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Friday, October 1st 2010
12:15PM
at
the Sherwood Conservatory
, 1312 S Michigan, 312.427.6267
Pianoforte Salon Series
performances by James Morehead, Aurielien Pederzoli,
Cory Tiffin
8:00PM-11:30PM
at the Dragon Lounge at Sushi House, 1107 Lake Street, Oak Park IL, 708.660.8899
Chris Weller
Quartet, with
Greg Ward
, Dave Fink, Todd Howell
8:00PM
at
the Mayne Stage
, 1328 W Morse, 773.381.4554 ($10)
Liquid Soul
9:00PM
at
Pete Miller's
, 1557 Sherman, Evanston IL, 847.328.0399
Marquis Hill
's Organ Quartet, with
Jeremy Cunningham
,
Scott Hesse
, Ben Patterson
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Su Ra Sidepocket Experience
10:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Jason Ajemian
and The High Life, with
Jacob Wick
, Peter Hanson, Owen Stewart-Robertson,
Marc Riordan
Saturday, October 2nd 2010
1:30AM-3:45AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Late Night on Friday
After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
2:00PM
at
Saki
, 3716 W Fullerton, 773.486.3997
Wheelhouse :
Dave Rempis
,
Jason Adasiewicz
, Nate McBride
9:00PM
at
Pete Miller's
, 1557 Sherman, Evanston IL, 847.328.0399
Marquis Hill
's Organ Quartet, with
Jeremy Cunningham
,
Scott Hesse
, Ben Patterson
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Greg Spero Quartet featuring Melvin Butler
10:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Jeff Kimmel
, David Moré
Nick Hoffman
,
Aaron Zarzutzki
— Record Release
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, October 3rd 2010
2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
Sonic Healing Ministries
Weekly Worship Service
Microcosmic Sound Orchestra :
David Boykin
,
Jayve Montgomery
, Joel Wanek,
Alex Wing
,
Dan Godston
,
Nicole Mitchell
,
Ben Boye
— also on the
Sonic Healing Ministries
Live Broadcast
3:00PM
at
the Old Town School of Folk Music
, 909 W Armitage, 773.728.6000 ($5)
First Sundays Jazz Composer Series
music by
Marlene Rosenberg
,
Chris Weller
5:00PM-8:30PM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Jordan Baskin
Trio, with
Jake Vinsel
, Brian Ritter
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
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
AACM
Great Black Music Ensemble
9:30PM-12:00AM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer,
Kevin Nabors
, Hans Lutz,
Marquis Hill
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Michael Vlatkovich
, Jonathan Golove,
Damon Short
Mars Williams,
Kent Kessler
,
Avreeayl Ra
Monday, October 4th 2010
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Derek Baron, Matt Schneider
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
10:00PM
at
the Old Town Ale House
, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Jason Roebke
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Damon Short
Transcontinental Quartet, with
Michael Vlatkovich
, Jonathan Golove,
Paul Hartsaw
Tuesday, October 5th 2010
12:15PM
at
Randolph Café
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Samuel del Real Trio
8:00PM
at
Enemy
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
Bill Nace
Diagram A
Not The Wind, Not The Flag
Ryley Walker
, Andrew Young, Ben Baker Billington
9:00PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
ears&eyes music series
Frank Van Duerm
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Zelienople
Brian Costello
Jeff Kowalkowski
Trio
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
Wednesday, October 6th 2010
8:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Nathan Brown Quintet, with Rajiv Halim,
Marquis Hill
,
Ross Margitza
, Xavier Breaker
9:00PM-1:00PM
at Cafe Galeria, 5130 N Western Ave ($5)
Patrick Terbrack Quartet, with
Justin Dillard
, Jack Zara, Clif Wallace
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)
Jason Adasiewicz
's Sun Rooms, with Nate McBride,
Mike Reed
— Record Release
Thursday, October 7th 2010
6:00PM
at
the Gene Siskel Film Center
, 164 N State, 312.846.2600
Bruce Bickford's World
live accompaniment by
Jeff Parker
,
Frank Rosaly
7:30PM
on
WNUR 89.3 FM
, 1877 Campus Dr, Evanston IL
"Aural Architecture" — simultaneous performers from Chicago and Shimonoseki
8:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Marquis Hill
Black-tet, with
Jeremy Cunningham
, Nate Baker, Patrick Mulcahy, special guest TBA
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($7)
Wheelhouse :
Dave Rempis
,
Jason Adasiewicz
, Nate McBride
Friday, October 8th 2010
7:00PM
in Hamilton Park, 513 W 72nd (Free)
Larry Gray
,
Tomeka Reid
,
James Sanders
, Renée Baker,
Jeff Parker
, Charles Heath
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
I Remember Fred : Celebrating the life and work of Fred Anderson
Paul Hartsaw
,
Jim Baker
, Brian Sandstrom,
Damon Short
Douglas Ewart
,
Mankwe Ndosi
, and special guests
Saturday, October 9th 2010
1:30AM-3:45AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Late Night on Friday
After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
7:00PM
in Curtiss Hall in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan, 10th Fl ($20-$10)
Seda Röder Solo
Burton Greene, Harrison Bankhead
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Milton Suggs
— CD Release
10:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Josh Berman
,
Keefe Jackson
Princess Princess :
Jaimie Branch
,
Toby Summerfield
,
Frank Rosaly
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, October 10th 2010
2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
Sonic Healing Ministries
Weekly Worship Service
Microcosmic Sound Orchestra :
David Boykin
,
Jayve Montgomery
, Joel Wanek,
Alex Wing
,
Dan Godston
,
Nicole Mitchell
,
Ben Boye
— also on the
Sonic Healing Ministries
Live Broadcast
5:00PM-8:30PM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Jordan Baskin
Trio, with
Jake Vinsel
, Brian Ritter
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
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
AACM
Small Ensembles
9:30PM-12:00AM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer,
Kevin Nabors
, Hans Lutz,
Marquis Hill
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Lina Allemano
Four, with Brodie West, Andrew Downing, Nick Fraser
Slow Cycle :
Jason Stein
,
Josh Berman
, Nate McBride,
Frank Rosaly
Monday, October 11th 2010
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Jeff Kimmel
,
Daniel Fandiño
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at
the Morseland
, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
Nick Mazzarella
Trio, with
Anton Hatwich
,
Frank Rosaly
10:00PM
at
the Old Town Ale House
, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Jason Roebke
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Dave Rempis
,
Michael Zerang
Tuesday, October 12th 2010
12:15PM
at
Randolph Café
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Gyan Riley
8:00PM
at
the Fireside Bowl
, 2648 W Fullerton, 773.486.2700 ($8)
Call Me Lightning
Yeti vs Yeti
Rollo Tomasi
8:00PM
at
Martyrs'
, 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($10)
John McLean
Group, with Brian Wilkie,
Matt Ulery
,
Quin Kirchner
Gyan Riley
9:30PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
ears&eyes music series
Jeff Greene
,
Bill MacKay
Ami Saraiya
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
Wednesday, October 13th 2010
5:00PM
on
WNUR 89.3 FM
, 847.866.9687
Olivia Block
7:30PM
at
the Mayne Stage
, 1328 W Morse, 773.381.4554
How About Now?
Ensemble
Dal Niente
— music by Anthony Cheung,
Eliza Brown
,
Marcos Balter
, Michel van der Aa, Hans Thomalla, Mark André
8:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Steve Swell
,
Mikołaj Trzaska
9:00PM-1:00PM
at Cafe Galeria, 5130 N Western Ave ($5)
Patrick Terbrack Quartet, with
Justin Dillard
, Jack Zara, Clif Wallace
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)
Herculaneum
:
Nick Broste
, Patrick Newbery, David McDonnell, Nate Lepine, Greg Danek,
Dylan Ryan
— Record Release
10:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Music For Science Filmstrips :
Justin Walter
,
Erik Hall
,
Quin Kirchner
Thursday, October 14th 2010
11:00AM
on
WNUR 89.3 FM
, 847.866.9687
Adeptive Radiation
8:00PM
at
Enemy
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
Wasteland Jazz Ensemble
Heat Death :
Ryley Walker
, J Guy Laughlin, Jeff Host
Jason Stein
Chicago Trio :
Jason Stein
,
Frank Rosaly
,
Devin Hoff
8:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Glawdys N'Dee
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600
Ken Camden
Haptic
:
Steven Hess
,
Joseph Clayton Mills
,
Adam Sonderberg
Red Electric Rainbow
Sunglasses
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Microcosmic Sound Orchestra :
David Boykin
,
Dan Godston
,
Alex Wing
, Joel Wanek, others TBA
Friday, October 15th 2010
5:30PM
on
WNUR 89.3 FM
, 847.866.9687
Dental Work
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($7)
