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Sat, Aug 18
Harbor Park Jazz, Rhythm and Blues Festival
Wayne Baker Brooks; Lao Tizer Band featuring Chieli Minucci, Eric Marienthal & Karen Briggs and others
HarborPark - Kenosha, WI
Sun, Aug 19 at 4:30pm
The Redmonds and more: Fundraiser for J.B. Ritchie
210 Live - Highwood
Sun, Aug 19 from 2 to 5pm
Illiana Club's Monthly Concert - Dance Party with Jazz Community Big Band!
Glendora House Ballroom - Chicago Ridge
Sun, Aug 19 from 6:30 to 8pm
The Lineup with Amir ElSaffar
Gallagher Way - Chicago
Sun, Aug 19 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Aug 21 from 5:30 to 8pm
MCA's Tuesdays on the Terrace
Ernest Dawkins
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago
Tue, Aug 21 from 7 to 9pm
Jazz Institute of Chicago's Sundown Sessions - Rajiv Halim Quintet and Larry Brown Quartet
Gallagher Way - Chicago
Wed, Aug 22 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Jarod Bufe Quartet
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Wed, Aug 22 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Typhanie Monique Duo
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Thu, Aug 23 at 8pm
Nashwood Kickoff: Kevin Purcell & The Root Doctors
210 Live - Highwood
Thu, Aug 23 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Zazz Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Thu, Aug 23 from 5 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz Night at DTOP's Thursday Night Out - with Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger, then Geordie Kelly Trio
Downtown Oak Park Stage - Oak Park
Fri, Aug 24 and Sat, Aug 25
Jazz on the Square presents
Woodstock Jazz Festival
featuring Le Perculator & Scientific Map, Chris Greene Quartet and others
Woodstock Jazz Fest - Multiple Venues - Woodstock
Fri, Aug 24 through Sun, Sep 2
40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival
Millennium Park - Chicago
Sun, Aug 26 at 2pm
Dave Ness Trio - CD Release for "Grooveness"
Antioch High School Auditorium - Antioch
Sun, Aug 26 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
British Buddy Alumni Big Band with Frieda Lee
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Sun, Aug 26 at 7pm
'Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown - Celebrating 300 Years of the City of New Orleans'
featuring Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New Breed Brass Band, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Cyril Neville, Kermit Ruffins
Ravinia - Pavilion - Highland Park
Sun, Aug 26 at 3:30pm
Summer Horns II Tour
Dave Koz and Friends
Country Club Hills Theater - Country Club Hills
Mon, Aug 27 at 6pm
Summer Jazz at the Harris
Mike Reed's People Places & Things
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Mon, Aug 27 from 6 to 7pm
WDCB's Jazz Fest Week Live Broadcast!
Richard Johnson
PianoForte Studios - Chicago
Tue, Aug 28 from 6 to 7pm
WDCB's Jazz Fest Week Live Broadcast!
Jo Ann Daugherty Trio
PianoForte Studios - Chicago
Tue, Aug 28 from 5:30 to 8pm
MCA's Tuesdays on the Terrace
Ari Brown Tribute to Muhal Richard Abrams
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago
Wed, Aug 29 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Greg Dudzienski Trio
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Wed, Aug 29 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Margaret Murphy-Webb & Charlie Johnson
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Thu, Aug 30 at 7pm
Skip Towne & the Greyhounds
210 Live - Highwood
Thu, Aug 30 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Shawn Maxwell Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Fri, Aug 31 through Sun, Sep 2
Fall For Music Fest
featuring Soul Message, The Guy King Band, Liquid Soul, Paa Kow
210 Live - Highwood
Sat, Sep 1 and always the first Saturday of month from 9pm to midnight
Maxwell Drums MONTHLY JAM SESSION
Steve Maxwell Vintage & Custom Drums - Glendale Heights
Sat, Sep 1 at 9:30pm
Summer Jazz at the Harris
Makaya McCraven
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Sat, Sep 1 at 7pm
Buddy Guy and Toronzo Cannon
Country Club Hills Theater - Country Club Hills
Sun, Sep 2 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Chicago Grandstand Big Band
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Sun, Sep 2 at 8pm
Fall-For-Music Fest: Paa Kow
210 Live - Highwood
Sun, Sep 2 at 9:30pm
Jazz Record Art Collective
Dee Alexander Quartet performs Nina Simone's "JAZZ MASTERS 17"
Fulton Street Collective (in Hubbard Street Lofts) - Chicago
Mon, Sep 3 from 2 to 11pm
Ira Sullivan & Friends host the 2nd Annual Rusty Jones Labor Day Instrumental Jam
Fulton Street Collective (in Hubbard Street Lofts) - Chicago
Tue, Sep 4 at 7pm
WDCB's monthly "Bluesday Tuesday" features Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, hosted by WDCB's Tom Marker!
