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Wednesday, January 2nd 2019
9:00PM
at
Café Mustache
, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
Bill Harris, Jake Wark, Jakob Heinemann
Gerrit Hatcher
,
Jaimie Branch
,
Andrew Scott Young
, Ben Baker Billington,
Julian Kirshner
Thursday, January 3rd 2019
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Bill MacKay
,
Katinka Kleijn
Jake Wark, Angel Bat Dawid, Jacob Heinemann, Adam Shead
9:30PM
at
the California Clipper
, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547
Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound
with Fred Jackson Jr,
Dustin Laurenzi
, Mike Harmon
Saturday, January 5th 2019
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
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Erwin Helfer, Mama Yancey and Barry Dolins : An Evening of Music, Historic Footage and Conversation
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Pat Mallinger
& Company Jazz Party
Sunday, January 6th 2019
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($15)
Life and Death
Zafa Collective
— music by Kristen Kuster, Emily Koh, Gabriela Ortiz, Nathan Hudson, Tania Leon, Dinuk Wijeratne
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Dave Rempis
, Peter Maunu, Steve Hunt
Monday, January 7th 2019
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
Cha FeliZ,
Jerome Bryerton
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Kyle Paul Quartet with Will Barnard, Ethan Philion, Kyle McComb
Dave Rempis
, Tim Stine,
Anton Hatwich
,
Phil Sudderberg
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
The Whistler Jam hosted by
Quin Kirchner
,
Matt Ulery
Tuesday, January 8th 2019
7:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Erwin Helfer
8:30PM
at Narloch Piano Studio, 4636 N Francisco, 262.565.8896
Andrew Jamieson, Megan Grace Beugger,
Ben Zucker
9:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
High Concept Labs Residency
featuring Jeanette Andrews, Ryan Peter Miller, Marco Rosichelli,
Julia A Miller
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Hong Kong Residency
Earth Sessions Vol I : Air
Wednesday, January 9th 2019
8:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Reverent
Toupee
Forest Management
Forced into Femininity
Beau Wanzer
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Splice Series
Paul Hartsaw
,
Damon Short
,
Julian Kirshner
, Peter Maunu
8:30PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
Kyle Paul Quartet with Will Barnard, Emma Adomeit, Kyle McComb
Jeff Swanson
's Case-fitter, with
Paul Bedal
,
Lane Beckstrom
, Greg Artry
9:30PM
at
the California Clipper
, 1002 N California, 773.384.2547 ($5)
Nate Lepine Trio
Thursday, January 10th 2019
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Christopher Stranger,
Julian Kirshner
Devouring the Guilt :
Gerrit Hatcher
,
Eli Namay
, Bill Harris
9:00PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
Time Out
Richard Johnson Quartet with
Pat Mallinger
, Christian Dillingham, Charles Heath
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10)
100th birthday celebration for Herbie Nichols
Lucas Gillan
's Many Blessings — Album release
Paul Giallorenzo
3 with
Anton Hatwich
,
Quin Kirchner
Friday, January 11th 2019
7:30PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
Ursa Ensemble : Rachel Brown, Nicholas Jeffery, Veronica Nettles Kolegas, Jonathan Hannau, Joe Sanchez, with Melanie Brown
8:00PM
at
Mana Contemporary Chicago
, 2233 S Throop, 312.850.0555 ($10 suggested donation)
Transparent Bodies
Opera Butoh Lab with
Mabel Kwan
, Sivan Cohen Elias,
Sara Zalek
9:00PM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($15)
Greg Ward
Quintet with
Matt Gold
,
Dave Miller
,
Matt Ulery
,
Quin Kirchner
Saturday, January 12th 2019
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
8:00PM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($15)
Greg Ward
Quintet with
Matt Gold
,
Dave Miller
,
Matt Ulery
,
Quin Kirchner
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
Yes We Can : the Songs of New Orleans
Jeff Albert
, Joe Clark, Nolan Chin,
Sima Cunningham
,
Anton Hatwich
, Liam Kazar,
Steve Marquette
,
Dave Rempis
, Isaiah Spencer, Macie Stewart, Mai Sugimoto, Ayanna Woods
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Pat Mallinger
& Company Jazz Party
Sunday, January 13th 2019
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western (Free)
SPEKTRAL+1, Plus One : Hannah Collins, Jesse Langen, Chelsea Lyons, Doug Perkins,
Ben Roidl-Ward
, Katie Schoepflin — music by Darlene Castro, Baldwin Giang, Maria Kaoutzani, Joungbum Lee, David Clay Mettens, Will Myers
