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Saturday, September 23

the Rockefeller Chapel5850 S Woodlawn773.702.2100
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. Kenny Barron Solo
Free
the Hyde Park Union Church5600 S Woodlawn
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:00PM-1:30PM Quince Ensemble: Courtney Bryan's Dust to Dust from Requiem
  2. 2:00PM-3:00PM Tomeka Reid & Junius Paul
  3. 3:45PM-4:45PM The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni: Javon Jackson with special guest Nikki Giovanni
Free
the Smart Museum5550 S Greenwood773.702.0200
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:00PM-2:00PM Ari Brown Quintet
  2. 2:45PM-3:45PM Silvia Bolognesi Quartet
Free
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:30PM-2:30PM Adegoke Steve Colson Solo
  2. 5:00PM-5:45PM Luke Stewart's Exposure Quintet
  3. 6:15PM-7:00PM Luke Stewart's Exposure Quintet
Free
Wagner StageMidway Plaisance & S Woodlawn
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:30PM-2:30PM Joan Collaso and The Family: Jazz in My Soul
  2. 3:30PM-4:45PM Ethan Philion Quartet
  3. 6:00PM-7:15PM Endea Owens and the Cookout
  4. 8:30PM-9:30PM Louis Hayes Quintet
Free
ISAC, Breasted Hall1155 E 58th St773.702.9514
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:30PM-2:30PM Everywhere Often: Josh Berman & Ben LaMar Gay
  2. 3:30PM-4:30PM Sam Thousand & Justin Dillard
Free
The DuSable740 E 56th Pl773.947.0600
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 2:00PM-3:00PM Bethany Pickens Trio
  2. 4:00PM-5:00PM Cami Mennitte Trio
Free
West StageMidway Plaisance & S Ellis
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 2:30PM-3:30PM Soul Message Band
  2. 4:45PM-6:00PM Melanie Charles with special guest Marquis Hill
  3. 7:15PM-8:30PM Pedrito Martinez Group
  4. 9:30PM-10:30PM DJ Rae Chardonnay
Free
Augustana Lutheran Church5500 S Woodlawn773.493.6451
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 3:00PM-4:00PM Jason Adasiewicz plays Roscoe Mitchell
  2. 5:00PM-6:00PM Jeff Chan & Suwan Choi
Free
Hyde Park BankHyde Park Bank, 1525 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 4:00PM-5:00PM Tim Fitzgerald Trio
  2. 5:30PM-6:30PM Arman Sangalang Trio
Free
Logan Center Screening Room915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. The Velvet Lounge 40 Years Later: A Legacy of Place
Free
Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 5:00PM-6:00PM Artifacts + Dal Niente: Works by Nicole Mitchell
  2. 7:15PM-8:15PM Ches Smith and We All Break
  3. 9:30PM-10:30PM Dee Alexander’s Ancestors Reign
Free
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 7:00PM-8:00PM Brown Savage World Music
  2. 9:30PM-10:30PM Instigation Orchestra with Aurora Nealand
Free
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AIRMW Presents

  1. Tatsu Aoki, Jamie Kempkers
$15
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Sunday, September 24

the Rockefeller Chapel5850 S Woodlawn773.702.2100

2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. Alex Johnson, Solo Carillon
Free
Wagner StageMidway Plaisance & S Woodlawn
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 2:00PM-3:00PM Tito Carrillo Urbanessence Band
  2. 4:00PM-5:00PM Clark Sommers Feast Ephemera
  3. 6:00PM-7:00PM Chico Freeman Quintet
Free
West StageMidway Plaisance & S Ellis
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 3:00PM-4:00PM Meagan McNeal
  2. 5:00PM-6:00PM Menjunje
Free
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series Presents: Composing the Climate

  1. human v. nature, Shi-An Costello, performed by Dan Galat, Dana DeBofsky, Kelly Quesada, Cacie Miller
  2. WAF, Samuel Sharp, performed by Dan Galat, Kelly Quesada, Cacie Miller, Samuel Sharp
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Jon Irabagon, Dan Oestreicher
  2. James Singleton's Chicago Malabar, with Jim Baker, Ben LaMar Gay, Quin Kirchner
$10
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Monday, September 25

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Tuesday, September 26

SPACE1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston IL847.492.8860
  1. Jonathan Hannau / Pinson Chamber Band
$15-$25
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Wednesday, September 27

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
  1. Sound Meditation with Mike Tamburo
$20-$50
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Colleen
$20
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free

Thursday, September 28

Agitator Gallery3851 W Fullerton

Night School Series

  1. Grace Morrissey, Lardo, Jesse Malmed, Erez Dessel, Caroline Preziosi, Maria Elena Silva
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Film screening by Stacy Hardy, Daniel Borzutsky
  2. Naydja Bruton, Sharon Udoh, Fred Jackson Jr, Adam Zanolini
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Alejandro Salazar, Alvin John Santner, Marion Mallard, Jayden Richardson
$10
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Friday, September 29

Preston Bradley Hall78 E Washington312.744.6630
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Ragamala

