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July 31st 2010
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Glenview, Ill 60026
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July 31st 2010
Addison / Southport
Chicago, Ill
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Andy's Jazz Club 
11 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.642.6805
One of Chicago's best-known and most respected Jazz establishments,
historic Andy's offers casual dinning and live jazz. Local acts focusing
on mainstream, traditional, be-bop jazz and blues are featured with sets
at lunchtime, late afternoon and evenings. Located just off Michigan Ave
in downtown Chicago.
Visit Andy's Jazz
Club
Andy's performance schedule
July & August
Sundays – 5pm Jordan Baskin Trio / 9pm Andy’s Jam Session
Mondays – 5 pm Chicago Jazz Orchestra / 9pmGuy King’s Organ Trio
Tuesdays – 5pm Dan Trudell Trio 9pm Eric Schneider/Greg Fishman Quartet
Wednesday –5pm Dan Cray Trio/9pmMike Smith Quartet
Thursday – 5pm John Moulder Quartet / Yoko Noge’s Jazz Me Blues
Fridays/Saturdays at Andy’s
July
23 & 24 5pm Shawn Maxwell Quartet 9:30pm Typhanie Monique
30 & 31 5pm Zona Sul 9:30pm Negroni's Trio
August
6 & 7 5pm Charles Heath 9:30pm Black Slang-Fri
Saturday - Corey Wilkes
13 & 14 5pm Dan Trudell Organ Trio 9:30pm Von Freeman Quintet
20 & 21 5pm Jordan Baskin 9:30pm Mike Frost Project
26 & 27 5pm Ron Perrillo 9:30pm Joe Breidenstine Quartet
Club BluJazz Chicago (773) 360-8046
CLOSED
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1540 W. North Ave
Chicago, IL
773-360-8046
The Chambers, Niles
(847) 647-8282
Wednesdays 7 pm Jack Carr, Pianist, Singer
Thursdays
John Bany, Charles Braugham & Don Stille
Cafe Mestizo Chicago
(312) 942-0095
Sundays 6 pm Jam Session with David Boykin
Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Chicago (312) 334-7777
Visit the Chicago Jazz Ensemble Website
Close-Up 2 Chicago (312) 385-1111
Call for updated peformance information
Coq d'Or Chicago (312) 932-4622
Thursdays & Fridays 9:00pm - 1:00am
Craig Lanigan
Saturdays 9:00pm- 1:00am
Paul Marinaro
Davenport's Piano/Wine Bar, Chicago (773) 278-1830
Call for updated information
Elastic Arts Foundation, Chicago
(773)772-3616
Call for updated performance information
Family Piano Waukegan
(847) 775-1988
Visit FamilyPiano's Website
Sat July 10
"Scoopin Unplugged" concerts, cars,
and all kinds of fun - all over downtown Waukegan
Fri July 30
Waukegan Main Street "Wine and Art Stroll"
Art, music and wine tastings all over downtown.
Super fun time previous years!
FitzGerald's Berwyn
(708) 788-2118
Big Band Jazz every Sunday at 5:30 pm
Call for more information
Green Mill Chicago (773) 878-5552
The Green Mill 
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.5552
Visit The Green Mill's Website
The Green Mill is one of the most famous jazz clubs in Chicago.
It used to be a hangout for Al Capone and his henchmen but now is one
of ChicagoÕs hottest jazz clubs. Dixieland, traditional, bebop, contemporary,
progressive - played by such legendary figures as Von Freeman, Franz Jackson
and Wilbur Campbell, as well as young lions Kurt Elling, Eric Alexander
and Orbert Davis. All capture the broad spectrum of jazz from its root
rhythms in New Orleans to New York avant-garde. Deep smokey jazz sounds
fill the club in the early morning hours when soulful musicians continue
to express their love of jazz by jamming 'til the early dawn.
