Now Is : A Chicago Music Calendar

In The Room Series

1. Donovan Mixon Trio

Heavy Air Happy Hour

1. Erik Oldman, Jerome Bryerton, Andrew Scott Young

1. Sarah Clausen, Caroline Jesalva
2. Erez Dessel, Gerrit Hatcher

1. Dave Miller Trio with John Tate, Kyle Swan

Improvised Music Series

1. Alana Detonators : Nicole Alonso, Gianni Andreatta
2. Julián Pujols Quall, Elijah Bradford, Marcos Morales

NOTAG2026

1. Bret Schneider
2. Itsï Ramirez
3. TBA

Nick Mazzarella Residency

1. Nick Mazzarella Quintet with Nate Lepine, Tim Stine, Matt Ulery, Quin Kirchner

CLEAT Series

1. Teerath Majumder
2. Jaehoon Choi

1. Caroline Jesalva
2. Say Mayfire
3. Jake Leech

1. Kath Bloom
2. Winefred RT

1. Emily Rach Beisel — "Sumptuous Branching" Album release
2. Mute Duo : Skyler Rowe, Sam Wagster

1. Dustin Laurenzi Quartet with Solomon Lindenberg, Christian Dillingham, Frank Morrison

1. The Good-by Number : Ethan T Parcell, Rebekah Dotzel, Hannah Bureau
2. Interim Assassin : Jeb Bishop, Erik Sowa, Daniel James Burke

Freedom From and Freedom To

1. Sasha Masakowski, Luc Mosley, Nick Turner, Amanda Maraist, Nejla Yatkin
2. Silvita Diaz Brown, Anniela Huidobro Castro, Isabella Limosnero, Chrissy Martin, Jacinda Ratcliffe, Cristal Sabbagh, Aurora Tabar, Nikki Telegan, Kim Alpert, Naydja Bruton, Oui Ennui, Mickey Farés, Nexus J, Fred Jackson Jr, Jordan Knecht, Jessica Morrison, Ruby Que, Breena Shusterman, Jefferey Thomas, Ayanna Woods

1. Andrew Sudhibhasilp Trio

Eardrum Series

1. Peter Maunu, Carol Genetti
2. Paul Giallorenzo, Ausberto Acevedo, Tyler Damon

1. Em Spel — Record release
2. Edith Judith : Katie Ernst, Dustin Laurenzi, with guest Matt Gold

1. Josh Berman Trio with Jason Roebke, Chris Corsano

1. Kevin King
2. Sidaka

1. Just Friends Trio

Rabia Brooke and Friends

1. Rabia Brooke with Haddon Kay, Tamila Salimdjanova — music by Stacy Garrop, Shawn Okpebholo

1. Double Helix Quartet : Fred Jackson Jr, Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris, Avreeayl Ra — Live concert recording

1. Steve Marquette, Sasha Masakowski
2. Ben Zucker, Preyas Roy, Andrew Scott Young, Tyler Wagner

Homeroom Residency

1. Tim Daisy, Mabel Kwan, Scott Dean Taylor, with guests Michael Zerang, Chris Corsano

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Resonance Arts Presents

1. Chad Clark Solo
2. Ishmael Ali, Jason Stein, Bill Harris

1. Yeah NO : Chris Speed, Skúli Sverrisson, Jim Black, Cuong Vu

1. Jason Stein, Jon Irabagon, Joshua Abrams, Isaiah Spencer

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Aaron Krings Quartet

AACM Poetry Desk

1. Discopoet Khari B

1. Tromblau&Friends : Emma Blau with Dakarai Barclay, Carmani Edwards, Indigo, Max Lazarus, Jonah Lazarus, Julius Tucker

Tangible Music

1. Jack Langdon, Mabel Kwan

The Visible Hand

1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
2. Open free improvisation jam