Dental Work
The Kremlin
Right Eye Rita
Fluid
Tooth Eye
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Douglas Ewart
and Inventions
Saturday, October 16th 2010
1:30AM-3:45AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Late Night on Friday
After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
4:00PM
at
Saki
, 3716 W Fullerton, 773.486.3997
Jon Mueller
,
Olivia Block
— Record Release
8:00PM
at Graham Foundation (Madlener House), 4 W Burton Pl (Free)
Tristan Perich
— reservation required, RSVP
tristanperich.eventbrite.com
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
James Sanders and Conjunto
10:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Dave Rempis
,
Brian Labycz
Jason Soliday
,
Frank Rosaly
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, October 17th 2010
2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
Sonic Healing Ministries
Weekly Worship Service
Microcosmic Sound Orchestra :
David Boykin
,
Jayve Montgomery
, Joel Wanek,
Alex Wing
,
Dan Godston
,
Nicole Mitchell
,
Ben Boye
— also on the
Sonic Healing Ministries
Live Broadcast
2:00PM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Tim Seisser
Group
Damon Short
Sextet, with
Ryan Shultz
, Mitch Paliga,
Paul Hartsaw
,
Jim Baker
, Larry Kohut
3:00PM
at
the Loyola University Museum of Art
, 820 N Michigan, 312.915.7600 ($20-$5)
Sounds From the Floating World
Accessible Contemporary Music
:
Hülya Alpakin
,
Alyson Berger
,
Robin Clevenger
,
Alicia Poot
,
KT Somero
, Amy Wurtz, Jeff Yang — music by Toshio Hosokawa, Tomohisa Hashimoto, Tomiko Kohjiba, Joji Yuasa, Kaoru Koyama, Tomohisa Hashimoto
5:00PM-8:30PM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Jordan Baskin
Trio, with
Jake Vinsel
, Brian Ritter
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
9:30PM-12:00AM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer,
Kevin Nabors
, Hans Lutz,
Marquis Hill
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Rich Corpolongo
Trio, with Dan Shapera, Rusty Jones
James Falzone
,
Jason Adasiewicz
,
Jason Stein
,
Devin Hoff
Monday, October 18th 2010
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Tim Daisy
,
Aaron Zarzutzki
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at
the Morseland
, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
Dave Miller
,
Marquis Hill
,
Caroline Davis
,
John Tate
,
Jeremy Cunningham
9:30PM
at Phyllis's Musical Inn, 1800 W Division, 773.486.9862
Dan Thatcher
, Chris Graham, Oliver Hunt
10:00PM
at
the Old Town Ale House
, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Jason Roebke
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Toby Summerfield
Trio
Tuesday, October 19th 2010
12:15PM
at
Randolph Café
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Petra van Nuis, Andy Brown
4:30PM
in
Fulton Recital Hall
, 1010 E 59th, 4th Fl, 773.702.8069
"Improvised Music as Model and Metaphor" — talk by George Lewis
7:30PM
at
the Viaduct Theater
, 3111 N Western, 773.296.6024 ($12 suggested donation)
Physics for Listeners: A Composer's Concert
Keefe Jackson
,
Frank Rosaly
,
Guillermo Gregorio
, Eric Malmquist,
James Falzone
,
Kyle Vegter
9:30PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
ears&eyes music series
Saalik Ziyad,
Scott Hesse
Treehouse
:
Jim Tashjian
,
Leslie Beukelman
, Pete Tashjian,
Caroline Davis
, Martin Stonikas
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
Wednesday, October 20th 2010
11:00AM
on
WNUR 89.3 FM
, 847.866.9687
Katherine Young
5:15PM
at
the Gleacher Center, Room 621
, 450 N Cityfront Plaza Drive, 312.464.8787
Chicago Humanities Forum Presents
"Improvisation as a Way of Life: Time, Form, Technology, Ethics" — discussion by George Lewis, Arnold Davidson
5:30PM-6:30PM
at
MetraMarket
, 117 S Clinton
Art Loop Open Presents
Station : sound performance by Todd Carter, Joe Jeffers,
Jacob Kart
, Todd Mattei, JayVe Montgomery
7:00PM
at
the Mayne Stage
, 1328 W Morse, 773.381.4554 ($10-$8)
World Music for Pakistan : a benefit for flood victims
Lamajamal
Eyes Manouche
Kevin Leeds
and Global Cooling
DJ RomaSoul
7:30PM
at
the Viaduct Theater
, 3111 N Western, 773.296.6024 ($12 suggested donation)
Physics for Listeners: A Composer's Concert
Keefe Jackson
,
Frank Rosaly
,
Guillermo Gregorio
, Eric Malmquist,
James Falzone
,
Kyle Vegter
8:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
The Saalik & Kaliq Show : Saalik Ziyad, Kaliq Woods,
Ross Margitza
, Nathan Brown, Xavier Breaker
