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Wednesday, August 1st 2012
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
Velvet Dreams Presents
Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
Kimbrough and Co : Brent Kimbrough, Chris Neal, Nathan Kawaller, Phil Fornett
Phil Doyle Quartet, with
Paul Bedal
,
Matt Ulery
,
Jon Deitemyer
, special guest Chip McNeill
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
Corbin Andrick Quintet, with
Marquis Hill
,
Dan Bruce
, Katie Ernst, David Agee
9:00PM
at
Sugar Maple
, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
Merciless Ghost
: George Cartwright, Josh Granowski,
Davu Seru
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Bill Horist,
Darin Gray
Jim Baker
, Bill Horist,
Darin Gray
, Michael Colligan
Thursday, August 2nd 2012
6:30PM
at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
, 201 E Randolph
Made in Chicago : World Class Jazz
Roots of Routes :
Makaya McCraven
's Global Unit, with Nathaniel Braddock, Darby, Kalyan Pathak,
Greg Ward
, Marcus Strickland, Cochemea Gastelum,
Corey Wilkes
, Alecia Chakour
7:30PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Leroy Bach
The Cairo Gang
8:00PM
at the Lighthouse Tavern, 1236 W Chase, 773.764.9414
Jimmy Bennington
's Colour And Sound, with Fred Jackson, Jerome Croswell, Brian Sandstrom
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
Dave Rempis
,
Frank Rosaly
Merciless Ghost
: George Cartwright, Josh Granowski,
Davu Seru
10:00PM
at
Multi Kulti
, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl
Vincent Davis
,
Edward Wilkerson
Jr,
Jim Baker
,
Junius Paul
,
Scott Hesse
Friday, August 3rd 2012
7:00PM
at the South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S Michigan ($10)
Archeologist and Architect
David Boykin
DJ
Ayana Contreras
8:30PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
Benefit for
Frank Rosaly
Frank Rosaly
with
Jim Baker
,
Josh Berman
, Matthew Hale Clark,
James Falzone
,
Jeff Kimmel
,
Jason Stein
,
Ken Vandermark
, Mars Williams
10:00PM
at Harbee's Tavern, 1345 W 18th, 312.733.0333
Nick Mazzerella's Hereafter Quartet, with
Keefe Jackson
,
Anton Hatwich
,
Tim Daisy
Saturday, August 4th 2012
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
12:00PM-8:00PM
at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Dr ($10, Kids 12 and under Free)
South Shore Jazz Lives
Festival 2012
Drum Divas
Universal Alley Jazz
Dee Alexander
Renée Baker's Chicago Modern Orchestra Project
Tammy McCann
Norman Connors, Tom Browne
8:00PM
at
Dragon Lady Lounge
, 3188 N Elston, 773.267.1970
Regular Fucked Up People
Laughing Eye Weeping Eye
Yes Yes
The Anatomy of Frank
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10-$8)
Vincent Davis
Quintet, with
Edward Wilkerson
,
Junius Paul
,
Scott Hesse
,
Jim Baker
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, August 5th 2012
12:00PM-8:00PM
at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Dr ($10, Kids 12 and under Free)
South Shore Jazz Lives
Festival 2012
Ayodele
Universal Alley Jazz
Angel d'Cuba
Charles Heath and The Chicago Jazz All Stars
Ernest Dawkins
' New Horizons Ensemble
Pharoah Sanders
1:00PM
at Netup Café, 528 E 43rd, 773.299.8103
LeRoy Bach,
Bill MacKay
, Khari Lemuel
6:30PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($15)
Havana with director Philippe Vieux
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($7)
Michael Vlatkovich
Group, with Jonathan Golove,
Damon Short
Monday, August 6th 2012
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Nick Mazzarella
, Mikel Avery
8:30PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
In Transition Trio : Nate Lepine,
Daniel Thatcher
, Vance Okraszewski
8:30PM
at
Curio, below Gilt Bar
, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
Elliot Ross,
Anton Hatwich
,
Charles Rumback
9:00PM-1:00AM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Jordan Baskin
Trio, with
Jake Vinsel
, Brian Ritter
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Michael Vlatkovich
Trio, with Jonathan Golove,
Damon Short
— CD Release Tour
Tuesday, August 7th 2012
5:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Mwata Bowden
8:30PM
at
Curio, below Gilt Bar
, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
Jeremy Cunningham
,
Clark Sommers
,
Justin Thomas
9:00PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
Reid Karris
, Brendan McAlinden
Raw Darts :
Jaimie Branch
