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Saturday, March 1st 2014

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 : Eric Schneider, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
7:00PM
at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, March 2nd 2014

2:00PM-5:00PM
at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd (Free)
3:00PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
3:00PM
at the Logan Center Performance Penthouse, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15-$12)
9:00PM
at Norman's Bistro, 1001 E 43rd, 773.966.5821 (Free)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont

Monday, March 3rd 2014

9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
  • Fred Frith
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, March 4th 2014

9:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
  • Doug Rosenberg
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 donation)
  • Jam session hosted by Andrew Lawrence
10:00PM
at Bar DeVille, 701 N Damen, 312.929.2349 ($5)
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Wednesday, March 5th 2014

9:00PM-11:00PM
at the Bedford, 1612 W Division, 773.235.8800
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
9:00PM-12:00AM
at Northwood Lounge, 5342 N Cumberland, 773.693.8454
9:00PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
10:30PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, March 6th 2014

5:30PM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805 ($15)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, March 7th 2014

11:00AM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
7:30PM
at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($35)
  • Chi-Town Jazz Festival '14
  • Ambrose Akinmusire Project, with Sam Harris, Harish Raghavan, Charles Altura, Justin Brown
8:00PM
at 32 Forty, 3240 S Morgan St ($7)
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($15)
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($7)
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)

Saturday, March 8th 2014

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 : Eric Schneider, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
11:00AM
at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N Central Pk (Free)
7:30PM
at the Sheil Catholic Center, 2110 Sheridan Rd, Evanston IL, 847.328.4648 ($25-$10)
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28)
  • eighth blackbird — music by Steve Mackey, Richard Parry, Brett Dean, Gabriella Smith, Tim Munro, Tom Johnson, György Ligeti
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, March 9th 2014

2:00PM-5:00PM
at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd (Free)
3:00PM
at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Ensemble Dal Niente performs Hans Abrahamsen's Schnee
3:00PM
at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Free)
3:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28)
  • eighth blackbird — music by Steve Mackey, Richard Parry, Brett Dean, Gabriella Smith, Tim Munro, Tom Johnson, György Ligeti
6:00PM
at FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL, 708.788.6670 ($15)
7:00PM
at Martyrs', 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($15)
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
  • Latitude 49 : Andy Hall, Jason Paige, Jani Parsons, Chris Sies, Timothy Steeves, Jake Woollen
9:00PM-12:00AM
at Norman's Bistro, 1001 E 43rd, 773.966.5821 (Free)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($7)

Monday, March 10th 2014

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
8:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
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

Tuesday, March 11th 2014

7:00PM
at the Jazz Showcase, 806 S Plymouth Ct, 312.360.0234 ($15-$10)
7:30PM
at Architectural Artifacts, 4325 N Ravenswood, 773.348.0622 ($20-$8)
7:30PM
at Café Logan, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
  • Robert Irving III Trio, with Larry Gray, Charles Heath
8:00PM
at the Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan, 312.294.3000 ($70-$38)
9:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
  • Totem : Anthony Houston, Aaron Day, Aaron Zachary, Mitch Settecase
  • Sun Speak : Matt Gold, Nate Friedman
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
  • Doug Rosenberg
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 donation)
  • Jam session hosted by Andrew Lawrence
10:00PM
at Bar DeVille, 701 N Damen, 312.929.2349
  • Cheer-Accident
10:00PM
at the Inner Town Pub, 1935 W Thomas, 773.235.9795

Wednesday, March 12th 2014

8:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:00PM-11:00PM
at the Bedford, 1612 W Division, 773.235.8800
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
9:00PM-12:00AM
at Northwood Lounge, 5342 N Cumberland, 773.693.8454
9:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($7)
10:30PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, March 13th 2014

7:00PM-10:00PM
at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan ($30-$10)
  • Loose Booty
  • Milford Graves, Joe McPhee
  • Richard Hell
  • Thurston Moore
8:00PM
at the Logan Center Performance Hall, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS (Free)
  • Jazz X-tet : Big Band
8:30PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($8, Free with RSVP)
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327

Friday, March 14th 2014

9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
  • Black Bear Combo : Doug Abram, Dersu Burrows, Gerald Bailey, Rob Pleshar, Ehsan Ghoreishi, Andrew Zelm
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($8)

Saturday, March 15th 2014

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 : Eric Schneider, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($8)
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
  • Charlemagne Palestine
10:00PM
at 3310 S Lowe Ave
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, March 16th 2014

2:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
2:00PM-3:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
4:00PM
at the First Unitarian Church of Chicago, 5650 S Woodlawn ($12-$8)
  • Sound Wired Concerts
  • Mana Saxophone Quartet — music by Sven-David Sandström, Kevin Ames, Everette Minchew, Paul Moravec
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($8)
9:00PM-12:00AM
at Norman's Bistro, 1001 E 43rd, 773.966.5821 (Free)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($7)

Monday, March 17th 2014

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
8:00PM
at the Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S Woodlawn, 773.702.2100 (Free)
  • Charlemagne Palestine
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

Tuesday, March 18th 2014

9:30PM
at Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W Division, 773.235.1006 ($5 donation)
9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
  • Doug Rosenberg
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 donation)
  • Jam session hosted by Andrew Lawrence
10:00PM
at Bar DeVille, 701 N Damen, 312.929.2349

Wednesday, March 19th 2014

7:30PM
at the Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N Sheridan, 773.761.0376
7:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
  • NOW Ensemble : Sara Budde, Logan Coale, Mark Dancigers, Michael Mizrahi, Alex Sopp, Judd Greenstein, Patrick Burke
7:30PM
at the Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan, 312.294.3000 ($35-$15)
9:00PM-11:00PM
at the Bedford, 1612 W Division, 773.235.8800
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
9:00PM-12:00AM
at Northwood Lounge, 5342 N Cumberland, 773.693.8454
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
10:30PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, March 20th 2014

6:45AM-8:15AM
at The Great Space, 400 S Peoria, 5th Fl
  • Vernal Heights (Dawn Cinema)
  • John Niekrasz, David Bodhi Boylan, Jesse Malmed
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($7)

Friday, March 21st 2014

7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28)
  • Alvin Lucier : Sitting in a Room
  • ICE
7:30PM
at the Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, 847.905.1500 ($35-$15)
7:30PM
at MIC Sherman Theater, 1702 Sherman, Evanston, IL ($10 Donation)
8:00PM
at The House of Bing, 6930 S South Shore Dr #1 ($10)
  • Xavier Breaker Coalition
9:00PM
at 1255 W Pratt Blvd
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($18-$15)

Saturday, March 22nd 2014

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 : Eric Schneider, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
12:30PM
at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell, 773.324.5520 (Free)
7:30PM
at the Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S Woodlawn ($35-$15)
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28)
  • Alvin Lucier : Still and Moving Lines
  • ICE
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
9:00PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, March 23rd 2014

2:00PM-5:00PM
at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd (Free)
3:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 (Donation)
7:00PM
at Tritriangle, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
7:30PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 ($28)
  • Alvin Lucier : Pure Waves and Pendulums
  • ICE
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10-$5)
9:00PM-12:00AM
at Norman's Bistro, 1001 E 43rd, 773.966.5821 (Free)

Monday, March 24th 2014

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
9:00PM-1:00AM
at Andy's Jazz Club, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, March 25th 2014

9:30PM
at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free)
  • Doug Rosenberg
10:00PM
at Multi Kulti, 1000 N Milwaukee, 4th Fl ($5 donation)
  • Jam session hosted by Andrew Lawrence
10:00PM
at Bar DeVille, 701 N Damen, 312.929.2349 ($5)
10:00PM
at the Inner Town Pub, 1935 W Thomas, 773.235.9795

Wednesday, March 26th 2014

8:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
8:00PM
at the Water Hole Lounge, 1400 S Western, 312.243.7988
  • Tribute to Fred Anderson
  • Ernest Dawkins, Harrison Bankhead, Isaiah Spencer
9:00PM-11:00PM
at the Bedford, 1612 W Division, 773.235.8800
9:00PM
at Lilly's, 2515 N Lincoln, 773.525.2422 ($5)
9:00PM-12:00AM
at Northwood Lounge, 5342 N Cumberland, 773.693.8454
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
9:30PM
at Café Mustache, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
10:30PM
at Honky Tonk BBQ, 1213 W 18th, 312.907.7895

Thursday, March 27th 2014

9:00PM
at Sugar Maple, 441 E Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee WI, 414.481.2393
9:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)

Friday, March 28th 2014

8:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
9:30PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($7)

Saturday, March 29th 2014

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 : Eric Schneider, Dennis Luxion, Steven Hashimoto, Rick Shandling
7:00PM
at Intuit, 756 N Milwaukee, 312.243.9088 (Free)
7:00PM
at the Rhythm Room, 1715 Maple Ave, Evanston IL, 847.491.9723
7:30PM-10:30PM
at the Avenue, 1146 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette IL, 847.920.5962
7:30PM-8:30PM
at The Musical Offering, 743 Custer Ave, Evanston IL, 847.866.6260
  • Quartet For The End Of Time
  • performed by Rebekah Evers, James Falzone, Karen Schulz-Harmon, Rick Ferguson
8:00PM
at PianoForte , 1335 S Michigan, 312.291.0291 ($20)
  • Real Vocal String Quartet
8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
9:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616 ($10)
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, March 30th 2014

8:30PM
at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont ($7)

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