Nick Mazzarella
Trio, with
Anton Hatwich
, Mikel Avery
9:00PM
at
Uncommon Ground
, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801
MoBrun Collective :
Mike Lebrun
,
Josh Moshier
, Robert Meier, Hans Moscicke
James Davis
10:00PM
at
the Gallery Cabaret
, 2020 N Oakley, 773.489.5471
Paul Hartsaw
Quartet
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Cameron Pfiffner, Tom Vaitsas, Alejandro Urzagaste, others TBA
Tuesday, September 9th 2008
5:30PM-8:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Greg Ward
Quartet
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
Baker Hunt Sandstrom Williams
11:00PM later set :
Leslie Beukelman
, Katie Wiegman,
Caroline Davis
,
Helen Gillet
10:00PM-1:00PM
at
the Charleston
, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
Alive In The Woods and Friends :
Jason Stein
,
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Anton Hatwich
,
Dylan Ryan
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
Wednesday, September 10th 2008
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Willie Pickens
10:00PM later set
8:00PM-10:00PM
at
Ras Dashen
, 5844 N Broadway, 773.506.9601
John Goldman
's Quadrangle, with
Cory Healey
, Dave Fink,
Scott Hesse
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Rich Corpolongo
Ensemble, with
Frank Portolese
,
Doug Lofstrom
, Dave Williams
9:00PM
at
Brown Rice
, 4432 N Kedzie
Baker Trio : Reneé Baker,
Karl E H Seigfried
, Bruce Nelson
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($15, $60 Five-Day Pass)
Adventures in Modern Music
Keiji Haino
Tussle
These Are Powers
Paul Metzger
9:00PM
at
Katerina's
, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592
Steve Evans Quartet
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Tony Buck, Magda Mayas,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
, Nate McBride
Thursday, September 11th 2008
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Dr Lonnie Smith Organ Trio
10:00PM later set
8:00PM
at
Music Garage
, 345-7 N Loomis, 312.997.1972
The Zoo Wheel
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Vincent Davis
and Percussion Plus, with Harrison Bankhead,
Edward Wilkerson
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($15, $60 Five-Day Pass)
Adventures in Modern Music
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Evangelista
Colourmusic
Agathe Max
9:00PM
at
the Subterranean
, 2011 W North, 773.278.6600
Jennifer Hartswick
Band
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Tomorrow Music Orchestra
with special guest
Helen Gillet
Paul Giallorenzo
,
Marc Riordan
Jeb Bishop
,
Dan Thatcher
Friday, September 12th 2008
6:00PM-10:00PM
at
the AV-aerie
, 2000 W Fulton, #310, 312.342.6280 ($10 suggested donation)
Benefit for
Scrappers
— Private event, RSVP scrapmovie@gmail.com
Scenes from
Scrappers
, panel discussion
Frank Rosaly
solo
Jonathan Crawford,
Frank Rosaly
,
Michael Zerang
— scrapyard instruments
The Friction Brothers
DJ John Corbett
7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
Kelan Phil Cohran
7:30PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($28-$24)
Maraca and The New Collective
8:00PM
at Todd Wehr Conference Center, 1047 N Broadway, Milwaukee WI ($15)
2008 Global Union Festival
— "The Night Before"
Plastic People of the Universe
Little Cow
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Dr Lonnie Smith Organ Trio
10:00PM later set
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($15, $60 Five-Day Pass)
Adventures in Modern Music
Busdriver
Henry Flynt
Ecstatic Sunshine
Musket
9:30PM
at
Brown Rice
, 4432 N Kedzie ($5 suggested donation)
Eliel Sherman Storey, Bill Simms
Helen Gillet
,
Dan Godston
, Steve Maxwell Jr
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Nicole Mitchell
's Black Earth Ensemble
Saturday, September 13th 2008
1:00PM-2:00PM
in
Fullerton Hall, the Art Institute
, 111 S Michigan (Free with admission)
Morikeba Kouyate
, Michael Taylor
1:00PM-7:00PM
at the Humboldt Park Band Shell, 3000 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee WI (Free)
2008 Global Union Festival
Lamajamal
Prasanna
Nation Beat
Vieux Farka Toure
6:00PM
at
Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple
, 875 Lake St, Oak Park IL, 708.383.8873 ($150/$100/$80)
Unity Temple Restoration Foundation Fundraiser
7:30PM Orbert Davis Quintet, with
Ryan Cohan
, Stewart Miller, Ernie Adams,
Ari Brown
utrf.org/6th_annual_gala.html
, 708.383.8873 for details
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Dr Lonnie Smith Organ Trio
10:00PM later set
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($15, $60 Five-Day Pass)
Adventures in Modern Music
Flying Lotus
Shugo Tokumaru
Blues Control
Lau Nau
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Hanah Jon Taylor Artet
10:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Agathe Max
solo
Chris Brokaw
solo
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, September 14th 2008
1:00PM-7:00PM