, Theo Darst, special guests
9:00PM
at
Multi Kulti
, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 Donation)
Vincent Davis
, Rajiv Halim,
Jim Baker
, Aaron Zachary
Open Jam Session
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($8, Free with RSVP)
Tiger Hatchery
: Mike Forbes,
Andrew Scott Young
, Ben Billington
Toupee
ONO
Wednesday, August 8th 2012
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
Velvet Dreams Presents
Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
Alysheba : Andrew Distel, Gerald Bailey, Andy Oberhausen, Tim Stine, David Bugher, Nathan Kawaller, Kurt Lubbe
Phil Doyle Trio
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
Corbin Andrick Quintet, with
Marquis Hill
,
Dan Bruce
, Katie Ernst, David Agee
9:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Judson Claiborne
Trio
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433
Fred Lonberg-Holm
's Baseless, with
Nick Mazzarella
,
Aaron Zarzutzki
, Steve Hunt
Jason Stein
,
Boris Hauf
,
Anton Hatwich
,
Tim Daisy
Thursday, August 9th 2012
7:30PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Quarter Mile Thunder
Angela James
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
Jason Stein
Solo
Paul Giallorenzo
Trio, with
Anton Hatwich
,
Quin Kirchner
Friday, August 10th 2012
7:00PM
at
Antena
, 1765 S Laflin, 773.340.3516
Radius
Episode 29
Yair López
Saturday, August 11th 2012
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
5:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($10)
Thirsty Ear Festival
Palomar
MAVerick Ensemble
James Falzone
Chicago Q Ensemble
5:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
SummerSonic
Volcano! : Aaron With, Mark Cartwright,
Sam Scranton
John Bellows
9:30PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($15)
Kelan Phil Cohran
Ensemble
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, August 12th 2012
6:30PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($15)
Denis Luxion/Michael Raynor Quartet
8:00PM
at
Maria's Community Bar
, 960 W 31st, 773.890.0588
Bill MacKay
, LeRoy Bach
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($7)
Nick Mazzarella
Quartet, with
Jim Baker
,
Joshua Abrams
,
Mike Reed
Monday, August 13th 2012
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Jeff Kimmel
,
James Falzone
,
Carol Genetti
8:30PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
In Transition Quintet :
Tony Barba
, Jamie Breiwick,
John Kregor
,
Daniel Thatcher
,
Devin Drobka
8:30PM
at
Curio, below Gilt Bar
, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
Andrew Trim
, Mike Salter,
Charles Rumback
9:00PM-1:00AM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Jordan Baskin
Trio, with
Jake Vinsel
, Brian Ritter
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Tim Haldeman
Quartet, with Matt Schneider,
Joshua Abrams
, Mikel Avery
Tuesday, August 14th 2012
5:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Stirrup :
Fred Lonberg-Holm
, Nick Macri,
Charles Rumback
8:30PM
at
Curio, below Gilt Bar
, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
Dustin Laurenzi
,
Devin Drobka
,
Jeff Swanson
9:00PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
BluJazz Night
Kevin Kizer Quintet, with Katherine Hughes, David Onderdonk, Charlie Kirchen, Neal Wehman
Paul Kogut Trio, with
Daniel Thatcher
,
Ben Scholz
9:00PM
at
Multi Kulti
, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 Donation)
Vincent Davis
, Rajiv Halim,
Jim Baker
, Aaron Zachary
Open Jam Session
Wednesday, August 15th 2012
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
Velvet Dreams Presents
Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
Kmang Kmang
: Barmey Ung, Brandi Berry, Sam Filip, Jeff Fortin
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
Corbin Andrick Quintet, with
Marquis Hill
,
Dan Bruce
, Katie Ernst, David Agee
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
Thursday, August 16th 2012
6:30PM
at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
, 201 E Randolph
Made in Chicago : World Class Jazz
By a Little Light :
Matt Ulery
's Loom with
Grazyna Auguscik
, Zach Brock, Yvonne Lam,
Katinka Kleijn
, Nicholas Photinos,
Tim Munro
, Michael Maccaferri,
Geof Bradfield
,
James Davis
,
Rob Clearfield
, Michael Caskey, Matthew Duvall
7:30PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Poor Elvis
Trim/Cunningham/Salter
8:00PM
at the Lighthouse Tavern, 1236 W Chase, 773.764.9414
