Jazz Institute of Chicago Events
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UPcoming jazz institute of Chicago EVENTS
July 11 & 12 (6PM & 5PM): Chicago Latin Jazz Festival
In Person Event | Humboldt Park Fieldhouse | 1440 N. Humboldt Blvd | Free and open to the public!
July 11 (6:30PM): Emerging Artists: Unome, The New Deal, Koz & Effect
In Person Event | Navy Pier-Wave Wall Stage | 600 E. Grand Ave | Free and open to the public!
July 16 (12:30PM): Emerging Artists: Unome
In Person Event | Brighton Park Branch Library | 4314 S. Archer Ave | Free and open to the public!
July 23 (7PM): Emerging Artists: Koz & Effect
In Person Event | Bronzeville Winery | 4420 S. Cottage Grove Ave | Free and open to the public!
July 24 (12:30PM): Emerging Artists: Koz & Effect, The New Deal
In Person Event | Woodson Regional Library | 9525 S. Halsted St | Free and open to the public!
July 30 (12:30PM): Emerging Artists: The New Deal
In Person Event | King Branch Library | 3436 S. King Dr | Free and open to the public!
CHICAGO CLUB LISTINGS
Andy’s
11 E. Hubbard
312.642.6805
Every Sunday: Andy Brown Quartet (6PM & 8:15PM)
Every Wednesday: Charles Heath (6PM & 8:15PM), The Last Minute Jam Session (10PM)
Every Thursday: Sabertooth (6PM & 8:15PM), The Groove It Pro Jam (10PM)
July 1,15, & 29: Mario Abney Quintet (6PM & 8:15PM)
July 4 & 5: The MC Quintet (6PM 7 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Thaddeus Tukes (10:30PM)
July 6: Late Night Concert Series w/ Daseul Kim (10:30PM)
July 7: The Heritage Jazz Orchestra (6PM & 8:15PM)
8: The Windy City Ramblers (6PM & 8:15PM)
July 6 & 7: The Alexander-McLean Project (6PM, 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Isaiah
Spencer (10:30PM)
July 13 & 20: Late Night Concert Series w/ Ben Paterson (10:30PM)
July 14: The Blueshift Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)
July 18 & 19: Keeping It Moving (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Matt Shevitz (10:30PM)
July 21: The Tom Garling Jazz Orchestra (6PM & 8:15PM)
July 22: The Abney Effect Electrified (6PM & 8:15PM)
July 25 & 26: Paul Abella Quartet (6PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Joe Policastro Trio
(8:15PM & 10:30PM)
July 27: Late Night Concert Series w/ Arman Sangalang (10:30PM)
July 28: The Shout Section Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)
Cafe Mustache
2313 N Milwaukee Ave.
773.687.9063
Constellation
3111 N. Western
July 11 (8:30PM): James Davis' Beveled - Virtual & In Person Event - Livestream Link
July 18 (8:30PM): Jeb Bishop Quintet - Virtual & In Person Event - Livestream Link:
July 30 (8:30PM): Whisker - Album Release with Corsano, Kohl, and Long - In Person Event
Elastic ARTS
2830 N. Milwaukee
773.772.3616
July 3 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Dessel/Kaufman-levine Duo,
Chan/Perkins/Acevedo/Fawcett
July 10 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Matt Piet, D Wibowo, Phill Smith
July 17 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Mad Myth Science,
Dammann/Hunsinger/Kwan/Stein
Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood
773.998.1069
July 13: Option: Patrick Shiroishi (3PM)
July 25: Pro Fake No Reject Release Show (6PM)
July 27: Option: Vincent Davis And Percussion Plus (3PM)
Fitzgerald’s
6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn
708.788.2118
Wednesday SideBar Sessions Sponsored by WDCB 90.9 Chicago’s Jazz Station, 8pm, $10 suggested Donation
July 9: The Chris Greene Quartet on The Patio (6:30PM), Jazz In The Sidebar w/ The Mitch Paliga Quartet
July 10: Pachanka Music Presents: The Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective (7PM)
July 12: Saturday Afternoon on The Patio w/ Groove Witness (4PM)
July 16: Joel Paterson Trio on The Patio (7PM), Jazz In The Sidebar with Kabir Dalawari
(8:30PM)
July 22: Jazz On The Patio w/ DC & The Love (7PM)
July 23: Joe Policastro & Friends on The Patio (6:30PM)
July 25: Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue ft. Joe Policastro & Friends on The Patio (7PM)
26: Brunch On The Patio w/ Petra Van Nuis Songs in The Key of Blue (12PM)
July 27: Big Band & BBQ: British Buddy Big Band (7PM)
July 30: Jazz In The Sidebar w/ The Andy Brown Trio (8:30PM)
Fulton Street Collective
Jazz Record Art Collective
1821 W. Hubbard
773.852.2481
July 9: Bethany Clearfield Album Release Performance Live at FSC (7:30PM)
July 15: HUP Perform Heart's Dreamboat Annie Live at FSC (7:30PM)
July 16: John Coltrane's Sun Ship Performed Live at JRAC (7:30PM)
July 17: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers' live recording UGETSU Performed Live at JRAC (7:30PM)
July 22: Aaron Brenton Quartet With Aaron Mcevers Quintet Live at FSC (7:30PM)
July 23: Album Release Performance with Jose Gobbo Trio Live at FSC (7:30PM)
July 24: Henry Sparks Quintet With Constantine Alexander Firetet Live at FSC (7:30PM)
Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway
773.878.5552
SUNDAYS: Soul Message (8PM)
MONDAYS: Joel Paterson & Friends (8PM)
TUESDAYS: Chicago Cellar Boys (8PM)
WEDNESDAYS: Alfonso Ponticelli (8PM)
THURSDAYS: Andy Brown (5PM), Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra (8PM)
FRIDAYS (5PM): Chris Foreman
SATURDAYS: Paper Machete (3PM)
July 1: Edition XL (8PM)
July 4 & 5: La Tosca (8PM)
July 11: Ari Brown Quintet (8PM)
July 12: Abigail Riccards Quintet (8PM)
July 18 & 19: Warren Vache & Russ Phillips Quintet (8PM)
July 25 & 26: Eric Schneider Quintet (8PM)
July 27: Chicago Jazz Composers Collective (4PM)
Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont Ave
773.935.2118
Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota (9PM)
July 6 (9PM): Lily Finnegan Quartet
July 11 (9PM): Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf
July 18 (9PM): Joel Paterson Swing Quartet (w/ Natalie Scharf, Jeff Parker)
July 19 (7PM): Peter Cunningham and the Bread and Butter Band
July 28 (8:30PM): International Anthem Presents: 11 of 11
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.