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Sep 4 from 5:30 to 8pm
MCA's Tuesdays on the Terrace
Greg Ward
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago
Wed, Sep 5 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Dan Ferris Duo
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Wed, Sep 5 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Planet Flippo Quartet
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Thu, Sep 6 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Eddie Stevens Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Thu, Sep 6 through Sun, Sep 9
St. Charles Jazz Weekend
Downtown St. Charles - multiple venues - St. Charles
Sat, Sep 8 at 1pm
Maxwell Street Blues Festival
Maxwell Street - Chicago
Sat, Sep 8 and Sun, Sep 9
West End Arts Festival
Stone Avenue METRA Station - LaGrange
Sat, Sep 8 at 7pm
West End Arts Festival
Elmhurst College Jazz Band
Stone Avenue METRA Station - LaGrange
Sun, Sep 9 from 3 to 4:15pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Chicago Cellar Boys - FREE!
Skokie Public Library - Skokie
Sun, Sep 9 from 5:30 to 8pm
Marshall Vente's Jazz Tropicale Cruise with WDCB!
Tall Ship 'Windy' on Navy Pier - Chicago
Sun, Sep 9 at 2pm
West End Arts Festival
Multiplicity
Stone Avenue METRA Station - LaGrange
Tue, Sep 11 from 5:30 to 8pm
MCA's Tuesdays on the Terrace
Victor Jesus Garcia
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago
Tue, Sep 11 at 7:30pm
In Our Time: Music of Bernstein & Ellington - Leonard Bernstein Centennial
Lara Downes, piano - Theo Bleckmann, vocalist
Ravinia - Martin Theatre - Highland Park
Tue, Sep 11 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
FREE!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Wed, Sep 12 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Alison Ruble & Jo Ann Daugherty
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Wed, Sep 12 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Chicago Latin Jazz Connection featuring Peter Lerner
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Thu, Sep 13 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Greg Dudzienski Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Fri, Sep 14 at 7pm
Greg Murphy Trio with Harrison Bankhead and Marcus Evans
The Promontory - Chicago
Sat, Sep 15 from noon to 6pm
Englewood Jazz Festival
Hamilton Park - Chicago
Sun, Sep 16 from 2 to 5pm
Illiana Club's Monthly Concert
Marty Grosz & Friends
Glendora House Ballroom - Chicago Ridge
Sun, Sep 16 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
TBA
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Sun, Sep 16 at 7pm
Harold López-Nussa Trio
Old Town School (Szold) - Chicago
Tue, Sep 18 from 5:30 to 8pm
MCA's Tuesdays on the Terrace
Maggie Brown
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago
Wed, Sep 19 at 6pm
Judy Roberts & Greg Fishman
210 Live - Highwood
Wed, Sep 19 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Ava Logan Duo
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Wed, Sep 19 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Jarod Bufe Quartet
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Thu, Sep 20 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Jim Pierce Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Thu, Sep 20 at 7:30pm
WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake
Jo Ann Daugherty Trio
Mayslake Peabody Estate - Oak Brook
Fri, Sep 21 at 7pm
Miguel Zenon and the Spektral Quartet CD celebration for 'Yo Soy la Tradición'
Benefit for Chicago's Hurricane Aid for Puerto Rican Arts
Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center - Chicago
Sat, Sep 22 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Roy Zimmerman
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sat, Sep 22 and Sun, Sept 23
Windy City Blues Festival
Cermak Woods - Lyons
Sun, Sep 23 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
British Buddy Alumni Big Band with Frieda Lee
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Tue, Sep 25 from 5:30 to 8pm
MCA's Tuesdays on the Terrace
Tomeka Reid
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago
Tue, Sep 25 from 7 to 8pm
Folk Festival Radio Show - Live Event!
