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12:00 AM - 05:00 AM

Playlists

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please note: all times are CST.

Thu, Jan 24 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Maracujaz Brazilian Jazz Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Thu, Jan 24 at 8pm
Sammy Miller and The Congregation
Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago
Thu, Jan 24 from 5:30 to 7pm - FREE!
Digging Our Roots: Chicago’s Greatest Hits - Louis Armstring & Earl "Fatha" Hines
...a series of listening sessions presented by Jazz Institute of Chicago, Jazz Journalists Association & DCASE
Chicago Cultural Center - Chicago
Fri, Jan 25 at 8pm
Marinaro Sings Sinatra/Jobim
Studio5 - Evanston
Fri, Jan 25 at 6pm
Mix at Six: Pablo Sáinz Villegas
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Fri, Jan 25 from 7 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Alison Ruble Quartet - FREE!
Hinsdale Public Library - Hinsdale
Sat, Jan 26 and Sun, Jan 27
New Philharmonic: Die Fledermaus By Johann Strauss II
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Sat, Jan 26 at 7:30pm and Sun, Jan 27 at 2:30pm
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
'A Night in Old Vienna'
Hemmens Cultural Center - Elgin
Sat, Jan 26 at 5:30pm
Angel Spiccia Duo
210 Live - Highwood
Sun, Jan 27 at 3pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Trumpet Glory: German Baroque Masters – Handel, Bach & Telemann
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Sun, Jan 27 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
British Buddy Alumni Big Band w/ Frieda Lee
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Wed, Jan 30 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Neusa Sauer & Luciano Antonio
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Wed, Jan 30 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Ryan Schultz/Chad McCullough Group
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Thu, Jan 31 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
John Avila Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Thu, Jan 31 at 7:30pm
"Jazz in the Sanctuary"
Pat Mallinger Duo with Dan Trudell
Emanuel Episcopal Church - LaGrange
Fri, Feb 1 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Joshua Redman Quartet/Anat Cohen Tentet
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Feb 2 at 7:30pm
DCE 25th Anniversary Performance
Studio5 - Evanston
Sat, Feb 2 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Diamonds in the Rust
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sun, Feb 3 - Superbowl Sunday - at 1pm & 3:30pm
The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Feb 5 at 7pm
WDCB's monthly "Bluesday Tuesday" features the Dave Specter Band featuring Brother John Kattke, hosted by WDCB's Tom Marker!
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Wed, Feb 6 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Ken Partyka's New Standard Quintet
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Thu, Feb 7 from 7 to 8pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Joe Policastro Trio - FREE!
Northbrook Public Library - Northbrook
Fri, Feb 8 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents
An Intimate Evening with Sweet Honey in the Rock
University of Chicago - Mandel Hall - Chicago
Sat, Feb 9 at 8pm
Luciano Antonio Quartet
Studio5 - Evanston
Sat, Feb 9 at 7:30pm
Carrie Newcomer and Over the Rhine
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - River Forest
Sat, Feb 9 at 6pm & 9pm
Jane Monheit
SPACE - Evanston
Sat, Feb 9 at noon & 7pm
Evanston Township High School Jazz Festival
featuring Low Down Brass Band, Chicago State University Community Jazz Band
Evanston Township High School - Main Auditorium - Evanston
Sun, Feb 10 at 4pm
Downers Grove Choral Society
'Sing Our Way Home'
First United Methodist Church - Downers Grove
Sun, Feb 10 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Chicago Grandstand Big Band
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Feb 12 at 6:30pm
Victor Goines with vocalist Kenny Washington
SPACE - Evanston
Wed, Feb 13 at 8pm
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective CD Release for "Soul-O-Phone"
Wire - Berwyn
Wed, Feb 13 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Chicago Latin Jazz Collective
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Fri, Feb 15 at 8pm
Steve Rashid
Studio5 - Evanston
Fri, Feb 15 and Sat, Feb 16
University of Chicago Folk Festival
University of Chicago - Mandel Hall - Chicago
Fri, Feb 15 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
Marquis Hill Blacktet
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Feb 15 through Sun, Feb 17
Oscar Peterson International Jazz Festival
Niagara-on-the-Lake - Ontario, Canada,
Fri, Feb 15 at 7:30pm
Raul Midón
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Fri, Feb 15 at 7:30pm
Prairie State Jazz Festival
Prairie State College - Barnes & Noble Auditorium - Chicago Heights
Sun, Feb 17 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Feb 19 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Richard Johnson Trio - FREE!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Tue, Feb 19 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan"
Trumpeter Quentin Coaxum
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Wed, Feb 20 at 7:30pm - and it's free!
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Concert Series at UIC - Don Stiernberg Quartet
UIC School of Theatre & Music - Chicago
Wed, Feb 20 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Jarod Bufe Quartet
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Thu, Feb 21 at 7:30pm
Angélique Kidjo and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Thu, Feb 21 through Sun, Feb 24
52nd Annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival
Elmhurst College - Elmhurst
Thu, Feb 21 from 5:30 to 7pm - FREE!
Digging Our Roots: Chicago’s Greatest Hits - Jelly Roll Morton
...a series of listening sessions presented by Jazz Institute of Chicago, Jazz Journalists Association & DCASE
Chicago Cultural Center - Chicago
Fri, Feb 22 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Jazz In The Key of Ellison featuring Will Downing, Nona Hendryx, Quiana Lynell, Nicholas Payton, and The Andy Farber Orchestra
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Feb 23 at 8pm
Casey Nielsen's Lapis Trio - CD Release for "The Travelers"
Studio5 - Evanston
Sun, Feb 24 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
British Buddy Alumni Big Band w/ Frieda Lee
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Wed, Feb 27 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Chris White Trio
