Now Is : August 2023

music at the edges of space and silence

1. Sun Diver : Noah Jenkins, Ben Zucker, Jack Langdon, Kory Reeder

Africlassical Futures

1. Julian Davis Reid's Circle Of Trust
2. Shannon Harris Solo

1. Glass Key Trio : Jeremy Bleich, Paul Brown, Milton Villarrubia III
2. Quin Kirchner

1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Minor Element : Brandon Fitzpatrick, Aris Chalin, Danley Pyles, Mitchell Botting, Dennis Johnson, Tommy Pancy, Ben Green, Adam Danis, Anthony Tyler

Improvised Music Series

1. Edition Redux : Ken Vandermark, Erez Dessel, Beth McDonald, Lily Finnegan

1. Magic Tuber Stringband
2. Elijah McLaughlin, Jason Toth
3. Austin Cash

1. Angela James, Jordan Martins
2. Hunter Diamond, Katie Ernst, Jordan Martins

1. Cole DeGenova
2. Same Eyes

Elastro Series

1. Matthew Byars' Attorneys General with Tim Kinsella, Jenny Pulse, Whitney Johnson, Haley Fohr
2. Joel Berk’s ragenap

2x4

1. LeRoy Bach, Dan Bitney
2. Jim Baker, Carol Genetti
3. Jason Stein, Paul Giallorenzo
4. Kieran Daly, Jason Roebke

1. Zander Raymond
2. Oriental Rugs : John Shin
3. Allen Moore
4. Chair : Ron Ewert

2023 Back Alley Jazz

1. Chris Christmas Band + more

1. Thirsty Ears Festival

1. Kyle Gregory Price, Katie Ernst, Paul Giallorenzo, Fred Jackson Jr, Dave Rempis

1. Thirsty Ears Festival

2023 Back Alley Jazz

1. Maggie Brown and Friends
2. Alexander/McLean Duo
3. Ari Brown Trio

OPTION Series

1. Shanta Nurullah

1. Restroy : James Davis, Mabel Kwan, Paul Giallorenzo, Chris Dammann, Avreeayl Ra

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

1. Sir Richard Bishop
2. Moon Bros.

Performance of Charles Mingus, The Clown

1. Christopher Dammann & Friends, with Jim Baker, Deirdre Harrison, Nick Broste, Adam Shead, Nick Anaya, James Davis

1. Sarah Weddle
2. Red PK

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Animus Trio : Michael Hudson-Casanova, Erik Skov, Gustavo Cortiñas

1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota

1. Noah Sherman Group, with Tyreek McDole, Ryan Nyther, Solomon Leonard, Matthew Tanner III, Jeff Wheaton

1. Cindy Lee
2. Freak Heat Waves

Improvised Music Series

1. Tim Daisy's Vox 4 with James Falzone, Gabby Fluke-Mogul, Fred Lonberg-Holm

1. The Big Gig : Greg Ward, Hunter Diamond, Keefe Jackson, Christian Dillingham, Mike Reed

1. Javier Red's Imagery Converter with Jake Wark, Ben Dillinger, Gustavo Cortiñas

1. Lux / Thollem / Ra

CLEAT Series

1. Dalibor Cruz
2. Max Buzone
3. Obe
4. Leaf Miner

2023 Back Alley Jazz

1. Lineup TBA

1. Trio Imagination : Andrew Cyrille, Reggie Workman, David Virelles

1. Devin Drobka Trio with Matt Blair, Jakob Heinemann

OPTION Series

1. Francisco Mela

Pleiades Series : Chicago/Milwaukee Exchange

1. Mere of Light, Annie Grizzle, Ophelia, Kim Alpert, Olula Negre, Wannapa P-Eubanks

1. J@K@L : Keefe Jackson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Julian Kirshner
2. Mad Myth Science : Molly Jones, Julian Otis, Wilson Tanner Smith, Ben Zucker

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Film Screening

1. Janice Misurell-Mitchell's "After The History"

1. THE LOW END Baritone Saxophone Big Band : Jacob Slocum, Mark Hiebert, Juli Wood, Alex Blomarz, Len’i Glenn-McKinney, Ted Hogarth, Joey Rosin, Roy McGrath, Andy Schlinder, Jimmy Farace, Joe Trahan, Kyle Madsen, Solomon Flores, Rajiv Halim, Tim McNamara, Steve Schnall, Julius Tucker, Joshua Ramos, Kieth Brooks

Splice Series

1. Ben Zucker, Andrew Barnes Jamieson, Carol Genetti, Peter Maunu

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Aimee Gwen's Pat Metheny Project

1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota

1. BW3 : Brendan Whalen, Leo Buczkowski, Alejandro Salazar
2. Bunn/Sanchez Electric Collective : Karli Bunn, Christian Sanchez, Terry Dunphy, Vinny Kabat, Jameson Scriver