Green Mill performance Schedule
Sundays 11 pm Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Mondays 9 pm Patricia Barber Quartet
Tuesdays 9 pm Deep Blue Organ Trio
Wednesdays 9 pm Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan
2 am Frank Catalano Sextet
Thursdays 9 pm Alan Gresik’s Swing Shift Orchestra
Fridays 1: 30 am Green Mill Jazz Quartet Jam Session
Saturdays 12 am After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertoot
July
2 Joel Paterson and the Modern Sounds 9PM-1AM
3 Joel Paterson and the Modern Sounds 8PM-Midnight
9 Fareed Haque Flat Earth Ensemble 9PM-1AM
10 Fareed Haque Flat Earth Ensemble 8PM-Midnight
16 Mike Jones Trio 9PM-1AM
17 Mike Jones Trio 8PM-Midnight
23 Chuchito Valdes Afro-Cuban Ensemble 9PM-1AM
24 Chuchito Valdes Afro-Cuban Ensemble 8PM-Midnight
30 Grazyna Auguscik Group featuring 9PM-1AM
accordionist Jarek Bester
31 Grazyna Auguscik Group featuring 8PM-Midnight
accordionist Jarek Bester
August
6 Akiko Tsuruga Organ Trio 9PM-1AM
7 Akiko Tsuruga Organ Trio 8PM-Midnight
13 Chévere 9PM-1AM
14 Chévere 8PM-Midnight
20 Zaiti Ensemble 9PM-1AM
21 Zaiti Ensemble 8PM-Midnight
27 Gonzalo Bergara Quartet 9PM-1AM
28 Gonzalo Bergara Quartet 8PM-Midnight
29 Matinee Chicago Jazz Composers Collective 9PM-1AM
Heartland Cafe, Chicago (773) 465 8005
Call for updated performance schedule
Jerry's-Wicker Park Chicago 773-235-1006
Jerry's - Wicker Park
1938 W. Division
Chicago, IL 60622
773-235-1006
www.jerryssandwiches.com
FREE live jazz @ Jerry's every Sunday night from 8-11pm+ , no cover!
Jerry's serves over 180 American Craft Ales, 100 named sandwiches, and free eclectic live music regularly!
Jerry's - Wicker Park
1938 W. Division (just East of Damen)
Chicago, IL 60622
773-235-1006
July, 11 Tomorrow Music Small Ensemble
July, 18 Chris Weller Quartet
July, 25 Marquis Hill's Black-tet
Aug, 1 Sam West Trio
Aug, 8 Jodi Jean Band
Aug, 15 Alejandro Urzagaste Trio
Aug, 22 Paul Abella Trio
Aug, 29 Josh Moshier & Mike Lebrun Group
Sept, 5 Sam Sinclair Trio
Sept, 12 Matt Pinizzotto Trio
Sept, 19 Nick Anaya
Sept, 26 The Andy Pratt Trio
Jazz Showcase Chicago 312-360-0234
806 S Plymouth CT
Chicago, IL 60605
Visit the Jazz Showcase Website
Sets at 8 and 10 Mon-Sat, and at 4 PM and 8 and 10 on Sundays
Katerina's
1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 348-7592
Visit Katerina's
It's a bar, it's a bistro, a cultural center. Eclectic music on a nightly basis. Featuring some of Chicago's top Jazz Musicians, Katerina's is a must see in Chicago.
Click Here to View Katerina's Full Schedule
Lagniappe
2 Locations
1525 W 79th St
Chicago, IL 60620-4108
773.994.6375
Lagniappe-A Creole Cajun Joynt is an upscale dine-in/take-out facility that is steeped in Bayou tradition. We specialize in authentic Creole Cajun Foods, ranging from Po Boy’s to Gumbo, as well as, Jazz Thur. Lagniappe has been ranked amongst the Top 30 Best Things Eaten by Time Out Chicago Magazine, awarded The Chicago Tribune Newspaper Good Eats Award, and featured on Channel (7's) Seven's Hungry Hound with Steve Dolinsky and The acclaimed Check Please to name just a few.
