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Saturday, July 1st 2017
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
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western (Free)
Hope Cries For Justice
Patricia Nicholson, William Parker,
Hamid Drake
— round table and performance
8:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10)
TRIBUTARY : Paul Dietrich, Aaron Hedenstrom, Greg Woodsbie, Brian Courage, Derek Dreier
Black Diamond :
Artie Black
, Hunter Diamond,
Matt Ulery
, Neil Hemphill
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, July 2nd 2017
7:00PM
at
the New Heartland Café Bar
, 7000 N Glenwood, 773.465.8005
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Matt Piet
,
Dave Rempis
,
Tim Daisy
9:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Bowmanville : Ethan Adelsman, Graham Nelson, Mason Jiller, John Garza, Pete Wojtowicz
Monday, July 3rd 2017
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
David Bernabo Solo
Jeb Bishop
, Tim Stine,
Jason Roebke
Tuesday, July 4th 2017
5:30PM-8:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Hear In Now
: Mazz Swift, Katie Ernst,
Tomeka Reid
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Tuesday Night Fellowship with
Twin Talk
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Bowmanville : Ethan Adelsman, Graham Nelson, Mason Jiller, John Garza, Pete Wojtowicz
Wednesday, July 5th 2017
8:28PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Silent Films and Loud Music Series
Volcano Radar :
Elbio Barilari
,
Julia A Miller
, with
Matt Lux
, Dan Bitney — live scores to Eclipse de Solar De, L'Inferno
Thursday, July 6th 2017
7:00PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
Jenn Romero
Daniel Bonespur
Nora Barton
9:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($5)
Nate Lepine
Friday, July 7th 2017
8:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont (Free)
Fathoms :
Jacob Kart
,
KG Price
ZINCS
Steve Marquette
Saturday, July 8th 2017
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
8:30PM
at
Slate Arts and Performance
, 3203 W North Ave, 847.312.1527
Daniel Levin
,
Ryan Packard
Daniel Levin
,
Jim Baker
, Ben LaMar Gay,
Ryan Packard
9:30PM
at Century Mallet Instrument Service, 1770 W Berteau, Ste 204, 773.248.7733 ($5-$10 suggested donation)
Emanation XIII
Reid Karris
Jordan Wesolek
Whisky Tales
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, July 9th 2017
2:00PM-6:00PM
at
the Chicago Cultural Center
, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
InLine II
Mitsu Salmon
, Rebecca Ladida, with
Muyassar Kurdi
, Milad Mozari, Pooyan Nassehpoor, Jessica Borusky, Precious Jenning, Nabeela Vega, Rohan Zhou Lee, Kitt Lyles, Sam Chao
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Ikue Mori,
Ken Vandermark
Ikue Mori,
Tim Daisy
,
Phil Sudderberg
Monday, July 10th 2017
5:00PM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Nick Mazzarella
's Meridian Trio +1, with Tim Stine,
Matt Ulery
,
Jeremy Cunningham
7:00PM Second session
7:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
Ikue Mori Solo
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
,
Edward Wilkerson
Jr, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Anton Hatwich
's 333, with
Keefe Jackson
,
Jason Adasiewicz
Chicago Edge Ensemble : Mars Williams,
Jeb Bishop
, Dan Phillips, Krzysztof Pabian,
Hamid Drake
9:30PM-1:00AM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Dana Hall
,
Geof Bradfield
,
Dave Miller
,
Clark Sommers
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
JK Trio :
Jeff Kowalkowski
, Harrison Bankhead, Carrie Biolo, special guests Mark Hardy, Paul Bell
Tuesday, July 11th 2017
5:30PM-8:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Mwata Bowden
's One Foot In, One Foot Out
7:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Erwin Helfer
8:26PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Silent Films and Loud Music Series
Silent Theater of Chicago — live score to LuLu
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Tuesday Night Fellowship hosted by
Greg Ward
Wednesday, July 12th 2017
8:25PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Silent Films and Loud Music Series
Alexa Græ, Miah Luz — live score to The Passion of
Joan of Arc
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Splice Series
Graham Stephenson,
Carol Genetti
,
Aaron Zarzutzki
, Peter Maunu
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($12-$10)
Glenn Jones
House And Land : Sarah Louise, Sally Anne Morgan
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10)
Wasteland Jazz Unit : Jon Lorenz, John Rich (3)
Developer
Andrew Scott Young
Ensemble
Thursday, July 13th 2017
7:00PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
Nitin Jayakumar
8:00PM
at
the Hyde Park Art Center
, 5020 S Cornell, 773.324.5520
Silent Films and Loud Music Series
Paul Giallorenzo
, Ben Lamar Gay — live score to Within Our Gates
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
William Tyler
Fielded
Friday, July 14th 2017
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Rin,
Michael Zerang
, Jason Wayne Sneed
8:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10)
Jonah Parzen-Johnson
Hanging Hearts
:
Chris Weller
,
Cole DeGenova
,
Devin Drobka
Saturday, July 15th 2017
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
2:00PM
at
The Jefferson Park Library
, 5363 W Lawrence, 312.744.1998
Library Experimental
Nora Barton
Last King of Poland
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
Tyondai Braxton
Tim Kinsella
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, July 16th 2017
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($20-$15)
Colin Stetson
Justin Walter
9:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Here & Now : Neil Carson, Wills McKenna, Carl Kennedy, Kellen Boersma, Stevenson Valentor
Monday, July 17th 2017
5:00PM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Nick Mazzarella
