Featured Events Calendar
please note: all times are CST.
Thu, Feb 20 through Sun, Feb 23
58th Annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival
Elmhurst University - Hammerschmidt Chapel - Elmhurst
58th Annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival
Elmhurst University - Hammerschmidt Chapel - Elmhurst
Fri, Feb 21 through Sun, Mar 2
Sounds & Notes Foundation presents 9th "Chopin IN the City Festival"
Various Venues - Chicago
Sounds & Notes Foundation presents 9th "Chopin IN the City Festival"
Various Venues - Chicago
Thu, Feb 27 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Meghan Stagl & Erik Skov
Adelle's Modern Kitchen + Bar - Wheaton
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Meghan Stagl & Erik Skov
Adelle's Modern Kitchen + Bar - Wheaton
Thu, Feb 27 at 7:30pm
Chopin IN the City Festival's Feature Concert with Urszula Dudziak, Dee Alexander & Grazyna Auguscik
Copernicus Center - Chicago
Chopin IN the City Festival's Feature Concert with Urszula Dudziak, Dee Alexander & Grazyna Auguscik
Copernicus Center - Chicago
Fri, Feb 28 at 7:30pm
CSO at Wheaton: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Prokofiev
Wheaton College - Edman Chapel - Wheaton
CSO at Wheaton: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Prokofiev
Wheaton College - Edman Chapel - Wheaton
Fri, Feb 28 at 7:30pm
Pete Ellman Big Band Jazz Festival's Friday Night Concert featuring PEBB plus guests Leslie Beukelman, Derrick Gardner & Chip McNeill
The Venue - Aurora
Pete Ellman Big Band Jazz Festival's Friday Night Concert featuring PEBB plus guests Leslie Beukelman, Derrick Gardner & Chip McNeill
The Venue - Aurora
Sat, Mar 1 at 7:30pm
The High Kings & Mary Black
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
The High Kings & Mary Black
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Sat, Mar 1 from 8am to 7pm
40th Annual Jazz in the Meadows Festival featuring the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra with Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson
Rolling Meadows High School - Rolling Meadows
40th Annual Jazz in the Meadows Festival featuring the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra with Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson
Rolling Meadows High School - Rolling Meadows
Sat, Mar 1 at 7:30pm
Norris Cultural Arts Center's Saturday Night Lights series - Maureen Christine's "Your Hit Parade – Global Edition"
Baker Community Center - St. Charles
Norris Cultural Arts Center's Saturday Night Lights series - Maureen Christine's "Your Hit Parade – Global Edition"
Baker Community Center - St. Charles
Sat, Mar 1 at 7:30pm
Tony Richards & Joe Policastro - Album Release Concert for "A Day in January"
Uncommon Ground (Lakeview) - Chicago
Tony Richards & Joe Policastro - Album Release Concert for "A Day in January"
Uncommon Ground (Lakeview) - Chicago
Sun, Mar 2 at 5pm
Sunday Dinner Jazz Series features Thomas Linsk Trio
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Sunday Dinner Jazz Series features Thomas Linsk Trio
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Tue, Mar 4 at 7pm
WDCB's monthly 'Bluesday Tuesday' features Rick King's Royal Hustle
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
WDCB's monthly 'Bluesday Tuesday' features Rick King's Royal Hustle
FitzGerald's - Berwyn
Wed, Mar 5 from noon to 1pm
WDCB LIVE BROADCAST "Women in Jazz" featuring Pamela York & Affinity Trio, hosted by Leslie Keros
PianoForte Studios - Chicago
WDCB LIVE BROADCAST "Women in Jazz" featuring Pamela York & Affinity Trio, hosted by Leslie Keros
PianoForte Studios - Chicago
Thu, Mar 6 at 7:30pm
The Naperville Winds - “Jazz Inspirations”
North Central College - Wentz Concert Hall - Naperville
The Naperville Winds - “Jazz Inspirations”
North Central College - Wentz Concert Hall - Naperville
Thu, Mar 6 at 8pm
Julia Danielle Self-Titled Album Release Concert
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Chicago
Julia Danielle Self-Titled Album Release Concert
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Mar 7 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ken Paoli
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ken Paoli
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Fri, Mar 7 at 6:30pm
Jazz Institute of Chicago's JazzCity Series – Women in Chicago Jazz with Sharel Cassity
Garfield Park Conservatory - Chicago
Jazz Institute of Chicago's JazzCity Series – Women in Chicago Jazz with Sharel Cassity
Garfield Park Conservatory - Chicago
Fri, Mar 7 at 8:30pm
James Brandon Lewis Trio (Elliott Sharp/James Brandon Lewis Duo opens)
Constellation - Chicago
James Brandon Lewis Trio (Elliott Sharp/James Brandon Lewis Duo opens)
Constellation - Chicago
Sat, Mar 8 from 1pm to midnight - FREE!
WDCB & Downtown Oak Park Business Alliance present Saturday Jazz Thaw and Sunday Jazz Brunch
Downtown (Lake & Marion) - Oak Park
WDCB & Downtown Oak Park Business Alliance present Saturday Jazz Thaw and Sunday Jazz Brunch
Downtown (Lake & Marion) - Oak Park
Sat, Mar 8 at 7:30pm
Jumaane Smith "Louis! Louis! Louis!"
Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg
Jumaane Smith "Louis! Louis! Louis!"
Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg
Sat, Mar 8 at 7:30pm
Rhythm of the Dance
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Rhythm of the Dance
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Tue, Mar 11 at 6pm
Mix at Six: Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Mix at Six: Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Wed, Mar 12 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Deanna Witkowski Quartet
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Deanna Witkowski Quartet
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Fri, Mar 14 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Andy Rozsa, Trombone Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Andy Rozsa, Trombone Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Sun, Mar 16 at 3pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: A Grand Tour
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: A Grand Tour
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Sun, Mar 16 at 3pm
Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Broom - CD Release Concert for More Amor
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Broom - CD Release Concert for More Amor
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Tue, Mar 18 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday Jazz" at Cafe Logan featuring the Lenard Simpson Quartet
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 Lenard Simpson Quartet
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)
Wed, Mar 19 at 7:30pm
Rendezvous Arts presents Christian Dillingham Quartet
The Next Picture Show - Dixon
Rendezvous Arts presents Christian Dillingham Quartet
The Next Picture Show - Dixon
Thu, Mar 20 at 7:30pm
Wheaton College Artist Series presents Jazz at Lincoln Center's "New Orleans Songbook"
Wheaton College - Armerding Concert Hall - Wheaton
Wheaton College Artist Series presents Jazz at Lincoln Center's "New Orleans Songbook"
Wheaton College - Armerding Concert Hall - Wheaton
Fri, Mar 21 at 8pm
SCPresents Jazz: Bill Charlap Trio with special guests Dee Dee Bridgewater & Nicholas Payton
Symphony Center - Chicago
SCPresents Jazz: Bill Charlap Trio with special guests Dee Dee Bridgewater & Nicholas Payton
Symphony Center - Chicago
Fri, Mar 21 at 7:30pm
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
A Celebration of the music of Aretha Franklin
Rialto Square Theatre - Joliet
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
A Celebration of the music of Aretha Franklin
Rialto Square Theatre - Joliet
Fri, Mar 21 at 7:30pm
Sounds in the Sanctuary: Greg Ward Quartet
Emmanuel Episcopal Church - LaGrange
Sounds in the Sanctuary: Greg Ward Quartet
Emmanuel Episcopal Church - LaGrange
Fri, Mar 21 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Dill Costa/Neal Alger Brazilian Quartet
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Dill Costa/Neal Alger Brazilian Quartet
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Fri, Mar 21 from 7 to 8:15pm
Rendezvous Arts presents Christian Dillingham Quartet
Gorton Community Center - Lake Forest
Rendezvous Arts presents Christian Dillingham Quartet
Gorton Community Center - Lake Forest
Sat, Mar 22 at 10:30am & 4pm
Bill Blagg Family Magic
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest
Bill Blagg Family Magic
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest
Sun, Mar 23 at 2:30pm
Rendezvous Arts presents Christian Dillingham Quartet
Artifact Events - Chicago
Rendezvous Arts presents Christian Dillingham Quartet
Artifact Events - Chicago
Fri, Mar 28 at 7:30pm
CSO at Wheaton: Bruch & Schumann Rhenish
Wheaton College - Edman Chapel - Wheaton
CSO at Wheaton: Bruch & Schumann Rhenish
Wheaton College - Edman Chapel - Wheaton
Fri, Mar 28 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Student Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Student Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Fri, Mar 28 at 7:30pm
Northern Illinois University Steelband directed by Liam Teague
Norris Cultural Arts Center - St. Charles
Northern Illinois University Steelband directed by Liam Teague
Norris Cultural Arts Center - St. Charles
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)
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 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
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 Quartet with very special guest, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
UIC Jazz Faculty Quartet with very special guest, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
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 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, 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 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
Fri, Apr 11 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Louise Kelly Duo
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Louise Kelly Duo
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
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
Fri, Apr 18 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with U of I Urbana-Champaign Professors Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagen present: the Higgs Whatever
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with U of I Urbana-Champaign Professors Miller Puckette and Kerry Hagen present: the Higgs Whatever
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Tue, Apr 22 from 7 to 9pm (live broadcast from 7 to 8pm)
WDCB Jazz at the Brewery + WDCB Live Broadcast
Skeleton Key Brewery - Woodridge
WDCB Jazz at the Brewery + WDCB Live Broadcast
Skeleton Key Brewery - Woodridge
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 8pm
WDCB Encore Film Series
College of DuPage - Turner Conf. Center (SRC2000) - Glen Ellyn
WDCB Encore Film Series
College of DuPage - Turner Conf. Center (SRC2000) - Glen Ellyn
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
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
Fri, May 2 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Patrick O’Shea
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Patrick O’Shea
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
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 Ava Logan Quartet
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove
Sunday Dinner Jazz Series features Ava Logan Quartet
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
Fri, May 9 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Student Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Student Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Fri, May 16 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Student Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Student Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
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
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)
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
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)
