Jazz Institute of Chicago Events
chicago jazz venues
APRIL Events
UPcoming jazz institute of Chicago EVENTS
May 8 (5PM): Jazz Links Jam Sessions
In Person Event | Jazz Showcase | 806 S. Plymouth Ct.
May 29 (4:30PM): Gala 2024 with Samara Joy
In Person Event | Park West | 322 W. Armitage Ave
CHICAGO CLUB LISTINGS
Andy’s
11 E. Hubbard
312.642.6805
Every Sunday: Andy Brown Quartet (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Andrew
Toombs (10:30PM)
Every Wednesday: Charles Heath (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Last Minute
Jam Session (10:30PM)
Every Thursday: Sabertooth (6PM & 8:15PM), The Groove it Pro Jam (10PM)
May 3 & 4: Marques Carroll (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Anthony Bruno
(10:30PM)
May 6: The Heritage Jazz Orchestra (6PM & 8:15PM)
May 7 & 21: The Abney Effect (6PM, 8:15PM)
May 10 & 11: Neal Alger's Here & Now (6PM, 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Julian
Davis Reid (10:30PM)
May 13: The Blueshift Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)
May 14: The NDR Bigband Jam w/ Bobby Broom & Jon Irabagon (6PM & 8:15PM)
May 17 & 18: Pat Malinger Quartet (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Michele
Thomas (10:30PM)
May 20: The Shout Section Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)
May 24 & 25: The Big Bari Sax Summit (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/
Alejandro Salazar (10:30PM)
May 27: The Clif Wallace Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)
May 28: The Windy City Ramblers (6PM & 8:15PM)
May 31: Swindler-Markley Quartet (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ The Alectet (10:30PM)
Cafe Mustache
2313 N Milwaukee Ave.
773.687.9063
Live music Tuesdays-Sundays
May 8 (7PM): Heavy Air Happy Hour
Constellation
3111 N. Western
May 5 (8:30PM): Shai Maestro Quartet - In Person Event
May 10 (8:30PM): Lynne Arriale Trio - In Person Event
May 13 (8:30PM): Jim White and Marisa Anderson - In Person Event
May 15 (8:30PM): 2x4 - In Person Event
May 17 (8:30PM): Chicago Jazz String Summit - In Person Event
May 25 (8:30PM): 5 for 50: Roscoe Mitchell, Craig Taborn, Mike Reed - In Person Event
Elastic ARTS
2830 N. Milwaukee
773.772.3616
May 2 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Alex Cunningham/Seth Andrew Davis/Weasel
Walter/Andrew Scott Young + Sarah Clausen/Erez Dessel
May 9 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Beth Mcdonald Birthday Show in Trios
May 23 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Andrew Barnes Jamieson, Tommaso Moretti" Outside in
Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood
773.998.1069
Fitzgerald’s
6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn
708.788.2118
Wednesday SideBar Sessions Sponsored by WDCB 90.9 Chicago’s Jazz Station, 8pm, $10 suggested Donation
May 1: The Gwen Jazz Jam (M'Fers Only) (8:30PM)
April 2: Pachanka Music Culture Presents: Entre Amigos (7PM on the Patio), The Kyle Madsen
Organ Trio Funkifies the Sidebar (8:30PM)
May 4: Saturday Afternoon on the Patio w/ Soul Message Band (4PM)
May 5: Big Band & BBQ: Chicago Grandstand (7PM)
May 8: The Chris Greene Quartet on the Patio (7PM)
May 9: Sidebar Jazz w/ the Mitch Paliga Quartet (8:30PM)
May 11: Saturday Night in the Sidebar w/ Groove Witness (8:30PM)
May 12: Mothers Day, Big Bands, & BBQ w/ Shout Section Big Band (7PM)
May 15: Joel Paterson Trio on the Patio (7PM on the Patio), Wednesday Night Jazz w/ Kabir
