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Now Is : September 2023

Friday, September 01 2023

Von Freeman Pavilion, Millennium Park201 E Randolph
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Chicago Jazz Festival

  1. Eric Hochberg String Thing
  2. Alexis Lombre Quartet
  3. Anthony Bruno Quartet
Free
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park201 E Randolph
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Chicago Jazz Festival

  1. Juan Pastor Chinchano
  2. Walter Smith III Quartet
  3. Ari Brown Quintet
  4. Dianne Reeves
Free
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Mike Reed’s Big Gig, with Greg Ward, Hunter Diamond, Keefe Jackson, Cole Degenova, Christian Dillingham
$15

Saturday, September 02 2023

Harris Theater Rooftop205 E Randolph312.334.7777
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Chicago Jazz Festival : Young Lions Jazz

  1. Chicago High School for the Arts
  2. Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
  3. Lane Tech College Prep High School
  4. Whitney Young High School
  5. New Trier High School
  6. Kenwood Academy High School
Free
Von Freeman Pavilion, Millennium Park201 E Randolph
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Chicago Jazz Festival

  1. Alvin Cobb Jr.
  2. Devon Sandridge
  3. Theodis Rodgers Organ Trio
  4. Carmen Stokes
Free
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park201 E Randolph
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Chicago Jazz Festival

  1. Tammy McCann
  2. Brandee Younger
  3. Nduduzo Makhathini
  4. Makaya McCraven
Free
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
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  1. Mike Reed’s Big Gig, with Greg Ward, Hunter Diamond, Keefe Jackson, Cole Degenova, Christian Dillingham
$15

Sunday, September 03 2023

Harris Theater Rooftop205 E Randolph312.334.7777
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Chicago Jazz Festival : Next Gen Jazz

  1. Saucedo Alumni Latin Jazz Collective
  2. Urban Horizons
  3. Charlie Reichert Powell & New River
  4. Neon Wilderness
  5. Mxmrys
Free
Von Freeman Pavilion, Millennium Park201 E Randolph
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Chicago Jazz Festival

  1. Herbsaint
  2. Tim Fitzgerald Wes Montgomery Project
  3. Christian Dillingham Quartet
  4. Petra's Recession Seven
Free
7200 block of S Luella
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2023 Back Alley Jazz

  1. Evy Farai
  2. Alysha Monique & The Family Divine
Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069
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OPTION Series

  1. Erez Dessel
Free, RSVP
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park201 E Randolph
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Chicago Jazz Festival

  1. The Pharez Whitted Quintet
  2. Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander
  3. Billy Valentine
  4. Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars
Free
The Pavilion at Ravinia418 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park847.266.5100

Shakti: 50th Anniversary Tour

  1. John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, special guest Béla Fleck
$56-$130
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. aja monet
$22
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Ari Brown, Joshua Abrams, Mike Reed
$10

Monday, September 04 2023

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

Wednesday, September 06 2023

Constellation3111 N Western
  1. High Pulp
  2. Les Sons Du Cosmos
$15
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Kevin Ford's Imperial Boxmen
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free

Thursday, September 07 2023

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee

Amalgam Presents

  1. Akjai : Ishmael Ali, Brianna Tong, Johanna Brock, Andrew Scott Young
  2. Ben Zucker & Curran Law Trio
Donation
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Natural Information Society Community Ensemble with Ari Brown : Joshua Abrams, Lisa Alvarado, Mikel Patrick Avery, Josh Berman, Kara Bershad, Ari Brown, Ben Lamar Gay, Nick Mazzarella, Jason Stein, Mai Sugimoto
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. The South Africa Chicago Exchange : Mark Fransman, Ernest Dawkins
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. DPCD
  2. Jesse in Grey
$10

Friday, September 08 2023

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

CLEAT Series

  1. Devon Rodlund
  2. Anna Chaurize
$15

Saturday, September 09 2023

7700 block of S King Dr/Vernon
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2023 Back Alley Jazz

  1. Reginald McCants
  2. Chise Up
  3. Sam Thousand
  4. Freddie Old Soul & _stepchild
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. The Assumption : Michele Thomas with Darren Scorza, Tim Fitzgerald, Tom Vaitsas, Cory Biggerstaff
$20
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Joel Paterson Trio with Beau Sample, Alex Hall
$10

Sunday, September 10 2023

Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Liz Pearse, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Jason Stein Solo
  2. Matt Riggen, Ben Schmidt-Swartz, Erik Sowa, Tony Carpenter
$10

Monday, September 11 2023

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

Tuesday, September 12 2023

Epiphany Center For The Arts201 S Ashland312.421.4600
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Impromptu Fest 2023

  1. Holly Roadfeldt
  2. Codex Trio
  3. Sapphire Wind Quintet
Free
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Pleiades Series

  1. Beth McDonald Solo
  2. Beth McDonald Trio with Riley Leitch, Ro(b)//ert Lundberg
$15

Wednesday, September 13 2023

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Impromptu Fest 2023

  1. Juliann Wang Collaborative
  2. The _____ Experiment
  3. Mark Nagy & Station 4
Free
Constellation3111 N Western

Dimensions & Extensions

  1. Mark Feldman, Geof Bradfield, Mai Sugimoto, Dave Miller, Erez Dessel, Jakob Heinemann, Tatsu Aoki, Quin Kirchner, Adam Vida
$10
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free

Thursday, September 14 2023

Epiphany Center For The Arts201 S Ashland312.421.4600
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Impromptu Fest 2023

  1. Masso Saxophone Quartet
  2. Tricia Park
  3. D-Composed
Free
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee

Amalgam Presents

  1. Carol Genetti, Peter Maunu
  2. Katinka Kleijn
Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastic Aural Mexico City x Chicago Exchange

  1. Remi Álvarez Ensemble with Gustavo Nandayapa, Alfonso Muñoz, Arturo Báez, Natalia Perez, Paul Giallorenzo, Adam Zanolini, Angel Bat Dawid, Lia Kohl, Katie Ernst, Ben Lamar Gay, Isaiah Collier
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Matty Witney
  2. Francesca Giannis
$10

Friday, September 15 2023

High Concept Laboratories2233 S Throop, 4th Fl312.850.0555

Impromptu Fest 2023

  1. Ramin Roshandel, Jean-François Charles
  2. OLEA
  3. Reneé Baker's Modern Black Music Ensemble
Free
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Chris Speed Trio with Chris Tordini, Dave King
$20
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastic Aural Mexico City x Chicago Exchange

  1. Remi Álvarez Ensemble with Gustavo Nandayapa, Alfonso Muñoz, Arturo Báez, Natalia Perez, Paul Giallorenzo, Adam Zanolini, Angel Bat Dawid, Katie Ernst, Ben Lamar Gay, Isaiah Collier
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Bill Nace, Haley Fohr
  2. Alison Chesley, Steve Marquette
$10

Saturday, September 16 2023

National Museum of Mexican Art1852 W 19th312.738.1503

Elastic Aural Mexico City x Chicago Exchange

  1. Remi Álvarez, Gustavo Nandayapa, Alfonso Muñoz, Arturo Báez, Natalia Perez, Paul Giallorenzo, Adam Zanolini, Angel Bat Dawid, Lia Kohl, Katie Ernst, Ben Lamar Gay
Free
High Concept Laboratories2233 S Throop, 4th Fl312.850.0555

Impromptu Fest 2023

  1. HCL Artists-In-Residence panel with Shi-An Costello, Mabel Kwan, Allen Moore
  2. Tim Corpus
  3. William Jason Raynovich
Free
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Bill Nace, Haley Fohr
  2. nunn
$10

Sunday, September 17 2023

Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Technical Reserve : Hunter Brown, Dominic Coles, TJ Borden
  2. Kieran Daly
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Ari Brown, Fred Jackson, Jim Baker, Joel Grip, Antonin Gerbal
$10

Monday, September 18 2023

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

Tuesday, September 19 2023

Experimental Sound Studio5925 N Ravenswood773.769.1069

NMC Presents

  1. Jeiran Hasan, Louise Chan
Free

Wednesday, September 20 2023

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Dark Matter Series

  1. Sam Thousand
  2. Sharon Udoh
  3. DJ Sey Twila
$15
Café Mustache2313 N Milwaukee773.877.3327

Ratchet Series

  1. Nick Mazzarella Quintet with Nate Lepine, Tim Stine, Matt Ulery, Quin Kirchner
$5
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Alfredo Rodriguez
$30
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free

Thursday, September 21 2023

Fulton Street Collective1821 W Hubbard
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Dynamic Fabric: Chicago Intersections

  1. Station Four : Mark Nagy, Steve Doyle, Neil Jendon, Erez Dessel, with Ishti Collective Dance Ensemble : Tuli Berra, Karen Fisher-Doyle, Heather Zimny, Lauren Reed
  2. pre-concert talk by Shermann "Dilla" Thomas
Donation
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee

Amalgam Presents

  1. Kim Nucci
  2. Tina Lefauve, Sara Zalek
Donation
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. The Paul Asaro Quartet
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series : Instigation Festival

  1. Damon Locks, Sasha Masakowski
  2. Ibises : Dan Bitney, Nick Macri, Steve Marquette, with special guests Anton Hatwich, Aurora Nealand
$15

Friday, September 22 2023

Links Hall3111 N Western773.281.0824

Instigation Festival

  1. Jeff Albert, Kim Alpert, Paige Brown, Aaliyah Christina, Keisha Janae, Kai Knight, Kristal Jones, Sasha Masakowski, Olula Negre, Cristal Sabbagh, Irene Hsiao
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Bill Harris Solo
  2. Slow Bell Trio : Steven Hess, Keefe Jackson, Mike Weis
$10

Saturday, September 23 2023

Hyde Park Union Church5600 S Woodlawn
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:00PM-1:30PM Quince Ensemble: Courtney Bryan's Dust to Dust from Requiem
  2. 2:00PM-3:00PM Tomeka Reid & Junius Paul
  3. 3:45PM-4:45PM The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni: Javon Jackson with special guest Nikki Giovanni
Free
Smart Museum5550 S Greenwood773.702.0200
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:00PM-2:00PM Ari Brown Quintet
  2. 2:45PM-3:45PM Silvia Bolognesi Quartet
Free
ISAC, Breasted Hall1155 E 58th St773.702.9514
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:30PM-2:30PM Everywhere Often: Josh Berman & Ben LaMar Gay
  2. 3:30PM-4:30PM Sam Thousand & Justin Dillard
Free
Wagner StageMidway Plaisance & S Woodlawn
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:30PM-2:30PM Joan Collaso and The Family: Jazz in My Soul
  2. 3:30PM-4:45PM Ethan Philion Quartet
  3. 6:00PM-7:15PM Endea Owens and the Cookout
  4. 8:30PM-9:30PM Louis Hayes Quintet
Free
Logan Center Performance Penthouse915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 1:30PM-2:30PM Adegoke Steve Colson Solo
  2. 5:00PM-5:45PM Luke Stewart's Exposure Quintet
  3. 6:15PM-7:00PM Luke Stewart's Exposure Quintet
Free
The DuSable740 E 56th Pl773.947.0600
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 2:00PM-3:00PM Bethany Pickens Trio
  2. 4:00PM-5:00PM Cami Mennitte Trio
Free
West StageMidway Plaisance & S Ellis
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 2:30PM-3:30PM Soul Message Band
  2. 4:45PM-6:00PM Melanie Charles with special guest Marquis Hill
  3. 7:15PM-8:30PM Pedrito Martinez Group
  4. 9:30PM-10:30PM DJ Rae Chardonnay
Free
Augustana Lutheran Church5500 S Woodlawn773.493.6451
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 3:00PM-4:00PM Jason Adasiewicz plays Roscoe Mitchell
  2. 5:00PM-6:00PM Jeff Chan & Suwan Choi
Free
Hyde Park BankHyde Park Bank, 1525 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 4:00PM-5:00PM Tim Fitzgerald Trio
  2. 5:30PM-6:30PM Arman Sangalang Trio
Free
Logan Center Screening Room915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. The Velvet Lounge 40 Years Later: A Legacy of Place
Free
Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 5:00PM-6:00PM Artifacts + Dal Niente: Works by Nicole Mitchell
  2. 7:15PM-8:15PM Ches Smith and We All Break
  3. 9:30PM-10:30PM Dee Alexander’s Ancestors Reign
Free
International House1414 E 59th
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 7:00PM-8:00PM Brown Savage World Music
  2. 9:30PM-10:30PM Instigation Orchestra with Aurora Nealand
Free
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AIRMW Presents

