Events Calendar (featured)

Thu, Sep 19 through Sat, Sep 21
25th Annual Englewood Jazz Festival
Hamilton Park - Chicago

Fri, Sep 20 from 8 to 9:30pm
Sara & Kenny
Studio5 - Evanston

Sat, Sep 21 & Sun, Sep 22
Benny Benack Quartet
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago

Sat, Sep 21 at 8pm
Daniel Villareal
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - Skokie

Sat, Sep 21 at 7pm
Mariachi Herencia de México & Elgin Symphony Orchestra
75th Anniversary Elgin Community College & Arts Center 30th Season
Elgin Community College - Blizzard Theatre - Elgin

Tue, Sep 24 from 7 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz in the Brewery with the Derek Duleba Organ Trio + WDCB Live Broadcast
Skeleton Key Brewery - Woodridge

Tue, Sep 24 at 8pm
Ana Everling Album Release for "Pui de Dor"
Constellation - Chicago

Thu, Sep 26 from 7 to 8pm - free!
WDCB Jazz is Jammin' in the Stacks - Erik Skov Trio
Schaumburg Township Library - Schaumburg

Thu, Sep 26 from 6 to 9pm
WDCB Jazz Thursdays
Crystal Rebone Duo
Adelle's Modern Kitchen + Bar - Wheaton

Thu, Sep 26 at 9am
Chicago Scots presents The 23rd Annual Kilted Classic
Cantigny Golf Course - Wheaton

Fri, Sep 27 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Nick Hempton featuring the Ben Paterson Organ Trio - A Night of Soul Jazz from NYC
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago

Fri, Sep 27 from 8 to 9:30pm
John Moulder's Re:Vision Collective with special guest host Howard Levy
Studio5 - Evanston

Sat, Sep 28 & Sun, Sep 29
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
various venues - Hyde Park (Chicago)

Sat, Sep 28 at 8pm
Lowdown Brass Band and Sneezy
SPACE - Evanston

Tue, Oct 1 at 7pm
WDCB's monthly 'Bluesday Tuesday' features the Mike Wheeler Band
FitzGerald's - Berwyn

Tue, Oct 1 at 6pm
Mix at Six: Davóne Tines + The Truth featuring D-Composed - ROBESON
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago

Thu, Oct 3 at 7:30pm
Birthday Tribute to Dinah Washington
Athenaeum Center - Chicago

Thu, Oct 3 at 8:30pm
Amaro Freitas - Y'Y Tour
Constellation - Chicago

Fri, Oct 4 & Sat, Oct 5
Oktoberfest
Naper Settlement - Naperville

Sat, Oct 5 & Sun, Oct 6
New Philharmonic: Ravel & Mahler
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Sat, Oct 5 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Joe Alterman Trio
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago

Sat, Oct 5 at 7pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: The Planets & Star Wars
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst

Sun, Oct 6 at 5pm
Carmen Stokes Quartet Sunday Dinner Jazz Series
Parkers' Restaurant & Bar - Downers Grove

Tue, Oct 8 at 7:30pm
Joan Osborne and Joshua Radin
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - Skokie

Fri, Oct 11 at 8pm
Lurrie Bell & Frank Catalano - Album Release Concert for "Set Me Free"
The Venue - Aurora

Fri, Oct 11 at 7pm & 9:30pm
Christian McBride & Ursa Major
SPACE - Evanston

Fri, Oct 11 from 8 to 9:30pm
Alexander/McLean Project
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Oct 11 at 7:30pm
Spyro Gyra's 50th Anniversary Tour
City Winery - Chicago

Fri, Oct 18 from 8 to 9:30pm
Corky Siegel & Randy Sabien
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Oct 18 at 7:30pm
Scott Keo – The #1 Michael Bublé Tribute Worldwide
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Fri, Oct 18 at 7:30pm
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
College of Lake County - Mainstage - Grayslake

Fri, Oct 18 at 7:30pm
Melanie Charles
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

Sat, Oct 19 at 7pm
Leading Ladies of the Blues
Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts - Schaumburg

Sat, Oct 19 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Better Together - The Jazz Soul of Stevie Wonder
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago

Sun, Oct 20 at 7:30PM
Chris Greene Quartet's Album Release Concert for 'Conversance'
Epiphany Center for the Arts - Chicago

Tue, Oct 22 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Jazz Showcase - Chicago

Thu, Oct 24 at 7:30pm
Steep Canyon Rangers
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - Skokie

Fri, Oct 25 at noon
WDCB Live Broadcast: COD Music Fridays @ Noon with the Sharel Cassity Quartet
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn

Fri, Oct 25 & Sat, Oct 26 from 5 to 10pm
Howlin' at the Moon
Naper Settlement - Naperville

Fri, Oct 25 from 8 to 9:30pm
Devon Sandridge: Tribute to Johnny Hartman
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Oct 25 at 8pm
SCP Jazz Series: Charles Lloyd Quartet / Pérez, Patitucci & Blade with Turner
Symphony Center - Chicago