Jimmy Bennington
's Colour And Sound, with Fred Jackson, Jerome Croswell, Brian Sandstrom
Friday, August 17th 2012
6:00PM
at
the National Museum of Mexican Art
, 1852 W 19th (Free)
Bethany Pickens
Saturday, August 18th 2012
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
5:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
SummerSonic
Judson Claiborne
Victor Villarreal
9:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
Starring
Guardian Alien
E+
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, August 19th 2012
1:00PM
at Netup Café, 528 E 43rd, 773.299.8103
Alex Wing
6:30PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($15)
Neal Alger's Blue Note Quartet
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10)
Jaap Blonk
,
Jeb Bishop
,
Lou Mallozzi
,
Frank Rosaly
Monday, August 20th 2012
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Neil Jendon
,
Julia Miller
8:30PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 (Free)
In Transition Quartet : Nate Lepine, Jamie Breiwick,
Daniel Thatcher
, Chad Hochberg
8:30PM
at
Curio, below Gilt Bar
, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
Matt Ulery
,
Makaya McCraven
,
Marquis Hill
9:00PM-1:00AM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Jordan Baskin
Trio, with
Jake Vinsel
, Brian Ritter
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Glad Cloud
Peter Maunu
Jordan Martins
,
Dan Mohr
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Stine/Summerfield Sextet : Tim Stine,
Toby Summerfield
,
James Davis
,
Nick Anaya
,
Nick Mazzarella
,
Tim Daisy
Tuesday, August 21st 2012
5:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Fred Anderson Legacy Band
8:30PM
at
Curio, below Gilt Bar
, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
Bill MacKay
, Kyle Hernandez,
Quin Kirchner
9:00PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
Cameron Pfiffner's Marco Polo, with
Juli Wood
,
Nick Mazzarella
, Norman Palm, Terry Connell, BJ Cord, Tom Vaitsas,
Daniel Thatcher
,
Tim Mulvenna
,
Makaya McCraven
9:00PM
at
Multi Kulti
, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 Donation)
Vincent Davis
, Rajiv Halim, Aaron Zachary
Open Jam Session
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012
12:00AM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)
Mike Reed
Group, with
James Falzone
,
Nick Mazzarella
,
Jason Roebke
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
Velvet Dreams Presents
Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
Jimmy Bennington
's Colour and Sound, with Fred Jackson, Jerome Croswell, Brian Sandstrom
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
Corbin Andrick Quintet, with
Marquis Hill
,
Dan Bruce
, Katie Ernst, David Agee
Thursday, August 23rd 2012
6:00PM-12:00PM
at
the Borg Ward
, 823 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI ($10, or $21 three-day pass)
2012 Milwaukee Noise Fest
Mike Shiflet
Jon Mueller
Captivity
Developer
Citizen 2-13
Jim Schoenecker
Orgasmic Response Unit
Skin
Tape
Three Arguments Against the Singularity
The Smudge
6:30PM
at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
, 201 E Randolph
Made in Chicago : World Class Jazz
Frank Rosaly
's ¡Todos de Pie! (Everyone Stand Up!)
7:30PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
My Silence
Big Fuzzy
10:00PM
at
Multi Kulti
, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl
Vincent Davis
,
Edward Wilkerson
Jr,
Jim Baker
,
Junius Paul
,
Scott Hesse
10:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 (Free)
¡Todos de Pie! afterparty
Friday, August 24th 2012
6:00PM-12:00PM
at
the Borg Ward
, 823 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI ($10, or $21 three-day pass)
2012 Milwaukee Noise Fest
PCRV
Reptile Worship
Lucky Bone
Deterge
Burns/Raney/Schoofs
Thomas Wincek
M Jurek
Office Park
Noxroy
Whiskey Toothpaste
7:30PM
at
Chiesa Nuova
, 230 S Laflin, 312.226.0983
Allos Musica
Trio :
James Falzone
,
Ronnie Malley
,
Tim Mulvenna
8:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
Jaap Blonk
Saturday, August 25th 2012
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
5:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
SummerSonic
CAVE
Wume : Albert Shatz, April Camlin
6:00PM-12:00PM
at
the Borg Ward
, 823 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI ($10, or $21 three-day pass)
2012 Milwaukee Noise Fest
Eric Lunde, Blake Edwards
Climax Denial
