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APRIL Events

UPcoming jazz institute of Chicago EVENTS

April 5 (6PM): Isabella Isherwood Quartet

In Person Event | Cafe Logan at Logan Center for the Arts | 915 E. 60th Street

April 10 (5PM): Jazz Links Jam Sessions

In Person Event | Jazz Showcase | 806 S. Plymouth Ct.

April 19 (6PM): Aaron Kaufman-Levine at Chicago Stages

In Person Event | Cafe Logan at Logan Center for the Arts | 915 E. 60th Street

CHICAGO CLUB LISTINGS

Andy’s
11 E. Hubbard
312.642.6805

Show times: 5pm & 7pm/ 9:30pm & 11:30pm

Every Sunday: Andy Brown Quartet (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Romel Sims (10:30PM)

April 1: The Heritage Jazz Orchestra (6PM & 8:15PM)

April 2, 16 & 30: The Windy City Ramblers (6PM & 8:15PM)

April 3 & 17: Charles Heath (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Alejandro Urzagaste (10:30PM)

April 4 & 18: Anthony Bruno (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Michele Thomas

(10:30PM)

April 5 & 6: Marques Carroll (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Last Call (10:30PM)

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

April 9 & 23: The Abney Effect (6PM, 8:15PM)

April 10 & 24: The Alexander-McLean Project (6PM, 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Alex

Beltran’s Rift (10:30PM)

April 11 & 25: The Alectet (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Kat Sherman

April 12 & 13: Clark Sommers (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Lenard Simpson (10:30PM)

April 15: The Shout Section Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)

April 19 & 20: Pat Malinger Quartet (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Jimmy Farace (10:30PM)

April 22: The Clif Wallace Big Band(6PM & 8:15PM)

April 26 & 27: Bob Lark (6PM & 8:15PM), Late Night Concert Series w/ Alejandro Salazar

(10:30PM)

April 29: The Barristers Big Band (6PM & 8:15PM)

Cafe Mustache
2313 N Milwaukee Ave.
773.687.9063

Live music Tuesdays-Sundays

April 11 (7PM): Heavy Air Happy Hour

Constellation
3111 N. Western

April 5 (8:30PM): Archer (Rempis/Ex/"Strum"/"Eastfang") - In Person Event

April 10 (8:30PM): 2x4 - In Person Event

April 11 (8:30PM): Matt Ulery Nonet - In Person Event

April 12 (8:30PM): Vijay Iyer Trio - In Person Event

April 18 (8:30PM): Ari Hoenig Trio - In Person Event

April 21 (8:30PM): Frequency Series Presents: The Tri-Centric Experiencers Unit - In Person Event

Elastic ARTS
2830 N. Milwaukee
773.772.3616

April 4 (8:30PM): Improvised Music Series: Lao Dan Chicago Quartet

April 11 (8PM): Improvised Music Series: Aaron Kaufman-Levine/Caroline Jesalva and Drew Wesely

Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood
773.998.1069

March 23 (8PM): Greg Ward Quartet: Fred Anderson, Composer

Fitzgerald’s
6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn
708.788.2118

Wednesday SideBar Sessions Sponsored by WDCB 90.9 Chicago’s Jazz Station, 8pm, $10 suggested Donation

April 3: The Javier Red Trio "On Monk" : Celebrating the music of Thelonious Monk (7PM at the

Sidebar), Hot Jazz W/ Hot Club of Cowtown (8PM in the Nightclub), The Gwen Jazz Jam

(M'Fers Only) (9PM at the Sidebar)

April 7 (7PM): Big Band & BBQ: Chicago Grandstand

April 10 (7PM): Jazz in the Sidebar with The Chris Greene Quartet

April 11: Chicago Soul Jazz Collective Ft. Dee Alexander (8PM in the Nightclub), Pachanka

Music Culture Presents: Algoritmo (9PM at the Sidebar)

April 12 (8:30PM): Marc Ribot: The Jazz Bins

April 13: Johnny Mercer Brunch w/ Petra Van Nuis! (12PM in the Nightclub), Sidebar Supper

Club w/ Groove Witness (6PM at the Sidebar)

April 17 (7PM): Joel Paterson Trio

April 20 (6PM): Sidebar Supper Club w/ Soul Message Band

April 21 (7PM): Big Band & BBQ: Chicago Skyliner's w/ Bill O'connell

April 24 (7PM): Joe Policastro & Friends in the Sidebar

April 27 (6PM): Sidebar Supper Club w/ The Ben Paterson Organ Trio

April 28 (7PM): Big Band & BBQ: British Buddy Big Band

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

April 2 (8PM): Harper Jazz Ensemble w/ Kirby Fellis

April 3 (7PM): Choroscope live at Angelo's Wine Bar

April 3 (8PM): THAD at 101 - A Tribute to Thad Jones

April 4 (8PM): BlueShift Big Band performing the music of Nintendo Entertainment System

April 8 (8PM): Zachary Hann Trio and Millie Ahearn & the Octagyn Collective

April 9 (8PM): Tromblau & Friends

April 10 (6PM): Josh Achiron Trio live at Angelo's Wine Bar

April 10 (8PM): Fournier/Walker Duo

April 11 (9PM): Terence Dunphy Quartet and Oliver Scott Quartet

April 16 (8PM): Nicholas Krolak's River Song with Meghan Stagl & Friends

April 17 (8PM): Heisenberg Uncertainty Players Big Band perform music from Boy Bands

