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please note: all times are CST.

Thu, Nov 7 through Sun, Jan 5
'Lindiwe' by Eric Simonson, with music by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, featuring Buddy Fambro, Frank Russell, and others.
Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
Thu, Nov 21 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Jim Pierce & Dan DeLorenzo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Fri, Nov 22 at 8pm
WDCB Encore Film Series
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
College of DuPage - Jack H. Turner Conference Center - Glen Ellyn
Fri, Nov 22 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
Craig Taborn and Kris Davis
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sat, Nov 23 at 8pm
Brass From the Past with Lenny Williams
Pheasant Run Resort - Mainstage Theater - St. Charles
Sun, Nov 24 from 2 to 5pm
Illiana Jazz Club's Monthly Concert
Russ Phillips's New Street Rhythm Boys
Glendora House Ballroom - Chicago Ridge
Sun, Nov 24 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
British Buddy Alumni Big Band w/ Frieda Lee
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Sun, Nov 24 at 3pm
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble with special guest trumpeter Victor Garcia
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Wed, Nov 27 at 7:30pm - and it's free!
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Concert Series at UIC - Henry Johnson Quartet
UIC School of Theatre & Music - Chicago
Wed, Nov 27 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Shara Maxwell Duo
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Sat, Nov 30 at 8pm
Irish Christmas in America
Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago
Sat, Nov 30 at 8pm
Annual Saturday after Thanksgiving Concert
Muriel Anderson with Thom Bresh
Downers Grove North High School - Downers Grove
Sun, Dec 1 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Chicago Grandstand Big Band
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Dec 3 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Chris White Trio + 3-person Choir present
'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Tue, Dec 3 at 7pm
WDCB's monthly "Bluesday Tuesday" features the Altered Five Blues Band, hosted by WDCB's Tom Marker!
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Dec 3 at 11am
An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas starring Evan Tyrone Martin
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Wed, Dec 4 at 8:30pm
World Music Wednesdays: The East Loop
Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago
Wed, Dec 4 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Ava Logan Duo
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Wed, Dec 4 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Jazz from Planet Flippo Trio
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Thu, Dec 5 from 7:30 to 8:30pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
A Holiday Concert with Abigail Riccards/Jeannie Tanner Quintet - FREE!
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Glen Ellyn
Fri, Dec 6 at 7pm
Jazz Institute of Chicago JazzCity Series – Tradition and Innovation
South Shore Cultural Center - Chicago
Fri, Dec 6 at 7pm
The Bad Plus
Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago
Sat, Dec 7 at 7:30pm
The Lakeside Singers with special guest Bobby Lewis
Holiday Concert Series: 'It’s the Best Time of the Year!'
Grace United Methodist Church - Naperville
Sat, Dec 7 at 7:30pm & Sun, Dec 8 at 2pm
A Swinging Christmas with the Pete Ellman Big Band and Naperville Chorus
North Central College - Wentz Concert Hall - Naperville
Sun, Dec 8 at 4pm
Downers Grove Choral Society
'Holiday Baroque'
Immanuel Lutheran Church - Downers Grove
Sun, Dec 8 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Jazz Community Big Band with vocalist Ava Logan - Holiday Show!
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Sun, Dec 8 at 4pm
HotHouse "From Robeson to Brown - A Modern Cabaret of Protest Music"
...featuring The Freedom Song Leaders (Shanta Nurullah, Zahra Baker Wanda Bishop, Africa Brown & Toni Assante Lightfoot) plus Maggie & Africa Brown with Miguel de la Cerna
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sun, Dec 8 at 3pm
Holidays: Marcus Roberts Trio with Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Mon, Dec 9 at 6pm
Mix at Six: Matthew Whitaker
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Mon, Dec 9 at 7:30pm
The Lakeside Singers with special guest Bobby Lewis
Holiday Concert Series: 'It’s the Best Time of the Year!'