An Extremely Loud Silence
Vickers
Dan of Earth
Death Jenk
Blessed Sacrifist
Breeched Hull
Nummy
Mildew
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, August 26th 2012
1:00PM
at Netup Café, 528 E 43rd, 773.299.8103
Saalik Ziyad,
Alex Wing
4:00PM
at Lakeside Inn, 15251 Lakeshore Rd, Lakeside MI ($15)
Jazz On A Summer's Day
Great Lakes Ensemble
5:30PM
at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
, 201 E Randolph
Loops and Variations
John Luther Adams's Inuksuit
6:30PM
at
the Old Town School
, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 ($15)
Josh Berman
and His Gang — Record release
10:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10)
Resonance Ensemble Small Groups
Bagnus Mroo,
Steve Swell
, Her Åke Polmlander,
Ken Vandermark
, Zaclaw Wimpel, Tikolaj Mrazska,
Dave Rempis
,
Devin Hoff
, Tark Mokar,
Tim Daisy
,
Michael Zerang
10:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
Plastic Crimewave
Syndicate
Fields of Fire : Phil Anderson,
Leslie Beukelman
, Sarah Young,
Bill MacKay
,
Jeff Greene
,
Toby Summerfield
,
Jeremy Cunningham
Monday, August 27th 2012
5:30PM
at
PianoForte
, 410 S Michigan, Ste 825, 312.291.0291
Chicago Jazz Festival
Pianoforte Sessions : Monika Herzig
7:00PM
at
Corbett vs Dempsey
, 1120 N Ashland, 3rd Fl, 773.278.1664 (Free)
Jaap Blonk
Solo
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
Todd Carter, Iñigo Ugarteburu
8:30PM
at
Jerry's Wicker Park
, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006
In Transition Quartet : Nate Lepine, Randy Tressler,
Daniel Thatcher
, Vance Okraszewski
8:30PM
at
Curio, below Gilt Bar
, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
Quin Kirchner
,
Matt Ulery
,
Tony Barba
9:00PM-1:00AM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Jordan Baskin
Trio, with
Jake Vinsel
, Brian Ritter
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275
Resonance Ensemble Small Groups
Her-Åke Polmlander, Tark Mokar,
Michael Zerang
Devin Hoff
, Tikolaj Mrzaska,
Michael Zerang
Tuesday, August 28th 2012
5:30PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
Dee Alexander
5:30PM
at
PianoForte
, 410 S Michigan, Ste 825, 312.291.0291
Chicago Jazz Festival
Pianoforte Sessions : Darwin Noguera
8:30PM
at
Curio, below Gilt Bar
, 230 W Kinzie, 312.464.9544
Anton Hatwich
, Matt Schneider,
Charles Rumback
9:00PM
at
Multi Kulti
, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 Donation)
Vincent Davis
, Rajiv Halim, Aaron Zachary
Open Jam Session
10:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Nick Mazzarella
Trio, with
Joshua Abrams
,
Frank Rosaly
Wednesday, August 29th 2012
5:30PM
at
PianoForte
, 410 S Michigan, Ste 825, 312.291.0291
Chicago Jazz Festival
Pianoforte Sessions : Greg Spero
7:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($15)
"Sampler Pack"
Spektral Quartet
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988 ($5)
Velvet Dreams Presents
Jam session honoring Fred Anderson, with host Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
Corbin Andrick Quintet, with
Marquis Hill
,
Dan Bruce
, Katie Ernst, David Agee
10:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
Steve Swell
,
Guillermo Gregorio
,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Jason Stein
,
Joseph Mills
,
Steve Hess
, special guest TBA
Thursday, August 30th 2012
12:15PM-3:00PM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Chicago Jazz Festival
12:15-1:15PM
Damon Short
Quintet
12:30-1:30PM Stu Katz, Willie Pickens
1:30-2:30PM Ken Chaney — A Tribute to Jodie Christian
1:45-2:45PM
Yoko Noge
's Japanesque with special guest
Dee Alexander
2:00-3:00PM
Jim Gailloreto
's Jazz String Quintet
6:30PM
at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
, 201 E Randolph (Free)
Chicago Jazz Festival
Spider Saloff,
Dee Alexander
,
Frieda Lee
with Jeff Lindberg and the
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
— Exquisitely for Ella : A Songbook Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
7:30PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Ami Saraiya and The Outcome
Cloudbirds
8:00PM
at the Lighthouse Tavern, 1236 W Chase, 773.764.9414
Jimmy Bennington
's Colour And Sound, with Fred Jackson, Jerome Croswell, Brian Sandstrom
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Inner Ear Quartet : Tikolaj Mrzaska,
Steve Swell
, Her Åke Polmlander,
Tim Daisy
Joe McPhee
, PN-L
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