Shadowfields
WDCB Studios (reservations required!) - Glen Ellyn
Wed, Sep 26 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Vocal Jazz Spotlight
Morgan Pirtle Duo
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Wed, Sep 26 at 8pm
WDCB's 'Wednesday Sidebar Sessions'
Ryan Schultz/Chad McCullough Quintet
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn
Thu, Sep 27 from 7 to 10pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Chris Bernhardt Duo
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Thu, Sep 27 at 9pm
WDCB/Big Shoulders Coffee Night with JRAC! Chad McCullough Sextet plays "Kind of Blue"
Jazz Record Art Collective in Fulton Street Collective (Hubbard Street Lofts) - Chicago
Sat, Sep 29 and Sun, Sep 30
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Hyde Park Jazz Fest - multiple venues - Chicago
Sat, Sep 29 at 8pm
Run Boy Run
Fermilab's Ramsey Auditorium - Batavia
Sun, Sep 30 from 6 to 9:30pm
WDCB Big Band Jazz Party
Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Sun, Sep 30 at 6:30pm
Madeleine Peyroux
Thalia Hall - Chicago
Sat, Oct 6 and always the first Saturday of month from 9pm to midnight
Maxwell Drums MONTHLY JAM SESSION
Steve Maxwell Vintage & Custom Drums - Glendale Heights
Sat, Oct 6 at 7pm
Erwin Helfer & Reginald Robinson
Old Town School (Szold) - Chicago
Tue, Oct 9 at 11am
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Fri, Oct 12 at 7pm
Aaron Neville Duo
SPACE - Evanston
Fri, Oct 12 at 7pm
JIC JazzCity FREE Concert
Family Ties
Sherman Park - Chicago
Sat, Oct 13 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Vance Gilbert with special guest Hope Dunbar
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Wed, Oct 17 at 6pm
Judy Roberts & Greg Fishman
210 Live - Highwood
Fri, Oct 19 from 7 to 8:30pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Chris Davis Jazztet - FREE!
Orland Park Public Library - Orland Park
Sat, Oct 20 from 2 to 5pm
Illiana Club's Monthly Concert
45th Anniversary "Mini-Fest"
Glendora House Ballroom - Chicago Ridge
Sun, Oct 21 at 7pm
WDCB "Insider" Concert with Brian Charette
210 Live - Highwood
Fri, Nov 2 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
Christian McBride New Jawn
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sat, Nov 3 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Tim Grimm Family Band with special guest Last Acre
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sat, Nov 3 and always the first Saturday of month from 9pm to midnight
Maxwell Drums MONTHLY JAM SESSION
Steve Maxwell Vintage & Custom Drums - Glendale Heights
Fri, Nov 9 at 7pm
JIC JazzCity FREE Concert
The University of Von Freeman: The New Apartment Jam
Hamilton Park - Chicago
Sat, Nov 10 at 2pm
An afternoon of blues with Donna Herula
Bartlett Public Library - Bartlett
Sun, Nov 11 from 2 to 5pm
Illiana Club's Monthly Concert
TBA
Glendora House Ballroom - Chicago Ridge
Sun, Nov 11 from 2 to 3pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Geof Bradfield Trio - FREE!
St. Charles Public Library - St. Charles
Tue, Nov 13 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
FREE!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Fri, Nov 16 at 7:30pm
Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues with Lynne Jordan and Sam Lay
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Fri, Nov 30 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents: Jazz at the Logan
Jazzmeia Horn
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sat, Dec 1 and always the first Saturday of month from 9pm to midnight
Maxwell Drums MONTHLY JAM SESSION
Steve Maxwell Vintage & Custom Drums - Glendale Heights
Thu, Dec 6 at 7:30pm
WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake
Lucy Smith Holiday Concert
Mayslake Peabody Estate - Oak Brook
Fri, Dec 7 at 7pm
JIC JazzCity FREE Concert
Vonology
South Shore Cultural Center - Chicago
Sun, Dec 9 from noon to 5pm
Illiana Club's Monthly Concert
Annual Christmas Dinner Dance
Glendora House Ballroom - Chicago Ridge
Tue, Dec 11 at 8pm & 10pm
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
FREE!
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Thu, Dec 13 from 7:30 to 8:30pm
WDCB Jazz - Jammin' in the Stacks!
Holiday Concert with Alyssa Allgood
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Glen Ellyn
Sat, Jan 12 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Joe Jencks, Mark Dvorak, & Heather Styka
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sun, Jan 13 at 3pm
UChicago Presents: Music Without Borders
Black String
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sat, Feb 2 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Diamonds in the Rust
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Fri, Feb 8 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents
An Intimate Evening with Sweet Honey in the Rock
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 at 7:30pm
Raul Midón
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Sat, Mar 2 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Joe Crookston with special guest Charlie Mosbrook
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Fri, Mar 8 at 7:30pm
Ruthie Foster
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
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
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - The Malvinas
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
Sat, May 4 at 8pm
Acoustic Renaissance Concert Series - Rupert Wates & Kat Eggleston
Unitarian Church of Hinsdale - Hinsdale
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