's Meridian Trio +1, with Tim Stine,
Matt Ulery
,
Jeremy Cunningham
7:00PM Second session
7:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
Helen Gillet
Solo
8:00PM
at the Rainbo Club, 1150 N Damen, 773.489.5999 (Free)
Jaimie Branch
,
Bruce Lamont
,
Ryley Walker
, Adam Tramposh, Skyler Rowe
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
,
Edward Wilkerson
Jr, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:30PM-1:00AM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Dana Hall
,
Geof Bradfield
,
Dave Miller
,
Clark Sommers
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Dassit
Tuesday, July 18th 2017
5:30PM-8:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Jason Stein
Trio
7:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Erwin Helfer
9:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Zen Mother
Tüth + Skyler Rowe
wrtch
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Tuesday Night Fellowship hosted by
Greg Ward
9:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Four Letter Words : Jake Wark,
Matt Piet
, Bill Harris
Wednesday, July 19th 2017
8:20PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Silent Films and Loud Music Series
Digital Gnosis — live scores to A Trip To The Moon, The Impossible Voyage
8:30PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10-$5)
Ace Of Cups II
Fire-Toolz
Keisa Reynolds
Natalie Grace Alford
Yadda Yadda
Alia Ra'Naa Walston
Thursday, July 20th 2017
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($10)
Marquis Hill
Quartet with Joel Ross,
Junius Paul
, Kendrick Scott
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Julian Kirshner
Solo
Jim Dorling, Matt Murphy, Dan Bitney
Friday, July 21st 2017
6:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
Bill MacKay
,
Ryley Walker
8:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont (Free)
Mar Caribe
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Cyrus Pireh and Member of Reynols
Jon Cates
Andy Ortmann
Saturday, July 22nd 2017
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-12:00AM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($50/$65/$100)
ESS Summer Gala
Tortoise
Helen Gillet
, Kim Alpert
TALsounds
Jeff Parker
, Ben LaMar Gay,
Tomeka Reid
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, July 23rd 2017
6:00PM
in Fred Anderson Park, 1611 S Wabash
Many Weathers
Joshua Abrams
Quartet with Mikel Avery, Ben LaMar Gay,
Jason Stein
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($8)
A Night of Modular Synthesis IV
Jeremiah Fisher
Aaron Zarzutzki
Jason Soliday
Andy Ortmann
Peter Speer
Anthony Janas
Onur Zlobnicki
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Rooms Trio
: Dan Pierson, Charlie Kirchen, Matt Carroll, with
Ken Vandermark
9:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Quin Kirchner
Group
Monday, July 24th 2017
5:00PM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Nick Mazzarella
's Meridian Trio +1, with Tim Stine,
Matt Ulery
,
Jeremy Cunningham
7:00PM Second session
7:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
Curt Newton Solo
Ben LaMar Gay, Curt Newton
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
,
Edward Wilkerson
Jr, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
Benelux Trio :
Katinka Kleijn
,
Helen Gillet
,
Lia Kohl
Matt Gold
, Brian Doherty,
Jeremy Cunningham
9:30PM-1:00AM
at
Andy's Jazz Club
, 11 E Hubbard, 312.642.6805
Dana Hall
,
Geof Bradfield
,
Dave Miller
,
Clark Sommers
Tuesday, July 25th 2017
5:30PM-8:00PM
at
the Museum of Contemporary Art
, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660
Tuesdays on the Terrace
Willie Pickens Trio
7:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Erwin Helfer
9:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($12)
Ultimate Painting
Ryley Walker
,
Bill MacKay
Fauvely
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Tuesday Night Fellowship hosted by
Greg Ward
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Miloh Quartet :
Dan Bruce
, Bobby Selvaggio, Ashley Summers, Chris Baker
Wednesday, July 26th 2017
8:14PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Silent Films and Loud Music Series
Echo Haus vs Lorelei — live score to Alice In Wonderland
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Splice Series
Greg Ward
,
Julian Kirshner
,
Aaron Zarzutzki
, Peter Maunu
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Born Days — Record release
Hanna Brock
Lykanthea
Rasplyn
Thursday, July 27th 2017
7:30PM
at
Comfort Station
, 2579 N Milwaukee
Rob Frye
Shina Hoffman
8:30PM
at
Township
, 2200 N California, 773.384.1865
Only
Mirror of Nature
Daniel Dehaan
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Dave Rempis
, Brandon Lopez,
Ryan Packard
Ken Vandermark
,
Fred Lonberg-Holm
, Curt Newton
Friday, July 28th 2017
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($15-$12)
Mike Reed
's Flesh & Bone, with
Greg Ward
, Ben Lamar Gay,
Tim Haldeman
,
Jason Stein
,
Marvin Tate
,
Jason Roebke
, Kim Alpert
George Freeman/
Mike Allemana
Quartet with Pete Benson, Mike Schlick
9:00PM
at
Café Mustache
, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
Dan Phillips, Bill Harris, Krzysztof Pabian,
Jim Baker
Saturday, July 29th 2017
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
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($10)
Dosh
Weatherman
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Sabertooth
:
Pat Mallinger
, Cameron Pfiffner, Pete Benson,
Ted Sirota
Sunday, July 30th 2017
8:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
New Works for Quad
Deep Space Two : Matt Jencik, Whitney Johnson
wrtch/mascara : Ambrosia Barto&sacute
ekulva, Sara Goodman
Eric Hall
Up from the Muck :
Sara Zalek
,
Hanna Brock
, Sarah Luzcko
9:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Tiger Hatchery
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Gazillion Fears
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