Events Calendar (featured)

Wed, Jan 22 at 7:30pm
The Headhunters featuring Bill Summers, Mike Clark & Donald Harrison
SPACE - Evanston

Thu, Jan 23 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Greg Murphy
Adelle's Modern Kitchen + Bar - Wheaton

Fri, Jan 24 at 7pm - FREE! (registration is required)
WDCB Jazz is Jammin' in the Stacks - Meghan Stagl Quartet
Hinsdale Public Library - Hinsdale

Fri, Jan 24 & Sat, Jan 25
SCPresents Jazz: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Symphony Center - Chicago

Fri, Jan 24 at 7:30pm
Sounds in the Sanctuary: Guitarra Azul
Emmanuel Episcopal Church - LaGrange

Sat, Jan 25 & Sun, Jan 26
New Philharmonic: The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Sat, Jan 25 at 7:30pm
Southern Soul Celebration: Blues for the Soul
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

Sat, Jan 25 at 8pm
Midwest Young Artists Conservatory “Jazz in January” Jazz Combo Concert with Ben Solomon
Madame ZuZu's Emporium - Highland Park

Sun, Jan 26 at 2pm
Midwest Young Artists Conservatory “Jazz in January” Big Band Concert with Ben Solomon
Hey Nonny - Arlington Heights

Sun, Jan 26 at 7pm
Benny Green
SPACE - Evanston

Wed, Jan 29 at 7pm
Raíces Latin Jazz Sextet featuring Joe Sonnefeldt plays Cal Tjader’s "Soul Sauce"
FitzGerald's - Berwyn

Thu, Jan 30 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Steve Knight Duo
Adelle's Modern Kitchen + Bar - Wheaton

Fri, Jan 31 at 7:30pm
Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott)
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

Sat, Feb 1 at 7:30pm
Cirque Kalabante's "Afrique en Cirque"
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest

Tue, Feb 4 at 7pm
WDCB's monthly 'Bluesday Tuesday' features Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues
FitzGerald's - Berwyn

Tue, Feb 4 through Sat, Feb 8
Hey Nonny Blues Week Festival
Hey Nonny - Arlington Heights

Fri, Feb 7 and Sat, Feb 8 at 7:30pm
Broadway Laughs
Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg

Fri, Feb 7 at 6pm
Mix at Six: Dee Alexander and Jumaane Taylor
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago

Fri, Feb 7 & Sat, Feb 8
65th Annual Chicago Folklore Society Folk Festival
University of Chicago - Mandel Hall - Hyde Park (Chicago)

Fri, Feb 7 from 8 to 9:30pm
Chris Madsen Quartet plus vocalist Abigail Riccards
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Feb 7 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with UIC Viola Professor Adam Cordle
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn

Sat, Feb 8 at 7pm
ETHS Jazz Festival with Chicago State University Community Jazz Band featuring Tia Fuller
Evanston Township High School - Main Auditorium - Evanston

Sat, Feb 8 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Jeremy Kahn Quartet with special guest Derrick Gardner
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago

Sat, Feb 8 at 1pm & 7pm
Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: Ellingtonia
Kehrein Center for the Arts - Chicago

Sat, Feb 8 at 7pm
42nd New Trier Jazz Festival featuring Joe Clark's "The Chicago Neighborhood Suite"
New Trier High School - Winnetka

Tue, Feb 11 at 7pm & 9pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Kevin King Quartet
Jazz Showcase - Chicago

Thu, Feb 13 at 7:30pm
Tyreek McDole
SPACE - Evanston

Fri, Feb 14 at 7:30pm
Gerald Clayton - "White Cities," A Musical Tribute to Charles White
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

Fri, Feb 14 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Denise Thimes - Love Song Serenade: A Valetine's Celebration
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago

Fri, Feb 14 from 8 to 9:30pm
Sally Blanton's Amy Winehouse Tribute: Tears Dry On Their Own
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Feb 14 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with DC & The Love featuring bassist Dennis Carroll
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn

Sat, Feb 15 at 7:30pm
Billy Childs Quartet
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall - Evanston

Sun, Feb 16 from 11am to 1:30pm (music begins at noon)
WDCB Sunday Jazz Brunch presents the Bobby Broom Organ Trio
City Winery - Chicago

Sun, Feb 16 at 4pm
Michael Feinstein in "Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett"
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Tue, Feb 18 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring Reginald Robinson
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

Thu, Feb 20 at 7:30pm
The Black Legacy Project
Dominican University Performing Arts Center - Lund Auditorium - River Forest

Thu, Feb 20 through Sun, Feb 23
The 58th annual Elmhurst University Jazz Festival
Elmhurst University - Hammerschmidt Chapel - Elmhurst

Fri, Feb 21 at 8pm
WDCB Encore Film Series
College of DuPage - Turner Conf. Center (SRC2000) - Glen Ellyn

Fri, Feb 21 at 8pm
SCPresents Jazz: Cécile McLorin Salvant
Symphony Center - Chicago

Fri, Feb 21 at 7:30pm
36th Annual PSC Jazz Fest
Prairie State College's Conference Center - Chicago Heights

Fri, Feb 21 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Henry Johnson Quartet with special guest Eric Schneider
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago

Fri, Feb 21 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Decho Ensemble
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn

Sun, Feb 23 at 7pm
Elaine Dame Album Release Concert for "Reminiscing"
SPACE - Evanston

Fri, Feb 28 at 7:30pm
CSO at Wheaton: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Prokofiev
Wheaton College - Edman Chapel - Wheaton

Fri, Feb 28
Jazz Institute of Chicago's "Winter Jazz Fair"
Fine Arts Building - Chicago

Fri, Feb 28 at noon
COD Music Fridays @ Noon with Faculty Recital
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn

Sat, Mar 1 at 7:30pm
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

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

Thu, Mar 6 at 7:30pm
The Naperville Winds - “Jazz Inspirations”
North Central College - Wentz Concert Hall - Naperville

Thu, Mar 6 at 8pm
Julia Danielle Album Release
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Chicago

Fri, Mar 7 from 8 to 9:30pm
Soul Message Band
Studio5 - Evanston

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

Sat, Mar 8 at 7:30pm
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

Tue, Mar 11 at 6pm
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
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

Sun, Mar 16 at 3pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: A Grand Tour
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst

Tue, Mar 18 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring the Lenard Simpson Quartet
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

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

Fri, Mar 21 at 8pm
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

Fri, Mar 21 at 7:30pm
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

Tue, Mar 25 at 7:30pm
Avishai Cohen Quartet
SPACE - Evanston

Fri, Mar 28 at 7:30pm
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

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)

Sat, Mar 29 at 7:30pm
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
Gannon Concert Hall at Holtschneider Performance Center - Chicago

Sun, Mar 30 at 3pm
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
Nineteenth Century Club - Oak Park

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

Thu, Apr 3 at 7:30pm
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

Sat, Apr 5 at 7:30pm
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
Nichols Concert Hall (MIC) - Evanston

Sun, Apr 6 at 4pm
Chicago a cappella presents "Jazz a cappella"
North Central College - Wentz Concert Hall - Naperville

Sun, Apr 6 from 2 to 5:30pm
Those Were the Days 55th Anniversary Show
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Fri, Apr 11 through Sun, Apr 13
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

Fri, Apr 11 at noon
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

Tue, Apr 15 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring the Chris Madsen Trio
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

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

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

Fri, Apr 25 at 8pm
WDCB Encore Film Series
College of DuPage - Turner Conf. Center (SRC2000) - Glen Ellyn

Fri, Apr 25 at noon
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

Wed, Apr 30 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB's International Jazz Day Concert
Jazz Showcase - Chicago

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

Sat, May 3 at 7pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Brass Brilliance
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst

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

Fri, May 9 at 8pm
SCPresents Jazz: Eliane Elias/Edmar Castañeda: Family
Symphony Center - Chicago

Fri, May 9 at noon
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

Tue, May 20 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday 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
Jazz Showcase - Chicago

Sat, Jun 7 at 7:30pm
JAM presents Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Chicago Theatre - Chicago

Sat, Jun 7 noon to 9pm
4th Annual Bellson Music Fest
RB&W District Amphitheater - Rock Falls

Tue, Jun 10 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Jazz Showcase - Chicago

Tue, Jun 10 at 7:30pm
HAUSER: "The Rebel Is Back" Tour
Chicago Theatre - Chicago

Fri, Jun 13 at 8pm
SCPresents Jazz: Oscar Peterson’s Africa Suite
Symphony Center - Chicago

Tue, Jun 17 at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Jazz Society and Logan Center - "Third Tuesday at Cafe Logan" featuring the Julius Tucker Review
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

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