Featured Events Calendar
please note: all times are CST.
Thu, Dec 7 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Tony do Rosario & Kitt Lyles
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Tony do Rosario & Kitt Lyles
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Fri, Dec 8 at 8pm
Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Creole Christmas
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - Skokie
Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Creole Christmas
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - Skokie
Sat, Dec 9 at 8pm
Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour featuring Jonathan Butler, plus Rebecca Jade & Marcus Anderson
Auditorium Theatre - Chicago
Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour featuring Jonathan Butler, plus Rebecca Jade & Marcus Anderson
Auditorium Theatre - Chicago
Sat, Dec 9 & Sun, Dec 10
“Last Chance” Holiday Craft & Art Show
College of DuPage - PE & Community Rec. Center - Glen Ellyn
“Last Chance” Holiday Craft & Art Show
College of DuPage - PE & Community Rec. Center - Glen Ellyn
Sat, Dec 9 at 7:30pm
Mariachi Herencia de Mexico: A Very Merry Christmas
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest
Mariachi Herencia de Mexico: A Very Merry Christmas
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest
Tue, Dec 12 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Markus Rutz Quintet's Holiday Jazz Concert
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Markus Rutz Quintet's Holiday Jazz Concert
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Fri, Dec 15 at 8pm
Pete Ellman Big Band celebrates the holidays with The Twelve Grooves of Christmas
The Venue - Aurora
Pete Ellman Big Band celebrates the holidays with The Twelve Grooves of Christmas
The Venue - Aurora
Fri, Dec 15 at 7:30pm
The Newberry Consort presents: A Latin American Christmas
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Evanston - Evanston
The Newberry Consort presents: A Latin American Christmas
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Evanston - Evanston
Sat, Dec 16 from 10am to 3pm
Downtown Oak Park's Home for the Holidays
Downtown (Lake & Marion) - Oak Park
Downtown Oak Park's Home for the Holidays
Downtown (Lake & Marion) - Oak Park
Sat, Dec 16 at 2pm
The Newberry Consort presents: A Latin American Christmas
Mother of the Americas Catholic Church - Chicago
The Newberry Consort presents: A Latin American Christmas
Mother of the Americas Catholic Church - Chicago
Sat, Dec 16 at 7:30pm
Norris Cultural Arts Center presents Pete Ellman Big Band
Baker Community Center - St. Charles
Norris Cultural Arts Center presents Pete Ellman Big Band
Baker Community Center - St. Charles
Sat, Dec 16 at 1pm & 5pm and Sun, Dec 17 at 1pm & 5pm
New Philharmonic "Nutcracker" with Salt Creek Ballet
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
New Philharmonic "Nutcracker" with Salt Creek Ballet
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Sun, Dec 17 at 4pm
The Newberry Consort presents: A Latin American Christmas
St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church - Chicago
The Newberry Consort presents: A Latin American Christmas
St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church - Chicago
Tue, Dec 19 from 7 to 9pm (live broadcast from 7 to 8pm)
Holiday Jazz at the Brewery with Matt Shevitz Quartet + WDCB Live Broadcast
Skeleton Key Brewery - Woodridge
Holiday Jazz at the Brewery with Matt Shevitz Quartet + WDCB Live Broadcast
Skeleton Key Brewery - Woodridge
Tue, Dec 19 at 8pm
Scott Hesse Trio's CD Release "Intention"
Fulton Street Collective in Hubbard Street Lofts - Chicago
Scott Hesse Trio's CD Release "Intention"
Fulton Street Collective in Hubbard Street Lofts - Chicago
Wed, Dec 20 through Sat, Dec 30
Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker
Auditorium Theatre - Chicago
Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker
Auditorium Theatre - Chicago
Sat, Dec 23 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Ben Paterson Trio - I'll Be Thanking Santa
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Ben Paterson Trio - I'll Be Thanking Santa
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Thu, Dec 28 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Chris Bernhardt & Megan Curran
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Chris Bernhardt & Megan Curran
Adelle's Restaurant - Wheaton
Sun, Dec 31 at 1:30pm & 5pm & 8:30pm
New Philharmonic "New Year's Eve"
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
New Philharmonic "New Year's Eve"
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Sat, Jan 6 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Victor Goines Quartet - A Homecoming Celebration!
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Victor Goines Quartet - A Homecoming Celebration!
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Fri, Jan 12 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Precarious Towers - "Ten Stories" Album Release!
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Precarious Towers - "Ten Stories" Album Release!