Thursdays - 2 for 1 Hurricanes
Live Jazz at 6pm-8pm
Jazz Jam Sesson 8pm-11pm
Visit Lagniappe's website for more information
Lagniappe on the River
55 West Riverwalk
(between Clark & Dearborn at Lower Wacker)
Every Friday
6pm
Phil Fornett and his jazz jam session
Martyrs Chicago (773) 404-9494
7/20 Matt Ulery
McCormick and Schmick Chicago 312-923-7226
Jazz Wednesdays on the Patio
4pm-7pm The Mike Jeffers Trio
Valet Parking,Happy Hour Menu, Great View of the City
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 312-280-2660
The Summer Jazz Series Jazz on the Terrace June-September 2010
M Lounge Chicago (312) 447-0201
1520 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605-2900
312.447.0201
Visit M Lounge's Official Website
Jazz Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7pm
July
20th Milton Suggs Trio
21st Chris Greene Quartet
27th Scott Burns Trio
28th Delivery Point
August
3rd Julia Huff & The Company Band
4th Roger Harris Trio
18th Chris Greene Quartet
25th Delivery Point
Morseland Chicago (773) 764-8900
Sundays
Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound 8-10pm Jazz and American Free Music
Mondays
Monday Night Jazz
New Apartment Lounge Chicago (773) 483-7728
Tuesdays 9 pm Von Freeman
Nirvana Wine and Grillerie (847) 918-7828
Tuesdays Jazz 7pm
Chris Madsen on saxophone
North Central College (630) 637-7469
Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center
July 31
Legendary saxophonist David Sanborn performs a selection of jazz, blues and other musical styles at 8 p.m.
Old Town School of Folk Chicago (773) 728-6000
The 13th ANNUAL
CHICAGO FOLK & ROOTS FESTIVAL 2010
SATURDAY, JULY 10th & SUNDAY, JULY 11th
Noon to 10:00pm in WELLES PARK - 4400 North Lincoln Avenue
between Montrose and Sunnyside in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood
Admission: $10 suggested donation for adults / $5 suggested donation for seniors and children
For more information, contact the Old Town School of Folk Music:
chicagofolkandroots.org
Line-up subject to change - Rain or Shine - All Ages Welcome
MAIN STAGE ARTISTS
SATURDAY, JULY 10
8th Annual Midwest Invitational Fiddle Contest - 12:55pm
Hoyle Brothers - 2:00pm
James King Band - 2:55pm
Red Stick Ramblers - 4:05pm
Gingarte Capoeira Chicago - 5:05pm
Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int'l featuring Samba Mapangala - 5:30pm
Shemekia Copeland - 7:00pm
The Budos Band - 8:30pm
SUNDAY, JULY 11
Wiggleworms 25th Birthday Party - 12:00pm
Wazo County Warblers & The Fly Boys - 1:00pm
The Boils - 1:45pm
Sanctified Grumblers - 2:30pm
Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo - 3:15pm
Leonard Jacome - 4:05pm
Red Baraat - 5:30pm
Les Saltimbanks -7:00pm
Etran Finatawa - 8:30pm
Park 52 Chicago (773) 241-5400
July
The Peninsula Hotel Chicago (312) 337-2888
Call for updated information.
Pete Miller's Steakhouse
Pete Miller's Evanston (847) 328-0399
Mondays – Corky McClerkin Trio
Tuesdays – Guy King Organ Trio
Wednesdays – Bobby Broom Trio
Thursdays – The Skinny
Pops for Champagne Chicago (773) 472-1000
Thursday, 9-12 with $8 cover
Friday and Saturday, 9-1 with a $15 cover
Live Music Sundays in the Champagne Bar
8-11 $No cover
Featuring - Dan Effland (g) and Joe Policastro (b) with guest drummers
Quencher's Saloon Chicago (773) 276-9730
Call for updated performance information
Regal Theatre Chicago (773) 768-9900
JAZZN’at the REGALTheater
The new jazz series at the Regal Theater gives you a chance to hear live jazz in this historic venue.