July 1 & 2 (8PM & 10PM): Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Ensemble Redux
July 3-4 (8PM & 10PM) 6 (4PM & 8PM): Lenard Simpson Quartet
July 7 (5:30PM): Chicago Jazz Orchestra feat. Dan Trudell
July 8 (8PM & 10PM): Isabella Isherwood Quartet
July 10 (8PM & 10PM), 13 (4PM & 8PM): Ryan Cohan Quartet
July 14 (5:30PM): Chicago Jazz Orchestra feat. Abigail Riccards
July 15 (8PM & 10PM): Petra's Recession Seven
July 16 (8PM & 10PM): WDCB 90.9FM Presents Raices Afro-Latin Jazz Quintet
July 17-19 (8PM & 10PM), 20 (4PM & 8PM): Alyssa Allgood Quintet
July 21 (5:30PM): Chicago Jazz Orchestra feat. Thaddeus Tukes
July 22 (8PM & 10PM): Scott Hesse Trio
July 23 (8PM & 10PM): Christian Dillingham Quartet
July 24-26 (8PM & 10PM), 27 (4PM & 8PM): Mike Freeman Zonavibe
July 28 (5:30PM): Chicago Jazz Orchestra Feat. Scott Burns
July 29 (8PM & 10PM): Alfie Jackson Sextet
July 31 (8PM & 10PM): Neal Alger Quintet
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: Deanna Witkowski Quartet, 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): Jose Valdes Brazilian Latin Jazz
Prairie Moon
1635 Chicago Ave, Evanston
847.864.8328
Moon Jazz Wednesday Nights (9PM)
Whistler
2421 N. Milwaukee
Logan Square
773.227.3530
July 1 (9:30PM): The Whistler Jam
July 2 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Blue Earth Sound
July 6 (9PM): Solomon Lindenberg, Leo Buczkowski, Charlie O'Neill
July 8 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Harry Tonchev Trio
July 9 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Morgan Turner Quartet
July 15 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Payton Bryk Quartet
July 16 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Jason Stein Quartet
July 22 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Bowmanville
July 23 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Livia Gazzolo
July 29 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Azure Main
July 30 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Wave Cage
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
July 2 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Ben Paterson Trio with special guest Kimberly Gordon
July 3 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Meagan McNeal featuring Jo Ann Daugherty Trio
July 4, 5, & 18 (7:30 & 9:30PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with LaShera Ellis
July 6 (5:30 & 7:30PM): Chris Madsen Quartet with Alyssa Allgood - The Music of Duke
Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
July 9 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Andy Brown Trio - Music of the Movies: Favorite Tunes Written for the Silver Screen
July 10 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Julia Danielle Quintet - A Tribute to The Nat 'King' Cole Trio July 11 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Better Together - Music to Move Your Soul!
July 12 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Denise Thimes
July 13 (5:30 PM & 7:30PM): Libby York - The Things We Did Last Summer: Sammy Cahn, Jule
Styne, Jimmy Van Heusen and the Songwriting Greats
July 16 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Abigail Riccards & Friends - A Night of Soul / Jazz / Blues Favorites
July 17 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Leslie Beukelman - Swingin’
‘Round with Rosie: Clooney, That is
July 19 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): John Dokes with the George Gee Orchestra
20 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Bruce Henry Quartet with special guest Henry Johnson
July 23 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Chris White Quartet - Presents Dave Brubeck’s "Time Out"
July 24 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Bethany Pickens - Soulful Coalition
July 25 (7:30 & 9:30PM): Paul Marinaro Quartet with special guest Dee Alexander - A Birthday Bash for Paul!
July 26 (7:30 & 9:30PM): Bosman Twins Quintet - A Birthday Bash!
July 27 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Spider Saloff Quintet - Let’s Misbehave: The Wild Life and Music of Cole Porter
July 30 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): John Moulder Quartet - Straight Ahead: His arrangements of Jazz Standards
July 31 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Chris Greene Quartet