at the Humboldt Park Band Shell, 3000 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee WI (Free)
2008 Global Union Festival
Reelroad
Mamak Khadem
Maraca
Samba Mapangala
4:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Dr Lonnie Smith Organ Trio
8:00PM, 10:00PM later sets
5:00PM-7:00PM
at
Café Mestizo
, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
Improvisation jam session hosted by
Undertow
:
Josh Beatty
, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer
6:00PM
at
the AV-aerie
, 2000 W Fulton, #310, 312.342.6280
Mark Solotroff
,
Right Eye Rita
,
Bruce Lamont
6:00PM-8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
AACM
Small Ensemble
8:00PM-10:00PM
at
the Morseland
, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
Jimmy Bennington
's Colour and Sound
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($15, $60 Five-Day Pass)
Adventures in Modern Music
Icy Demons
Daedelus
Arnold Dreyblatt and his Orchestra of Excited Strings
Dead Machines
9:30PM-12:00AM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Jim Baker
,
Paul Hartsaw
, Weasel Walter
Jeb Bishop
, Mike Forbes,
Andrew Scott Young
, Weasel Walter
Monday, September 15th 2008
8:00PM
at
the Logan Square Auditorium
, 2539 N Kedzie, 773.252.6179
Balkan Beat Box
Lamajamal
8:00PM-12:00AM
at
Pete Miller's
, 1385 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg IL, 847.330.5500
Marc Pompe
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Dee Alexander
's Evolution Ensemble, with
James Sanders
, Tomeka Reed, Rashida Black, Ernie Adams
9:00PM
at
Brown Rice
, 4432 N Kedzie ($5 suggested donation)
Williwaw
Helen Gillet
,
Ritwik Banerji
,
Dan Godston
,
Jayve Montgomery
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Simon Lott,
Caroline Davis
,
Dave Miller
,
Matthew Golombisky
,
Frank Rosaly
Tuesday, September 16th 2008
5:30PM-8:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Green Mill Quartet
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
Baker Hunt Sandstrom Williams
11:00PM later set : TBA
10:00PM-1:00PM
at
the Charleston
, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
Alive In The Woods and Friends :
Jason Stein
,
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Anton Hatwich
,
Dylan Ryan
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
Wednesday, September 17th 2008
8:00PM-10:00PM
at
Ras Dashen
, 5844 N Broadway, 773.506.9601
John Goldman
's Quadrangle, with
Cory Healey
, Dave Fink,
Scott Hesse
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Henry Grimes
, Fred Anderson,
Douglas Ewart
,
Avreeayl Ra
9:00PM
at
The Winds Café
, 2657 N Kedzie, 773.489.7478
Nick Mazzarella
Trio, with
Anton Hatwich
,
Frank Rosaly
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($6)
Tandem :
Josh Berman
,
James Falzone
Zenith Works :
Fred Lonberg-Holm
,
Matt Lux
,
Charles Rumback
Thursday, September 18th 2008
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Edwin Daugherty and Fifth World, with Rod Gipson, David "Dawi" Williams, Rahman Swain
9:00PM
at
Uncommon Ground
, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801
Matthew Coley
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Rempis Percussion Quartet :
Dave Rempis
,
Tim Daisy
,
Frank Rosaly
,
Anton Hatwich
Friday, September 19th 2008
11:00AM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Seckou Keita
Quartet, Richard Hagopian's Kef Time Ensemble
12:30PM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Ensemble Al-Kindi
,
Baye Kouyate
6:00PM
at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
, 201 E Randolph (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Ensemble Al-Kindi
& Whirling Dervishes of Damascus
Richard Hagopian's Kef Time Ensemble
7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
Kelan Phil Cohran
7:30PM
at
the International House
, 1414 E 59th ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Rupa & The April Fishes
8:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($6)
Nicholas Mazzarella, Nicholas Gajewski
8:00PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($15-$13)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Chiwoniso
Baye Kouyate
et les Tougarakes
8:00PM
at
Pete Miller's
, 412 N Milwaukee, Wheeling IL, 847.243.3700
James Davis
Quintet, with
Caroline Davis
, Sean McCluskey,
Jeff Greene
,
Quin Kirchner
9:00PM
at
Martyrs'
, 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($12)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Little Cow
Chicha Libre
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Justin Dillard
10:00PM
at the Chicago Latvian Cultural Center, 4146 N Elston ($15 donation)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Richard Hagopian's Kef Time Ensemble
Kabile
10:00PM
at
the House of Blues
, 329 N Dearborn, 312.923.2000 ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Seckou Keita
Quartet
10:00PM
at
Ronny's
, 2101 N California
Frigates
: Brian Hacker,
Marc Riordan
, Wesley Torres
10:00PM
at
Sonotheque
, 1444 W Chicago, 312.226.7600 ($12)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
DJ
Bobby Friction
Radiohiro
DJ
Dhakfu
10:00PM
at
Uncommon Ground
, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Desafinado
Saturday, September 20th 2008
12:00PM
at Navy Pier (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Seckou Keita
Quartet
1:00PM-5:00PM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Kabile
1:30PM
at Navy Pier (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Rupa & The April Fishes
2:30PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($25 suggested donation)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Little Cow
— part of the 12th Annual Hideout Block Party
3:30PM
at Navy Pier (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Chicha Libre
5:00PM
at the Gale Park Community Center, 1610 W Howard (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Samba Mapangala
and Orchestra Virunga
7:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($25 suggested donation)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Vieux Farka Toure
— part of the 12th Annual Hideout Block Party
8:00PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($15-$13)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Rupa & The April Fishes
Chicha Libre
8:00PM
at
the World Music Company
, 1808 W 103rd, 773.779.7059 ($15)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Reelroad
8:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($15)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Mamak Khadem
Gaida Hinnawi
Ensemble
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Cordero
Little Cow
9:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Jim Baker
,
Keefe Jackson
Os
Patrick Neal Bowman
Bruce Lamont
,
Michael Zerang
9:00PM
at
Lampo
, 216 W Chicago, 2nd Fl
Thomas Ankersmit
9:00PM
at
Martyrs'
, 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($12)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Baba Zula
Lamajamal
9:00PM
at
Sonotheque
, 1444 W Chicago, 312.226.7600 ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
DJ
Samy Ben Redjeb
, DJ TopDonn, Afrobeat & Afro-Groove, Hosted by Aurelien PV
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Tribute to Coltrane :
Ernest Dawkins
, Willie Pickens, Harrison Bankhead, Isaiah Spencer
10:00PM
at
Schubas
, 3159 N Southport, 773.525.2508 ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Rachel Unthank
& Winterset
Spires That In The Sunset Rise
10:00PM
at
Uncommon Ground
, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Seckou Keita
Quartet
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, September 21st 2008
1:00PM
at Navy Pier (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Reelroad
2:00PM
at Eli's Cheesecake World, 6701 W Forest Preserve Dr, 773.205.3800 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Moscow Nights
3:00PM
at
Preston Bradley Hall
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Dya Singh Ensemble
4:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234 ($15)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Gaida Hinnawi
Ensemble featuring
Amir ElSaffar
8:00PM, 10:00PM later sets
4:00PM
at Navy Pier (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Cordero
5:00PM
at
Preston Bradley Hall
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Sandeep N Bharadwaj
5:00PM-7:00PM
at
Café Mestizo
, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
Improvisation jam session hosted by
Undertow
:
Josh Beatty
, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer
7:00PM
at Navy Pier (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Moscow Nights
7:00PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($15-$13)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Savina Yannatou
Rachel Unthank
& Winterset
7:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($15)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Samba Mapangala
and Orchestra Virunga
Chiwoniso
8:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($8 suggested donation)
Gustavo Matamoros, Rene Barge,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
,
Lou Mallozzi
8:00PM-10:00PM
at
the Morseland
, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
Jimmy Bennington
's Colour and Sound
8:00PM
at
Uncommon Ground
, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Alex Cuba
9:00PM
at
Martyrs'
, 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($12)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Vieux Farka Toure
,
Etran Finatawa
9:00PM
at
Sonotheque
, 1444 W Chicago, 312.226.7600 ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
DJ
Maga Bo
, DJ C, DJ
Joe Bryl
,
MC Zulu
9:30PM-12:00AM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Damon Short
Quartet, with Mitch Paliga,
Paul Hartsaw
,
Anton Hatwich
Monday, September 22nd 2008
11:00AM
at
Claudia Cassidy Theater
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Alex Cuba
12:00PM
at
Daley Plaza
, 50 W Washington, 312.443.5500 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Etran Finatawa
12:30PM
at
Claudia Cassidy Theater
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Nomadic Wax
,
La Musgaña
6:30PM
at
Sonotheque
, 1444 W Chicago, 312.226.7600 ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Changing the Tune of a Nation : Music as a Political Force — documentary and panel discussion
DJ Boo
,
Baay Bia
,
M.anifest
,
Baay Musa
,
Krukid
7:00PM
at
Claudia Cassidy Theater
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
La Musgaña
8:00PM-12:00AM
at
Pete Miller's
, 1385 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg IL, 847.330.5500
Marc Pompe
8:00PM
at
Schubas
, 3159 N Southport, 773.525.2508
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Etran Finatawa
,
Alex Cuba
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Trio WAZ :
Ed Wilkerson
,
Tatsu Aoki
,
Michael Zerang
9:00PM
at
Brown Rice
, 4432 N Kedzie
Undertow
:
Josh Beatty
, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer
9:00PM
at
Uncommon Ground
, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801 ($10)
Balkano
10:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
127 Band
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Dave Rempis
, Gred Ward, Nate McBride,
Mike Reed
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
11:00AM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast : Jamie Stone & Mansa Sissoko
12:30PM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Lo Còr de la Plana
, Edmar Castaneda
5:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Jayme Stone
& Mansa Sissoko
7:00PM
at Columbia College Conaway Center, 1104 S Wabash (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Edmar Castaneda Quartet
7:00PM
at
Instituto Cervantes
, 31 W Ohio, 312.335.1996 ($15 suggested donation)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
La Musgaña
7:00PM-10:00PM
at
M Lounge
, 1520 S Wabash Ave, 312.447.0201
John Goldman
's Quadrangle, with
Cory Healey
, Dave Fink,
Scott Hesse
7:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($15)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Lo Còr de la Plana
Alessandra Belloni
8:00PM
at
Martyrs'
, 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($12)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Prasanna
's Electric Ganesha Land Ensemble
Mohsen Namjoo
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
Baker Hunt Sandstrom Williams
11:00PM later set : TBA
9:00PM
at
Ronny's
, 2101 N California
Plastic Boner Band
rock
Mung
10:00PM-1:00PM
at
the Charleston
, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
Alive In The Woods and Friends :
Jason Stein
,
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Anton Hatwich
,
Dylan Ryan
10:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
[dunkelbunt]
Black Bear Combo
DJ
Gitana Angela
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
Wednesday, September 24th 2008
11:00AM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Prasanna
12:30PM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Vasen
7:00PM
at
Preston Bradley Hall
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Three Rivers One Source
7:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234 ($15)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Edmar Castaneda Quartet
Chris Potter Quartet
7:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($15)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Dhafer Youssef
Prasanna
's Electric Ganesha Land Ensemble
8:00PM
at Columbia College Conaway Center, 1104 S Wabash (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
[dunkelbunt]
DJ
Gitana Angela
8:00PM
at
Martyrs'
, 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($12)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Mor Karbasi
Etugen Ensemble
8:00PM-10:00PM
at
Ras Dashen
, 5844 N Broadway, 773.506.9601
John Goldman
's Quadrangle, with
Cory Healey
, Dave Fink,
Scott Hesse
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Saalik Ziyad's
5 After 7 Project
, with Fred Jackson, Shaun Johnson, Norman Palm,
Willerm Delisfort
,
Tim Seisser
, Shirazette Tinnin
8:30PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Son de Madera
Zazhil
9:00PM
at
Schubas
, 3159 N Southport, 773.525.2508 ($10)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Vasen
Jayme Stone
& Mansa Sissoko
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($6)
Vox Arcana
:
James Falzone
,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
,
Tim Daisy
The Hats : Dave McDonnell,
Josh Berman
,
Jason Adasiewicz
,
Anton Hatwich
,
Dylan Ryan
Thursday, September 25th 2008
11:00AM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Dhafer Youssef
,
Zazhil
12:00PM
at
Daley Plaza
, 50 W Washington, 312.443.5500 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Son de Madera
12:30PM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Live Radio Broadcast :