Visit the official website
Doors Open at 6pm
Performance at 7pm
$10 Admission
July
21 Crosswind Latin Jazz
28 saxophonist Ari Brown
Hyde Park Jazz Society Chicago
Room 43
1041 E 43rd St
7:30pm-11:30pm
(773)373-8445
Sax Hotel Chicago (312) 245-0333
Mondays & Wednesdays
Erin McDougald Quartet
6:30pm-9:30pm
Smooth Jazz Cruise
The Jazz Cruise (TJC) is the one and only full-ship charter in the world dedicated to “straight ahead” jazz, and it is The Jazz Cruise 2011 that celebrates its 10th anniversary sailing January 30 - February 6, 2011 from Fort Lauderdale. For more info visitVisit the Cruise Website and scroll down to the Jan30th 2011 line of artists, or to reserve your stateroom now, call Jim Carter Toll Free (877) 735-6608
South Loop Lounge Chicago (312) 225-7000 x1013
Hours:
Sun - Wed 11:30am-12am
Thur - Sat 11:30am - 2am
11. W. 26th St (corner of 26th & State)
Free Parking, No cover.
Sundays-Live Jazz and R&B Music 8-11pm
Monday-Business Spotlight Networking
Tuesday-Singles Mix & Mingle
Wednesday-Live Comedy
Thursdays-Karaoke
Friday-Facebook Friday
Q2 Evanston (847) 570-8400
call for updated performance information
Tumbao Chicago (773) 772-9800
Visit Tumbao Online
3213 West Armitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Get there early to dine on their delicious carribean inspired dishes
Monday - Domino Night
Wednesday - Karaoke
Friday - Old Skool Night Hosted by Local Dj's
Saturday - Live Salsa
**no cover, free parking after 9pm, proper attire required Friday & Saturday
Underground Wonder Bar
10 E. Walton
Chicago, IL 60611
312.266.7761
Visit Underground Wonder Bar
The Underground Wonder Bar offers a mix of different musical styles throughout the week. There is always something special happening at the Wonder Bar and since they are open until 4am the action never stops.
The list of players to grace its tiny stage reads like a Who's Who of Chicago music. And just like Chicago's vast music scene, the lineup of acts is as diverse as the day is long. In short, the Underground Wonder Bar is a singular experience.
Underground Wonder Bar performance scheudule
July Schedule
monday
9pm–12am Open MIC hosted by Joanna Woods
12–4am Doubleshott neo soul
tuesday
8:30 - 10:30pm Lonie Walker "Alone at Last"
10:30pm–12:00am Lorna Boston Band featuring Vince Willis
12:00-4am ProJam Session hosted by Lorna Boston
wednesday
8-10:30pm
Latinese (5th)
Kevin Nabors Quintet (12th)
Sarah Potenza (19th)
Desiree Irwin & Twinray (26th)
11pm-4am
Lonie Walker & her Big bad Ass Co. Band transcendent blues(5th | 12th | 19th)
France Jean-Baptiste & the Big Bad Ass Co. Band featuring Tony Brown (26th)
thursday
8-10pm
Sound Investment featuring Leland Alexander(6th)
Beau Barry & Bruce Mak (13th)
Brian Walker(20th)
Julie Meckler(27th)
10:30pm-1:30am Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil
1:30-4am Vince Willis
friday
8-10:30pm
Lorna Boston Band(7th)
Heather Horton(14th)
LOBA West-African (21st)
Pete Special Band (28th)
11pm-4am
Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band (7th|14th|21st)
Doubleshott & the Big Bad Ass Co. Band feat. Tony Brown (28th)
saturday
8-10:30pm
Kimi Hayes(1st)
Joanna Woods (8th)
Heather Horton Band (15th)
Donny Demarco Duo(22nd)
France Jean-Baptiste Band (29th)
11pm-5am
Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band (1st|8th|15th|22nd)
Doubleshott & the Big Bad Ass Co. Band feat. Tony Brown(29th)
sunday
8-10pm
Dana Joseph (2nd)
Jazmin Sky (9th)
Sami Grisafe (16th)
Luna Blues Machine(23rd)
Tatterdemalion Jam(30th)
10pm-12am Kick the Record
12-4am Hurricane Reggae Band
Uncommon Ground on Devon, Chicago (773) 465-9801
July 26
Harry Brown, Singer/Songwriter performs 8:00-8:30 PM at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon, Chicago. Harry sings solo, unaccompanied by any musical instruments, filling in between his lyrics with vocalized bass lines, lead ins, solos and other sound that make his performance truly unique. Harry will be singing many of the songs from his recently released album, "The Right Amount of Friendly" as well as some of his newer songs.
Universal Alley Jazz Jam Chicago
Saturdays thru August 14, 2010
Performance on July 31, 2010 from 2 PM to dusk will include Ari Brown, Nicole Mitchell, Tim Branch, Emmit Till Players, Edward Wilkerson, Dawi and Friends. Come to 1809 E.71st Street in the Plaza in Chicago, IL.
The Venue at HorseShoe Casino
(866)711-SHOE
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino features fully flexible configurations with technologically superior in-house production systems designed exclusively with cutting-edge equipment. Audio-visual equipment includes three giant HD screens that combine lighting with multi-layered video projections to create a wide range of interactive special effects. To ensure the highest quality in sound, acoustics are supported by a highly efficient and versatile audio system able to substitute or complete the most demanding touring technical requirements. Equipped with high comfort telescopic seating, the 90,000 square foot facility can undergo complete transformation in less than two hours to accommodate anything from intimate performances to large-scale entertainment productions. The Venue’s general admission floor can fit up to 2,400 people, for a total room capacity of more than 3,300. The Venue can welcome up to 150 tables and 1,500 seats.
The Venue
July 24 – Ringo Starr
July 31 – Al Green
Live Music Wednesdays in Push
Call for updated information
Click here to buy tickets to any of the above events
Velvet Lounge Chicago (773) 276-9730
Monday-Tuesday CLOSED; Wed-Thurs 8:30pm; Friday-Sunday 9:30pm; AACM Showcase 7-9p.m. on first two Sundays of the Month
Call for updated performance schedules
Wildwood Steak House Geneva (630) 377-8325
No Cover
Fridays: 8:30pm Bruce Oscar/Nick Schneider Duo (jazz)
Special Concerts...
2010 Chicago Jazz Festival Chicago-Grant Park
Thursday, September 2
Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Jazz Presenters / Partnership
12:00 - 12:50 Umbrella Music: Bridging Improvised Music and Dance
1:05 - 1:55 Jodie Christian Quintet
2:10 - 3:00 The MIYUMI Project Big Band: “Trans-Rooted” featuring JASC Tsukasa Taiko
3:15 - 4:00 Jim Wagner's All Stars featuring Willie Pickens, Ari Brown, Jimmy Ellis, Robert Shy, Frank Russell, Corey Wilkes and Maggie Brown
Friday, September 3
Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph
Randolph Café
12:00 - 1:00 Hector Silveira Septet
1:30 - 2:30 The Grilly Brothers Sextet
12:15 - 1:15 James Dapogny: "Art of the Solo"
1:45 - 2:45 AACM Experimental Ensemble
Preston Bradley Hall
12:30 - 1:30 Tomeka Reid's Hear In Now Trio
2:00 - 3:00 Jim Cooper's Mallet Madness featuring Kathy Kelly and Carl Leukaufe
Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion
4:00 - 4:50 Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble and
Noteworthy: CPS Jazz Band Teachers
5:00 - 5:50 James Dapogny
6:00 - 6:55 Mike LeDonne Trio with special guest Eric Alexander
7:10 - 8:10 Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Orchestra
8:30 - 9:30 Ramsey Lewis 75th Birthday Celebration
Saturday, September 4
Jazz on Jackson Stage
12:00 - 12:55 Douglas Ewart Nyahbingi Drum Choir
1:10 - 2:05 Paul Giallorenzo's GitGo
2:20 - 3:15 Maggie Brown: "A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln"
3:30 - 4:30 Dana Hall Quintet with special gust Nicholas Payton
Presented by Close Up 2 and 87.7FM…
6:00 - 7:30 Corey Wilkes
8:00 - 9:00 Steve Cole
Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage
12:00 - 12:30 Chi-Arts Jazz Combo
