Next day Friday, December 05 2025 Logan Center Performance Hall 915 E 60th 773.702.ARTS
7:30PM
Grossman Ensemble — music by Kay Rhie, Ryan Chase, Mikel Kuehn, Inés Thiebaut Lemon 1600 W Grand
7:30PM
Werewolf Detective El Mantis TRAYSH the Lighthouse Tavern 1236 W Chase 773.764.9414
8:00PM
Erik Oldman, Jerome Bryerton, Andrew Scott Young James Weigel The Green Mill 4802 N Broadway 773.878.5552
8:00PM -12:00PM
Geof Bradfield Quartet with Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Dana Hall Not Not 3950 W Grand
8:30PM
Swisher Who Is The Witness? Macie Stewart Merlin Brando
Constellation 3111 N Western
8:30PM
Bitchin Bajas with Nick Ciontea The Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont
9:00PM
Catalytic Sound Festival Sharon Udoh's Potluck Sextet, with Angelo Hart, Fred Jackson Jr, Mabel Kwan, Avreeayl Ra, Ken Vandermark Bonnie Han Jones, Mabel Kwan, Michael Zerang Ikue Mori, Ken Vandermark Don and Camille Dietrich Top of day Next day Saturday, December 06 2025 First Presbyterian Church of Chicago 6400 S Kimbark 773.363.0505
11:00AM
AACM 60th Anniversary Series Taalib-Din Ziyad Flute Workshop
Constellation 3111 N Western
3:00PM
Catalytic Sound Festival Lane Tech Workshop Ensemble with Ken Vandermark Mike Khoury's Spite of Darkness, with Ali Allan Colding, Indira Edwards, Ben Hall Ikue Mori Solo Madlener House 4 W Burton Pl 312.787.4071
7:00PM
The Second Floor 5946 W Chicago
7:00PM
Postulate John Bitoy, Josh Harlow Elastic 3429 W Diversey, #208 773.772.3616
7:00PM
Freedom From and Freedom To Solomon Bowser, Rahila Coats, Caitlin Edwards, Avreeayl Ra, Yaw Ashaand, Fabulous Freddie, Corinne Imberski, Amanda Maraist, Hannah Marcus, Wannapa P-Eubanks, Sandy Perez, Phree, Jacinda Ratcliffe, Lucy Vurusic Riner, Cristal Sabbagh, Sharkey Zalek, Emily Beisel, Paige Brown, Hasani Cannon, Erez Dessel, Carol Genetti, Kikù Hibino, Caroline Jesalva, Molly Jones, Paul Kasperzack, Quin Kirchner, Jayve Montgomery, Jessica Morrison, Eric Novak, Lola Ogbara, Julian Otis, Brianna Tong, Najee-Zaid Agitator Gallery 3851 W Fullerton
7:00PM
NuAm, Nicole Alonso, Nick Meryhew, Jeffrey Goulet, Helle, Delilah Smith, June, Melon Sprout Tina Lefauve
The Green Mill 4802 N Broadway 773.878.5552
8:00PM -12:00PM
Geof Bradfield Quartet with Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Dana Hall The Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont
9:00PM
Catalytic Sound Festival Ikue Mori Trio with Tim Daisy, Jason Adasiewicz Ava Mendoza Solo Fred Moten, Bonnie Han Jones, Ben Hall Top of day Next day Thursday, December 11 2025 Hyde Park Art Center 5020 S Cornell 773.324.5520
5:00PM -7:00PM
A Noise Happy Hour DragonFly27 : Sharkey Zalek, Norman W Long First Presbyterian Church of Chicago 6400 S Kimbark 773.363.0505
7:00PM
AACM 60th Anniversary Series Leon Q Allen Ensemble
Café Mustache 2313 N Milwaukee 773.877.3327
7:00PM
Heavy Air Happy Hour Luc Mosley, Bill Harris, Andrew Scott Young The CheckOut 4116 N Clark 773.334.3650
8:00PM
A Grounded Cloud Tin : Katie Ernst, Artie Black, Matt Gold Elastic 3429 W Diversey, #208 773.772.3616
8:30PM
