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march Events

UPcoming jazz institute of Chicago EVENTS

March 7 (6:30PM): Jazz City: Sharel Cassity

In Person Event | Garfield Park Conservatory | 300 N. Central Park Ave | Free and open to the public!

March 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), Late Night Concert Series w/ Andrew

Toombs (10:30PM), *Late Night Concert Series w/ Ben Paterson (10:30PM)*on the 3rd*

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)

March 1: Ernie Adams Peacetet (6PM, 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ The Chris

Greene Quartet (10:30PM)

March 3: The Heritage Jazz Orchestra (6PM & 8:15PM)

March 4: Fat Tuesday with The Ramblers (6PM & 8:15PM)

March 7 & 8: The MC  Quintet (6PM, 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Anthony Bruno (10:30PM)

March 10: The Blueshift Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)

February 7 & 8: The Pamoja Project (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Alejandro

Salazar (10:30PM)

March 11 & 25: Mario Abney Quintet (6PM & 8:15PM)

March 14 & 15: Tatum Langley (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Isaiah Spencer (10:30PM)

March 17: The Tom Garling Jazz Orchestra (6PM & 8:15PM)

March 18: The Abney Effect Electrified (6PM & 8:15PM)

March 21 & 22: Andrew Toombs (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Scott Burns (10:30PM)

March 28 & 29: Chika Inoue & Shawn Maxwell (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/

Quentin Coaxum (10:30PM)

March 31: Bob Lark’s Alumni Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)

Cafe Mustache
2313 N Milwaukee Ave.
773.687.9063

Constellation
3111 N. Western

March 7 (8:30PM): James Brandon Lewis Trio + Elliott Sharp/James Brandon Lewis - In Person Event

March 8 (8:30PM): MBIZO! A gathering for Johnny Dyani - In Person Event

March 12 (8:30PM): 2x4 - In Person Event

March 14 (8:30PM): Angelika Niescier/Tomeka Reid/Savannah Harris - In Person Event

March 16 (8:30PM): Frequency Series:Missing Piece w/Jackson Jr./Sugimoto/Diamon - Digital & In Person Event - Live Stream Link

March 21 (8:30PM): Flesh of Fruit (LP release) with Sharon Udoh/Cristal Sabbagh - Digital & In Person Event - Live Stream Link

March 28 (8:30PM): Satoko Fujii Tokyo Trio - Digital & In Person Event - Live Stream Link

March 29 (8:30PM): The Jimmy Farace with Strings Ensemble Record Release - Digital & In Person Event - Live Stream Link

Elastic ARTS
2830 N. Milwaukee
773.772.3616

March 6 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Long/Harris Duo, Worthlis

March 13 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Avreeayl Ra's Dream Stuff, Levi Dayan

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

March 1: Big Band Brunch Featuring The Shout Section Big Band (12PM), Sidebar Supper Club w/ Soul Message Band (6PM)

March 5: Wednesday Night in The Sidebar with Henry Carpender Quintet (7PM)

March 8: Big Band Brunch: Chicago Grandstand (12PM), Sidebar Supper Club w/ Groove

Witness (6PM)

March 12: Jazz In The Sidebar with The Chris Greene Quartet (7PM) 

March 13: Thursday Jazz in The Sidebar w/ Steve Bomar (7PM)

March 19: Jazz In The Sidebar with The Javier Red Quintet (7PM), Joel Paterson & Annie Dolan (7PM) 

March 22: Brunch In The Club W/ Petra Van Nuis: Spring Swing (12PM), 

March 23: Big Band & BBQ: British Buddy Big Band (7PM)

March 26: Joe Policastro & Friends in The Sidebar (7PM)

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 can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/fultonstreetcollective

March 4: Adventure Guild And Jamie Demeny & Friends (7:30PM)

March 5: Lee Rothenberg Trio Live at Angelo's (7PM), John Coltrane's Both Directions At Once

Performed Live at Fulton Street Collective (7:30PM)

March 6: The Blueshift Big Band and Crystal Rebone Trio (7:30PM)

March 12: Max Brown Trio at Angelo's Wine Bar (7PM) Steve Bomar Trio Album Release And

Colin Kampschroer Trio at Fulton Street Collective (7:30PM)

March 19: Jack Sundstrom's Songs From an Island That Doesn't Exist presents: The Fenian

Bastard Suite (7:30PM)

March 25: Gabi Allemana Sings Carmen McRae Live (7:30PM)

March 26: Cal Tjader's 1964 Release Soul Sauce Performed Live (7:30PM) March 27: Nicholas Krolak Quintet Album Release Tour Live (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)