Salvador Duran
,
Mor Karbasi
6:00PM
at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
, 201 E Randolph (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Calexico
with special guests
Salvador Duran
& Mariachi Luz de Luna
Zazhil
6:30PM
at
Randolph Café
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Fandanguero
9:00PM
Salvador Duran
10:00PM
Los Vicios de Papa
7:00PM
at
Preston Bradley Hall
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Dhafer Youssef
8:15PM
Lo Còr de la Plana
9:45PM
Fiamma Fumana
& Mondine di Novi Choir
7:30PM
at
Claudia Cassidy Theater
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago World Music Festival 2008
Son de Madera
8:45PM Mariachi Luz de Luna
10:15PM
Mor Karbasi
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Chris Potter Quartet
10:00PM later set
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Shawn Maxwell Quartet, with Matt Nelson, Graham Czach, Brandon Dickert
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Keefe Jackson
, Matt Schneider
Wreckmeister Harmonies : J R Robinson,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
,
Mark Shippy
Friday, September 26th 2008
7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
Kelan Phil Cohran
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Chris Potter Quartet
10:00PM later set
8:00PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($20-$16)
Delmark Records 55th Anniversary Celebration
Ari Brown
, Lurrie Bell, Jimmy Johnson,
Nicole Mitchell
,
Dave Specter
,
Corey Wilkes
8:30PM
at
Silvie's Lounge
, 1902 W Irving Park, 773.871.6239
District 97
: Sam Krahn,
Rob Clearfield
, Patrick Mulcahy,
Jonathan Schang
9:00PM
at
Brown Rice
, 4432 N Kedzie
Open Improv Jam Session hosted by Reneé Baker
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Perspectives III - Music for Soloists and Ensembles : works by
Jeff Chan
, with
Tatsu Aoki
, Donna Kwon, special guest
Jeff Parker
10:00PM
at
Martyrs'
, 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
Saturday, September 27th 2008
12:00PM-2:00AM
in Hyde Park, various venues (Free)
2008
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
visit
hydeparkjazzfestival.org/schedule.shtml
for full schedule
8:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Chris Potter Quartet
10:00PM later set
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Jeff Chan
's big fUn philharmonic, with
Ed Wilkerson
,
Avreeayl Ra
,
Tatsu Aoki
, Donna Kwon,
Jeff Parker
10:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Charlotte Hug
, Lou Malozzi,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, September 28th 2008
2:00PM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Paul Hartsaw
Quartet
3:00PM
at
Chiesa Nuova
, 230 S Laflin, 312.226.0983 ($25)
Yasuko Oura, Nicholas Photinos
4:00PM
at
the Jazz Showcase
, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234
Chris Potter Quartet
8:00PM, 10:00PM later sets
5:00PM-7:00PM
at
Café Mestizo
, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
Improvisation jam session hosted by
Undertow
:
Josh Beatty
, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer
7:00PM
at
Woodland Pattern
, 720 E Locust, Milwaukee WI, 414.263.5001 ($8-$6)
Charlotte Hug
,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
8:00PM-10:00PM
at
the Morseland
, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
Jimmy Bennington
's Colour and Sound
9:30PM-12:00AM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
A Fox Can Be Hungry : Matt Schneider,
Jason Adasiewicz
,
Anton Hatwich
,
John Herndon
Tomorrow Music Orchestra
:
Matthew Golombisky
, Natalie Szabo, Pablo Chin, Mike Salter,
Charles Gorczynski
, Matt Oliphant - French horn
James Davis
, Thad Franklin,
Jonathon Kirk
, Katy Myers, Lili Wosko, Doug Johnson,
Rob Clearfield
,
Quin Kirchner
Monday, September 29th 2008
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Charlotte Hug
,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
8:00PM-12:00AM
at
Pete Miller's
, 1385 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg IL, 847.330.5500
Marc Pompe
8:00PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Isaiah Spencer and the Originals, with
Kevin Nabors
,
Scott Hesse
,
Darius Savage
, special guest
Nicole Mitchell
9:00PM
at
the Gallery Cabaret
, 2020 N Oakley, 773.489.5471
Undertow
:
Josh Beatty
, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Keefe Jackson
Group
Tuesday, September 30th 2008
5:30PM-8:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Andre Earles
9:30PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($7)
Bongripper + Winters In Osaka
Harpoon
Black September
Fought
10:00PM-1:00PM
at
the Charleston
, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
Alive In The Woods and Friends :
Jason Stein
,
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Anton Hatwich
,
Dylan Ryan
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
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