Improvised Music Series Carol Genetti, Riley Leitch Heliogabalus : Eric Leonardson, Lili Wosko, Andy Cohn, Christophe Preissing, with special guest Tatsu Aoki The Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont
9:00PM
Jon Irabagon, Jason Adasiewicz Ed Wilkerson Jr, Gerrit Hatcher, Jon Irabagon, Jason Adasiewicz, Luke Polipnick, Weasel Walter Top of day Next day Wednesday, December 17 2025 Connect Gallery 1451 E 53rd 773.466.4421
7:30PM
The Visible Hand Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy Open free improvisation jam The CheckOut 4116 N Clark 773.334.3650
7:30PM
Chicago Billiard Cafe 5935 W Irving Park 773.545.5102
8:00PM
Nicole Alonso D Jean-Baptiste
Beat Kitchen 2100 W Belmont 773.281.4444
8:30PM
Splice Series Erik Sowa, Peter Maunu, Carol Genetti
Constellation 3111 N Western
8:30PM
2x4 Nick Meryhew, Zach Moore Lia Kohl, Lily Finnegan Whisker : Ben Baker Billington, Andrew Scott Young Sharon Udoh, Chris Corsano The Whistler 2421 N Milwaukee
9:00PM
Relax Attack Jazz Series Steve Bomar Trio Top of day Next day Friday, December 19 2025 Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago 312.280.2660
6:30PM -8:30PM
Reduction 11 Tatsu Aoki, Nicole Mitchell, Michael Zerang, Hamid Drake, Dee Alexander, Mwata Bowden, Edward Wilkerson Jr, Rami Atassi, Jamie Kempkers, Eigen Aoki, Kioto Aoki, and Gintenkai from Tsukasa Taiko
Bridgeport Music Collective 3201 S Morgan 312.324.0498
7:00PM
Mai Sugimoto, LeRoy Bach, Chris Corsano
bim bom studios 5226 W Belmont
8:00PM
Banana Acid : Caroline Jesalva, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Garrett Frees, Erez Dessel, Tyler Wagner STOMACHS : Nick Meryhew, Mabel Kwan, Bill Harris, Carol Genetti Potliquor : Allen Moore, Sharon Udoh
Constellation 3111 N Western
8:30PM
Constellation Holiday Hang Twin Talk : Dustin Laurenzi, Katie Ernst, Andrew Green Fan on Fire : James Elkington, Mike Reed, Hunter Diamond The Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont
9:00PM
Vo'vaava : Jeff Sherfey, Marcus Darling, Eric Novak, Luc Mosley, Krissy Bergmark, Shravan Raghuram Top of day Next day Sunday, December 21 2025 Constellation 3111 N Western
6:00AM
35th Annual Winter Solstice Sunrise Concerts Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang Marmalade 1117 W Lake, 2nd floor
12:00PM
espresso + tea + listening + performance Curated playlist by Mr Stein Jason Stein Solo
Epiphany Center For The Arts 201 S Ashland 312.421.4600
7:00PM
Chicago Immigrant Orchestra With Special Guests Constellation 3111 N Western
8:00PM
35th Annual Winter Solstice Evening Concerts Michael Zerang's PUZZLE HOUSE, With Bill Mackay, Azita Youssefi, Mary Halm Hamid Drake Quintet With Joshua Abrams, Jason Adasiewicz, Mai Sugimoto, Dave Rempis Consignment Lounge 3520 W Diversey 773.38-HOARD
8:00PM
The Whistler 2421 N Milwaukee
8:00PM
Jazz Under the Mistletoe Kyle Madsen Organ Trio The Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont
9:00PM
subset [proper or improper] of Extraordinary Popular Delusions Edward Wilkerson Jr, Jim Baker, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt Top of day