Sat, Oct 26 at 6pm
Righteous Rooster’s Album Release Concert for "Fowl Play"
FitzGerald's SideBar - Berwyn

Sat, Oct 26 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm
Karrin Allyson
Winter's Jazz Club - Chicago

Sat, Oct 26 at 7:30pm
Shelly Berg Trio
Ravinia - Bennett Gordon Hall - Highland Park

Tue, Oct 29 from 8 to 11pm
WDCB Fundraising Concert
Rene Avila’s Afro-Cuban Quintet
Jazz Showcase - Chicago

Wed, Oct 30 at 8:30pm
Ethan Iverson Trio: Blue Note Record Release
Constellation - Chicago

Wed, Oct 30 at 6pm
Mix at Six: LADAMA
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park - Chicago

Fri, Nov 1 at 8pm
WDCB Encore Film Series
Sweet Smell of Success with Q&A featuring Howard Reich
College of DuPage - Turner Conf. Center (SRC2000) - Glen Ellyn

Fri, Nov 1 through Sun, Nov 3
New Philharmonic: The Best of John Williams 2.0
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Fri, Nov 1 from 8 to 9:30pm
Thaddeus Tukes
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Nov 8 from 8 to 9:30pm
Sarah Marie Young
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Nov 8 at 7:30pm
Jazzmeia Horn Quartet
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall - Evanston

Fri, Nov 8 at 7:30pm
Tomeka Reid Stringtet
University of Chicago - Logan Center for the Arts - Hyde Park (Chicago)

Sat, Nov 9 at 7:30pm
PROJECT Trio with Greg Pattillo, Daniel Berkey & Peter Seymour
Ravinia - Bennett Gordon Hall - Highland Park

Sun, Nov 10 at 3pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven, Brahms, and Barton Pine
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst

Tue, Nov 12 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Jazz Showcase - Chicago

Thu, Nov 14 at 8:30pm
Aruán Ortiz: Reimagining Tropiques: Then and Now
Constellation - Chicago

Fri, Nov 15 at noon
WDCB Live Broadcast: COD Music Fridays @ Noon with the Matt Shevitz Organ Quartet
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Glen Ellyn

Thu, Nov 21 at 7:30pm
Live Nation presents Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Athenaeum Center - Chicago

Fri, Nov 22 at 7:30pm
CSO at Wheaton: Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
Wheaton College - Edman Chapel - Wheaton

Fri, Nov 22 from 8 to 9:30pm
Ben Lewis
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Nov 22 at 8pm
SCP Jazz Series: Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters
Symphony Center - Chicago

Fri, Dec 6 from 8 to 9:30pm
Raíces Plays "Soul Sauce"
Studio5 - Evanston

Fri, Dec 6 at 7:30pm
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble - led by Matt Shevitz
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Tue, Dec 10 from 7 to 9pm (live broadcast from 7 to 8pm)
Holiday Jazz at the Brewery with artist tba + WDCB Live Broadcast
Skeleton Key Brewery - Woodridge

Wed, Dec 11 at 7:30pm
Tower of Power Holidays & Hits Tour
Rialto Square Theatre - Joliet

Sat, Dec 14 at 8pm
MSG Entertainment presents Gregory Porter's "Holiday Tour"
Chicago Theatre - Chicago

Sat, Dec 14 & Sun, Dec 15 at 1pm & 5pm
New Philharmonic: Salt Creek Ballet: The Nutcracker
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Sun, Dec 15 at 7:30pm
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild And Swingin’ Holiday Party
Rialto Square Theatre - Joliet

Tue, Dec 17 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase
Jazz Showcase - Chicago

Fri, Dec 20 at 8pm
Samara Joy: 'A Joyful Holiday' featuring the McLendon Family
Chicago Theatre - Chicago

Tue, Dec 31 at 1:30pm & 5pm & 8:30pm
New Philharmonic: New Year’s Eve Concert
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

Sun, Jan 19 at 3pm
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: The Four Seasons
Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church - Elmhurst

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

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

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

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 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)

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

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

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

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

Sat, Mar 1 at 7:30pm
The High Kings & Mary Black
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

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

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

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

Fri, Mar 21 at 8pm
SCP Jazz Series: Bill Charlap Trio with special guests Dee Dee Bridgewater & Nicholas Payton
Symphony Center - Chicago

Tue, Apr 1 at 8pm & 10pm - FREE!
WDCB Night at The Jazz Showcase features the 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
SCP Jazz Series: Hiromi’s Sonicwonder/Brandee Younger Trio
Symphony Center - 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

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

Sun, Apr 27 at 4pm
Black Violin
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

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

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

Fri, May 9 at 7:30pm
DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble
MAC - McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage - Belushi Performance Hall - Glen Ellyn

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

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