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Sunday, February 16

Constellation3111 N Western

Concerts for Cuba: Benefit to Raise Humanitarian Aid

  1. Grupo Cha Cha
  2. Norberto Guerra and Charli Mejias Quartet
  3. The Proyecto Libre Super Band
$25
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Brunt: Gerrit Hatcher, Dave Rempis, Kent Kessler, Bill Harris
$15
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Monday, February 17

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

Tuesday, February 18

Color Club Tavern4146 N Elston708.320.8431

Cross Modulations Series

  1. Erez Dessel, Gerrit Hatcher
  2. Syzygia : Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Jamie Kempkers, Michael Perkins, Jeff Chan
$15 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. John McCowen & Madison Greenstone
  2. Varo String Quartet & ~Nois
$20
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Charlie O'Neill Trio with Rufus Parenti, Leo Buczkowski
Free
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Wednesday, February 19

Tangible Books3326 S Halsted773.565.4088
  1. Keefe Jackson, Julian Kirshner
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

CLEAT Series

  1. Annea Lockwood
$15 Door
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. Mabel Kwan — music by Isang Yun, Andile Khumalo, Lei Liang, Tania Leon, Sarah Kirkland Snider
  2. Beyond This Point — music by David Bird, Julie Zhu
$20
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Azure Main : Mitchell Jones, Evan Kopca, Curran Law, Aaron Krings, Jack Kleinjans
Free
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Thursday, February 20

the Jazz Showcase806 S Plymouth Ct312.360.0234
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  1. Ari Brown Quintet
$20-$35
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society, with Lisa Alvarado, Josh Berman, Ari Brown, Ben Lamar Gay, Nick Mazzarella, Jason Stein, Mai Sugimoto
  2. Zosha Warpeha
$20
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

PUZZLE HOUSE Residency

  1. Jane Baxter Miller, Kent Kessler
$15
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Friday, February 21

the Jazz Showcase806 S Plymouth Ct312.360.0234
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  1. Ari Brown Quintet
$25-$40
Tritriangle1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
  1. Lured
  2. Helena Ford
  3. Winter Rose
  4. Janna Lee
$15 Donation
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Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. Mivos Quartet : Olivia De Prato, Maya Bennardo, Victor Lowrie Tafoya, Nathan Watts, special guest Nadav Lev — music by Ambrose Akinmusire, Ingrid Laubrock, Alex Mincek
  2. Ian Antonio plays Jürg Frey
$20
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Saturday, February 22

Gray Center For Arts And Inquiry929 E 60th

Frequency Festival

  1. Angharad Davies
Free
the Jazz Showcase806 S Plymouth Ct312.360.0234
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  1. Ari Brown Quintet
$25-$40
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AIRMW Presents

  1. Trio WAZ : Edward Wilkerson Jr, Tatsu Aoki, Michael Zerang
$20 Door
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SPACE.012334 N Milwaukee
  1. Ryosuke Kiyasu
  2. Melon Sprout
  3. Mrs Hands
  4. J Soliday
$15 Suggested
Bond Chapel1050 E 59th773.702.8670

Frequency Festival

  1. Pat Thomas, Mariam Rezaei
RSVP
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Ensemble Ziraph : Brianna Tong, Ishmael Ali, Jason Stein, David Fletcher, Bill Harris
  2. Brochure : Norman Long, Julian Otis, Oui Ennui, Alex Wing
$15
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Sunday, February 23

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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Chicago Creative Machines : Public lecture-performance

  1. Patricia Alves-Oliveira
Free
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the Jazz Showcase806 S Plymouth Ct312.360.0234
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  1. Ari Brown Quintet
$25-$40
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Festival

  1. Ensemble Dal Niente — music by Hilda Paredes, Aida Shirazi, Darlene Castro, Karola Obermüller
$20
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Monday, February 24

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

Tuesday, February 25

the Jazz Showcase806 S Plymouth Ct312.360.0234
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AACM 60th Anniversary Series

  1. Ugochi Nwaogwugwu
$20-$35
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Karli Bunn Quartet with Erez Dessel, Evan Levine, Gustavo Cortiñas Fouilloux
Free
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Wednesday, February 26

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444

Splice Series

  1. Allen Moore, Ben Schmidt-Swartz, Peter Maunu
Simon's Tavern5210 N Clark773.878.0894
  1. Matt Gold and Storms of Love
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Vinny Kabat Trio with Cole Runge, Nick Kabat
Free
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Thursday, February 27

International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502
-

Provident : Sonic impressions dedicated to the work Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

  1. Ben Lamar Gay
$15-$20
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Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Erica Dawn Lyle
  2. Luke Polipnick, John Tate, Charles Rumback
$15 Door
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The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

PUZZLE HOUSE Residency

  1. PUZZLE HOUSE : Azita Youssefi, Bill MacKay, Mary Halm, Michael Zerang
  2. Mute Duo : Sam Wagster, Skyler Rowe
$15
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Friday, February 28

May Chapel at Rosehill Cemetery5800 N Ravenswood
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Dal Niente Presents

  1. Ben Roidl-Ward, Nanci Belmont, Dana Jessen, Isidora Nojkovic, Kyle Flens — music by Mathew Arrellin, Andrés Nuño de Buen, Luis Fernando Amaya, José-Luis Hurtado
$15
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Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Lenard Simpson Quartet with Runere Brooks, Samuel Jewell, Julius Tucker
  2. Ethan Philion Quartet with Russ Johnson, Greg Ward, Dana Hall
$20
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Saturday, March 01

Tritriangle1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
  1. Bromp Treb
  2. Allen Moore, Kim Alpert
  3. Sarah Lutkenhaus
  4. Ben Billington, Mark Shippy, Daniel Wyche
$15 Donation

Sunday, March 02

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
-

Chicago Creative Machines : Public lecture-performance

  1. Ted Moore
Free
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Color Club Tavern4146 N Elston708.320.8431
  1. JUST FRIENDS : Ben MacDonald, Jeff Kimmel, Tyler Wagner, Scott Dean Taylor
  2. Maria Elena Silva
$18.13
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Monday, March 03

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

Wednesday, March 05

the Jazz Showcase806 S Plymouth Ct312.360.0234
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  1. Paul Giallorenzo Trio
$20-$30
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Jon Mueller, Tom Lecky
  2. Whitney Johnson
$15
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Tommy Carroll Trio with Lyn Rye, Marcos Rios
Free
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Thursday, March 06

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Paolo Angeli
$20
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Saturday, March 08

Constellation3111 N Western

MBIZO! A gathering for Johnny Dyani

  1. Chimurenga, co-conducted by Adam Zanolini, Ben Lamar Gay
$25
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Sunday, March 09

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
-

Chicago Creative Machines : Public lecture-performance

  1. Caitlyn Min-ji Au
Free
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The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Undisclosed Sims : Wills Mckenna, Luke Polipnick, Andrew Scott Young, Adam Shead
Free
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Monday, March 10

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Fuji|||||||||||ta
$18
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Tuesday, March 11

the Jazz Showcase806 S Plymouth Ct312.360.0234
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  1. Adam Zanolini's Heliacal Rising of Sothis
$20-$30

Wednesday, March 12

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Hayden Larsen Quartet with Jesse Jefferis, Kevin Gunawan, Christian Hindratno
Free
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Friday, March 14

International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502
-

Eclipsed Bodies

  1. Katinka Kleijn, Caroline Jesalva
$15-$20

Sunday, March 16

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
-

Chicago Creative Machines : Public lecture-performance

  1. Bryan Pardo
Free
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International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502
-

Eclipsed Bodies

  1. Katinka Kleijn, Caroline Jesalva
$15-$20

Tuesday, March 18

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Bonzo Squad : Corbin Andrick, Andrew Vogt, Andrew Lawrence, Zack Marks
Free
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Wednesday, March 19

Sleeping Village3734 W Belmont773.654.3971
  1. Graphics : James DB, Luc Mosley, Crawford Philleo, Jeff Wheeler
  2. Seaxes
  3. Larvavision
$12
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Thursday, March 20

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Jessica Ackerley, Alexey Logunov
  2. Jessica Ackerley, Alexey Logunov, Billie Howard, Ben Zucker
$15 Door
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Saturday, March 22

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AIRMW Presents

  1. Drazek Fuscaldo : Przemyslaw Krys Drazek, Brent Fuscaldo, with Tatsu Aoki, Jörg Schneider
$20 Door
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Sleeping Village3734 W Belmont773.654.3971
  1. Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, Frank Rosaly
$20
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Monday, March 24

Thalia Hall1807 S Allport312.526.3851
  1. Yasuaki Shimizu
$30
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Tuesday, March 25

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. The Music Quintet : Jordan Guldman, Coleman Rose, Abe Gold, Owen Frankel, Noah Nelson
Free
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Wednesday, April 02

the Empty Bottle1035 N Western773.276.3600
  1. Astrid Sonne
$20
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Thursday, April 10

International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502
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  1. Claire Rousay, More Eaze
$22
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