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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

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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