9:00PM-1:00PM
at Cafe Galeria, 5130 N Western Ave ($5)
Patrick Terbrack Quartet, with
Justin Dillard
, Jack Zara, Clif Wallace
9:45PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
John Goldman
's Quadrangle
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)
Jaimie Branch
, Steve Hunt
Keefe Jackson
,
Jeff Kimmel
,
Jason Stein
,
Brian Labycz
Thursday, October 21st 2010
8:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Willerm Delisfort
Group, with Patrick Terbrack,
Marquis Hill
,
Tim Seisser
, Phil Fornett
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Nick Broste
Trio, with
Keefe Jackson
,
Anton Hatwich
Katie Young
,
Tomeka Reid
,
Jason Stein
Friday, October 22nd 2010
12:15PM
at
Randolph Café
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Jim Conway, John Hasbrouck
2:00PM
on
WNUR 89.3 FM
, 847.866.9687
Gino Robair
,
Andrew Royal
7:30PM
at Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall, 430 S Michigan, 7th Fl, 312.341.3780
The Eternal Tao
Ensemble
Dal Niente
— multimedia opera by composer and visual artist Kyong Mee Choi
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Ramsdell : David Young, Ken Arlen,
Steve Ramsdell
, Chris Maheiu, Dan DeLorenzo, Jeff Fortin
9:00PM
at
Enemy
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
Andrew Royal
,
Paul Hartsaw
,
Carol Genetti
Auris
:
Julia Miller
,
Christopher Preissing
,
Eric Leonardson
, special guest
Gino Robair
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Artwerks presents Kuki Boatwright and Friends
Saturday, October 23rd 2010
1:30AM-3:45AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Late Night on Friday
After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
1:00PM
at
Claudia Cassidy Theater
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630
15th Annual Asian American Jazz Festival
Jeff Chan
's big fUn philharmonic, with
Ari Brown
,
Ed Wilkerson
, Kirk Brown,
Avreeayl Ra
, others TBA
3:00PM
at
People's Music School
, 931 W Eastwood, 773.784.7032 (Free)
Experimental and improvised music by Chicago Latino Composers
Guillermo Gregorio
, Gustavo Leone, Pablo Chin, Miguel Kertsman,
Marcos Balter
,
Elbio Barilari
6:00PM
on
WNUR 89.3 FM
, 847.866.9687
Green Pasture Happiness
7:00PM
at
the Green Lantern Gallery
, 2542 W Chicago ($10 suggested donation)
Quiet Circle : Group performance by sound artists
Todd Carter,
Noé Cuéllar
, Andrew Furse,
Joseph Kramer
,
Joseph Clayton Mills
, Greg O'Drobinak,
Andy Ortmann
,
Patrick Scott
,
Alex Wing
9:00PM
at the Family Room, 1821 W Hubbard, #202 (Free)
Post Music Series #2
Elementary Princess of Evil : Ryan Ingebritsen, Erica Dicker
Nick Butcher
Katherine Young
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
15th Annual Asian American Jazz Festival
Jeff Chan
's Cultural Arts Quartet, with
Ed Wilkerson
,
Tatsu Aoki
,
Avreeayl Ra
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, October 24th 2010
2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
Sonic Healing Ministries
Weekly Worship Service
Microcosmic Sound Orchestra :
David Boykin
,
Jayve Montgomery
, Joel Wanek,
Alex Wing
,
Dan Godston
,
Nicole Mitchell
,
Ben Boye
— also on the
Sonic Healing Ministries
Live Broadcast
2:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$7)
Outer Ear Studio A Series
Gangwish :
Melissa St Pierre
, Sam Pace, Jesse Stiles
2:00PM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
New Music at the Green Mill
Tom Stevens
Kyong Mee Choi
Ensemble Lula : Frank Abbinanti,
Guillermo Gregorio
,
Brian Labycz
, Christopher Priessing,
Anton Hatwich
Auris
:
Julia Miller
,
Christopher Preissing
,
Eric Leonardson
Gino Robair
with Scratch Orchestra Project :
Jeff Kowalkowski
, Alex Feldman, Bobby McMahon, Sid Samberg,
Julia Miller
, Sam Bradshaw,
Andrew Royal
, Frankie D
2:00PM
at
the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
, 2320 W Chicago
MAVerick Ensemble
— music by Alexander Shchetensky,
Shulamit Ran
, Athanasios Zervas, Joan Tower, George Crumb
4:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Tiny Mahler Orchestra
5:00PM-8:30PM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Jordan Baskin
Trio, with
Jake Vinsel
, Brian Ritter
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
the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
, 2320 W Chicago
MAVerick Ensemble
— music by Alexander Shchetensky,
William Jason Raynovich
, Athanasios Zervas, Per Nørgård
8:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Assex : Adrienne Pierluissi,
