Jazz Institute of Chicago Events
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november Events
UPcoming jazz institute of Chicago EVENTS
November 12 (5PM): Jazz Links Jam Session
In Person Event | Jazz Showcase | 806 S. Plymouth Ct. | 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 *except for the 27th: Sabertooth (6PM & 8:15PM), The Groove It Pro Jam (10PM)
November 1: Andrew Toombs (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Julian Davis Reid (10:30PM)
November 2 & 16: Late Night Concert Series w/ Ivan Taylor (10:30PM)
November 3: The Heritage Jazz Orchestra (6PM & 8:15PM)
November 4 & 18: Mario Abney Quintet (6PM & 8:15PM)
November 7 & 8: The M.C Quintet (6PM 7 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Bowmanville (10:30PM)
November 9, 23, & 30: Late Night Concert Series w/ Andrew Meyer (10:30PM)
November 10: The Blueshift Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)
November 11: The Windy City Ramblers (6PM & 8:15PM)
November 14 & 15: Derek Frank (6PM, 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Lucia Sarmiento (10:30PM)
November 17: The Tom Garling Jazz Orchestra (6PM & 8:15PM)
November 21 & 22: Bonzo Squad (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ K.I.M
(10:30PM)
November 24: The Shout Section Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)
November 25: The Abney Effect Electrified (6PM & 8:15PM)
November 28 & 29: The Afro-Cuban Exchange (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Ivan Taylor (10:30PM)
Cafe Mustache
2313 N Milwaukee Ave.
773.687.9063
Constellation
3111 N. Western
November 1 (8:30PM): Fulcrum Point Presents: The Bridge + Quall/ Nastorg / Scream - Person Event
November 6 (8PM): CFS Presents: Sweethearts of Rhythm: Films from Bob Koester - In Person Event
November 7 (8:30PM): Patrick Shiroishi: Forgetting is Violent Tour w/ M. Sage - In Person Event
November 15 (8:30PM): Chad Taylor Quintet - Person Event
November 19 (8:30PM): Atlantis Quartet + Black Diamond - In Person Event
Elastic ARTS
2830 N. Milwaukee
773.772.3616
November 3 (8PM): Tracteur Hammer (The Bridge 2.8), Jackson/Sugimoto/Harris/Ra
November 7 (8:30PM): 30th Chicago Asian American Jazz Fest Day 1 w/ Francis Wong &
Chicago Time Code + Jeff Chan & Ratchet
November 8 (8:30PM): 30th Chicago Asian American Jazz Fest Day 2 w/ Yoko Noge & Jazz Me Blues + Ester Hana
November 9 (7:30PM): 30th Chicago Asian American Jazz Fest Day 3 w/ Chien-An Yuan & All
Things Shining, Kioto Aoki / Haruhi Kobayashi / Mai Sugimoto, Takashi Shallow
November 10 (8:30PM): 30th Chicago Asian American Jazz Fest Day 4 w/ Tatsu Aoki and The MIYUMI Project
November 13 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Harris/Kwan/Udoh/Wilkerson, Jr. (Alter Ego
Plus), LuFuki: Meditations
November 20 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Florian Nastorg/Allen Moore/Mabel Kwan/Tim Daisy + .VOM (Rufus Parenti/Leo Buczkowski)
Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood
773.998.1069
August 10: Option: Doyeon Kim (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
November 2: Celebrate The 50Th Anniversary Of Chicago Grandstand At Fitzgeralds Historic
Nightclub W/ Big Band & BBQ! (7PM)
November 5: Wednesday in the Sidebar w/ Henry Carpender (7PM)
November 6: Victor Garcia's Listening Party Live in the Sidebar! (6:30PM)
November 8: Sidebar Supper Club W/ Groove Witness (6PM)
November 9: Big Band & BBQ: Shout Section Big Band (7PM)
November 12: The Chris Greene Quartet in The Sidebar (7PM)
November 15: Sidebar Supper Club W/ The Neal Alger Trio! (6PM)
November 16 & 30: Big Band & BBQ: Chicago Skyliner's W/ Bill O'Connell (7PM)
November 19: Joel Paterson Trio in The Nightclub (7PM), Wednesday Night Jazz w/ The Andy Brown Trio at the Sidebar (7PM)
November 20: Jazz In The Sidebar W/ Roy Mcgrath Quartet! (6:30PM)
November 22: Jazz Brunch W/ Petra Van Nuis! (12PM)
November 23: Big Band & BBQ: British Buddy Big Band! (7PM)
November 26: Joe Policastro & Friends in The Sidebar (7PM)
October 29: Wednesday Night Jazz w/ .VOM Quartet! (7PM)
Fulton Street Collective
Jazz Record Art Collective
1821 W. Hubbard
773.852.2481
November 3: Julian Davis Reid & Circle Of Trust Live at FSC (7:30PM)
November 4: Alex Kelsh & Intangible Truth And Clark Sommers Trio Live at FSC (7:30PM)
November 5: Tommy Flanagan's Overseas Performed Live at JRAC (7:30PM)
November 6: Joel Baer's B-Day Bash and Video Game Music Night w/ Blueshift Big Band Live at FSC (7:30PM)
November 11: Sam Pilnick Nonet The Project Album Release Performance Live at FSC (7:30PM)
November 12: Nancy Hays & Lush Life Jazz, The Best of New Orleans Live at FSC (7:30PM)
November 13: Mahavishnu Orchestra's Birds of Fire Performed Live at JRAC (7:30PM)
November 18: Alyssa Allgood Quintet Live at FSC (7:30PM)
November 20: Ian Torres Album Release Show Live at FSC (7PM)
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 *except the 27th: Andy Brown (5PM), Alan Gresik’s Swing Orchestra (8PM)
FRIDAYS (5PM): Chris Foreman
SATURDAYS: Paper Machete (3PM)
November 1: Frank Catalano Quartet (8PM)
November 2: New Music Concert - Day Of The Dead: Troubled Water (4PM)
November 7 & 8: Eric Jacobson Quintet (8PM)
November 14 & 15: Jeff Hamilton Trio (8PM)
November 21 & 22: Bobby Broom Organ Trio (8PM)
November 23: Chicago Jazz Composers Collective (4PM)
November 28 & 29: Jerry Weldon Dave Schumacher Organ Quartet (8PM)
Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont Ave
773.935.2118
Wednesdays (9PM): Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota
October 2-5 (9PM): Bishop/Morel/Borg/Reed & Special Guests
October 10 & 11 (8PM): Amalgam Fest
October 18 (7PM): The Joel Paterson Swing Quartet
October 24 (9PM): Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf
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.
November 1 (8PM & 10PM), 2 (4PM & 8PM): Harry Allen & Andy Brown Quartet
November 3 (8PM & 10PM): Diego Rodriguez Big Band
November 4 (8PM & 10PM): Petra’s Recession Seven
November 5 (8PM & 10PM): Bob Lark Septet
November 6-8 (8PM & 10PM) 9 (4PM & 8PM): Mike Stern Quintet
November 10 (8PM & 10PM): Gabriel Wade Quintet
November 11 (7:30PM): CYSO Jazz Orchestra
November 12 (5PM): Jazz Links Jam Session, Carlos Vega Quintet (8PM)
November 13-15 (8PM & 10PM) 16 (4PM & 8PM): Keyon Harrold Quintet
November 17 (7PM): Roosevelt University CCPA
November 18 (8PM & 10PM): WDCB 90.9FM
November 19 (8PM & 10PM): Christian Dillingham Quartet
November 20-22 (8PM & 10PM), 23 (4PM & 8PM): Cyrus Chestnut Trio
November 24 (8PM & 10PM): Dakarai Barclay Sextet
November 25 (8PM & 10PM): Kyle Swan Quartet
November 26 (8PM & 10PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective
November 27-29 (8PM & 10PM), 30 (4PM & 8PM): Justin Robinson Quintet - Tribute to Roy Hargrove
Le Piano
6970 N Glenwood Ave
773.209.7631
MONDAYS: (6:30PM) The Monday Jam
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: Chris White Quartet, Chad Willets Percussion (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)
September 4 (8PM): Jazz Jam Sessions In Evanston
Whistler
2421 N. Milwaukee
Logan Square
773.227.3530
November 4 (9:30PM): The Whistler Jam
November 5 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Bowmanville
November 11 (9PM): The Bridge: Fred Jackson Jr., Florian Nastorg, Yoram Rosilio + guests
November 12 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Connor Bernhard Quartet (Album Preview Show)
November 18 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Treyf
November 19 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Sam Burns Trio
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
November 2 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Chris Madsen Quartet with Alyssa Allgood - The Music of
Thelonius Monk & Charles Mingus
November 5 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Kimberly Gordon Quartet
November 6 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Angel Spiccia featuring Jeremy Kahn Trio
November 7 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Better Together - Music to Move Your Soul!
November 8 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): BJohn Dokes with the George Gee Orchestra
November 9 (5:30 & 7:30PM): John Moulder Quartet - Straight Ahead: His arrangements of
Jazz Standards
November 12 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Abigail Riccards & Friends - A Night of Soul / Jazz / Blues Favorites
November 13 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Kevin Fort Trio with Christy Bennett - Some Enchanted
Evening: The Music of Richard Rodgers
November 14 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander
15 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Leroy Jones Quintet - An Evening of New Orleans Jazz - One Night Only!
November 16 (5:30 PM & 7:30PM): Bruce Henry Quartet
November 19 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Patricia Barber
November 20 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Jeremy Kahn Trio with special guest Stephanie Browning -
Party Like It’s 1998: A Gold Star Star Sardine Bar Reunion
November 21 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Derrick Gardner and the Jazz Prophets
November 22 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Ramsey Lewis Legacy Band
November 23 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Spider Saloff Quintet - From Broadway to Jazz: Broadway
Songs that Became Jazz Classics
November 26 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Chris White Trio - A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!
November 28 (7:30 & 9:30PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with LaShera Ellis
November 29 (7:30 & 9:30PM): Bosman Twins Quintet - The Music of John Coltrane and Horace Silver
November 30 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Chris Madsen Quartet with Alyssa Allgood present - Eras of Jazz: A Tribute to Young Lions