Dalawari (8:30PM at the Sidebar)
May 16: Jazz in the Sidebar With the Jarod Bufe Quartet (8:30PM)
May 19: Big Band & BBQ: Chicago Skyliner's W/ Bill O'connell (7PM)
May 22: Joe Policastro & Friends on the Patio (7PM on the Patio), Jazz Album Tributes Volume
X: Grant Green's ALIVE! ft. The Heavy Sounds (8:30PM in the Nightclub) The Paul Mutzabaugh
Trio (8:30PM at the Sidebar)
May 25: Jazz Brunch on the Patio w/ Patra Van Nuis: Celebrating Rodgers & Hart! (12PM in the
Nightclub)
May 26: Big Band & BBQ: British Buddy Big Band (7PM)
May 29: Wednesday Jazz in The Sidebar w/ The Christian Dillingham Trio (8:30PM)
Fulton Street Collective
Jazz Record Art Collective
1821 W. Hubbard
773.852.2481
$10 suggested donation/ $5 with valid student ID. All ages. Cash only. All Livestream Events
May 1: Lee Rothenberg Trio Live at Angelo's Wine Bar (7PM), Duff Driscoll Nonet performing
Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool (8PM)
May 2: Joystick Jazz Vol. 2 With Blueshift Big Band (8PM)
May 5: Chad McCullough's Modal Horizons Performing the music of Jim Knapp (8PM)
May 6: Karli Bunn Quartet and the Half Steppers (8PM)
May 7: Andrew Meyer Present The Tom Padveen Legacy (8PM)
May 8: Album Release Performance With Bill Cessna Trio for "Billy Boy" (8PM)
May 9: Super Flower Blood Moon Orchestra (8PM)
May 11: From the Mainland to the Islands: Louis & Ella + Lou Ella Rose and the SamaSama
Project (2PM)
May 14: Wills Mckenna's Path Ensemble and Gustavo Cortina Quartet (8PM)
May 15: Mr. Chair w/ Jon Irabagon (8PM)
May 16: Andrew Lawrence Trio Bday Bash (8PM)
May 20: J-Livi & the Party Album Release Performance “Long Road” (8PM)
May 21: Oliver Nelson's The Blues and The Abstract Truth (8PM)
May 22: Isaiah Collier Quartet (8PM)
May 28: Trevor Dean & the Sting and Ella Grace & Friends (8PM)
Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway
773.878.5552
SUNDAYS (8PM): Soul Message
MONDAYS (8PM): Joe Paterson & Friends
TUESDAYS (8PM): Chicago Cellar Boys
WEDNESDAYS (8PM): Alfonso Ponticelli
THURSDAYS (8PM) : Andy Brown (5PM), Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra
FRIDAYS (5PM): Chris Foreman
SATURDAYS: Paper Machete (3PM)
May 3 & 4 (8PM): Frank Catalano Quartet
May 10 & 11 (8PM): Karrin Allyson
May 17 & 18 (8PM): Stephane Wrembel Quartet
May 24 & 25 (8PM): Tomeka Reid Quartet Celebrating the Release of "3 + 3"
May 26 (4PM): Chicago Jazz Composers Collective
May 31 (8PM): Howard Levy 4
Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont Ave
773.935.2118
Every Wednesday: Wednesday Night Fellowship With Ted Sirota (9PM)
May 2 (9PM): NF, Dikeman, Flearn + Bishop
May 3 (9PM): KVL + Jungle Boogie
May 5 (9PM): Charles Rumback Trio
May 9 (9PM): Pure Cane Trio (Kyle Asche/Dan Chase/Ted Sirota)
May 12 (9PM): Rempis/Adasiewicz/Abrams/Damon
May 16 (9PM): Matt Ulery's Mother Harp
May 18 (9PM): Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf
May 19 (9PM): Chicago Jazz String Summit Festival Sessions!
May 22 (9PM): 5 for 50: Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly
May 23 (9PM): 5 for 50: Artifacts (Tomeka Reid/Nicole Mitchell/Mike Reed) May 24 (9PM): 5 for 50: Artifacts (Tomeka Reid/Nicole Mitchell/Mike Reed)
May 26 (9PM): 5 for 50: Mike Reed’s People, Places, & Things
Jazz Showcase
806 S. Plymouth Ct.
312.360.0234
Two sets at 8pm & 10pm & *Sunday matinee at 4pm.
Visit the website for weekday JIC member discounts!
JIC member card required.