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Fri, Mar 1 at 8pm
Sarah Marie Young
Studio5 - Evanston
Sat, Mar 2 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Joe Crookston with special guest Charlie Mosbrook
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sat, Mar 2 at 7pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Classical Delights – Prokofiev & Mozart
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Sat, Mar 2 at 7:30pm
The Queen'’s Cartoonists
Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg
Tue, Mar 5 at 7pm
WDCB's monthly "Bluesday Tuesday" features the Marty Sammon Band with Peaches Staten, hosted by WDCB's Tom Marker!
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Fri, Mar 8 at 8pm
Chi-Town Jazz Festival
Studio5 - Evanston
Fri, Mar 8 at 7:30pm
Robert Cray Band
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Fri, Mar 8 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Paquito D’Rivera Quintet//Pedrito Martinez & Alfredo Rodriguez Duo
Symphony Center - Chicago
Fri, Mar 8 at 6pm & 9pm
Kurt Elling Quintet
SPACE - Evanston
Fri, Mar 8 at 7:30pm
Ruthie Foster
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Sat, Mar 9 at 8pm
Madeleine Peyroux and Paula Cole
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - Skokie
Tue, Mar 12 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
TBA - FREE!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Fri, Mar 15 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
The Bad Plus featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel/Lean on Me: José James Celebrates Bill Withers
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sun, Mar 17 from 2 to 3pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Yvonne Faddis Stroud - FREE!
Downers Grove Public Library - Downers Grove
Tue, Mar 19 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan"
Clarinetist/Saxophonist Eric Schneider & Pianist Jeremy Kahn
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Wed, Mar 20 at 7:30pm - and it's free!
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Concert Series at UIC - Chris Madsen Quartet
UIC School of Theatre & Music - Chicago
Thu, Mar 21 from 5:30 to 7pm - FREE!
Digging Our Roots: Chicago’s Greatest Hits - Jazz and Pop!
...a series of listening sessions presented by Jazz Institute of Chicago, Jazz Journalists Association & DCASE
Chicago Cultural Center - Chicago
Fri, Mar 22 at 8pm
The Last Word
Studio5 - Evanston
Fri, Mar 22 at 7pm (Cocktails & Conversation at 6pm)
WDCB Jazz Night at Water Street Studios - Jeff Hedberg Trio
Water Street Studios - Batavia
Mon, Mar 25 at 6pm
Mix at Six: Daymé Arocena
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Fri, Mar 29 from 7:30 to 9:30pm
Chicago Jazz Orchestra's 40th Anniversary Gala
Palmer House Hilton - Chicago
Sun, Mar 31 at 6pm
Antonio Sanchez & Migration
SPACE - Evanston
Fri, Apr 5 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
The Cookers
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sat, Apr 6 at 8pm
Richard D. Johnson Trio
Studio5 - Evanston
Sat, Apr 6 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - The Malvinas
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Fri, Apr 12 at 8pm
Brian Gephart Sextet
Studio5 - Evanston
Fri, Apr 12 through Sun, Apr 14
AXPONA 2019 - Audio Expo North America
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel - Schaumburg
Fri, Apr 12 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour
Symphony Center - Chicago
Tue, Apr 16 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan"
Saxophonist Chris Madsen
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Wed, Apr 17 at 7:30pm - and it's free!
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Concert Series at UIC - Jo Ann Daugherty Quartet
UIC School of Theatre & Music - Chicago
Sat, Apr 20 at 8pm
Andy Brown Trio
Studio5 - Evanston
Tue, Apr 23 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
TBA - FREE!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Thu, Apr 25 from 7 to 8:45pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
and Cook Memorial Public Library
present Chris Madsen Quintet - FREE!
Libertyville Civic Center - Libertyville
Thu, Apr 25 from 5:30 to 7pm - FREE!
Digging Our Roots: Chicago’s Greatest Hits - The Chicago Tenor Sound!
...a series of listening sessions presented by Jazz Institute of Chicago, Jazz Journalists Association & DCASE
Chicago Cultural Center - Chicago
Fri, Apr 26 at 8pm
Ben Lewis Trio
Studio5 - Evanston
Sun, Apr 28 at 2pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Barb City Stompers - FREE!
Wheaton Public Library - Wheaton
Fri, May 3 at 8pm
Doug Lofstrom and the New Quartet
Studio5 - Evanston
Fri, May 3 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Chick Corea and Belá Fleck
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, May 4 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Rupert Wates & Kat Eggleston
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sat, May 4 at 7pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Mahler Immersion! – Brahms & Mahler
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Tue, May 14 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
TBA - FREE!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Fri, May 17 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sat, May 18 at 8pm
Christy Bennett's Fumee Gypsy Project
Studio5 - Evanston
Sat, May 18 at 7:30pm
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
CJO at 40
Studebaker Theater (in Fine Arts Building) - Chicago
Tue, May 21 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan"
Pianist Ben Paterson
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Thu, May 23 from 5:30 to 7pm - FREE!
Digging Our Roots: Chicago’s Greatest Hits - Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf & Junior Wells
...a series of listening sessions presented by Jazz Institute of Chicago, Jazz Journalists Association & DCASE
Chicago Cultural Center - Chicago
Fri, May 24 at 8pm
Bill Overton Trio
Studio5 - Evanston
Fri, May 24 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Two Wings: the Music of Black America in Migration featuring Jason Moran
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Jun 1 at 7:30pm
Lakeside Pride Jazz Orchestra
Stonewall: Love and Liberation
Center on Halsted - Chicago
Fri, Jun 7 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Wayne Shorter Quartet
Symphony Center - Chicago
Tue, Jun 11 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
TBA - FREE!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Tue, Jun 18 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan"
Vibist Thaddeus Tukes
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago