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Saturday, April 26

Ryan Opera Theater70 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston IL847.491.7575

NUNC! 6

  1. Bienen School Saxophone Studio — music by Yotam Haber, Joanne Na, Benjamin Martin, Tina Tallon, Max Eidinoff, Timothy Kramer
Free
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Bridgeport Music Collective3201 S Morgan312.324.0498
  1. Ipek Eginli, Ben Zucker
$10-$20 Donation
Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
-

Side Yard Sounds

  1. Zelienople : Matt Christensen, Brian Harding, Mike Weis, P M Tummala
  2. Norman Long
$15
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Galvin Recital Hall70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston IL847.491.7575

NUNC! 6

  1. Contemporary Music Ensemble — music by Bec Plexus, George Lewis, Anthony Braxton
$8
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Constellation3111 N Western

Chicago Jazz String Summit

  1. Gwen Laster's New Muse4tet with Melanie Dyer, Teddy Rankin Parker, Andrew Drury
  2. Min Xiao-Fen
  3. Olula Negre, Cristal Sabbagh, Scott Rubin
$20
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AIRMW Presents

  1. Michael Perkins, Jeff Chan
  2. Syzygia : Jeff Chan, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Jamie Kempkers, Michael Perkins
$20 Door
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Sunday, April 27

Regenstein Master Class Room70 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston IL847.491.7575

NUNC! 6 : Electroacoustic Performances

  1. Arboretum Duo : Zachary Good, Ben Roidl-Ward
Free
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Galvin Recital Hall70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston IL847.491.7575

NUNC! 6 : Guest Performers

  1. Varo String Quartet
  2. Sasha Ishov
  3. Niayesh Javaheri
  4. Duo Aequalis
  5. Decho Ensemble
  6. Beyond This Point
Free
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The Jefferson Park Library5363 W Lawrence312.744.1998
  1. Sky Goodman, Carol Genetti
Free
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfriClassical Futures Series

  1. Carolina Borja-Marroqín
$15
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Ryan Opera Theater70 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston IL847.491.7575

NUNC! 6 : Electroacoustic Performances

  1. Heroic Dose
  2. Ipek Eginli
  3. Mohammad H Javaheri, Francisco Javier Trabalón Ruiz
  4. Jack Hamill
  5. Jyun-Rong Ho
  6. Ben Zucker
Free
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Pick-Staiger Hall50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston IL847.467.4000

NUNC! 6

  1. ICE with George Lewis — music by Carlos Bandera, Luis Miguel Delgado Grande, Bahar Royaee, Jee Won Kim
$20
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Burlington Bar3425 W Fullerton773.384.3243
  1. Contorno
  2. Neal Markowski
  3. Jordan Martins
$15
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Shi-An Costello's Alloy Prepared Piano Project
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Chicago Jazz String Summit

  1. Improv session featuring past and present Summit artists
$20-$25
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Monday, April 28

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

International Anthem Presents: 11 of 11

  1. Full listening to Makaya McCraven's "In The Moment"
  2. Performance by Anisha Rush, Kurt Shelby, Joshua Ross
$15
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Tuesday, April 29

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Beatrice Terwilliger Quintet with Alex Fiedler, Jackson Wheeler, Lukas Luan-Smith, Kabir Dalawari
Free
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Wednesday, April 30

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Arnold Dreyblatt
$25
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Gustavo Cortiñas Trio with Artie Black, Kitt Lyles
Free
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Thursday, May 01

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Erica Miller, Jack Langdon, Jeff Kimmel
  2. Muscular Calves : Oui Ennui, Emma Hospelhorn, Jordan Knecht, Scott Meyers
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Ari Brown, Joshua Abrams, Mike Reed
$15
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Friday, May 02

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS

To 60 and Beyond: AACM 60th Anniversary Concert

  1. Uda Di Omimi: Junius Paul, Jeff Harris, Darius Savage, Yosef Ben Israel
  2. Ndinwokeato: Roscoe Mitchell, Vincent Davis, Douglas Ewart
  3. Egwu Olu Na Ngwa Uda
  4. Ogbako Umunnwany!
  5. Great Black Music Ensemble
$32
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro Series

  1. AJ McClenon, Regina Martinez
  2. P M Tummala
$15 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Paul Giallorenzo Trio with Jason Roebke, Mikel Patrick Avery
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Javier Red Quintet with Dakarai Barclay, Jake Wark, Jeff Wheaton, Daniel Gayden
$15
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Saturday, May 03

Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
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Side Yard Sounds

  1. Michael Zerang, Chad Clark
  2. Bill Harris, Caroline Jesalva, Jason Stein
$15
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AIRMW Presents

  1. Mai Sugimoto, Fred Jackson, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger
$20 Door
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Sunday, May 04

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Max Johnson 3 : Neta Raanan, Max Johnson, Eliza Salem
$15
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Monday, May 05

Fulton Street Collective1821 W Hubbard
  1. JoVia Armstrong's Creative Theories, with, Nicole Mitchell, Carmani Edwards, Teiana Davis
$15 Donation
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Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Wednesday, May 07

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. LEYA with Lia Kohl
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free

Thursday, May 08

Fulton Street Collective1821 W Hubbard
-
  1. Mycelium New Music : Justin Weiss, Paul Novak, Michael Tran, Dylan Feldpausch, Isidora Nojkovic, Jonathan Hannau, Rebecca McDaniel
$20 Donation
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Flesh Of Fruit : Hunter Diamond, Allen Moore
  2. ESQUINA : Michael Sarian, Santiago Leibson, Marty Kenney, Nathan Elman-Bell
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Angelika Niescier, Dave Rempis, Jason Adasiewicz, Mike Reed
$15
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Friday, May 09

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Turtle Island Quartet
$43-$12
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Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Charlie Rumback, Jim Baker, John Tate, Ben LaMar Gay
$10-$25
Ida Noyes Hall1212 E 59th773.834.0858
  1. Valentina Magaletti
RSVP
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Yea Big, Drazek Fuscaldo & Tatsu Aoki — "Fishes" Record release
$15
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The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Alan Licht
  2. Yr Knives
  3. Alex York
$20
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Saturday, May 10

Co-Prosperity3219 S Morgan773.837.0145
  1. microplastique : Ben Zucker, Molly Jones, Josh Harlow, Adam Shead
$25
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Family Junket
  2. Akenya
$15
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

7th Annual Elastic Arts Benefit

  1. Honoring Tatsu Aoki
  2. Performances by Miyumi Project, Haruhi Kobayashi + Paige Alice Naylor, The Ooze
$50-$60
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Monday, May 12

Union Station225 S Canal St
-

Music for Union Station : A site specific immersive chamber work for Union Station's Great Hall

  1. Lia Kohl with Dorothy Carlos, Zachary Good, Gerrit Hatcher, Riley Leitch, Nick Meryhew, Beth McDonald, Zach Moore, Jason Stein, Macie Stewart
Free
Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Tuesday, May 13

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. The JK Collective : Zhivko Zhekov, Joe Powers, Nat Lin, James Kardos
Free
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Wednesday, May 14

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Two Dollar Bill

  1. Sharon Udoh
Free
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Paquito D'Rivera, Fareed Haque, Howard Levy
$45
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Righteous Rooster : Henry Dickhoff, Kenny Reichert, Luke Sagadin
Free
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Thursday, May 15

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Luke Polipnick' Governor, with Anthony Cox, Krissy Bergmark
  2. Mark Nagy's Station Four
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Josh Berman, Mike Reed
  2. Jim Elkington, Hunter Diamond, Mike Reed
$15
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Friday, May 16

The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Callahan & Witscher
  2. Lula Asplund
$15
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Korean Music Fridays
$20

Saturday, May 17

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
-
  1. Impro Jam with House Band : Matt Scutchfield, Jordan Wright, Tyler Wagner, Sharon Udoh, Jeff Sherfey
Donation
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. The Singleman Affair and Quarter Mile Thunder
$15
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Sunday, May 18

Epiphany Center For The Arts201 S Ashland312.421.4600
  1. Chicago Immigrant Orchestra
$35
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Wednesday, May 21

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. AM Higgins
  2. Black Diamond
$15
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Tiwa Bleu : Mark Cabinian, Richard Gibbs III, Samuel Rodriguez, Gustavo Flores
Free

Thursday, May 22

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Scott Rubin's Digital Hands
  2. Dysnomia : James Ilgenfritz, Teerath Majumder
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Big Gig : Greg Ward, Keefe Jackson, Hunter Diamond, Christian Dillingham, Mike Reed
$15
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Friday, May 23

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Grossman Ensemble — music by Christopher Stark, Elizabeth Ogonek, Paul Novak, George Lewis
$22
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Saturday, May 24

Constellation3111 N Western

MUSIC FROM MARS: Celebration of Mars Williams' 70th birthday

  1. The Devil's Whistle featuring Ben LaMar Gay, Jeff Albert, Ken Vandermark, Dave Rempis, Dan Oestreicher, Macie Stewart, Steve Marquette, Lia Kohl, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Anton Hatwich, Tim Daisy, Michael Zerang
$25
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Sunday, May 25

Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Duo Riso : Evan Kopca, Zaira Castillo
$15
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

NRG Ensemble plays the music of Mars Williams

  1. Ken Vandermark, Dave Rempis, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Brian Sandstrom, Kent Kessler, Steve Hunt
$20
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Tuesday, May 27

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Aaron Krings Quartet with Matt Kavanaugh, Christian Sanchez, Matt Kellen
Free

Wednesday, May 28

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Two Dollar Bill

  1. Park Hills Circle
Free
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Constellation3111 N Western

2x4

  1. Gerrit Hatcher, Erez Dessel
  2. Lia Kohl, Whitney Johnson
  3. Jeff Kimmel, Jack Langdon
  4. Keefe Jackson, Julian Kirshner
$10
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Thursday, May 29

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Erik Sowa, Nick Turner
  2. Dave McDonnell's 5th World with Quinlan Kirchner
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Separatist Party : Ben LaMar Gay, Rob Frye, Cooper Crain, Dan Quinlivan, Marvin Tate, Mike Reed
$15
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Friday, May 30

Burlington Bar3425 W Fullerton773.384.3243
  1. Wolf Eyes
  2. John Wiese
  3. Lana Del Rabies
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Third Coast Percussion : Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore
$25
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Saturday, May 31

The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Eli Winter — Album release
  2. Feller
  3. Zander Raymond
$15
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Thursday, June 05

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Jake Wark, Ben Dillinger, Andrew Sudhibhasilp
  2. Heliacal Rising of Sothis : Adam Zanolini, Naydja Bruton, Fred Jackson Jr, Ben Lamar Gay, Sharon Udoh
$15 Door
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Saturday, June 07

Madlener House4 W Burton Pl312.787.4071
  1. Ikue Mori
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Thursday, June 19

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Fred Jackson's Double Helix, with, Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris, Avreeayl Ra
  2. Brochure : Norman Long, Julian Otis, OUI ENNUI, Alex Wing
$15 Door
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Friday, June 20

The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
-
  1. Jason Stein's Hearts & Minds, with Paul Giallorenzo, Chad Taylor
$20
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Ana Everling, Edinho Gerber
$15
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Saturday, June 21

The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
-
  1. Jason Stein's Hearts & Minds, with Paul Giallorenzo, Chad Taylor
$20

Sunday, June 22

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. microplastique : Ben Zucker, Molly Jones, Josh Harlow, Adam Shead
$15
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Friday, June 27

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Dave Rempis, Tyler Damon
  2. Mute Duo : Sam Wagster, Skyler Rowe
$15
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Sunday, June 29

The Promontory5311 S Lake Park312.801.2100
-
  1. Sun Ra Arkestra
$55
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