  1. Sruti Sarathy, Vishaal Sapuram, Akshay Anantapadmanabhan
  2. Gaurav Mazumdar, Amit Kavthekar
  3. Ramakrishnan Murthy, Charu Mathi Raghuraman, NC Bhadradwaj
  4. Max ZT, Kunal Gunjal with Amit Kavthekar
  5. Akkarai Sisters : Akkarai S Subhalakshmi, Akkarai S Sornalatha with Sankaranarayanan, Vijay Ganesh
  6. Jai Sovani with Giri Aigalikar, Praneet Marathe
  7. Saraswathi Ranganathan, Raghavan Sai
  8. Lyon Leifer, Hindole Majumdar
Free, RSVP
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro Series

  1. alice does computer music : Alice Gerlach
  2. Lia Kohl
  3. Dorothy Carlos
$15
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Jorge Luis Pacheco with Reinier Mendoza, Gerzon Lazo
$25
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Saturday, September 30

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Russ Johnson Quartet with Mark Feldman, Ethan Philion, Tim Daisy
$15
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Sunday, October 01

Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. ~Nois : Julian Velasco, Hunter Bockes, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos
$15
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Monday, October 02

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Wednesday, October 04

Sleeping Village3734 W Belmont773.654.3971
  1. Rival Consoles with Lia Kohl
$20-$24
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Thursday, October 05

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Rami Atassi's Cosmic Dance Band, with Tatsu Aoki, Kioto Aoki, Ronnie Malley, Luc Mosley, Eric Novak, Charles Rumback, Caleb Williz, special guest Pri Akhil
$15
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 2

  1. Akenya
  2. Brown Calculus
  3. Elijah Jamal
  4. more TBA
Free, RSVP
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Friday, October 06

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 3

  1. AfroFuturist Ball with hosts Fabulous Freddie, El La Katrina
Free, RSVP
DetailsDetails of Friday, October 6th at Elastic
Cary's Lounge2251 W Devon773.743.5737
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  1. George John Larson

Saturday, October 07

Solidarity Triangle2821 N Milwaukee

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 4

  1. Ayodele Drum & Dance
  2. Frog Belly Society
  3. Wild
Free, RSVP
DetailsDetails of Saturday, October 7th at Solidarity Triangle
Elastic2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 4

  1. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
  2. AJ McClenon
  3. Suspended Culture
  4. DJ Duane Powell
Free, RSVP
DetailsDetails of Saturday, October 7th at Elastic
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Jordan Martins — Record release
  2. KVL : Quin Kirchner, Daniel Van Duerm, Matthew Lux
$10
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Sunday, October 08

Elastic2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 5

  1. Angel Bat Dawid’s Future Youth Ensemble
Free, RSVP
DetailsDetails of Sunday, October 8th at Elastic
Elastic2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 5

  1. D-Composed
  2. olula negre, Julian Otis, Adam Zanolini
  3. conversation with Sharon Udoh
Free, RSVP
DetailsDetails of Sunday, October 8th at Elastic
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Eydís Evensen
$20
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Tuesday, October 10

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Glad Rags
$15
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Wednesday, October 11

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Gerrit Hatcher, Paul Giallorenzo, Julian Kirshner
$15
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Thursday, October 12

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Ana Paula Santana
  2. Kikù Hibino with Kim Alpert
$15
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Elastic2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Paul Giallorenzo Trio with Joshua Abrams, Mikel Patrick Avery, special guest Josh Berman — Record release
$15
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Friday, October 13

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

CLEAT Series

  1. Jaap Blonk
  2. Sam Tymorek
$15

Saturday, October 14

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Young Man in a Hurry : David Vandervelde, Sebastian Steinberg, Macie Stewart, Ben LaMar Gay, Tim Daisy, Emma Hospelhorn, special guest Jason Stein
$15
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Sunday, October 15

Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Locus : Wan Heo, Han Geul Lee, Gen Tanaka, Jack Hamill, Pedram Diba, David Bird
$15
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Tuesday, October 17

Elastic2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl773.772.3616
  1. Theo Katsaounis
  2. James Marlon Magas
  3. Matt Espy
$15
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
  1. Theo Katsaounis
  2. James Marlon Magas
  3. Matt Espy
$15
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Thursday, October 19

Elastic2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. M Muche, M Müller, Jon Irabagon, Lia Kohl, Jason Adasiewicz
  2. M Muche, M Müller, Jakob Heinemann, Bill Harris
$15
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Friday, October 20

Experimental Sound Studio presents

  1. Mouth Full of Glass Orchestra : Macie Stewart with Mallory Linehan, Karlyn Gehring, Zara Zaharieva, Karlita Williams, Zach Moore, Lia Kohl, Olula Negre, Sen Morimoto, Dustin Laurenzi, Michael Hilger, Rob Frye
  2. Damon Locks, Dana Hall
$15-$30
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

CLEAT Series

  1. Francisco López
  2. Barbara Ellison
  3. post doom romance : Mykel Boyd, seah
$15
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The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. BCMC : Cooper Crain, Bill Mackay — Record release
  2. Sam Prekop
$20
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Thursday, October 26

Elastic2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Cisco Bradley, Jon Irabagon, Weasel Walter — book launch of The Williamsburg Avant-Garde and discussion
  2. performance by Jon Irabagon, Weasel Walter
$15
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Friday, October 27

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Twin Talk : Dustin Laurenzi, Katie Ernst, Andrew Green
  2. Steven Lugerner's SLUGish, with Jim Tashijian, Steve Blum, Giulio Xavier Cetto, Michael Mitchell
$10
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Sunday, October 29

The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Zoh Amba and Chris Corsano with special guest
$20
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