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Now Is : May 2022

Sunday, May 01 2022

844 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park IL
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Homeroom’s Spring Fundraiser

  1. featuring Fred Lonberg-Holm Solo
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series Presents

  1. rhythm is image : Hannah Spear, Max Reese, Brian Entwistle, Hannah Barnes
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Stirrup : Fred Lonberg-Holm, Nick Macri, Charles Rumback
$10

Monday, May 02 2022

Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions
Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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  1. Dion Kerr Solo
  2. Paul Bedal Trio with Matt Ulery, Quin Kirchner
$15

Tuesday, May 03 2022

The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. a Light Sleeper
  2. Maurice
  3. Graphics
$12

Wednesday, May 04 2022

The Cactus Club2496 S Wentworth, Milwaukee WI414.482.0160
  1. Circuit des Yeux
  2. Marielle Allschwang & The Visitations
$18-$20
Constellation3111 N Western

3 On 3

  1. Fred Jackson Jr, Joshua Abrams, Josh Berman
  2. Carol Genetti, Emily Beisel, Todd A Carter
  3. Allen Moore, Nick Meryhew, Rebecca Himelstein
$10
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship hosted by Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Guitar for Guaraldi: Spring Fling

  1. Mich Shirey Trio
The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. The Arab Blues : Rami Gabriel, Karim Nagi
$10

Thursday, May 05 2022

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
  1. NadNavillus : Dan Sullivan with Madeline Aguilar, Rob Bochnik, Andy Hall
  2. Riley Leitch
Donation
Esquina4602 N Western
  1. Chris Dammann Solo
  2. Cristal Sabbagh, Olula Negre, Scott Rubin
$10 Donation
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Kind Folk : John Raymond, Alex LoRe, Noam Wiesenberg, Colin Stranahan
  2. Twin Talk : Dustin Laurenzi, Katie Ernst, Andrew Green
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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  1. Stein/Spencer Duo : Jason Stein, Isaiah Spencer
  2. Myth Chamber Experiment : Molly Jones, Ben Zucker, Wilson Tanner Smith with Norman Long, Lauren Hayes, Jasmine Mendoza, Joel Garcia

Friday, May 06 2022

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS

Ghosts Everywhere I Go

  1. Vijay Iyer with Eden Girma, Julian Terrell Otis, Nicole Mitchell, Jeff Parker, Joel Ross, Nick Dunston, Jeremy Dutton — texts by Professor Eve Ewing
$40-$10
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Album Release Party

  1. SuRa and the Side Pocket Experience : SuRa Dupart, Curtis Black, Xristian Espinoza, Omiyale Dupart, Adam Zanolini
$15
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Jason Stein, Damon Smith, Adam Shead
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Sima Cunningham
$10

Saturday, May 07 2022

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Tatsu Aoki's The MIYUMI Project with Mwata Bowden, Edward Wilkerson Jr, Jamie Kempkers, Kioto Aoki, special guests Tsukasa Taiko
$20

Sunday, May 08 2022

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Aram Shelton, Jakob Heinemann, Mike Reed
$10

Monday, May 09 2022

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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  1. Trio+ : Aliyah Jones, Julia Smulson, Marion Mallard, with guests Joe Powers, Tommy Sagins
  2. Ben Esposito Trio with Joey Skoch, Dennis Carroll
$15

Tuesday, May 10 2022

The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Computer
  2. Snek Trio
  3. George Matt Bowles
  4. Sasha Sahasrahla
$10

Wednesday, May 11 2022

Alliance Française54 W Chicago312.337.1070
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Exhibition opening — Sandra Binion: the beauty of something ripped

  1. Shi‐An Costello — music by F Chopin, H Cowell, V Cuong, C Debussy, S Costello
Free
Constellation3111 N Western

Dimensions & Extensions

  1. Ishmael Ali, Adam Gabbert, Sarah Clausen, Paul Giallorenzo, Bill Harris, Fred Jackson Jr, Lia Kohl, Kyle Price, Jason Roebke
$10
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Hunter Diamond, Lucas Gillan
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship hosted by Ted Sirota
Free
Montrose Saloon2933 W Montrose773.463.7663

Loud & Lucid jazz series

  1. Roy McGrath Quintet with Richard Peña, Javier Quintana, Jonathon Wenzel
$5

Thursday, May 12 2022

Arts Club of Chicago201 E Ontario312.787.3997
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The Light that Blurred the Stars

  1. Spektral Quartet
$10
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
  1. Fieldmates
  2. Alex Brinkman
Donation
Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS

Celebrating Mwata Bowden's Retirement

  1. UChicago Jazz Ensemble
Free
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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  1. Aram Shelton Quartet with Josh Berman, Jason Roebke, Adam Shead
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Reggie Nicholson Concept with James Perkins, Alan Burroughs, Jeremiah Hunt
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Matt Ulery's Pollinator with James Davis, Dustin Laurenzi, Steve Duncan, Paul Bedal, Jon Deitemeyer
$10
Café Mustache2313 N Milwaukee773.877.3327
  1. Ben Baker Billington
  2. Jordan Reyes
  3. Forest Management
  4. Nick Butcher
$5-$10

Friday, May 13 2022

Palmer Park201 E 111th

Live the Spirit Residency presents

  1. Young Masters under the direction of Ernest Dawkins, with special guest George Freeman
Constellation3111 N Western

Chicago Jazz String Summit

  1. Leonor Falcon, Juanma Trujillo
  2. Curtis Stewart
  3. Jake Charkey, Mir Naqibul Islam, Veronica Simas de Souza
$20
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
  1. Ari Brown Quintet with Kirk Brown, Yosef Ben Israel, Avreeayl Ra, Dr Cuz
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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CLEAT Series

  1. Balinese Mask Dance and Shadow Puppet Theater
  2. Finding Common Time : Scott Rubin, Rin Peisert
  3. Blue Lick : Havadine Stone, Ben Billington
$15

Saturday, May 14 2022

The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
  1. Ari Brown Quintet with Kirk Brown, Yosef Ben Israel, Avreeayl Ra, Dr Cuz
$15
Constellation3111 N Western

Chicago Jazz String Summit

  1. Zara Zaharieva Quartet
  2. Kash Killion, Avreeayl Ra
  3. Edmar Casteneda
$20

Sunday, May 15 2022

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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Exhale : Live in Concert

  1. Caitlin Edwards with Jason Tyson, Pete Tashjian, Jackson Shephard, Caleb Edwards, Clayton Penrose-Whitmore, Allie Switala, Brent Taghap, Alexandria Hill, Maraj Pickett, Natalie Frakes, Seth Pae, Michelle Manson, Malik Johnson, Ifetayo Ali-Landing
$20 or pay what you can
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Jenny Hval with Discovery Zone
$25
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris, Fred Jackson Jr, Wills Mckenna
$10

Monday, May 16 2022

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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  1. Jon and Jasons : Jon Irabagon, Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke
  2. Jon Irabagon's Morning Star, with Jason Stein, Russ Johnson, Ryan Shultz, Jim Baker, Joshua Abrams, Isaiah Spencer
$15
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Jenny Hval with Discovery Zone
$25

Tuesday, May 17 2022

Café Logan915 E 60th773.702.ARTS

Jahari Stampley - Mother & Son Duo

  1. Jahari Stampley, D-Erania Stampley
Free
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Italian Doc Remix : Francesco Pellegrino, Marco Cappelli, Doug Wieselman, Roberto Schiano, Ken Filiano, Jim Pugliese
$15

Wednesday, May 18 2022

Hairpin Arts Center2810 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl
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Excess | Twilight

  1. Chicago Composers Orchestra — works by Olivia Block, Sarah Hennies, Lou Mallozzi, Eduardo Rosario
$15-$45
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro Series

  1. Chihei Hatakeyama
  2. Forest Management
  3. Maya Nguyen
$15
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Maurice Louca
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship hosted by Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Anthony Bruno Trio
Montrose Saloon2933 W Montrose773.463.7663

Loud & Lucid jazz series

  1. Eric Jacobson Organ Quartet with Dan Chase, Kenny Reichert, Todd Howell
$5

Thursday, May 19 2022

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
  1. Hali Palombo
  2. Eric Capper
Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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  1. "The Musical" : a screening
  2. "A" Trio : K Merbaj, H Henaoui, Y Rassin
The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Gentle Heat
  2. Discus
$12

Friday, May 20 2022

Montrose Saloon2933 W Montrose773.463.7663
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Fridays Happy Hour Jazz

  1. Jimmy Bennington Colour and Sound
$5
Hamilton Park513 W 72nd
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"Tim Black: Blacker than Black"

  1. Ernest Dawkins directs ensemble featuring Meagan McNeal, Alexis Lombre, Dominique Atwood, Carmani Edwards, Frank Morrison, Corey Wilkes, Ryan Nyther, Norman Palm III, Isaiah Collier, Jacob Slocum, Brother El
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee
  1. Brian Citro
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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Elastic Arts 4th Annual Benefit

  1. performance by Hearts and Minds + Freedom From and Freedom To
$40-$50
Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Grossman Ensemble — music by Zosha Di Castri, Christopher Trapani, David Serkin Ludwig, Frédéric Durieux
$20
Constellation3111 N Western

