Featured Events Calendar
please note: all times are CDT.
Sat, Mar 29 at 11AM
"WDCB Jazz is Jammin' in the Stacks" partners with EISMA to presents Chris Greene Quartet
Evanston Public Library - Evanston
"WDCB Jazz is Jammin' in the Stacks" partners with EISMA to presents Chris Greene Quartet
Evanston Public Library - Evanston
Sat, Mar 29 at 8:30pm
Jimmy Farace with Strings - Album Release Concert for "Hours Fly, Flowers Die"
Constellation - Chicago
Jimmy Farace with Strings - Album Release Concert for "Hours Fly, Flowers Die"
Constellation - Chicago
Sat, Mar 29 at 7:30pm
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
Gannon Concert Hall at Holtschneider Performance Center - Chicago
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
Gannon Concert Hall at Holtschneider Performance Center - Chicago
Sat, Mar 29 at 7:30pm
Griot Creole Rendezvous: An evening with Sona Jobarteh and Cedric Watson
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Griot Creole Rendezvous: An evening with Sona Jobarteh and Cedric Watson
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Mon, Mar 31 at 7pm & 9:30pm
Joe Lovano's Paramount Quartet featuring Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun
SPACE - Evanston
Joe Lovano's Paramount Quartet featuring Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun
SPACE - Evanston
Tue, Apr 1 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
UIC Jazz Faculty plus special guest, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
UIC Jazz Faculty plus special guest, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Tue, Apr 1 at 7pm
WDCB's Tenth Anniversary 'Bluesday Tuesday' features the Dave Specter Band, Sheryl Youngblood and Jimmy Burns
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
WDCB's Tenth Anniversary 'Bluesday Tuesday' features the Dave Specter Band, Sheryl Youngblood and Jimmy Burns
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Thu, Apr 3 at 7:30pm
Melissa Aldana with UIC Jazz Faculty
University of Illinois, Chicago Dept. of Performing Arts - Chicago
Melissa Aldana with UIC Jazz Faculty
University of Illinois, Chicago Dept. of Performing Arts - Chicago
Fri, Apr 4 at 8pm
SCPresents Jazz: Hiromi’s Sonicwonder/Brandee Younger Trio
Symphony Center - Chicago
SCPresents Jazz: Hiromi’s Sonicwonder/Brandee Younger Trio
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Apr 5 at 7:30pm
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
Nichols Concert Hall (MIC) - Evanston
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
Nichols Concert Hall (MIC) - Evanston
Sat, Apr 5 at 7:30pm
Norris Cultural Arts Center presents Saturday Night Lights Series
Classical Jazz with John Dorhauer’s Heisenberg Uncertainty Players
Baker Community Center - St. Charles
Norris Cultural Arts Center presents Saturday Night Lights Series
Classical Jazz with John Dorhauer’s Heisenberg Uncertainty Players
Baker Community Center - St. Charles
Sun, Apr 6 at 4pm
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
North Central College - Wentz Concert Hall - Naperville
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
North Central College - Wentz Concert Hall - Naperville
Sun, Apr 6 from 2 to 5pm
Those Were the Days 55th Anniversary Show
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Those Were the Days 55th Anniversary Show
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Sun, Apr 6 from 4 to 6PM
Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage's Fundraiser for Trip to "Essentially Ellington" Competition in NYC
Two Hound Red Brewing Co. - Glen Ellyn
Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage's Fundraiser for Trip to "Essentially Ellington" Competition in NYC
Two Hound Red Brewing Co. - Glen Ellyn
Thu, Apr 10 at 7:30pm
Markus Rutz & Third Coast Sounds celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month
PianoForte Studios - Chicago
Markus Rutz & Third Coast Sounds celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month
PianoForte Studios - Chicago
Fri, Apr 11 through Sun, Apr 13
AXPONA 2025 - Audio Expo North America
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel - Schaumburg
AXPONA 2025 - Audio Expo North America
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel - Schaumburg
Fri, Apr 11 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Tatum Langley featuring Jeremy Kahn Quartet
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Tatum Langley featuring Jeremy Kahn Quartet
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Fri, Apr 11 at 8:30pm
Gustavo Cortinas Album Release Concert for "The Crisis Knows No Borders"
Constellation - Chicago
Gustavo Cortinas Album Release Concert for "The Crisis Knows No Borders"
Constellation - Chicago
Sat, Apr 12 & Sun, Apr 13
New Philharmonic: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
New Philharmonic: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Mon, Apr 14 with two sets at 8pm & 10pm
Steve Knight Trio - Album Release for "For Years Gone"
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Steve Knight Trio - Album Release for "For Years Gone"
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Tue, Apr 15 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday Jazz" at Cafe Logan featuring the Chris Madsen Trio
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday Jazz" at Cafe Logan featuring the Chris Madsen Trio
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Wed, Apr 16 at 7:30pm
Our Planet Live: Frozen Worlds
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest
Our Planet Live: Frozen Worlds
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest
Tue, Apr 22 from 7 to 9pm (live broadcast from 7 to 8pm)
WDCB Jazz at the Brewery + WDCB Live Broadcast features Joe Policastro Trio
Skeleton Key Brewery - Woodridge
WDCB Jazz at the Brewery + WDCB Live Broadcast features Joe Policastro Trio
Skeleton Key Brewery - Woodridge
Thu, Apr 24 at 5:30pm
Markus Rutz & Third Coast Sounds celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month
Chicago Children's Theatre - Chicago
Markus Rutz & Third Coast Sounds celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month
Chicago Children's Theatre - Chicago
Thu, Apr 24 at 7:30pm
Shawn Maxwell Quartet
with Joliet West H.S. Jazz Band opening
The Venue - Aurora
Shawn Maxwell Quartet
with Joliet West H.S. Jazz Band opening
The Venue - Aurora
Fri, Apr 25 at noon
WDCB Live Broadcast: COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Raices Afro-Latin Jazz Quintet featuring vibraphonist Joe Sonnefeldt
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
WDCB Live Broadcast: COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Raices Afro-Latin Jazz Quintet featuring vibraphonist Joe Sonnefeldt
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Fri, Apr 25 at 8pm
WDCB Encore Film Series
Killer B3 with Q&A featuring director Murv Seymour
College of DuPage - Turner Conf. Center (SRC2000) - Glen Ellyn
WDCB Encore Film Series
Killer B3 with Q&A featuring director Murv Seymour
College of DuPage - Turner Conf. Center (SRC2000) - Glen Ellyn
Sat, Apr 26 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Leroy Jones Quintet - An Evening of New Orleans Jazz
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Leroy Jones Quintet - An Evening of New Orleans Jazz
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Sun, Apr 27 at 4pm
Black Violin
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Black Violin
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Sun, Apr 27 from noon to 4pm
COD's Senior Expo - Wisdom, Wonder and Wellness
College of Du Page - Homeland Security Education Center (HEC) - Glen Ellyn
COD's Senior Expo - Wisdom, Wonder and Wellness
College of Du Page - Homeland Security Education Center (HEC) - Glen Ellyn
Wed, Apr 30 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB's International Jazz Day Fundraising Concert features Edwin Daugherty Quintet in a Centennial Tribute to Gene Ammons!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
WDCB's International Jazz Day Fundraising Concert features Edwin Daugherty Quintet in a Centennial Tribute to Gene Ammons!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Sat, May 3 at 7pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Brass Brilliance
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Brass Brilliance
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Sun, May 4 at 5pm
Sunday Dinner Jazz Series features Carmen Stokes Trio
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Sunday Dinner Jazz Series features Carmen Stokes Trio
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Fri, May 9 at 7:30pm
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble led by Matt Shevitz and featuring guest vocalist Brianna Thomas
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble led by Matt Shevitz and featuring guest vocalist Brianna Thomas
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Sat, May 17 at 5:30pm
NAMI DuPage's Shine A Light Gala & Fundraiser
Chicago Marriott Naperville - Naperville
NAMI DuPage's Shine A Light Gala & Fundraiser
Chicago Marriott Naperville - Naperville
Sat, May 17 at 7:30pm
Norris Cultural Arts Center presents Saturday Night Lights Series
Simply Wally! The Man of Many Voices Wally Swiatly
Baker Community Center - St. Charles
Norris Cultural Arts Center presents Saturday Night Lights Series
Simply Wally! The Man of Many Voices Wally Swiatly
Baker Community Center - St. Charles
Mon, May 19 at 7pm
"WDCB Jazz is Jammin in the Stacks" with Joe Policastro Trio
Northbrook Public Library - Northbrook
"WDCB Jazz is Jammin in the Stacks" with Joe Policastro Trio
Northbrook Public Library - Northbrook
Tue, May 20 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday Jazz" at Cafe Logan featuring the Marques Carroll Quintet
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday Jazz" at Cafe Logan featuring the Marques Carroll Quintet
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Wed, May 21 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Hans Luchs Album Release Concert for The Spell is Broken
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Hans Luchs Album Release Concert for The Spell is Broken
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Sat, Jun 7 at 7:30pm
JAM presents Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Chicago Theatre - Chicago
JAM presents Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Chicago Theatre - Chicago
Mon, Jun 9 at 8pm
Entre Amigos Album Release for “Magpie: The Music of Joe Clark”
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Entre Amigos Album Release for “Magpie: The Music of Joe Clark”
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Tue, Jun 17 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday Jazz" at Cafe Logan featuring the Julius Tucker Review
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday Jazz" at Cafe Logan featuring the Julius Tucker Review
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
