Now Is : December 2025

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

1. Rob Mazurek, Matthew Lux, Mikel Patrick Avery
2. Kalia Vandever

1. The Whistler Jam led by Matt Ulery, Quin Kirchner

Prince Lasha and Sonny Simmons's THE CRY

1. Hunter Diamond Quintet with Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Christian Dillingham, Mike Reed

CLEAT Series

1. Macie Stewart, Sen Morimoto

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Paul Giallorenzo, Anton Hatwich, Dan Bitney

AACM 60th Anniversary Series

1. Edwin Daugherty Ensemble

1. Miguel Zenón, Luis Perdomo

Improvised Music Series

1. Amos Egleston Quartet with Garrett Frees, John Sutton, Andy Danstrom
2. Banana Acid : Erez Dessel, Garrett Frees, Caroline Jesalva, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Tyler Wagner

1. Mark Feldman, Jon Irabagon
2. Mark Feldman, Katinka Kleijn, Jon Irabagon, Joshua Abrams, Michael Zerang

1. Grossman Ensemble — music by Kay Rhie, Ryan Chase, Mikel Kuehn, Inés Thiebaut

1. Werewolf Detective
2. El Mantis
3. TRAYSH

1. Erik Oldman, Jerome Bryerton, Andrew Scott Young
2. James Weigel

1. Geof Bradfield Quartet with Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Dana Hall

1. Swisher
2. Who Is The Witness?
3. Macie Stewart
4. Merlin Brando

1. Bitchin Bajas with Nick Ciontea

Catalytic Sound Festival

1. Sharon Udoh's Potluck Sextet, with Angelo Hart, Fred Jackson Jr, Mabel Kwan, Avreeayl Ra, Ken Vandermark
2. Bonnie Han Jones, Mabel Kwan, Michael Zerang
3. Ikue Mori, Ken Vandermark
4. Don and Camille Dietrich

AACM 60th Anniversary Series

1. Taalib-Din Ziyad Flute Workshop

Catalytic Sound Festival

1. Lane Tech Workshop Ensemble with Ken Vandermark
2. Mike Khoury's Spite of Darkness, with Ali Allan Colding, Indira Edwards, Ben Hall
3. Ikue Mori Solo

1. Eve Aboulkheir

Postulate

1. John Bitoy, Josh Harlow

Freedom From and Freedom To

1. Solomon Bowser, Rahila Coats, Caitlin Edwards, Avreeayl Ra, Yaw
2. 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

1. NuAm, Nicole Alonso, Nick Meryhew, Jeffrey Goulet, Helle, Delilah Smith, June, Melon Sprout
2. Tina Lefauve

1. Geof Bradfield Quartet with Ben Goldberg, Myra Melford, Dana Hall

Catalytic Sound Festival

1. Ikue Mori Trio with Tim Daisy, Jason Adasiewicz
2. Ava Mendoza Solo
3. Fred Moten, Bonnie Han Jones, Ben Hall

1. Mountain Laurel
2. Oriental Rugs

1. Ellington Skeletons : Ben Hall, Ken Vandermark

Jazz Under the Mistletoe

1. Danstrom/Frankel/Lindenberg

Catalytic Sound Festival

1. "Company-style" ad hoc plan, with Ali Allan Colding, Indira Edwards, Mike Khoury, Ava Mendoza, Kim Alpert, Dorothy Carlos, Garrett Frees, Damon Locks, Beth McDonald, Dave Rempis, Ed Wilkerson Jr

Resonance Arts presents Cross Modulations

1. Derek Worthington's Disaster Taxa, with Matt Riggen, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Luc Mosley, Julián Quall, Daniel Thatcher, Adam Shead
2. Ratchet : Jeff Chan, Michael Perkins, Chad Clark, Ausberto Acevedo

1. The Bucharest Project: Andy Hudson, Yasuko Oura, Nick Photinos — music by Marc Mellits, Bill Ryan, Susanna Hancock, Ledah Finck

CLEAT Series : "A Defiant Echo"

1. Kyle Gregory Price with Britt Anderson, Richie Schiraldi, Kao, Surinder Martignetti, Gordon Fung, Justin Cavazos, Deirdre Harrison, Brian Shaw

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Indigo

Splice Series

1. Adam Shead, Jason Stein, Damon Smith, Peter Maunu, Carol Genetti

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Millie Ahearn Theyness, with Lizzi Trumbore, Roy McGrath, Abram Collier, Nicholas Olynciw, Mary Halm, Gregory Artry Jr

A Noise Happy Hour

1. DragonFly27 : Sharkey Zalek, Norman W Long

AACM 60th Anniversary Series

1. Leon Q Allen Ensemble

Heavy Air Happy Hour

1. Luc Mosley, Bill Harris, Andrew Scott Young

A Grounded Cloud

1. Tin : Katie Ernst, Artie Black, Matt Gold

Improvised Music Series

1. Carol Genetti, Riley Leitch
2. Heliogabalus : Eric Leonardson, Lili Wosko, Andy Cohn, Christophe Preissing, with special guest Tatsu Aoki

1. Jon Irabagon, Jason Adasiewicz
2. Ed Wilkerson Jr, Gerrit Hatcher, Jon Irabagon, Jason Adasiewicz, Luke Polipnick, Weasel Walter

AACM 60th Anniversary Series

1. Edward House + Sonic Vanguard Ensemble

1. Korean Music Fridays

1. DD3
2. Uniform 61

Elastro Series

1. SMACT Ensemble : Cristal Sabbagh, Jayve Montgomery, Kim Alpert, Chris Corsano, Nick Turner
2. Yes Yes Nooky
3. Paul Giallorenzo, Caroline Jesalva, Tyler Damon

