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Saturday, January 1st 2011

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
11:00AM-11:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
  • Medium :: Annual New Year Drone
  • Open for all
  • "Do not disturb the drone"
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, January 2nd 2011

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920

Monday, January 3rd 2011

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, January 4th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, January 5th 2011

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 ($10)
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)

Thursday, January 6th 2011

7:30PM
at Treat Restaurant, 1616 N Kedzie, 773.772.1201
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, January 7th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Chicago Sones Collective
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
9:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597 ($10)

Saturday, January 8th 2011

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 PianoForte, 410 S Michigan, Ste 825, 312.291.0291 ($20-$10)
8:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, January 9th 2011

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
3:00PM
at Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall, 430 S Michigan, 7th Fl, 312.341.3780
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
7:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$7)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont
  • Emerging Improvisers' 10th Anniversary Series
  • AGOGIC : Cuong Vu, Andrew D'Angelo, Luke Bergman, Evan Woodle

Monday, January 10th 2011

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, January 11th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:00PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5)
8:00PM-11:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont (Free)
8:30PM
at Katerina's, 1920 W Irving Park, 773.348.7592
  • Chi Chi's Cha Cha : Chichi Armstrong, Lise Gilly, Lisa Kleis, Janet Cramer
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, January 12th 2011

7:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
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 ($6)
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)

Thursday, January 13th 2011

7:30PM
at Treat Restaurant, 1616 N Kedzie, 773.772.1201
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)

Friday, January 14th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
7:00PM
at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W Lake, 773.287.7658 (Free)
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)

Saturday, January 15th 2011

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
8:00PM
at {fill in the blank} Gallery, 5038 N Lincoln, 773.878.1750 ($5 suggested donation)
8:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
8:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, January 16th 2011

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
7:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($3)
7:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, January 17th 2011

7:30PM
at Links Hall, 3435 N Sheffield, 2nd Fl, 773.281.0824 ($12-$10)
  • Collision Theory
  • Male vs Adam Rose
7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
8:30PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600
10:00PM
at the Old Town Ale House, 219 W North, 312.944.7020
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
  • Ed Ricart Group

Tuesday, January 18th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, January 19th 2011

7:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
7:30PM
at Dixon Strings, 4636 N Ravenswood, Ste 205, 773.989.2404 ($10 suggested donation)
  • "Russo-American Classics"
  • Anaphora Ensemble : Cory Tiffin, Chris Ferrer, Victor Ngo, special guest Dorthy White Okpebholo — music by Bernstein, Glazunov, Muczynski, Prokofiev, Shostakovich
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 ($10)
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)

Thursday, January 20th 2011

12:15PM
in Fulton Recital Hall, 1010 E 59th, 4th Fl, 773.702.8069 (Free)
  • "Russo-American Classics"
  • Anaphora Ensemble : Cory Tiffin, Chris Ferrer, Victor Ngo, special guest Dorthy White Okpebholo — music by Bernstein, Glazunov, Muczynski, Prokofiev, Shostakovich
7:30PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777
  • The Great Summit : The Music of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
  • Chicago Jazz Ensemble conducted by Jon Faddis
7:30PM
at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston IL, 847.905.1500 ($15-$5)
7:30PM
at Treat Restaurant, 1616 N Kedzie, 773.772.1201
8:30PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, January 21st 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Chicago Cossacks
8:00PM
at the Abbey Pub, 3420 W Grace, 773.478.4408
9:00PM
at the South Loop Hotel, 2600 S State St ($15)

Saturday, January 22nd 2011

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
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, January 23rd 2011

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
2:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
8:00PM
at the Renaissance Society, 5811 S Ellis, Cobb Hall 418, 773.702.8670 (Free)

Monday, January 24th 2011

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
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
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, January 25th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
6:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
  • John McEntire, Shea Ako
9:00PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5)
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, January 26th 2011

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 ($8)
10:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)

Thursday, January 27th 2011

7:30PM
at Treat Restaurant, 1616 N Kedzie, 773.772.1201
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, January 28th 2011

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Dahue
8:00PM
at Lincoln Square Lanes, 4874 N Lincoln, 2nd Fl, 773.561.8191 (Free)

Saturday, January 29th 2011

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
8:00PM
at New Capital, 3114 W Carroll St
8:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, January 30th 2011

2:00PM
at 7534 S Eberhart, 773.966.7572
3:00PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Ólafur Arnalds
5:00PM-8:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
5:00PM-7:00PM
at Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th St, 312.421.5920
7:00PM
in the Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 N Milwaukee
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($15-$10)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

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