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Jeff Albert
,
Steve Marquette
,
Greg Ward
Jeff Albert
,
Steve Marquette
,
Damon Locks
9:00PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Dan Thatcher
's Waterwheel, with
John Kregor
,
Matt Gold
,
Devin Drobka
Monday, January 14th 2019
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
Anna Munzesheimer, Danny Van Duerm
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Josh Berman
,
Paul Giallorenzo
,
Jason Roebke
Jon Deitemyer
Quartet with
Artie Black
, Paul Mutzabaugh,
Matt Ulery
Tuesday, January 15th 2019
7:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Erwin Helfer
9:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
High Concept Labs Residency
featuring Amanda Gutierrez, Marcela Torres, Andy Slater
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Hong Kong Residency
Earth Sessions Vol II : Water
Wednesday, January 16th 2019
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
John Raymond & Real Feels, with Gilad Hekselman, Colin Stranahan
8:30PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($5)
Ze'ev
Graphics
PLAN Quartet
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616
Composer Portrait: Peter Kramer
Zachary Good,
Ben Roidl-Ward
, William Overcash, Daniel Pesca, David Mamedov
9:00PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
SAY
Joel Baer Quintet with Jon Rarick, Thom Zimny, Carl Kennedy,
Joe Policastro
9:00PM
at
Café Mustache
, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327 ($5)
Sleight Of Hand :
Reid Karris
, Ethan Parcell, Hannah Bureau
Debris : Joe Suihkonen, Peter Maunu, Jakob Heinemann
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Wills Mckenna Quintet with
Jeff Swanson
,
Matt Gold
, special guests
Thursday, January 17th 2019
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($10)
Ernest Dawkins
Two for One
Ernest Dawkins
, Taalib Din Ziyad, Ed House, Art Turk Burton
Englewood Soweto Exchange :
Ernest Dawkins
, Artemis, Brother El
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Jim Baker
, Jacob Heinemann, Steve Hunt
NRG Ensemble : Mars Williams,
Dave Rempis
, Brian Sandstrom,
Kent Kessler
, Steve Hunt
9:00PM
at
Sleeping Village
, 3734 W Belmont, 773.654.3971 ($15)
Black Duck
Grails
Helen Money
Friday, January 18th 2019
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont (Free)
Pillowhammer
The Girls of the Golden West
Saturday, January 19th 2019
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 Chinatown Library
, 2100 S Wentworth, 312.747.8013 (Free)
2019 Chinese New Year Concert
Zafa Collective
4:00PM
at
the Crowd Theater
, 3935 N Broadway (Donation)
Carl Testa
+ Warm Human
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($15)
Atomic
: Fredrik Ljungkvist, Magnus Broo, Håvard Wiik,
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
, Hans Hulbækmo
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Pat Mallinger
& Company Jazz Party
Sunday, January 20th 2019
2:00PM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Kathy Kelly
's Free Range Quintet, with Jeff Beer,
Artie Black
, Dan DeLorenzo, Gustavo Cortiñas
Erik Skov's Liminality, with
Dustin Laurenzi
, Euan Edmonds, Emily Kuhn, Kitt Lyles, Gustavo Cortiñas
7:00PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
An evening with Ayanna Woods
Ayanna Woods
ZRL
Yadda Yadda
8:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Carl Testa's Sway, with
Alejandro Acierto
,
Hanna Brock
, Aaron Getsug,
Anne Rhodes
,
Christopher Riggs
9:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Håvard Wiik,
Joshua Abrams
,
Avreeayl Ra
Ken Vandermark
, Håvard Wilk,
Joshua Abrams
,
Avreeayl Ra
Monday, January 21st 2019
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
Peter Maunu, Scott Rubin
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom,
Joe Adamik
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
The Delegation : Gabriel Zucker, David Leon, Tal Yahalom, Connor Parks
Håvard Wiik Sextet with
Dave Rempis
,
Jason Stein
,
Josh Berman
,
Jason Roebke
,
Tim Daisy
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
The Whistler Jam hosted by
Quin Kirchner
,
Matt Ulery
Tuesday, January 22nd 2019
7:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Erwin Helfer
8:30PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
Clif Wallace Big Band : Marques Carroll, John Moore, Ryan Nyther,
Quentin Coaxum
, Matthew Davis, Royce Harrington, Roosevelt Griffin, Brent Griffin Jr, John Foster-Brooks, Len'i Glenn-Mckinnley, Dudley Owens,
Larry Brown
,
Justin Dillard
,
Junius Paul
, Clif Wallace
Jam session
9:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
High Concept Labs Residency
featuring Chicago Balinese Gamelan, Kate Raney, Jeremy Bessoff, Matthew Shelton,
Cinchel
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Hong Kong Residency
Earth Sessions Vol III : Fire
Wednesday, January 23rd 2019
8:30PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Splice Series
Carol Genetti
, Norman W Long, Wilson Tanner Smith, Brandon Quarles
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Sam Scranton
Nick Meryhew
Natacha Diels
9:00PM
at
the Hideout
, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($10)
Natural Information Society
Hieroglyphic Being and J.I.T.U Ahn Sahm Buhl
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont (Free)
Ben LaMar Gay,
Mike Reed
9:00PM
at
Café Mustache
, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327 ($5-$10 donation)
Sound Mass 4 : Zach Good,
Keefe Jackson
,
Jeff Kimmel
, Garret Hatcher, Wills McKenna, David Fletcher, Chris Kimmons,
Billie Howard
, Kim Sutton, Ishmael Ali, Jakob Heinemann,
Eli Namay
Thursday, January 24th 2019
6:30PM
at
Apple Michigan Avenue
, 401 N Michigan, 312.529.9500
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom,
Joe Adamik
, with Lewis Achenbach
8:00PM
at
Slate Arts and Performance
, 3203 W North Ave, 847.312.1527 ($5)
Rivka Yeker
KG Price
Neutrals : Evan Miller, Andrew Seivert
Kimberly Sutton, Alexander Adams
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
~Nois Saxophone Quartet : Brandon Quarles, Hunter Bockes, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos
Fat Pigeon :
Emily Beisel
, Craig Davis Pinson, Luis Fernando Amaya
9:00PM
at the Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard
Hymn of the 7th Galaxy
Curt Bley Quartet with Ernie Denov, Peter Saxe, Eric Montzka
Friday, January 25th 2019
6:00PM
at
Experimental Sound Studio
, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
Opening Reception: Lee Blalock 'I Sing the Body Cybernetic'
Lee Blalock presents wearable electronic instruments and augmentations
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Solipse — LP release
Not For You
The Astounds
Kill Scenes
9:00PM
at
Café Mustache
, 2313 N Milwaukee, 773.877.3327
Hong Kong
Scorpio Moon
Saturday, January 26th 2019
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
6:00PM
at
the Empty Bottle
, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 (Free)
Melina Ausikaitis
,
Steve Marquette
, Jim Dorling, Chelsea Bridge,
Andrew Scott Young
, Skyler Rowe
7:00PM
at Transition East, 2548 E 83rd, 1st Fl, 773.221.7748 ($10)
Black Praxis Project Reprise
Eliel Sherman Storey,
David Boykin
,
Davu Seru
, special guest Jamal R Moore
8:00PM
in
Fulton Recital Hall
, 1010 E 59th, 4th Fl, 773.702.8069 ($15 donation)
Sonic Salutations to Fielder, Jarman, and Mixon!
Hamid Drake
, Ben LaMar Gay,
Douglas R Ewart
, special guest TBA
11:45PM-5:00AM
at
the Green Mill
, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552
Pat Mallinger
& Company Jazz Party
Sunday, January 27th 2019
7:30PM
at
The Boxcar
, 1113 W Berwyn, 773.649.3186
Christopher Dammann and
3.5.7. Ensemble
, with
KG Price
, Sam Frampton, Richard Zili,
Nick Anaya
8:30PM
at
Constellation
, 3111 N Western ($15-$10)
Flutes Voices Masquerade
Suzanne Gillen-Hannau,
Janice Misurell-Mitchell
, Jonathan Hannau, John Corkill — music by Toru Takemitsu,
Janice Misurell-Mitchell
, Jacob TV, Amy Beth Kirsten, Luciano Berio, Jonathan Hannau
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont ($10 suggested donation)
Adiaphora Orchestra plays Adam Shead
Scott Rubin, Erica Miller, Jakob Heinemann, Sarah Clausen, Chris Moore, Matt Riggen, Joe Suihkonen,
Ben Zucker
,
Matt Piet
, Tony Piazza, Adam Shead
Monday, January 28th 2019
7:30PM
at
Myopic Books
, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882
Cory Lyons, Kimberly Sutton
9:00PM
at
Beat Kitchen
, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
Extraordinary Popular Delusions :
Jim Baker
, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom,
Joe Adamik
9:00PM
at
Elastic
, 3429 W Diversey, #208, 773.772.3616 ($10)
Myra Hinrichs, Audrey Snyder
Matt Gold
Trio with
Bryan Doherty
,
Jeremy Cunningham
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
The Whistler Jam hosted by
Quin Kirchner
,
Matt Ulery
Tuesday, January 29th 2019
7:30PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Erwin Helfer
9:00PM
at
the Hungry Brain
, 2319 W Belmont
Tuesday Night Fellowship
9:30PM
at
The Whistler
, 2421 N Milwaukee
Hong Kong Residency
Earth Sessions Vol IV : Spirit
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