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Sat, Jan 13 at 7:30pm
Terence Blanchard: Film Scores LIVE! with The E-Collective & Chicago Philharmonic
Auditorium Theatre - Chicago
Terence Blanchard: Film Scores LIVE! with The E-Collective & Chicago Philharmonic
Auditorium Theatre - Chicago
Tue, Jan 16 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Michael Allemana
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Michael Allemana
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Jan 19 at 8pm
SCP Jazz Series: Makaya McCraven with special guest Meshell Ndegeocello
Symphony Center - Chicago
SCP Jazz Series: Makaya McCraven with special guest Meshell Ndegeocello
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Jan 20 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Nick Hempton Band - A Night of Soul Jazz from NYC
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Nick Hempton Band - A Night of Soul Jazz from NYC
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago
Sat, Jan 20 at 7:30pm & Sun, Jan 21 at 3pm
New Philharmonic "John Williams’s Music Makes the Movie"
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
New Philharmonic "John Williams’s Music Makes the Movie"
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Sun, Jan 21 at 4pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Celebration of the Dance
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Celebration of the Dance
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Fri, Jan 26 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents Jazz at the Logan - Jeff Parker & The New Breed
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
UChicago Presents Jazz at the Logan - Jeff Parker & The New Breed
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Jan 26 at 7:30pm
Jazz in the Sanctuary Concert Series - Bobby Broom
Emmanuel Episcopal Church - LaGrange
Jazz in the Sanctuary Concert Series - Bobby Broom
Emmanuel Episcopal Church - LaGrange
Sat, Jan 27 from 8 to 10pm
Sam Robinson Sextet’s CD Release Concert for “Third Time’s a Charm“
Hunt House Creative Arts Center - St. Charles
Sam Robinson Sextet’s CD Release Concert for “Third Time’s a Charm“
Hunt House Creative Arts Center - St. Charles
Fri, Feb 2 at 6pm
Mix at Six - Jazzmeia Horn
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Mix at Six - Jazzmeia Horn
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Fri, Feb 2 at 8pm
SCP Jazz Series: Christian McBride’s The Movement Revisited
Symphony Center - Chicago
SCP Jazz Series: Christian McBride’s The Movement Revisited
Symphony Center - Chicago
Sat, Feb 3 at 7:30pm
Melody Angel - Chicago Rock & Blues
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Melody Angel - Chicago Rock & Blues
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Sun, Feb 4 from 11am to 2pm (music beginning at noon)
WDCB Sunday Jazz Brunch presents "Zemrah Sings Nancy" ...celebrating Nancy Wilson!
City Winery - Chicago
WDCB Sunday Jazz Brunch presents "Zemrah Sings Nancy" ...celebrating Nancy Wilson!
City Winery - Chicago
Sat, Feb 10 at 7pm
Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: Women out of Time
Kehrein Center for the Arts - Chicago
Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: Women out of Time
Kehrein Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Feb 16 at 8pm
SCP Jazz Series: The Blue Note Quintet / Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio
Symphony Center - Chicago
SCP Jazz Series: The Blue Note Quintet / Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio
Symphony Center - Chicago
Tue, Feb 20 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Fred Jackson
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Fred Jackson
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Wed, Mar 6 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Christy Bennett Quartet Celebrates Cole Porter
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Christy Bennett Quartet Celebrates Cole Porter
Jazz Showcase - Chicago
Fri, Mar 8 at 7:30pm
Jazz in the Sanctuary Concert Series - Guitarra Azul
Emmanuel Episcopal Church - LaGrange
Jazz in the Sanctuary Concert Series - Guitarra Azul
Emmanuel Episcopal Church - LaGrange
Fri, Mar 8 at 7:30pm
Danú
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Danú
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Sun, Mar 10 at 4pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Majestic Bruckner
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Majestic Bruckner
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst
Sun, Mar 10 at 7:30pm
International Guitar Night
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
International Guitar Night
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Tue, Mar 19 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Lorin Cohen
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Lorin Cohen
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Apr 5 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents Jazz at the Logan - Emmet Cohen Trio
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
UChicago Presents Jazz at the Logan - Emmet Cohen Trio
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Tue, Apr 9 at 11am
Best of Broadway - Featuring Nancy Hays
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Best of Broadway - Featuring Nancy Hays
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Sat, Apr 13 at 7:30pm & Sun, Apr 14 at 3pm
New Philharmonic "Brahms Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2"
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
New Philharmonic "Brahms Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2"
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn
Tue, Apr 16 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Greg Ward
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Greg Ward
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Fri, Apr 19 at 7:30pm
UChicago Presents Jazz at the Logan - Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet
... with Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, Tomeka Reid, & Lesley Mok
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
UChicago Presents Jazz at the Logan - Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet
... with Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, Tomeka Reid, & Lesley Mok
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Sat, Apr 20 at 7:30pm
Better Together - Chicago Jazz, Blues & Soul
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Better Together - Chicago Jazz, Blues & Soul
Freedom Hall Nathan Manilow Theatre - Park Forest
Sat, Apr 20 at 7:30pm
Carrie Newcomer/John McCutcheon
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest
Carrie Newcomer/John McCutcheon
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest
Wed, Apr 24 at 8pm
SCP Jazz Series: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Symphony Center - Chicago
SCP Jazz Series: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Symphony Center - Chicago
Thu, May 2 at 7:30pm
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn
Tue, May 7 at 6pm
Mix at Six - Alexis Lombre
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Mix at Six - Alexis Lombre
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago
Fri, May 17 at 8pm
SCP Jazz Series: Duets: Dianne Reeves, Chucho Valdés & Joe Lovano
Symphony Center - Chicago
SCP Jazz Series: Duets: Dianne Reeves, Chucho Valdés & Joe Lovano
Symphony Center - Chicago
Tue, May 21 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Alvin Cobb Jr.
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Alvin Cobb Jr.
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Tue, Jun 18 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Miguel de la Cerna
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center present "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Miguel de la Cerna
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Chicago