March 1: Neal Alger's Here And Now Quintet (8PM)

March 7 & 8: Mama Digdown's Brass Band (8PM)

March 14 & 15: Ari Hoenig Trio (8PM)

21 & 22: Isaiah Collier (8PM)

23: Chicago Jazz Composers Collective (4PM)

March 28 & 29: Orrin Evans Trio (8PM)

Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont Ave
773.935.2118

Every Wednesdays (9PM): Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota

March 1 (9PM): Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf

March 2 (9PM): Josh Berman/Keefe Jackson+Molly Jones/Ted Moore

March 9 (9PM): Thollem/Matthew Lux/Avreeayl Ra

March 16 (9PM): Adam Shead Quartet + Dylan Ryan Trio                                                                 

March 20 (9PM): Coupler and Global Abacus Supply 

March 27 (9PM): Slow Bell Trio and guests              

March 30 (9PM): Avreeayl Ra's Dream Stuff

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.

March 1 (7PM & 9PM), 2 (4PM & 8PM): Kyle Swan Trio

March 3 (8PM & 10PM): Bob Lark Alumni Big Band

March 4 & 25 (7PM & 9PM): Marques Carroll Trumpet Summit

March 5 (8PM & 10PM): Paul Giallorenzo Trio

March 6-8 (8PM & 10PM) 9 (4PM & 8PM): Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix

March 10 (8PM & 10PM): Isabella Isherwood Quartet

March 11 (8PM & 10PM): Adam Zanolini

March 12: Jazz Links Jam Session, Dee Alexander Birthday Celebration - Alexander/Mclean

Project (5PM), WDCB 90.9FM Presents Deana Witkowski Quartet (8PM & 10PM)

March 13-15 (7PM & 9PM) 16 (4PM & 8PM): Keyon Harrold Quintet

March 17 (8PM & 10PM): Steve Million Quartet

March 18 (7PM): Chitown Jazz Fest

March 20-22 (7PM & 9PM), 23 (4PM & 8PM): Bobby Watson With Reggie Thomas Trio &

Special Guest Vocalist Mardra Thomas

March 24 (8PM & 10PM): Chicago Calling Quartet

March 26 (7PM & 9PM): Bob Lark Septet

March 27-29 (7PM & 9PM), 30 (4PM & 8PM): Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few March 31 (7PM): Roosevelt University CCPA

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

March 4 (9:30PM): The Whistler Jam

March 5 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Tommy Carroll Trio

March 11  (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Aimee Gwen's Pat Metheny Project

March 12  (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Hayden Larsen Quartet

March 18 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Bonzo Squad

March 19 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Matthew Davis Quintet

March 25 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: The Music Quintet

March 26 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Arman Sangalang Quartet

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

March 1 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Joe Alterman Trio - One Night Only!

March 2 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Chris Madsen Quartet With Alyssa Allgood - Salutes The Beatles

And Songwriting Of John Lennon & Paul Mccartney

March 5 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Ben Paterson Trio with special guest Kimberly Gordon

March 6 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Raíces (Debut!) - Celebrating Cal Tjader’s Centennial

March 7 & 22 (7:30 & 9:30PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with LaShera Ellis

March 8 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Angel Spiccia featuring Jeremy Kahn Quartet

March 9 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Bruce Henry Quartet with special guest Thaddeus Tukes - The

Bruce Henry Experience

March 12 (7PM): Spotlight On: Judy Roberts            

Mach 13 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Petra's Recession Seven

March 14 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Better Together - Music to Move Your Soul!

March 15 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Denise Thimes - Celebrating Sarah Vaughan @ 101

March 16 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Carmen Stokes

March 19 (6:30 & 8:30PM): John Moulder’s Re:Vision Collective With Special Guest Jim Trompeter

March 20 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Jeremy Kahn Trio with Special Guest Isabella Isherwood - At Last: A Winter’s Debut!

March 21 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Abigail Riccards & Friends - Soul/Blues/Jazz Sides of Stevie

Wonder, Bill Wither, Aretha Franklin

March 23 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Jo Ann Daugherty Trio with Special Guest Meagan McNeal            

March 26 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Patricia Barber

March 27  (6:30 & 8:30PM): Chris Greene Quartet

March 28 (7:30 & 9:30PM): Sarah Marie Young featuring Jeremy Kahn Quartet

March 29 (7:30 & 9:30PM): Bosman Twins Quintet - Legends Reimagined: A Tribute to Eddie

Harris and The Crusaders

March 30 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Spider Saloff Quintet - Isn't It Rich: The Life and Music of Stephen Sondheim