Pleiades Series x Patchbent

1. Free improv jam session, open to all femme, nonbinary, and trans artists

Mandala Makers Festival Presents

1. V V S Murari, Ashwani Shankar, Sai Giridar

1. Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Phill Smith
2. Keefe Jackson, Ishmael Ali, Bill Harris
3. Drazek Fuscaldo, with Mark Feldman, Tatsu Aoki

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. The Noah Brooks Coalition

Shi-An Costello's Alloy Project

1. Hope Arthur, Nolan Chin, Shi-An Costello, Jane Marshall, Mo Ryan, Alex Reyes

Imminence Festival, Night One

1. Jason Roebke Quartet, Ed Wilkerson Jr, Mabel Kwan, Marcus Evans
2. Ken Vandermark, Damon Locks, Chris Corsano

Nick Mazzarella Residency

1. Nick Mazzarella Solo
2. Nick Mazzarella, Tomeka Reid, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra

1. Erez Dessel

1. Late Model : Jerome Bryerton, Erik Oldman, Andrew Scott Young
2. Ex Ibex : Dheeru Pennepalli, David Keller, Maria Elena Hernandez, Jeff Chan, Greg Diethrich
3. Luc Mosley

1. Community music with Josh Harlow
2. Missing Piece : Dan Galat, Kelly Quesada, with Henry Zheng

Imminence Festival, Night Two

1. Potliquor with Ben Hall, Macie Stewart
2. Hearts & Minds

Resonance Arts Presents

1. Sarah Clausen

1. Sandy Ewen, Damon Smith
2. Taste Rubber
3. Janna Lee, Weasel Walter, Chad Clark

1. Kari Watson

1. Chicago Composers Orchestra — music by Angel Bat Dawid, Ahmed Al Abaca, Igor Santos

Imminence Festival, Night Three

1. Jim Baker Solo
2. Dave Rempis, Jacob Wick, Beth McDonald, Phil Sudderberg
3. Bill Mackay, Katinka Kleijn

1. Maurice Louca Quartet with Ayman Asfour, Dylan Greene, Luke Stewart

1. Sandy Ewen, Damon Smith, Weasel Walter
2. Jacob Wick, Carol Genetti, Dave Rempis, Bill Harris

Dal Niente Presents

1. Double Reeds and Friends : Andrew Nogal, Ben Roidl-Ward, and guests — music by Betsy Jolas, Tonia Ko, Harrison Birtwistle, Toshio Hosokawa, Joël-François Durand

Frequency Series

1. Duo Aequalis : Shannon Lotti, Stephen Eckert — music by Johnathan Harvey, Jeffrey Mumford, Diana McIntosh

1. Jeb Bishop, Erez Dessel, Kent Kessler, Julian Kirshner

Homeroom Residency

1. Tim Daisy, Mabel Kwan, Scott Dean Taylor, with guests Allen Moore, Ishmael Ali

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Intersecting Planes

1. Vanishing Point : Carmen Abelson, Dylan Feldpausch, Rebecca Miller, J Holzen — music by Kevin Lau, Gabriela Ortiz, Paul Wiancko, Gabriella Smith, Reena Esmail

The Visible Hand

1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
2. Open free improvisation jam

Stephan Crump's Slow Water

1. Stephan Crump with Yuhan Su, Fung Chern Hwei, Erica Dicker, Jacob Garchik, Kenny Warren

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Arman Sangalang Quartet

In The Room Series

1. Reggie Nicholson

Improvised Music Series

1. Violet Booleans : Magnolia Rohrer, Derek Worthington
2. Keefe Jackson, Peter Maunu, Christopher Dammann, Jacob Little Cloud Fawcett

Nick Mazzarella Residency

1. Nick Mazzarella, Clark Sommers
2. Nick Mazzarella, Ben Waltzer, Clark Sommers, Neil Hemphill

1. Missing Piece and Henry Zheng

Urethral Soundings — Album release

1. Mrs Hands, with Hedra Rowan, Jeff Goulet

1. Groppler Zorn : Chris Moore, Ian Christenson, Eric Novak, Jeffrey Sherfey, Ben Kinsinger, Nabeel el-Sayed, John Steiner, Nicholas McMillan, Andy Danstrom

1. Isaiah Spencer Quartet

1. Toby Summerfield
2. Sky Brothers : Nick Broste, Hawk Colman
3. The Shape Of : Donny Mahlmeister, Theo Katsaounis
4. ragenap+dathon+adams : Joel Berk, Corey Lyons, Alexander Adams

Asian Improv aRts Midwest Arts Initiatives presents

1. The Miminari Trio : Kioto Aoki, Haruhi Kobayashi, Mai Sugimoto

1. Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra + Jim Baker

1. Just Friends Trio

1. Jeff Chan/Cultural Art Quartet

1. The Middle
2. Priya Fink, Will Stevens, JT O'Toole

Frequency Series : Flens & Friends

1. Kyle Flens — music by Ayanna Woods, Ben Zucker, Adam D O'Dell, Darlene Castro, Matthew Mason

Homeroom Residency

1. Tim Daisy, Mabel Kwan, Scott Dean Taylor, with guests Beth McDonald, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

1. Great Black Music Ensemble

Intersecting Planes

1. Vanishing Point : Carmen Abelson, Dylan Feldpausch, Rebecca Miller, J Holzen — music by Kevin Lau, Gabriela Ortiz, Paul Wiancko, Gabriella Smith, Reena Esmail

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Dave Rempis, Tyler Damon

1. Tromblau&Friends : Emma Blau with Dakarai Barclay, Carmani Edwards, Indigo, Max Lazarus, Jonah Lazarus, Julius Tucker

The Visible Hand

1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
2. Open free improvisation jam

2x4

1. Hunter Diamond, Sarah Clausen
2. Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, Tatsu Aoki
3. Mabel Kwan, Ayako Kato
4. Jason Stein, Julian Kirshner

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Heat On : Ed Wilkerson, Fred Jackson Jr., Nick Macri, Lily Finnegan

Improvised Music Series

1. Devin Gray Solo
2. Will Greene, Ishmael Ali, Lily Finnegan

1. The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
2. Yr Knives

Nick Mazzarella Residency

1. Nick Mazzarella, Dennis Carroll, George Fludas

1. Jason Calhoun
2. Zander Raymond
3. Gianni Andreatta

"Collected Works and War of the Martian Ghosts" Release Show

1. Charles Joseph Smith
2. Chelsea Bridge x Pan American
3. DJ Potions

Ficciones

1. Fonema Consort — music by Gabriel Bolaños Chamorro, Genie Alvarado, Alberto Carretero, Michele Abondano, Jianing Yang, Rebecca Saunders

1. Dan Moroz, Jue He

1. Yea Big, Jon Byler Dann, Tatsuya Nakatani, Tatsu Aoki

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

L’dor v’dor

1. Arianna Zukerman, Heather Johnson, Jason Wirth — music by Leonard Bernstein, Laura Kaminsky, Ricky Ian Gordon, Laura Karpman, David Leisner, Alex Weiser, David Hanlon

1. Tromblau&Friends : Emma Blau with Dakarai Barclay, Carmani Edwards, Indigo, Max Lazarus, Jonah Lazarus, Julius Tucker

The Visible Hand

1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
2. Open free improvisation jam

Relax Attack Jazz Series

1. Filharmonic

1. Clark
2. Mode Hexe

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

The Visible Hand

1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
2. Open free improvisation jam

1. Bonnie Han Jones

1. Slow Slow Loris
2. Paige Alice Naylor
3. Illusion of Safety
4. dathon

1. Extraordinary Popular Delusions

The Visible Hand

1. Alex Wing, David Boykin, Preyas Roy
2. Open free improvisation jam

1. Nick Dunston with Ben Lamar Gay, Tomeka Reid, Julian Otis, Caroline Jesalva

1. Gallery Talk by Marilyn Crispell
2. Performance with Jason Stein, Damon Smith, Adam Shead