Dave Rempis
, Nate McBride,
Jason Adasiewicz
9:00PM
at
the Morseland
, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
Kathy Kelly
's Tudo de Bom
James Davis
Quintet, with
Caroline Davis
,
Rob Clearfield
,
Matt Ulery
,
Jon Deitemyer
9:30PM-12:00AM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer,
Kevin Nabors
, Hans Lutz,
Marquis Hill
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Anton Hatwich
Group
Jeff Kimmel
Group
Monday, October 25th 2010
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Nick Mazzarella
,
Jason Stein
8:00PM
at
Katerina's
, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592 ($8)
Uncommon Time
Janice Misurell-Mitchell
, Mary Stolper,
Edward Wilkerson
Jr, Dane Maxim Richeson, Ann Ward, Barbara Ann Martin
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Mohr Mjolsness :
Dan Mohr
, Ben Mjolsness
Litesalive : Todd Mattei
10:00PM
at
the Old Town Ale House
, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
Josh Berman
, Matt Schneider,
Jason Roebke
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Bill Mackay
's Darts And Arrows, with Kyle Hernandez,
Quin Kirchner
Tuesday, October 26th 2010
12:15PM
at
Randolph Café
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Rob Clearfield
Quintet, with Scott Burns,
John Kregor
,
Matt Ulery
,
Makaya McCraven
6:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
White/Light
7:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Photography
, 600 S Michigan, 312.494.2655 ($10)
La Frontera — In memory of Omar Hernández-Hidalgo
ICE
— music by Edgar Guzmán, Ivan Naranjo, Samuel Cedillo
9:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Wishgift
: John Paul Glover,
Marc Riordan
, Davey Hart — Record Release
Geffika
9:30PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5)
ears&eyes music series
Patrick Breiner Solo
Geof Bradfield
Group
11:00PM
at
Rodan
, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036
Jeff Parker
,
Josh Abrams
,
John Herndon
,
Selina Trepp
, Dante Carfagna
Wednesday, October 27th 2010
7:30PM
at
Reggie's Music Joint
, 2105 S State, 312.949.0120
District 97
Carl Palmer
8:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Celebration Voices, hosted by
Mankwe Ndosi
9:00PM-1:00PM
at Cafe Galeria, 5130 N Western Ave ($5)
Patrick Terbrack Quartet, with
Justin Dillard
, Jack Zara, Clif Wallace
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
The New Fracture Trio :
Dave Miller
,
Jake Vinsel
,
Tim Daisy
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Nicole Mitchell
,
Devin Hoff
David Daniell
,
Devin Hoff
,
Steven Hess
Thursday, October 28th 2010
8:00PM
at
the Gorilla Tango Theater
, 1919 W Milwaukee, 773.598.4549 ($10)
Some Giants : Monologues in homage to avant garde jazz composers
Dan Hanrahan, musical accompaniment by Aaron Rybski
8:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Lucas Gillan
's Many Blessings, with
Marquis Hill
, Jonathon Edwards,
Darius Savage
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Dawn of Midi
: Amino Belyamani, Aakaash Israni, Qasim Naqvi
Friday, October 29th 2010
12:15PM
at
Randolph Café
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Guy Mendilow Band
8:00PM
on
WNUR 89.3 FM
, 847.866.9687
Dawn of Midi
9:30PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($7)
Elastro Electro-Acoustic Series
Dan Fandiño
,
Paul Giallorenzo
,
Dave Rempis
SO/ON :
Patrick Scott
Solo
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
The 3.5.7 Ensemble :
Nick Anaya
,
James Davis
, Tim Stine,
Toby Summerfield
, Dylan Andrews
Saturday, October 30th 2010
1:30AM-3:45AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Late Night on Friday
After-Hours Jazz Jam Session hosted by The Green Mill Quartet : Barry Winograd, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
7:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Spoken word performance by Young Chicago Authors
Hanah Jon Taylor Artet, with special guests Yosef Ben Israel, Omar Almusfi
8:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$7)
Outer Ear Studio A Series
Tim Kaiser
9:30PM
at
the Velvet Lounge
, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
Nicole Mitchell
Group
10:00PM
at
Heaven Gallery
, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
Dawn of Midi
: Amino Belyamani, Aakaash Israni, Qasim Naqvi
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Contact
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