Inside Out album release

  1. Tommaso Moretti, Jake Wark, Ben Dillinger, Edinho Gerber, special guests Natalie Lande, Ben Lamar Gay, Alex V Puryear
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Joel Paterson Trio with Oscar Wilson
$10

Saturday, May 21 2022

Madlener House4 W Burton Pl312.787.4071

Three-Sided Figure

  1. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Free, RSVP
International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502

40 Years of Touch

  1. Jonathan Thomas Miller
  2. Olivia Block
  3. Cleared
$22
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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AfriClassical Futures Series

  1. Elizabeth A Baker
$15
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Gabriel Kahane
  2. Theo Espy
$20-$25

Sunday, May 22 2022

Saint Martin's Episcopal Church5700 West Midway Park

Viral Silence: Community Portraits in Response to Covid-19

  1. Trap and Release : JoVia Armstrong, Stephan Moore
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Zafa Collective — music by Rebecca Bracewell, Shelley Washington, Tania Leon, Octavio Serrano, Alexis Lamb
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Paul Giallorenzo's "New Dimensions in Sense-uality"

  1. Tuli Bera, Sara Zalek, Hunter Diamond, Macie Stewart, Paul Giallorenzo, Samuel Lewis, Tselanie Townsend
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Brunt : Dave Rempis, Gerrit Hatcher, Kent Kessler, Bill Harris
$10

Monday, May 23 2022

Harris Theater205 E Randolph312.334.7777

CSO MusicNOW : Concerto

  1. musicians from the CSO — music by Jessie Montgomery, Joan Tower, Gabriel Cabezas, Alyssa Weinberg
$20
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Anagram Series

  1. Keefe Jackson, Jakob Heinemann, Adam Shead
  2. Isaiah Spencer Collective, with Fred Jackson, Ben Lamar, Anton Hatwich, Megan Davis
$15
Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt, Jim Baker
Donation

Tuesday, May 24 2022

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Pleiades Series

  1. Katinka Kleijn
  2. olulu negre, Lorene Bouboushian
$15

Wednesday, May 25 2022

Constellation3111 N Western

ONEderful

  1. N Levine
  2. Luke Trimble
  3. Keefe Jackson
$10
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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  1. Spectrum 3 : Skeeter Shelton, Joel Peterson, James Baljo
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Aaron Shapiro Quartet with Nate Lepine, John Sutton, Tommaso Moretti
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship hosted by Ted Sirota
Free

Thursday, May 26 2022

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music Presents

  1. Kyle Gregory Price, Janna Lee
Donation
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Em Spel
  2. Health&Beauty
  3. Elenna Sindler
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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  1. MOPCUT : Audrey Chen, Giuliano Deadprez, Alfred Kornberg

Friday, May 27 2022

Constellation3111 N Western

Vonology album release

  1. Mike Allemana with Victor Garcia, Greg Ward, Geof Bradfield, Kendall Moore, Katinka Kleijn, Matt Ferguson, Michael Raynor, Sue Demel, Lindsay Weinberg, Alton Smith, Bill Brickey, Brian Allemana
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Herbsaint
$10
Lincoln Hall2424 N Lincoln773.525.2501
  1. Makaya McCraven with Jeremy Cunningham, Dustin Laurenzi
$20-$25

Saturday, May 28 2022

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

HOT MESS!

  1. Featuring Marcy Rae Henry, Shoshana Green, Harlan Rosen, Meenakshi Marchione, Sheenru Yong, hosted by Sara Zalek
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

HOT MESS!

  1. Featuring Marcy Rae Henry, Shoshana Green, Harlan Rosen, Meenakshi Marchione, Sheenru Yong, hosted by Sara Zalek
$15
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Mute Duo : Skyler Rowe, Sam Wagster
  2. Akosuen : Billie Howard
$5-$15
Lincoln Hall2424 N Lincoln773.525.2501
  1. Makaya McCraven with Mxmrys
$20-$25
The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Pelt
  2. Bill MacKay, Nathan Bowles
$15

Sunday, May 29 2022

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION Series

  1. evicshen : Victoria Shen
Free
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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Elastro Series

  1. Ben Boye
  2. Garden Parties : Jeff Kimmel, Ben MacDonald, MT Coast
$15
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series Presents

  1. Sarah Plum with Charlene Kluegel, Laurie Schwartz — music by Osnat Netzer, Kyong Mee Choi, Mari Kimura, Charles Nichols, Mari Takano, Jeff Herriott, Laurie Schwartz
$5-$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Fifth Season : Ben Zucker, Mable Kwan, Chris Dammann, Adam Shead
$10

Monday, May 30 2022

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
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Chicago from Scratch

  1. Hannah Christiansen, Joe Bricker
$15