1. The Way Out Quintet : Sarah Manasreh, Chris Wild, Jeremy Brunk, Katherine Petersen, Matthew Coley — music by Bjorn Berkhout

1. Ben MacDonald, Tyler Wagner, Scott Dean Taylor, Jack Langdon

Jazz Under the Mistletoe

1. Lily Finnegan Trio

1. SML
2. SML (XL)

1. Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson, Jon Rune Strøm, Tollef Østvang

1. Makaya McCraven
2. Gregory Uhlmann, with Will Miller, Booker Stardrum

Pleiades Series

1. Laurie Lee Moses, Sarah Craft
2. Heavy Tiny : Lia Kohl, Nick Meryhew
3. Pleiades Jam for all femme/nonbinary/trans artists

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Subscendetal Etudes

1. Cacie Miller and Missing Piece — music by Ben Zucker

1. 4D Girlz
2. Rin Peisert
3. 404 Not Found
4. Zach Moore

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Mid-Air

The Visible Hand

1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
2. Open free improvisation jam

Transit

1. Marianne Parker

1. Nicole Alonso
2. D Jean-Baptiste

Splice Series

1. Erik Sowa, Peter Maunu, Carol Genetti

2x4

1. Nick Meryhew, Zach Moore
2. Lia Kohl, Lily Finnegan
3. Whisker : Ben Baker Billington, Andrew Scott Young
4. Sharon Udoh, Chris Corsano

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Steve Bomar Trio

1. Naydja Bruton's Rhythm Ninjas
2. Kafiza
3. Luc Mosley

Adventus

1. Kevin Brown, Andy Schlinder, James Ross, Lucas Gillan

Improvised Music Series

1. Weasel Walter String Quartet, with Alex Cunningham, Caroline Jesalva, Damon Smith
2. Akjai : Brianna Tong, Johanna Brock, Ishmael Ali, Andrew Scott Young

1. Lia Kohl, Jon Irabagon
2. Jon Irabagon, Jason Stein, Lia Kohl, Steve Marquette, Tim Daisy

Reduction 11

1. 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

1. Mai Sugimoto, LeRoy Bach, Chris Corsano

1. Banana Acid : Caroline Jesalva, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Garrett Frees, Erez Dessel, Tyler Wagner
2. STOMACHS : Nick Meryhew, Mabel Kwan, Bill Harris, Carol Genetti
3. Potliquor : Allen Moore, Sharon Udoh

Constellation Holiday Hang

1. Twin Talk : Dustin Laurenzi, Katie Ernst, Andrew Green
2. Fan on Fire : James Elkington, Mike Reed, Hunter Diamond

1. Vo'vaava : Jeff Sherfey, Marcus Darling, Eric Novak, Luc Mosley, Krissy Bergmark, Shravan Raghuram

Live scoring session to a screening of Octavia Butler's "The Evening and the Morning and the Night"

1. David Boykin with special guest

AACM 60th Anniversary Series

1. Carole McCurdy, Dushun Mosley, Art "Turk" Burton, Taalib-Din Ziyad

Ayler Xmas

1. Jim Baker, Josh Berman, Dave Rempis, Peter Maunu, Brian Sandstrom, Kent Kessler, Steve Hunt

35th Annual Winter Solstice Sunrise Concerts

1. Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang

espresso + tea + listening + performance

1. Curated playlist by Mr Stein
2. Jason Stein Solo

1. Chicago Immigrant Orchestra With Special Guests

35th Annual Winter Solstice Evening Concerts

1. Michael Zerang's PUZZLE HOUSE, With Bill Mackay, Azita Youssefi, Mary Halm
2. Hamid Drake Quintet With Joshua Abrams, Jason Adasiewicz, Mai Sugimoto, Dave Rempis

1. LeRoy Bach, Dan Bitney

Jazz Under the Mistletoe

1. Kyle Madsen Organ Trio

subset [proper or improper] of Extraordinary Popular Delusions

1. Edward Wilkerson Jr, Jim Baker, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

35th Annual Winter Solstice Sunrise Concerts

1. Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang

35th Annual Winter Solstice Evening Concerts

1. Hamid Drake 70th Birthday Celebration Concert, featuring Joshua Abrams, Jason Adasiewicz, Lisa Alvarado, Tatsu Aoki, Jim Baker, Zahra Baker, Tuli Bera, Hamid Drake, Ayako Kato, Kent Kessler, Ben LaMar Gay, Shanta Nurullah, Mike Reed, Mai Sugimoto, Ken Vandermark, Michael Zerang, Dave Rempis

35th Annual Winter Solstice Sunrise Concerts

1. Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang

1. Moth Cock
2. Tasha's Hideous Laughter
3. Support
4. Paige Naylor
5. Naturalblkinvention

1. Paul Abella's Questionable Decisions

1. DKV Trio : Hamid Drake, Kent Kessler, Ken Vandermark

Cozy Experimantal Music Night!

1. Maggy
2. Coin Shortage
3. Phantom Guard dog
4. Deathfluorescent

1. DKV Trio : Hamid Drake, Kent Kessler, Ken Vandermark

1. Drekka
2. Boy Dirt Car
3. Illusion of Safety
4. Hali Palombo

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

1. Gianni Andreatta
2. Dr Linda
3. naturalblkinvention
4. Nicole Alonso
5. Clark Woods

International Anthem Presents: 11 of 11

1. Full listening to Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings
2. Performance by Micah Collier, Frank Morrison, Elio Wijaya

1. AQ, Alex Wilson, Nick Noise, Nick Meryhew, Ruby Que, Ryn Hardiman

Liminal Rites

1. Alison Chesley, Steve Marquette