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Tuesday, February 17

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069

New Music Chicago presents

  1. Flannau Duo : Jonathan Hannau, Kyle Flens — music by Alexis Lamb, Noah Jenkins, Marc Mellits
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Leon Lewis-Nicol Trio
Free
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Wednesday, February 18

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Ryosuke Kiyasu
  2. Melon Sprout
  3. Gabe Life 100
  4. Ishmael Ali, Nicole Alonso
$10-$25
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Sofia Koulouvaris Quartet
Free
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Thursday, February 19

First Presbyterian Church of Chicago6400 S Kimbark773.363.0505

In The Room Concert Series

  1. Healing Vibrations with Taalib-Din Ziyad
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Mickey Farès, Jeff Goulet
  2. Lorazepam : Erik Sowa, Erica Miller, Dan Hansen
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Thursday, February 19th at Elastic
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Mai Sugimoto Residency

  1. Mai Sugimoto Saxophone Quartet with Keefe Jackson, Dave Rempis, Jon Irabagon
$15
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Friday, February 20

Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington312.744.6630

Chicago Winter Jazz Fair

  1. 12:00PM-12:45PM Education Talk #1 — Neil Tesser
  2. 12:15PM-1:15PM Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
  3. 12:30PM-1:30PM MRQuartet
  4. 1:00PM-2:00PM Marques Carroll Quartet
  5. 1:15PM-2:15PM Jim Baker Solo
  6. 1:15PM-2:15PM Joe 2 Morrow
  7. 2:00PM-3:00PM Julius Tucker Quartet
  8. 2:30PM-3:30PM Gustavo Cortiñas's "The Crisis Knows No Borders"
  9. 3:30PM-4:30PM Education Talk #2 — Dana Hall
  10. 3:30PM-4:30PM Jazz Links Ensemble
  11. 4:00PM-5:00PM Christopher McBride & The Whole Proof
  12. 4:15PM-5:15PM Christian Dillingham Quartet
  13. 5:00PM-6:00PM Education Talk #3 — Zakiya Fola
  14. 5:15PM-7:15PM Velvet Lounge Jam Session — Isaiah Spencer Quartet
  15. 5:30PM-6:30PM Christian Swan Quartet
  16. 6:00PM-7:00PM Charles Rick Heath Quartet
  17. 6:45PM-7:45PM Stephanie Rivera y su Orquesta
  18. 6:45PM-7:45PM Bobbi Wilsyn & Company
  19. 8:10PM-9:40PM Robert Irving III — Miles En-Trane-ment
$10 Donation
DetailsDetails of Friday, February 20th at Chicago Cultural Center
Zhou B Center1029 W 35th773.523.0200

Langston Hughes: Boil It Down

  1. Modern Black Music Ensemble
The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650

Seth and Gene's Excellent Electroacoustic Adventure

  1. Seth Boustead, Gene Pritsker, Lesi Mei, Todd Rewoldt, Ljiljana Winkler, Robert Ford, Imelda O'Reilly, Roger Aplon
$12.57
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Not Not3950 W Grand
  1. Drunks With Guns
  2. Pet Peeves
  3. Prime Angel Weather
  4. Gas Mask Horse
$15
Color Club Tavern4146 N Elston708.320.8431
  1. Radio Outernational : Wayne Montana, Areif Sless-Kitain, Aaron Shapiro, Hunter Diamond, Kenthaney Redmond
  2. KVL : Quin Kirchner, Daniel Van Duerm, Matthew Lux
$18
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Saturday, February 21

Madlener House4 W Burton Pl312.787.4071
  1. Zosha Warpeha
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Jarek Bester with Mark Feldman, Quin Kirchner, Matt Ulery
  2. Metropolitan Jazz Octet
$30
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Lemon1600 W Grand
  1. Lily Finnegan Trio
$5

Sunday, February 22

Nighthawk4744 N Kimball
-
  1. Ben MacDonald, Tyler Wagner, Scott Dean Taylor, Andrew Trim
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago6400 S Kimbark773.363.0505

AACM Chamber Music Series

  1. Modern Black Music Ensemble featuring Lamar Carey Curtis, Taalib-Din Ziyad
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series Presents

  1. Del Sol Quartet : Ben Kreith, Hyeyung Sol Yoon, Charlton Lee, Kathryn Bates — music by Chinary Ung, Meilina Tsui, Theresa Wong, Vivian Fung, Osnat Netzer
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Hunter Diamond, Mike Reed
  2. Fred Jackson Jr, Paul Giallorenzo, Bill Harris
$15
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Monday, February 23

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

Tuesday, February 24

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Pleiades Series

  1. Nu A.M.
  2. Delilah Smith
  3. Improv jam open to all femme/trans/nonbinary performers
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Tuesday, February 24th at Elastic
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. Ian Antonio, Xin Yi Chong, Doug Perkins — music by Tristan Perich
  2. Jennifer Torrence — music by Kelley Sheehan, Kari Watson
$20
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Ellie Rui
Free
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Wednesday, February 25

Merit School of Music38 S Peoria

The Drum Also Sings

  1. Third Coast Percussion — music by JaRon Brown, Robert Dillon, Andrea Venet, Ivan Trevino, Jessie Montgomery, Jlin, Augusta Read Thomas, Steve Reich, Alexis Lamb
$40
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Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. أحمد [Ahmed] : Pat Thomas, Antonin Gerbal, Joel Grip, Seymour Wright
  2. RAGE Thormbones : Weston Olencki, Mattie Barbier
$30
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Jameel Stephens Quintet
Free
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Thursday, February 26

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Emily Rach Beisel
  2. Rin Peisert, Jason Stein
$15 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. Olivia Block
  2. ~Nois Quartet : Julian Velasco, Natalia Warthen, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos — music by Alex Mincek
$20
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Mai Sugimoto Residency

  1. Mai Sugimoto Trio with Joshua Abrams, Isaiah Spencer
  2. Mai Sugimoto Trio + Ben Lamar Gay
$15
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Friday, February 27

Fourth Presbyterian Church126 E Chestnut312.787.4570

Sounds from Nature

  1. OLEA Ensemble — music by Owen Hopper, Reinaldo Moya, Brad Balliett, Evan Williams
$20 Donation
DetailsDetails of Friday, February 27th at Fourth Presbyterian Church
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Ricardo Adame, "Without Hesitation" — Exhibition Opening Party

  1. Performance by Lia Kohl, Rin Peisert, Irene Hsiao, Scott Rubin, Skyler Rowe
Free
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International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502
-

a fire that never dies

  1. Fonema Consort with A.L.O.T.
$15-$20
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. Ensemble Dal Niente — music by Helmut Lachenmann, Jose Julio Diaz Infante, Ayanna Woods, Chaya Czernowin, Lei Liang
$25
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Contorno
  2. The Singleman Affair
$15
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Lemon1600 W Grand
  1. Twin Talk
$5

Saturday, February 28

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Brian Citro Quartet Nick Mazzarella, Christian Dillingham, Quin Kirchner
$15
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Sunday, March 01

Tone Deaf Records4356 N Milwaukee773.372.6643
  1. Neil Jendon
Pro Musica713 W Wrightwood
-
  1. Quin Kirchner, Paul Bedal, Matt Ulery, Greg Ward
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. TAK Ensemble : Laura Cocks, Madison Greenstone, Charlotte Mundy, Ellery Trafford, Austin Wulliman — music by Weston Olencki
  2. Zachary Good with Ian McEdwards
$20
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Monday, March 02

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

Wednesday, March 04

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation

Thursday, March 05

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Joe Rauen
  2. Christopher Dammann, Josh Berman, Ed Wilkerson Jr, Avreeayl Ra
$15 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Matt Ulery Nonet with Julius Tucker, Jon Deitemeyer, Artie Black, Dustin Laurenzi, Hunter Diamond, Russ Johnson, James Davis, Steve Duncan
Free
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Keefe Jackson Residency

  1. Keefe Jackson, Jason Adasiewicz
$15
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Friday, March 06

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS

Woven Light

  1. Grossman Ensemble — music by Theo Chandler, Kyong Mee Choi, Phil Pierick, David W Sanford
$22
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. MRS. FUN : Connie Grauer, Kim Zick
  2. Outer Limits Duo : Kim Zick, Juli Wood
Free
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Judson & Moore3057 N Rockwell St Building 5773.217.8815
  1. Sam Wenc
  2. Plathemis Trio
$15
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Saturday, March 07

Alice Millar Chapel1870 Sheridan Rd, Evanston IL847.467.1897
  1. Contemporary Music Ensemble — music by Raven Chacon, Matthew Mailman
Free
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Sunday, March 08

Nighthawk4744 N Kimball
-
  1. Ben MacDonald, Tyler Wagner, Scott Dean Taylor, Lee Rothenberg
The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650
  1. Tri-Centric Experiencers Unit : Fred Jackson Jr, Mark Nagy, Ben Zucker — Anthony Braxton's Composition No 76
$18.34
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Luke Martin with Jeff Kimmel, Graham Stephenson, Jack Langdon
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Jason Adasiewicz, Stefan Gonzalez, Mabel Kwan, Ken Vandermark
  2. Chris Corsano, Stefan Gonzalez, Ken Vandermark
$15
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Monday, March 09

The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650

Coming Together

  1. DePaul Percussion Ensemble — music by Frederic Rzewski, Louis Andriessen, Sarah Hennies
$12.57
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Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Tuesday, March 10

Lemon1600 W Grand
  1. Jason Stein, Jon Irabagon, Joshua Abrams, Isaiah Spencer
$5-$10

Wednesday, March 11

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation

Thursday, March 12

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Myrrh : Chad Clark, Jacob Fawcett
  2. One Time Out : Michael Hudson-Casanova, Adam Shead, Andrew Sudhibhasilp
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Thursday, March 12th at Elastic
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Keefe Jackson Residency

  1. Keefe Jackson Trio with Jason Roebke, Mikel Patrick Avery
$15
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Friday, March 13

The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650

She Was

  1. Artemisia Trio : Diana Lawrence, Alexandra Olsavsky, Kaitlin Foley
$25
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Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Tigran Hamasyan with Third Coast Percussion
$43
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Saturday, March 14

First United Methodist Church516 Church St, Evanston, IL
-

Extractions

  1. Stare at the Sun — music by Nicholas Cline, Anuj Bhutani, Brandon Chase Di Noto, Edward Lu, Adrian Wong
$30-$10 Donation
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Logan Center for the Arts915 E 60th773.702.ARTS

Longingcore

  1. Dorothy Carlos, Isabel Crespo Pardo
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Cleared : Steven Hess, Michael Vallera — Album release
  2. Douglas McCombs
$15-$20
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Sunday, March 15

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. TAKAAT : Ahmoudou Madassane, Mikey Coltun, Souleymane Ibrahim
$20
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Monday, March 16

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

Wednesday, March 18

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation

Thursday, March 19

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Keefe Jackson Residency

  1. Keefe Jackson Trio with Jason Roebke, Mikel Patrick Avery
$15
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Friday, March 20

The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650

Mycelium New Music Presents S.P.O.R.E. Series No. 1

  1. Dylan Feldpausch, Isidora Nojkovic, Jonathan Hannau — music by Baldwin Giang, Ruby Que, Cole Reyes, Katherine Balch, Dylan Feldpausch
$18.34
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Sunday, March 22

Bridgeport Music Collective3201 S Morgan312.324.0498

by-passing-upon

  1. Ro Lundberg with Banana Acid
$15 Donation

Thursday, March 26

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Keefe Jackson Residency

  1. Keefe Jackson Quartet with Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, Quin Kirchner and special guests
$15
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Tuesday, April 14

Lemon1600 W Grand
  1. Jason Stein, Jon Irabagon, Joshua Abrams, Isaiah Spencer
$5-$10

Saturday, April 18

Madlener House4 W Burton Pl312.787.4071
  1. Kari Watson
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Saturday, May 16

Madlener House4 W Burton Pl312.787.4071
  1. Bonnie Han Jones
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Saturday, June 06

Madlener House4 W Burton Pl312.787.4071
  1. Nick Dunston with Ben Lamar Gay, Tomeka Reid, Julian Otis, Caroline Jesalva
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