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Sunday, July 26

Nighthawk4744 N Kimball
  1. Tyler Wagner, Jackson Wheeler, Sam Scranton
Free
Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Madeline Stepien
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L.A.M.A.3519 W Fullerton
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The Frē Fest Day 4

  1. Chandler Browne Ensemble
  2. Tommy Carroll
  3. Angel Bat Dawid
  4. Ernie Adams and Shon Dervis Furious Styles
  5. DJ Shon Dervis
$50, or $140 Festival Pass
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Congregational Church of Jefferson Park5320 W Giddings773.725.0121
  1. Molly Jones, Janna Lee
  2. Christopher Riggs, Philip von Zweck
$5 Suggested
Renaissance Society5811 S Ellis, Cobb Hall 418773.702.8670
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  1. Tomoko Sauvage
RSVP
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Aram Shelton Quintet with Keefe Jackson, Josh Berman, Jason Roebke, Marcus Evans
$15
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Tuesday, July 28

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Harmon/Laurenzi/Gold/Carroll Quartet
Free
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Wednesday, July 29

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444

Splice Series

  1. Peter Maunu, Carol Genetti, Jakob Heinemann, Jack Langdon, Jeff Kimmel
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Frank Morrison Trio
Free
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Thursday, July 30

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Jim Baker, Steve Hunt, Jakob Heinemann
  2. Keefe Jackson Quartet with Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, Quin Kirchner
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Thursday, July 30th at Elastic

Friday, July 31

Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington312.744.6630
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Tangible Sound Presents

  1. Michael Zerang
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Ken Vandermark presents The Field Kitchen Uptown Orchestra, with Josh Berman, Indira Edwards, Garrett Frees, Ben Hall, Mike Khoury, Nick Macri, Beth McDonald, Sharon Udoh
$20
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The Red Room1711 N Honore
  1. Greg Ward, Matt Gold
$25 Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

VLX 7.5

  1. Nireus : T Clara Takarabe, H Anton Riehl — Live score to experimental films
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Nick Mazzarella Quintet with Nate Lepine, Tim Stine, Matt Ulery, Quin Kirchner
$15
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Saturday, August 01

The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Ken Vandermark presents The Field Kitchen Uptown Orchestra, with Josh Berman, Indira Edwards, Garrett Frees, Ben Hall, Mike Khoury, Nick Macri, Beth McDonald, Sharon Udoh
$20
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Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Matt Blair Clearings Quartet
  2. Michael Zerang, Tim Kinsella
  3. Caroline Jesalva, Aaron Kaufman-Levine
$10-$25

Sunday, August 02

The Playground Theater4416 N Clark, 2nd Fl312.574.0911

LUNCH-TIME

  1. Andrew Scott Young, Jake Leech
Donation
Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Christopher Dammann, Avreeayl Ra, Edward Wilkerson
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Bridgeport Music Collective3201 S Morgan312.324.0498
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  1. Laminal Anamil : Luke Leavitt, Ari Smith, Tim Russell
  2. Maggie Cousin, Amelia Ya'el
$15 Donation

Monday, August 03

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

Wednesday, August 05

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
  1. Morgan Garrett
  2. Gloorp
  3. Z Soniat
  4. Rikki G Godd
$15 Door
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Dave Rempis, Bill Harris with special guest Jakob Heinemann
Free
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Thursday, August 06

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. My Little Realities : Juliann Wang, Evan Kopca, Graham Nelson, Ben Zucker
  2. The Cogstet : Matt Coglianese, Connor Berhard, Nathan Reider, Preyas Roy, Nadav Simon
$15 Door
DetailsDetails of Thursday, August 6th at Elastic
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Quin Kirchner Residency

  1. Quin Kirchner with Jason Stein, Nate Lepine, Nick Broste, Matt Ulery
$15
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Friday, August 07

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Christopher Dammann Quintet with Jim Baker, James Davis, Jon Irabagon, Clif Wallace
$15
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Saturday, August 08

Bridgeport Music Collective3201 S Morgan312.324.0498

Eardrum Series

  1. BearDuo : Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Garrett Frees
  2. Julius Tucker Trio with Ethan Philion, Kyle Swan
$15 Donation
Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Jeb Bishop, Kevin Cheli, Seth Andrew Davis, Weasel Walter
$10-$25
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker
$20
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Sunday, August 09

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Caroline Jesalva
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Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
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Side Yard Sounds

  1. NadNavillus
  2. ABOLISHVICTORY!
$15
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Burlington Bar3425 W Fullerton773.384.3243
  1. 500 Geckos
  2. Yeah Everything
  3. Hisssfitsss : Bill Harris, Reid Karris, Janna Lee, Molly Jones
  4. Mickey Farès, Jeffrey Goulet
$13.60
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Schubas3159 N Southport773.525.2508
  1. Zoh Amba
$16-$18
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Monday, August 10

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
  1. Horses 4K
  2. Desert Liminal
  3. Sam Wagster
$15 Door
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Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation

Tuesday, August 11

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Riley Martin Trio
Free
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Wednesday, August 12

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Kari Novilla, Mary Halm
Free
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Thursday, August 13

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
-

Comfort Music

  1. PXM : Madeleine Aguilar, Philip Lesicko
  2. Jeff Kimmel, Jack Langdon
Donation
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. BananaAcid : Erez Dessel, Garrett Frees, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Caroline Jesalva, Tyler Wagner
  2. Ken Ueno Solo
  3. Ken Ueno with Tim Daisy, Kim Nucci, Ben Zucker
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Quin Kirchner Residency

  1. Quin Kirchner's Fire Horse, with Mark Feldman, Greg Ward, Brandon Harper, Pete Olynciw
$15
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Saturday, August 15

Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington312.744.6630
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Tangible Sound Presents

  1. Tatsu Aoki, Kioto Aoki, Coco Elysses
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
  1. Relative Intensity Noise
$15 Door
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Sunday, August 16

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION

  1. Matt Robidoux
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Dave Rempis, Mark Feldman, Tim Daisy
$15
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Monday, August 17

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

Tuesday, August 18

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Andrew Sudhibhasilp Trio
Free
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Wednesday, August 19

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Pleiades Series

  1. Emma Garau
  2. Mabel Kwan / Selina Trepp
  3. Pleiades free improv jam
$15 Door
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Lionshead Numinous Rave Concept
Free
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Thursday, August 20

Old Town School4544 N Lincoln773.728.6000
  1. Jake Xerxes Fussell
$30
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Constellation3111 N Western

Chamber Music America: A Night at Constellation

  1. Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble
  2. Andy Milne & Unison
  3. Huu Bac Quintet
$30
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeb Bishop, Mabel Kwan, Michael Zerang
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Quin Kirchner Residency

  1. Quin Kirchner's Spectral Beings, with Rob Frye, Matt Gold
$15
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Friday, August 21

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Arman Sangalang Quartet with Dave Miller, Ethan Philion, Devin Drobka
$15
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Saturday, August 22

The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650
  1. The Quantum Committee
$18.34
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Monday, August 24

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

Wednesday, August 26

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Michael Columbia : David McDonnell, Christopher Kalis, Dylan Ryan — Record release
  2. Null Mutants : Todd Irwin, Nick Butcher
$15
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Righteous Rooster
Free
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Thursday, August 27

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Quin Kirchner Residency

  1. Quin Kirchner with Nick Mazzarella, Jason Stein, Nate Lepine, Nick Broste, Julius Tucker, Matt Ulery
$15
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Friday, August 28

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Moor Mother with Lily Finnegan & Blacks' Myths
$25-$30
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Arab Blues : Rami Gabriel, Karim Nagi
$15
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Saturday, August 29

The CheckOut4116 N Clark773.334.3650

Turn of the Century: Chicago-style

  1. Jeff Chan with Suwan Choi, Yun Sil Jang, Tatsu Aoki
$18.34
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Monday, August 31

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

Wednesday, September 02

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

  1. Alex Wing, Naydja Bruton, Preyas Roy
  2. Open free improvisation jam
$15 Donation

Saturday, September 05

Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington312.744.6630

Tangible Sound Presents

  1. Honoring Sun Ra: Vincent Chancey
  2. Avreeayl Ra
  3. Honoring Louis Armstrong: Sam Thousand

Monday, September 07

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

Wednesday, September 09

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421

The Visible Hand

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

a [time] patterned

  1. Lara Somogyi
$30-$35
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Friday, September 11

Chicago Cultural Center78 E Washington312.744.6630
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Tangible Sound Presents

  1. Ben LaMar Gay

Monday, September 14

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