May 1 (8PM & 10PM): Chicago Calling
May 2-4 (8PM & 10PM), 5 (4PM & 8PM): Winard Harper & Jeli Posse
May 6 (7PM): Celebration of Life for Walter James Henderson III
May 7 & 14 (8PM): Bob Lark
May 8: Jazz Links Jam Session ( 5PM), Julián & Friends (8PM & 10PM):
May 9-11 (8PM & 10PM) 12 (4PM & 8PM): Christian Sands Piano Trio feat. Ryan Sands &
Jonathan Muir-Cotton
May 13 (8PM & 10PM): Gustavo Cortiñas Quintet
May 15 (8PM & 10PM): WDCB 90.9FM TBD
May 16-18 (8PM & 10PM), 19 (4PM & 8PM): Christian Dillingham Quartet
May 20 (8PM & 10PM): Greg Murphy - You Remind Me CD Release
May 21 (8PM & 10PM): Petra's Recession Seven
May 22 (8PM & 10PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective feat. Yvonne Gage
May 23-25 (8PM & 10PM) 26 (4PM & 8PM): Joe Farnsworth Quartet w/ Sarah Hanahan, Peter
Washington & Luther Allison
May 29 (8PM & 10PM): Choro Das 3
May 30 (8PM & 10PM): Charles Heath Quartet
Le Piano
6970 N Glenwood Ave
773.209.7631
TUESDAYS: (7PM) Cabaret Night “Nitz and Friends North”
WEDNESDAYS: (7PM) Tim Fitzgerald Guitar Trio - Latin and Swing Jazz feat. Tom Vaitas on
Hammond B3 organ
THURSDAYS: (7PM) Laurens Hammond B3 Night feat. The Ben Paterson Organ Trio
FRIDAYS: Chad Willets Quartet (7PM) Afterglow Late Show (11PM)
SATURDAYS: Chad Willets Quartet (7PM), "Afterglow Set" with Petra van Nuis/Dennis Luxion
Duo (11PM)
SUNDAYS (7PM): Amr Fahmy Trio
Prairie Moon
1635 Chicago Ave, Evanston
847.864.8328
Moon Jazz Wednesday Nights (9PM)
Whistler
2421 N. Milwaukee
Logan Square
773.227.3530
May 1 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Charles Rumback & King Hippo (DJ set)
May 7 (9:30PM): The Whistler Jam
May 8 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: David Boykin Expanse
May 14 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Twin Talk
May 15 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Arman Sangalang Quartet
May 21 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Brian Citro Trio
May 22 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Sarah Clausen Trio
May 28 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Pyrography
May 29 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Zachary Finnegan Group (Release Show)
Winter’s Jazz Club
465 N. McClurg Court (on the promenade)
312.344.1270
email
SET TIMES:
Tuesday - Saturday 7:30 & 9:30PM
Sunday 5:30 & 7:30 PM
ALL ENTRANTS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF BEING FULLY VACCINATED
May 1 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with LaShera Ellis
May 2 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Elaine Dame Quartet
May 3 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Better Together
May 4 (7:30PM & 7:30PM): Champian Fulton
May 5 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Chris Madsen Quartet with Alyssa Allgood present: The Music of
Sarah Vaughan & Clifford Brown
May 8 (7PM): Spotlight On: Reginald Robinson - Solo Performance
May 9 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Libby York Quartet - Swing Me A Story: The Art of the Lyric May 10 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): John Dokes with the George Gee Orchestra - "Our Day" Album Release!
May 11 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Alexis Cole Trio with special guest Brandon Goldberg
May 12 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Bruce Henry Quartet - Rhythms of Love: A Jazz Celebration for
Mother’s Day
May 15 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Andy Brown Trio - Brazilian Bossa Nova and Samba: Jobim, Joao
Gilberto and Luiz Bonfa
May 16 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Jeremy Kahn Trio with Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist David
Blamires - The Song Is You: The Vocal Side Of Chet Baker May 17 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Marques Carroll Quintet - Live Recording!
May 18 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Joe Alterman Trio - One Night Only!
May 19 (5:30 & 7:30PM): Jo Ann Daugherty Trio with special guest Henry Johnson
May 22 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Patricia Barber
May 23 (6:30 & 8:30PM): The Michael Lerich Generation 2.0 - Selections from upcoming “Joy-Us Spring” album release!
May 24 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Pharez Whitted Quintet - The Music of Miles Davis
May 25 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Denise Thimes
May 26 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Spider Saloff Quintet - The Cool Heat of Peggy Lee
May 29 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Chris White Trio - The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi
May 30 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Chris Greene Quartet
May 31 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Bosman Twins Quintet