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre - Arlington Heights
Tue, Dec 10 at 6:30pm
Tuck & Patti w/ Sam Fazio
SPACE - Evanston
Wed, Dec 11 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Greg Dudzienski Quartet
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Wed, Dec 11 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Kimberly Gordon Duo
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Thu, Dec 12 at 7:30pm
WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake
Holiday Concert featuring Typhanie Monique/Neal Alger Trio
Mayslake Peabody Estate - Oak Brook
Thu, Dec 12 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Tony do Rosario Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Fri, Dec 13 at 8pm
The Lakeside Singers with special guest Bobby Lewis
Holiday Concert Series: 'It’s the Best Time of the Year!'
St. James Episcopal Cathedral - Chicago
Sat, Dec 14 at 7:30pm
Those Were the Days Movie Reel
title TBA
College of DuPage - Jack H. Turner Conference Center - Glen Ellyn
Sat, Dec 14 at 7:30pm
The Lakeside Singers with special guest Bobby Lewis
Holiday Concert Series: 'It’s the Best Time of the Year!'
Nichols Concert Hall - Evanston
Sun, Dec 15 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Sun, Dec 15 from noon to 5pm
Illiana Jazz Club's Monthly Concert
Annual Christmas Dinner Dance with The Jake Sanders Five
Glendora House Ballroom - Chicago Ridge
Tue, Dec 17 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Chris White Trio + 3-person Choir present
'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Wed, Dec 18 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Jarod Bufe Quartet
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Wed, Dec 18 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Petra van Nuis Duo
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Thu, Dec 19 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Charles Kay Trio
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Fri, Dec 20 at 8pm
Chanson Du Chat
The Venue - Aurora
Fri, Dec 20
Chicago Jazz Orchestra's Holiday Concert
Studebaker Theater (in Fine Arts Building) - Chicago
Sun, Dec 22 at 5:30pm & 7:30pm
Chris White Trio + 3-person Choir present
'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Sun, Dec 22 at 3pm
"Celebrate the King"
Carolyn Hollins and "Voices," a Full Harmony Choir
Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg
Sun, Dec 22 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Shout Section Big Band with vocalist Wayne Powers
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Thu, Dec 26 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Maracujaz Brazilian Jazz Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Sat, Dec 28 and Sun, Dec 29
Denise Thimes Quintet
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Sun, Dec 29
Denise Thimes Quintet
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Sun, Dec 29 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
British Buddy Alumni Big Band with Frieda Lee
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Dec 31
Denise Thimes Quintet
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Sat, Jan 11 at 7:30pm
Steep Canyon Rangers
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - River Forest
Sat, Jan 11 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concerts - Connie Kaldor Duo
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sat, Jan 18 at 7:30pm and Sun, Jan 19 at 3pm
Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah
Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University - Chicago
Tue, Jan 21 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan" with pianist Stu Mindeman
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Wed, Jan 22 at 7:30pm - and it's free!
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Concert Series at UIC - Robert Irving III Quartet
UIC School of Theatre & Music - Chicago
Fri, Jan 24 at 8pm
WDCB Encore Film Series
title TBA
College of DuPage - Jack H. Turner Conference Center - Glen Ellyn
Sun, Jan 26 at 3pm
Romeo and Juliet by National Ballet Theatre of Odessa, Ukraine
Paramount Theatre - Aurora
Sun, Jan 26 at 3pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Mozart Music: Chamber selections featuring ESO winds & brass
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Fri, Jan 31 at 6pm
Mix at Six: Amir ElSaffar + Two Rivers Ensemble
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Fri, Jan 31 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Makaya McCraven In These Times
featuring Marquis Hill, Jeff Parker, Junius Paul, Greg Ward and Brandee Younger
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Feb 1 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concerts - Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Fri, Feb 7 at 7:30pm
Hot Club of Cowtown
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Concert Hall - Glen Ellyn
Fri, Feb 14 at 7:30pm
Billy Branch and The Sons of Blues with Special Guests
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Fri, Feb 14 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
The Piano Soul of Nat King Cole featuring Jeff Lindberg’s Chicago Jazz Orchestra with special guests Kenny Barron, Benny Green and Russell Malone
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Feb 15 at 7:30pm
We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring Damien Sneed
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - River Forest
Sun, Feb 16 from 3 to 4pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Eric Hochberg Quartet - FREE!