April 18 (8PM): Janelle Finton's Joygarden and Max Brown Sextet

April 23 (8PM): Christopher Dammann Quintet Performing Paul Chambers' 1956 Release

Whims of Chambers

April 25 (8PM): Joe Clark presents music from the 1966 TV Series BATMAN

April 30 (8PM): Diego Rodriguez Big Band

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)

April 5 & 6 (8PM): Ari Brown Quintet

April 12 & 13 (8PM): George Freeman's 97th Birthday Bash w/ Special Guest Bernard "Pretty" Purdie

April 19 & 20 (8PM): James Morrison Quartet

April 26 & 27 (8PM): Garaj Mahal

April 28 (4PM): Chicago Jazz Composers Collective

Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont Ave
773.935.2118

April 4 (9:30PM): Kabir Dalawari Last Call Release Show +Millie Ahearn Quintet

April 7 (9PM): Lao Dan/Damon Smith/Michael Zerang+ Emily Beisel/Bill Harris

April 12 (9PM): Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int'l

April 19 (9PM): Paul Asaro Quartet ft. Natalie Scharf

April 21 (9PM): The Bridge: Malley/Irabagon/Rivoal/Lemêtre/Zerang

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.

April 1 (8PM & 10PM): Eric Binder Trio

April 2 & 29 (8PM): Bob Lark

April 3 (8PM & 10PM): Juli Wood / Deanna Witkowski Quartet

April 4 (8PM & 10PM): Marlene Rosenberg Quartet

April 5,6 (8PM & 10PM), 7 (4PM & 8PM): Melissa Aldana Quartet w Lage Lund, Pablo Menares,

& Kush Abadey

April 8,15 (7:30PM): Roosevelt University CCPA

April 9 (8PM & 10PM): Aimee Gwen's Pat Metheny Project

April 10 (5PM): Jazz Links Jam Session

April 11-13 (8PM & 10PM) 14 (4PM & 8PM): Trumpeter Keyon Harrold

April 16 (8PM): UIC Vocal Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble

April 17 (8PM & 10PM): Julián & Friends

April 18-20 (8PM & 10PM), 21 (4PM & 8PM): Alyssa Allgood CD Release Party feat. Kendrick

Scott

April 22 (8PM & 10PM): Gustavo Cortiñas Quintet

April 23 (8PM & 10PM): JC and Threup Band

April 24 (8PM & 10PM): Bethany Pickens Trio

April 25-27 (8PM & 10PM) 28 (4PM & 8PM): Marques Carroll Quintet

April 30 (8PM & 10PM): WDCB 90.9FM Celebrating International Jazz Day s/ Dan Trudell Quartet

Le Piano
6970 N Glenwood Ave
773.209.7631

TUESDAYS: (7PM) Cabaret Night “Nitz and Friends North”

WEDNESDAYS: (7PM) Brazilian Latin Jazz -"Rio Bamba" Luiz Ewerling

THURSDAYS: (7PM) Retro Jazz & Blues Night

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): “Dez Desermeaux Pro Series”

Prairie Moon
1635 Chicago Ave, Evanston
847.864.8328

Moon Jazz Wednesday Nights (9PM)

Whistler
2421 N. Milwaukee
Logan Square
773.227.3530

April 2 (9:30PM): The Whistler Jam

April 3 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Kabir Dalawari "Last Call" Album Release Show

April 7 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Kenny Reichert Quintet

April 9 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Del TrioA

April 10 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Guitar for Guaraldi: Spring Fling

April 16 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Alvin John Santner Trio

April 17 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: .VOM

April 23 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Aimee Gwen's Pat Metheny Project

April 24 (9PM): Relax Attack x The Bridge

APril 30 (9PM): Relax Attack Jazz Series: Millie & The Octagyn Collective

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

April 3 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage

April 4 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Tim Fitzgerald Organ Trio - The Music of Wes Montgomery and more

April 5 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Brown Jr., Herbie Hancock & more!

April 6 (7:30PM & 7:30PM): Nick Hempton with Soul Message Band - A Night of Soul Jazz from

NYC

April 7 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Chris Madsen Quartet with Alyssa Allgood present: Ella Fitzgerald

Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book

April 10 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Ben Paterson Trio with special guest Greg Ward

April 11 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Ryan Cohan Trio

April 12 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Paul Marinaro Sextet - Celebrating Duke Ellington at 125! April 13 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Abigail Riccards & Friends - Celebrating the Soul/Blues/Jazz Sides of Eva Cassidy, Bonnie Raitt, and Norah Jones

April 14 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): G. Thomas Allen - Debut!

April 17 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Andy Brown Trio - The Best Of Blue Note: Songs From The Iconic

Record Label

April 18 (6:30PM & 8:30PM): Jeremy Kahn Trio with Spider Saloff - April In Paris: Songs of

Count Basie

April 19 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Dee Alexander April 20 (7:30PM & 9:30PM): Benny Benack Quartet April 21 (5:30 & 7:30PM): Carmen Stokes - Debut!

April 24 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Patricia Barber

April 25 (6:30 & 8:30PM): Josie Falbo Quintet - Jazz Classics from the Great American Songbook

April 26 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Denise Thimes

April 27 (7:30 PM & 9:30PM): Bosman Twins Quintet

April 28 (5:30PM & 7:30PM): Bobbi Wilsyn & Company - Duke’s Place: An Ode to Ellington’s 125th!