12:45 - 1:15 Jazz Ambassadors Combo
1:30 - 2:10 Kenwood Academy Jazz Ensemble
2:25 - 3:05 Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Jazz Ensemble
3:20 - 3:50 Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble
4:05 - 4:50 Roosevelt University Jazz Ensemble
Jazz and Heritage Stage
12:30 - 1:30 West End Jazz Band
2:00 - 3:00 Cameron Pfiffner's Marco Polo
3:30 - 4:30 Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections
Petrillo Music Shell
5:00 - 5:50 Chuchito Valdez Afro-Cuban Ensemble
6:00 - 6:55 Rene Marie "High Maintenance" Quartet
7:10 - 8:10 Charisma: "A Lee Morgan Tribute"
8:30 - 9:30 The Either/Orchestra with special guests Mahmoud Ahmed and Teshome Mitiku
Sunday, September 5
Grant Park
Jazz on Jackson Stage
12:00 - 12:55 Paulinho Garcia Quintet
1:10 - 2:05 Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble
2:20 - 3:15 Brad Goode Quartet
3:30 - 4:30 Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band
Presented by Close Up 2 and 87.7 FM
6:00 - 7:30 Harlan Jefferson
8:00 - 9:00 Norman Brown
Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage
12:00 - 12:30 Northside College Prep Jazz Combo
12:45 - 1:15 Whitney Young Magnet High School Jazz Combo
1:30 - 2:10 Lakeview High School Jazz Ensemble
2:25 - 3:05 John Hersey High School Jazz Ensemble
3:30 - 4:05 University of Chicago Jazz X-Tet
Jazz and Heritage Stage
12:30 - 1:30 Bethany Pickens Trio
2:00 - 3:00 NOMO
3:30 - 4:30 Saalik Ziyad's 5 After 7 Project
Petrillo Music Shell
5:00 - 6:00 Brad Mehldau Trio
6:15 - 7:05 Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
7:20 - 8:15 Henry Threadgill's Zooid
8:30 - 9:30 Kurt Elling Quintet with special guest Ernie Watts
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago (800) 982-2787
Call for upcoming performances
Illiana Club of traditional Jazz, Glendora House, Chicago Ridge 708 425-4596
All concerts take place on Sunday afternoons from 2 t0 5:30 PM at the Glendora House, 102nd and Harlem in Chicago Ridge. Call 708 425-4596 or 219 923-6775.
Viist Website
Jazz Institute of Chicago, Chicago (312) 427-1676
Jazz Links Jam Session, Chicago
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Chicago (312) 573-8932
Call for upcoming performance information
Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Chicago CJO.org
Mondays in June
5pm Chicago Jazz Orchestra live at Andy's Jazz Club
11E. Hubbard, Chicago
The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Jazz Vespers, Niles 847-965-8210
More Jazz Vespers information coming soon!
Made in Chicago World Class Jazz
For information www.millenniumpark.org, call 312.742.1168
Thursday, August 5 at 6:30 PM
Jazz Links: Zakiya, Monique, Iman, Yael w/Audrey and Bethany (2 trombones, sax, bass, drums)
A Woman Beyond Time: Mary Lou Williams at 100 featuring Bethany Pickens and Amina Claudine Myers
Bethany Pickens leads an all star band in a retrospective to honor jazz innovator, composer and pianist Mary Lou Williams, who arranged for Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Earl Hines, and mentored Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk, among others. Amina Claudine Myers’ special commission salutes Williams, in honor of the jazz pioneer’s hundredth birthday. Participating as Music Director, Richard Wang, noted historian and Music Professor Emeritus at UOIC and project consultant Cecilia Smith from New York make certain that the celebration will engage the whole spectrum of Willaims’ power.