Improvised Music Series

1. Erez Dessel, Eliya Gwetta
2. Beth McDonald, Franki Hand, Isaac Turner

Heavensware V

1. AstroCandy
2. Caro Arroba
3. D4 Damgers
4. Makeen
5. Venosci
6. Jace Inman

1. Alta Vista : Chet Zenor, Andy Danstrom, Jakob Heinemann
2. Lefty Parker

1. The Joel Paterson Trio with Beau Sample, Alex Hall

Dark Matter Series

1. Gira Dahnee
2. Muso
3. DJ Julian Green

ILCC Presents

1. Orlando Maraca Valle, Brian Lynch

1. Devon Gates, Fay Victor, Shanta Nurullah, Lily Finnegan

1. Kikù Hibino, Pedro Lopes — solos and duos

Frequency Series

1. Rose Wollman

1. Chad McCullough Trio + 1, with Larry Kohut, Jon Deitemeyer, Jon Irabagon

1. Zach Morp
2. Em Spel
3. Lucky Cloud

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Performance of Chick Corea’s Three Quartets

1. Andrew Lawrence Quartet with Neil Carson, John Luther Tate, Greg Artry

1. Emily Kuhn Quintet with Erik Skov, Meghan Stagl, Kitt Lyles, Gustavo Cortiñas
2. Maxx McGathey Orchestra with Scott Hoecker, Wills Mckenna, Meghan Stagl, Sam Genualdi, Justin Peterson, Matt Smalligan, Molly Rife, Matthew Wronski, Brenna Crowgey, Michael Nebeker

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. AlgoRitmo : Alex Santilli, Brenden Cabrera, Conor Roe, Natalie Lande, Pete "Maestro" Vale

1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota

Performance of Wayne Shorter’s High Life

1. Chris Madsen Plus 14, with Orchestra conducted by Joe Clark

Improvised Music Series

1. Danny Kamins Solo
2. Danny Kamins Trio with Jamison Williams, Isaiah Spencer

1. Arman Sangalang Quartet with Dave Miller, Matt Ulery, Devin Drobka

CLEAT Series

1. Wilson Tanner Smith's "Wasteland", performed with Julian Otis, Ben Zucker, Scott Rubin, others TBA
2. Akjai : Ishmael Ali, Brianna Tong, Johanna Brock, Andrew Scott Young

1. Paul Asaro and His Rhythm

1. Jamison Williams and Danny Kamins with Peter Maunu, Chris Dammann, Kyle Price

1. Dylan Ryan, Heather McIntosh, Devin Ryan
2. Doom Flower

Freedom To and Freedom From

1. Macie Stewart, Jayve Montgomery, Katinka Kleijn, Vangeline
2. Krissy Bergmark, Paige Brown, Naydja Bruton, Julii Buckner, Angel Bat Dawid, Joey Meland, Luc Mosley, olula negre, Eric Novak, Dave Rempis, Scott Rubin, Veronica Anne Salinas, Isaiah Spencer, Stallitix, Nick Turner, Sharon Udoh, Adam Zanolini, Aaliyah Christina, Ed Clemons, Fabulous Freddie, Irene Hsiao, Abra Johnson, Legend, Helen Lee, Jennifer Ligaya, Amanda Maraist, Meida McNeal, Cristal Sabbagh, Kinnari Vora

1. Steve Gunn, David Moore

OPTION Series

1. Will Greene Solo
2. Will Greene with Jason Roebke, Phil Sudderberg

Frequency Series

1. MAVerick Ensemble : William Jason Raynovich, Przemysław Bosak

1. Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

1. Auraphone : Mike Pinto, Paul Mutzabaugh, Chris Clemente, Rich Stitzel, Nick Mazzarella, Corbin Andrick, Dan Nicholson, Brian Schwab, Chad McCullough, Andy Baker, Tom Matta

1. Coco Elysses' Elixir Ensemble, with Alexis Lombre, Casper, Adam Zanolini, Keya Trammel

Performance of Joe Henderson’s In ‘N Out

1. Kabir Dalawari Quintet with Constantine Alexander, Rufus Parenti, Aval Stanley, Evan Salvacion Levine

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Edward Wilkerson Jr, Mars Williams, Jim Baker, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

1. Isaiah Spencer Quartet with Isaiah Collier, Elio Wijaya, Christian Dillingham

1. Nick Mazzarella, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Avreeayl Ra

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Jason Stein Trio with Clark Sommers, Marcus Evans

1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota

1. Luke Polipnick's Lean Years with Jeremy Cunningham, Hoops Gemini

Chicago Jazz Festival

1. Zubin Edalji Quintet — Presented by The Hyde Park Jazz Festival
2. Zack Markstet, Performing Horace Silvers' 1966 release "The Jody Grind" — Presented by The Fulton Street Collective
3. The Natalie Scharf Quartet — Presented by Illiana Club
4. Bobbi Wilsyn — Presented by The South Side Jazz Coalition

Chicago Jazz Festival

1. The Live the Spirit Residency Young Masters — Presented by Live the Spirit
2. Francis Wong's "Legends and Legacies" — Presented by Asian Improv
3. The Fred Jackson Quartet — Presented by The Elastic Arts Foundation
4. What is thing called Jazz? — Presented by the Education Committee of the Jazz Institute of Chicago

Chicago Jazz Festival

1. Chico Freeman-100 Von Freeman Centennial
2. Ron Carter and Foursight

Performance of Joe Lovano’s Quartets

1. Geof Bradfield Quartet with Lenard Simpson, Ethan Philion, Kyle Swan

Improvised Music Series

1. Dave Rempis, Jason Adasiewicz, Joshua Abrams, Tyler Damon