Skokie Public Library - Skokie
Tue, Feb 18 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan" with bassist Junius Paul
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Feb 21 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
Aaron Diehl with Warren Wolf
"The Modern Jazz Quartet"
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Wed, Feb 26 at 7:30pm - and it's free!
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Concert Series at UIC - Marlene Rosenberg Quartet
UIC School of Theatre & Music - Chicago
Fri, Feb 28 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sun, Mar 1 at 3pm
The Tap Pack
Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg
Sun, Mar 8 at 5pm & 8pm
We Banjo 3
City Winery - Chicago
Sat, Mar 14 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concerts - Garnet Rogers
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sat, Mar 14 at 1pm
The Naperville Big Band Jazz Festival
Neuqua Valley High School - Naperville
Sat, Mar 14 at 7:30pm
Marcus Roberts Trio
Nichols Concert Hall - Evanston
Sun, Mar 15 at 3pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Bach's Passion: Featuring the Apollo Chorus of Chicago & Soloists
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Tue, Mar 17 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan" with pianist Greg Murphy
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Wed, Mar 18 at 7:30pm - and it's free!
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Concert Series at UIC - Cheryl Wilson Quartet
UIC School of Theatre & Music - Chicago
Sat, Mar 21 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
SFJAZZ Collective celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Miles Davis’ In a Silent Way and Sly & the Family Stone’s Stand! with Special Guest Dee Dee Bridgewater
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Mar 28 at 7:30pm
Celebrating 100 Years of Art Blakey
Robin Eubanks, Javon Jackson, Tammy McCann, and Clif Wallace and his Big Band
Nichols Concert Hall - Evanston
Sun, Mar 29 at 3pm
Ho Etsa Taiko
Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg
Fri, Apr 3 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Fly Higher: Charlie Parker @ 100 featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa and Terri Lyne Carrington, Charenée Wade, Adam O’Farrill, Kris Davis, Larry Grenadier and DJ Kassa Overall / Sean Jones Quartet
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Apr 4 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concerts - John Gorka with special guest Heather Styka
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sun, Apr 5 at 3pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
Melissa Aldana Quintet "Visions of Frida Kahlo"
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Tue, Apr 7 at 6pm
Mix at Six: Ambi Sumramaniam
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Tue, Apr 14 to Fri, Apr 24
Paris Jazz Cruise - A Floating Jazz Fest to Normandy
MS Amadeus Diamond - Paris, France
Wed, Apr 15 at 7:30pm - and it's free!
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Concert Series at UIC - Mark Colby Quartet
UIC School of Theatre & Music - Chicago
Fri, Apr 17 at 6pm
Mix at Six: The Kingdom Choir
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Fri, Apr 17 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Artemis featuring Renee Rosnes, Anat Cohen, Melissa Melissa Aldana, Ingrid Jensen, Noriko Ueda and Allison Miller / Jazzmeia Horn
Symphony Center - Chicago
Tue, Apr 21 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan" with saxophonist John Wojciechowski
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sat, Apr 25 at 7:30pm
Ranky Tanky
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - River Forest
Fri, May 1 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Kurt Elling and special guests celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Close Your Eyes
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, May 2 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concerts - Ordinary Elephant with special guest Wes Collins
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sat, May 9 at 7pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Russians & Percussion: Shostakovitch & Rachmaninoff
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Fri, May 15 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
Vijay Iyer and Chicago Guests
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Tue, May 19 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan" with pianist Julius Tucker
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Jun 5 at 8pm
Symphony Center Presents Jazz!
Dianne Reeves Beleza Brazil
Symphony Center - Chicago
Tue, Jun 16 with two sets at 7:30pm & 9pm - and it's FREE!
Hyde Park Jazz Society's "Third Tuesdays at Cafe Logan" with drummer Clif Wallace
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago