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Now Is : October 2024

Tuesday, October 01 2024

Galvin Recital Hall70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston IL847.491.7575
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A Celebration of Japanese Saxophone

  1. Nathan Mertens, Kenta Saito, Tomoko Kashiwagi — music by Nobuhito Sato, Masa Matsuura, Rika Ishige, Paul Creston, Alfred Reed, Eiki Miyauchi, Youmi Kimura
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro Series

  1. Thomas Lehn, Tiziana Bertoncini
  2. Thomas Lehn, Tiziana Bertoncini, Michael Zerang, Emily Beisel
$15 Door
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Quarteto Nuevo : Damon Zick, Jacob Szekely, Kenton Youngstrom, Felipe Fraga
$20
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee
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  1. The Whistler Jam led by Quin Kirchner and Matt Ulery
Free

Wednesday, October 02 2024

The.BlkRoom4015 W Carroll

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 1

  1. Vendor pop-up, DJ Set by Mo Millie
  2. Leah Lara, Amyna Love
  3. Panel discussion hosted by Justus Cornelius
  4. sun Lynn Hunter, Nikki Patín
  5. Vendor pop-up, DJ Set by Mo Millie
$20 Door
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Em Spel
Free
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

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

Thursday, October 03 2024

Douglass Park1401 S Sacramento
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AfroFuturist Weekend Day 2 Pt 1 : Elastic Outreach

  1. Sam Thousand
  2. Zahra Glenda Baker
Free
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music

  1. Instinct Control
  2. Donny Mahlmeister, Jamie Levinson
Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 2 Pt 2

  1. Suspended Culture
  2. Luc Mosley, olula negre, Zekkereya El-magharbel
$20 Door
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Amaro Freitas
$25-$30
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Edition Redux : Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Beth McDonald, Ken Vandermark
$15

Friday, October 04 2024

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 3 : Flex Obscura

  1. Film Block 1
  2. Film Block 2 + Nikki Patín with Angel Bat Dawid
  3. Swimming In Your Skin Again
  4. Virtual Conversation with Terence Nance
  5. Film Block 3
  6. Club Obscura with DJ King GNS & CTRLZORA
$20 Door
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Twin Talk : Dustin Laurenzi, Katie Ernst, Andrew Green — Record release
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. OTHERPEACE : Matt Clark, Stephen "The Kid" Howard, Areif Sless-Kitain, Brandon Rios
  2. Matt Gold, Ryan Norris
$15

Saturday, October 05 2024

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Grossman Ensemble — music by Franco Donatoni, David Lang, Helena Tulve, Wenbin Lyu, Saed Haddad, Osnat Netzer, Kathleen Ginther
$22
St James Cathedral65 E Huron312.787.7360

wandering | reminiscence

  1. Chicago Composers Orchestra — music by Leah Asher, Oswald Huỳnh, Marcus Norris, Jonathan Hannau
$45-$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 4

  1. Gilt Drip
  2. Amyna Love
  3. Freedom From and Freedom To : Ed Clemons, Aaliyah Christina, Keyierra Collins, Tre Daniels, Kopano, Selena Lasley, Jennifer Ligaya, Reflex, Cristal Sabbagh, Naydja Bruton,Fred Jackson Jr, Amyna Love, Allen Moore, Julian Otis, kamari mou, Phenom, Sharon Udoh, Ayanna Woods
$20 Door
Constellation3111 N Western

Reflections

  1. Arushi Jain with Dorothy Carlos
$25

Sunday, October 06 2024

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 5

  1. All-ages puppet workshop + performance with Leah Lara
  2. Zahra Baker's "This Black Is Me: Sacred Encounters with Callie House"
$20 Door
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

AfroFuturist Weekend Day 5

  1. Panel discussion moderated by Sharon Udoh
  2. H/ARBOR Ensemble : olula negre, Julian Otis, Paige Brown, Kezia Waters, Zahra Baker
$20 Door
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Erland Cooper with Freya Goldmark + ACME, Clarice Jensen
$20
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Bark Culture : Victor Vieira-Branco, Joey Sullivan, John Moran, with special guest Lemuel Marc
$15

Monday, October 07 2024

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

Tuesday, October 08 2024

Guarneri Hall11 E Adams, 3rd Fl847.780.6720
  1. Jahari Stampley with D-Erania Stampley
$40
Guarneri Hall11 E Adams, 3rd Fl847.780.6720
  1. Jahari Stampley with D-Erania Stampley
$40
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Meditations: Reflections on John Coltrane

  1. Curated by Angelo Hart, with Greg Artry, Sarah Clausen, Hunter Diamond, Marion Mallard
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. DEL Trio : Danny Bauer, Evan Levine, Luke Angle
Free

Wednesday, October 09 2024

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Jeff Sherfey
Free
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Kyle Brooks Quartet with Elio Wijaya, Stephen Parisi, Kabir Dalawari
Free

Thursday, October 10 2024

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music

  1. [jef]Frey Michael Austin
  2. Christopher Dammann
Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Bill Harris, Tyler Wagner, Jim Baker
  2. Joe Fiedler, Jeb Bishop, Josh Berman, Mai Sugimoto
$15 Door
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Edition Redux : Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Beth McDonald, Ken Vandermark
$15

Friday, October 11 2024

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Roomful of Teeth
$22-$43
Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Quiet Comfort

  1. Hedra Rowan
Donation
Epiphany Center For The Arts201 S Ashland312.421.4600

ESS Presents

  1. Kalia Vandever with Maria Chávez
$30-$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

CLEAT Series

  1. Moth Vegas : Devon Fisher, Bennett Jenisch
  2. Sam Clapp's "Bliss Point 3"
  3. WYRD MODULO
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Maxx McGathey — "Imaginary Eyes" Record release
$20

Saturday, October 12 2024

Tritriangle1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
  1. Flesh Narc
  2. Dromez
  3. Bakantez
  4. Manual Pollination
$10-$15 Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro AV Night 1

  1. Liviu Pasare with Oui Ennui, Scott Myers, Jordan Knecht, Emma Hospelhorn
  2. Galina Shevchenko with Mai Sugimoto, Jim Baker, Chris Corsano
$15 Door
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Trio M : Myra Melford, Mark Dresser, Matt Wilson
$20
Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. James McKain, Damon Smith, Weasel Walter
  2. Mabel Kwan, Steve Doyle
  3. Bill Harris Solo with projections and visuals by Carol Genetti
$10-$25 Suggested
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Joshua Abrams Solo
  2. Universal Light : Mike Gangloff, Jesse Sheppard, Kaily Schenker
  3. Chord : Kyle Benjamin, Phil Dole, Jason Hoffman, Sean McCarthy, Trevor Shelley de Brauw
$15
Sleeping Village3734 W Belmont773.654.3971
  1. Acid Mothers Temple
  2. Spirit Mother
  3. Plum
$30.90

Sunday, October 13 2024

Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS

Asian Sound Revolution

  1. Jin Hi Kim, Min Xiao-Fen, Susie Ibarra
$22-$43
Marmalade1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
  1. Nolan Chin Solo
  2. JKSRSJKJ Ensemble : Sebastian Strinning, Keefe Jackson, Jason Roebke, Julian Kirshner
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro AV Night 2

  1. Clark Woods, Taylor Dye, Gordon Fung with Melon Sprout, Brandon McAlinden, Kim Nucci, Haruhi Kobayashi, Juan Flores, Deirdre Fromberg, Jordan Paine, Slugscape
$15 Door
Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. Ensemble Dal Niente : Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, Theo Ramsey, Zach Good, Mabel Kwan, Ben Melsky, Kyle Flens, Juan Horie, with Michael Lewanski, conductor — music by Wang Lu, Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, George Lewis, Theo Ramsey, Carolyn Chen, Leilehua Lanzilotti
$25
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Brandon Seabrook Solo
  2. Mai Sugimoto, Ed Wilkerson, Tim Daisy
$15

Monday, October 14 2024

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

Tuesday, October 15 2024

Color Club Tavern4146 N Elston708.320.8431
  1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Edward Wilkerson Jr. Steve Hunt, Chris Dammann. Jim Baker
  2. Ex Ibex : Dheeru Pennepalli, David Keller, Maria Elena Hernandez, Greg Diethrich, Jeff Chan
$15
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Jimmy Farace Trio with Ethan Philion, Devin Drobka
Free

Wednesday, October 16 2024

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Nicole Muto-Graves
Free
The Beer Temple3173 N Elston773.754.0907
  1. Dave Miller, Andrew Scott Young, Adam Shead
$10-$20 Donation
Beat Kitchen2100 W Belmont773.281.4444

Splice Series

  1. Majid Araim, Carol Genetti, Peter Maunu
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Nate Lepine Trio
Free

Thursday, October 17 2024

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
-

Comfort Music

  1. Juan Flores
  2. Veronica Anne Salinas
Donation
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Riley Mulherkar
$20
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Ben Zucker — Album release
  2. Erica Dawn Lyle
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Edition Redux : Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Beth McDonald, Ken Vandermark
$15

Friday, October 18 2024

bim bom studios5226 W Belmont
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  1. Nick Turner with Cristal Sabbagh, Amanda Maraist
  2. Airport People
  3. Sharon Udoh
$10-$15 Suggested
Logan Center Performance Hall915 E 60th773.702.ARTS
  1. Melanie Charles
$22-$43
International Museum of Surgical Science1524 N DLSD312.642.6502

Musician Minus Instrument

  1. Beyond This Point — music by François Sarhan, David Bird, Stefano D'Alessio, Kaj Duncan David, Simon Løffler
$10-$20
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
  1. Matt Ulery's Nonet with, Artie Black, Dustin Laurenzi, Hunter Diamond, James Davis, Russ Johnson, Chris Shuttleworth, Julius Tucker, Jon Deitemeyer
$20
Corbett vs Dempsey2156 W Fulton
  1. Ken Vandermark
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Seb String, Tim Daisy
  2. Seb String, Tim Daisy, Mai Sugimoto, Jakob Heinemann
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Paul Asaro Quartet featuring Natalie Scharf
$15

Saturday, October 19 2024

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Heart Trio : William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Hamid Drake
$25
Tritriangle1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl

Twelvetwelvangle : Twelve year anniversary show

  1. Norman Long
  2. Tallulah Bankheist
  3. Karl Palouček
  4. Itsï Ramirez
  5. Woman of the Void
  6. Illusion of Safety
  7. Melon Sprout
  8. AC4 installation by John Shin
  9. more TBA
$10-$40 Donation
The Green Mill4802 N Broadway773.878.5552
  1. Matt Ulery's Nonet with, Artie Black, Dustin Laurenzi, Hunter Diamond, James Davis, Russ Johnson, Chris Shuttleworth, Julius Tucker, Jon Deitemeyer
$20
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. KOHLMALLOZZIMAUNU : Lia Kohl, Lou Mallozzi, Peter Maunu
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Matthew Davis Quintet with Preyas Roy, Jeff Wheaton, Jess Anzaldúa, Isaiah Spencer
$15

Sunday, October 20 2024

May Chapel at Rosehill Cemetery5800 N Ravenswood
  1. Dave Rempis, Mabel Kwan, Jakob Heinemann, Bill Harris
Free
Constellation3111 N Western

Something Stretched Between Us

  1. Alissa Voth, Megan DiGeorgio, with Isidora Nojkovic, Zachary Good, Steph Davis — music by Alissa Voth, Megan DiGeorgio
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Jon Irabagon Quartet with Matt Mitchell, Chris Lightcap, Dan Weiss
$15

Monday, October 21 2024

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

Tuesday, October 22 2024

Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Elastro Series

  1. Rafael Toral
  2. Daniel Wyche
$15 Door
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Connor Bernhard Quintet with Jeff Swanson, Evan Levine, Jonathon Marks
Free

Wednesday, October 23 2024

Guarneri Hall11 E Adams, 3rd Fl847.780.6720
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Celebration of America

  1. Dover Quartet : Joel Link, Bryan Lee, Julianne Lee, Camden Shaw — music by Jessie Montgomery, Mason Bates, George Walker, Antonín Dvořák
$40
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Max Subar
Free
Constellation3111 N Western

2x4

  1. Chad M Clark, Weasel Walter
  2. Mai Sugimoto, Fred Jackson Jr
  3. Nick Mazzarella, Tomeka Reid
  4. Sarah Clausen, Tyler Wagner
$10
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Righteous Rooster : Henry Dickhoff, Kenny Reichert, Luke Sagadin
Free

Thursday, October 24 2024

Comfort Station2579 N Milwaukee
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Comfort Music : Chicago Sound Bath

  1. Hedra Rowan, Nick Meryhew, Meenakshi, Fabian Gutierrez, Jake Leech, Melon Sprout, Allen Moore, Pete Pappas, Sarah Lutkenhaus, Gordon Fung, Levi Dayan, Nicole Alonso
Donation
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Jakob Heinemann, Norman W Long, Ishmael Ali, Seb String
$15 Door
Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421
  1. Vincent Davis Percussion Plus, with Edward Wilkerson Jr, Preyas Roy, Junius Paul, Scott Hesse, Justin Dillard, Jim Baker
Donation
Constellation3111 N Western

ONEderful

  1. Nora Petran
  2. Jeremy David Miller
  3. Keefe Jackson
$10
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Edition Redux : Erez Dessel, Lily Finnegan, Beth McDonald, Ken Vandermark
$15

Friday, October 25 2024

bim bom studios5226 W Belmont
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an evening of movement + sound

  1. Ayako Kato, Chad M Clark
  2. Amanda Maraist, Michael Macdonald
$10-$15 Suggested
Constellation3111 N Western

Simple Lines

  1. Andy Hudson, Nick Photinos — music by Marc Mellits, Bill Ryan, Augusta Read Thomas, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, Zachary Good, Mark Snyder, Svante Henryson
$15
Marz Community Brewing Co3630 S Iron

Resonance Arts Presents

  1. Charles Sharp
  2. Ratchet Trio : Michael Perkins, Jeff Chan, Ausberto Acevedo, with special guest Jerome Bryerton
Free

Saturday, October 26 2024

Compound Yellow244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
-

Side Yard Sounds

  1. Sara Zalek
  2. Christine Shallenberg, Aurora Tabar
  3. Kim Nucci
  4. Mabel Kwan
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Pleiades Series

  1. Hali Palombo
  2. Bakantez
  3. Pleiades Jam for all femme/nonbinary/trans artists
$15 Door

Sunday, October 27 2024

Constellation3111 N Western

Frequency Series

  1. ~Nois : Julian Velasco, Natalia Warthen, Jordan Lulloff, János Csontos — music by Hans Thomalla, Darlene Castro Ortiz, Bernard Rands, Ania Vu
$15
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Tony Malaby FIREBATH Chicago, with Jeb Bishop, Jim Baker, John Tate, Charlie Rumback
$15

Monday, October 28 2024

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

Tuesday, October 29 2024

The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series

  1. Entre Amigos : Roy McGrath, Hana Fujisaki, Kitt Lyles, Gustavo Cortiñas
Free

Wednesday, October 30 2024

The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont

One Dollar Bill

  1. Maria Elena Silva
Free
Constellation3111 N Western

Blue Note Record Release

  1. Ethan Iverson Trio with Simón Wilson, Vinnie Sperrazza
$25
The Hungry Brain2319 W Belmont
  1. Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
Free
The Whistler2421 N Milwaukee

Relax Attack Jazz Series : Guitar for Guaraldi

  1. Mich Shirey Trio with Nick Fane, David Kuchera
Free

Thursday, October 31 2024

Connect Gallery1451 E 53rd773.466.4421
  1. Vincent Davis Percussion Plus, with Edward Wilkerson Jr, Preyas Roy, Junius Paul, Scott Hesse, Justin Dillard, Jim Baker
Donation
Constellation3111 N Western
  1. Ava Mendoza
  2. Bill MacKay
$15
Elastic3429 W Diversey, #208773.772.3616

Improvised Music Series

  1. Matthew Kiroff, Tyler Spuzzillo
  2. Jacob Little Cloud Fawcett, Ausberto Acevedo, Keefe Jackson
$15 Door