Thursday, August 12 at 6:30 PM
Gallery 37 18 piece big band
Toumani Diabate and the Chicago Transilience Ensemble
Internationally acclaimed Malian kora master Toumani Diabate, continues his collaboration with Chicago’s jazz community in a concert of original and newly commissioned material. Toumani Diabate joins the Chicago Transilience Ensemble led by Jeb Bishop and Josh Berman with Hamid Drake, Josh Abrams, Jeff Parker, Jason Adasiewicz, Nicole Mitchell and Nate Lepine for an evening of cross-cultural fertilization, improvisation and expanded musical frontiers.
Thursday, August 19 at 6:30 PM
Midwest Young Artists? 18 piece big band
Django: A Celebration featuring Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan with Special Guests
Belgian-born Gypsy jazz guitarist, Jean “Django” Reinhardt revolutionized the way people think about the guitar and helped pioneer a hybrid form of jazz, known for its hot grooves. To mark his centennial birthday, Alfonso Ponticelli along with guests Ensemble Zaiti from France and Stephane Wrembel and Arturo Martinez from New York join Swing Gitan to tell Django’s musical story and remind us why his style and sound reverberate throughout the jazz world today. Also featuring Tony Ballog, Beau Sample,
Jason Miller, Howard Levy, Gerald Dowd, Pat Mallinger, Steve Gibons, Nicolae Feraru, Juliano Milo and Larry Bowen.
Thursday, August 26 at 6:30 PM
Jazz Links: Irvin Pierce Quartet (piano, bass, drums, tenor)
Latin Inferno: James Sanders Conjunto with Special Guests Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Papo Santiago and Fred Anderson
Steeped in the Afro-Cuban musical tradition, violinist James Sanders can be seen and heard across Chicago from symphonies to Latin clubs and everywhere in between. Tonight, his Latin Jazz band, Conjunto, featuring Steve Eisen , Jose Porcayo , Luis Rosario , Roel Trevino , Donald Neale , Jean-Christophe Leroy and Brett Benteler welcomes members of Cerqua Rivera Dance Company, vocalist Papo Santiago and special guest saxophonist Fred Anderson for an evening of fiery music making.
Thursday, September 2 at 7:30 PM
Big Band Birthday Bash: Ahmad Jamal’s 80th with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra
What better place to feature a pioneer of musical rhythm and space than in Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion? A seminal pianist with strong Chicago ties; Ahmad Jamal’s impact on jazz spans a good portion of his eighty years. Jeff Lindberg’s Chicago Jazz Orchestra renews its engagement with Jamal and his trio for a big band birthday bash in the Park.
Millennium Park is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. It is bordered by Michigan Ave. to the west, Columbus Dr. to the east, Randolph St. to the north and Monroe St. to the south. Convenient parking is located in the Millennium Park Garage (entrance on Columbus at Monroe or Randolph) and at the Grant Park North and East Monroe Garages, all located within a short walking distance of Millennium Park.
McAnich Arts Center at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
Piano Forte, Chicago (312) 291-0291
Jazz Salon
Visit their website for updated performance information
WDCB Jazz Salon @ Mayslake
Co-produced by the PianoForte Foundation
1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook, IL.
Thursdays at 7:30pm, General seating is $20 (students & seniors $16)
Premium seating (cabaret-style tables in front) is $25.
For group pricing (6 or more):
please call (312) 291-0291
Visit Pianoforte Foundation for tickets!
Music By the Lake, Williams Bay Wisconsin 866-843-5200
Performances begin the summer of 2010
The Skokie Theatre, Skokie 847-677-7761
7pm Big Band Jazz concert there (w/Bob Malone) on June 20th
Universal Alley Jazz Jam, Chicago 312-953-1075
Universal Alley Jazz Jam
July 17, 2010
Universal Alley Jazz Jam will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2010. The program will be held in the plaza of 1809 E. 71st Street from 2 PM to dusk. Performance will include those by Phil Kelan Cohran, Generations Big Band, Melodious Communique, Lelan Alexander Band, and more. Spoken Word Hostess: Cherl Hurd. Mc: Vaughn Wilson of WHPK.
Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College, Naperville (630) 637-7469
Call for updated performance schedules
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