  1. Tatsu Aoki, Jamie Kempkers
$15
Rockefeller Chapel5850 S Woodlawn773.702.2100
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. Kenny Barron Solo
Free

Sunday, September 24 2023

Rockefeller Chapel5850 S Woodlawn773.702.2100

2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. Alex Johnson, Solo Carillon
Free
Wagner StageMidway Plaisance & S Woodlawn
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 2:00PM-3:00PM Tito Carrillo Urbanessence Band
  2. 4:00PM-5:00PM Clark Sommers Feast Ephemera
  3. 6:00PM-7:00PM Chico Freeman Quintet
Free
West StageMidway Plaisance & S Ellis
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2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival

  1. 3:00PM-4:00PM Meagan McNeal
  2. 5:00PM-6:00PM Menjunje
Free
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series Presents: Composing the Climate

  1. human v. nature, Shi-An Costello, performed by Dan Galat, Dana DeBofsky, Kelly Quesada, Cacie Miller
  2. WAF, Samuel Sharp, performed by Dan Galat, Kelly Quesada, Cacie Miller, Samuel Sharp
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

Instigation Festival

  1. Jon Irabagon, Dan Oestreicher
  2. James Singleton's Chicago Malabar with Jim Baker, Ben LaMar Gay, Quin Kirchner
$10

Monday, September 25 2023

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

Tuesday, September 26 2023

SPACE1245 Chicago Ave, Evanston IL847.492.8860
  1. Jonathan Hannau / Pinson Chamber Band
$15-$25

Wednesday, September 27 2023

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616
  1. Sound Meditation with Mike Tamburo
$20-$50
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Colleen
$20
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Matt Ulery's Loom with Russ Johnson, Geof Bradfield, Wes Dziedzic, Jon Deitemeyer
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free

Thursday, September 28 2023

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee

Amalgam Presents

  1. Hearsay : Ishmael Ali, Allen Moore, Bill Harris, N W Long, Wills Mckenna, Brianna Tong, Johanna Brock, Andrew Scott Young
  2. Marvin Tate, Hunter Diamond
Donation
Agitator Gallery3851 W Fullerton

Night School Series

  1. Grace Morrissey, Lardo, Jesse Malmed, Erez Dessel, Caroline Preziosi, Maria Elena Silva
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Film screening by Stacy Hardy, Daniel Borzutsky
  2. Naydja Bruton, Sharon Udoh, Fred Jackson Jr, Adam Zanolini
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Alejandro Salazar, Alvin John Santner, Marion Mallard, Jayden Richardson
$10

Friday, September 29 2023

Preston Bradley Hall78 E Washington312.744.6630
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Ragamala

  1. Sruti Sarathy, Vishaal Sapuram, Akshay Anantapadmanabhan
  2. Gaurav Mazumdar, Amit Kavthekar
  3. Ramakrishnan Murthy, Charu Mathi Raghuraman, NC Bhadradwaj
  4. Max ZT, Kunal Gunjal with Amit Kavthekar
  5. Akkarai Sisters : Akkarai S Subhalakshmi, Akkarai S Sornalatha with Sankaranarayanan, Vijay Ganesh
  6. Jai Sovani with Giri Aigalikar, Praneet Marathe
  7. Saraswathi Ranganathan, Raghavan Sai
  8. Lyon Leifer, Hindole Majumdar
Free, RSVP
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro Series

  1. alice does computer music : Alice Gerlach
  2. Lia Kohl
  3. Dorothy Carlos
$15
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Jorge Luis Pacheco with Reinier Mendoza, Gerzon Lazo
$25

Saturday, September 30 2023

The Hideout1354 W Wabansia773.227.4433
  1. Horizon of Darkness
  2. Hali Palombo
  3. Michael Zerang's Velvet Bell
$15
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Russ Johnson Quartet with Mark Feldman, Ethan Philion, Tim Daisy
$15