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Saturday, May 17th 2008

8:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
  • Stephane Wrembel Trio, with Ari Folman Cohen, Julien Augier — CD Release for "terre des hommes"
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($12 suggested donation)
  • Vizitors : Mwata Bowden, Dushun Mosley
9:00PM
at Lampo, 216 W Chicago, 2nd Fl
  • Jérôme Noetinger, Jean-Luc Guionnet, Will Guthrie
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
10:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, May 18th 2008

3:00PM
at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
4:00PM
at St Clement Church, 642 W Deming Pl ($25-$40, call 847.331.7842 or 773.501.3091)
  • "The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices" : choir
8:00PM
at the Abbey Pub, 3420 W Grace, 773.478.4408
8:00PM-10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
  • Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer

Monday, May 19th 2008

7:30PM
at Myopic Books, 1564 N Milwaukee, 773.862.4882 (Free)
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($8 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($14/$12)
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, May 20th 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801
8:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Baker Hunt Sandstrom Williams
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
9:00PM
at the AV-aerie, 2000 W Fulton, #310, 312.342.6280 ($7)
  • Vertonen
  • Church of Light and Sound
  • Is
  • Jason Gantenberg
  • meah
  • puddle jumper
9:00PM
at Sonotheque, 1444 W Chicago, 312.226.7600 (Free)
10:00PM-1:00PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
  • Jason Stein, Anton Hatwich, Josh Berman, Matt Schneider, Dylan Ryan
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, May 21st 2008

7:00PM
at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
8:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Reneé Baker's Mantra Blue Free Orchestra, with Nicole Mitchell, Karl E H Seigfried, George Blanchet, Bruce Nelson, Todd Matthews, Larry Bowen, Ed Moore, Katherine Stubbins, Tony Porter, Steve Berry, James Sanders, Phyllis Sanders
8:30PM-10:30PM
at Boocoo, 1823 Church St, Evanston IL, 847.380.1602
8:30PM-10:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 (Free)
9:00PM
at the Viaduct Theater, 3111 N Western, 773.296.6024 ($5)
  • Ad Libitum Jazz Series
  • Dan Trudell, Brian O'Hern, Pat Mallinger, Gerald Dowd
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433

Thursday, May 22nd 2008

7:00PM-11:00PM
at Pirro's Restaurante, 228 Main St, Woodstock IL, 815.337.9100
  • Jazz on the Square — Jam sessions featuring Chicago vocalist Judith Honesty
8:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, May 23rd 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
7:30PM
at Roosevelt University, Ganz Hall, 430 S Michigan, 7th Fl, 312.341.3780 (Free)
8:00PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($10)
  • George Freeman Quartet
9:00PM
at Pete Miller's, 1557 Sherman, Evanston IL, 847.328.0399
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
10:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801
  • Rhythm Futur — Gypsy Jazz

Saturday, May 24th 2008

8:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
  • Matt Wilson's Arts and Crafts, with Ron Miles, James Weidman, Martin Wind
9:00PM
at Pete Miller's, 1557 Sherman, Evanston IL, 847.328.0399
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at the Borg Ward, 823 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, May 25th 2008

3:00PM
at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Partho Chatterjee, Purbayan Chatterjee, Anindo Chatterjee, Anubrata Chatterjee
7:00PM
at Woodland Pattern, 720 E Locust, Milwaukee WI, 414.263.5001 ($8-$6)
8:00PM-10:00PM
at the Morseland, 1218 W Morse, 773.764.8900
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:30PM-12:00AM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 ($5)
  • Jazz Jam with Isaiah Spencer
10:00PM
at the AV-aerie, 2000 W Fulton, #310, 312.342.6280
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.935.2118

Monday, May 26th 2008

8:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
  • Miles Davis Birthday Tribute featuring Miles Alumni
  • Robert Irving III, Charles Heath, others TBA
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($8 suggested donation)
  • Roundtable Collective : Saalik Ziyad, Shaun Johnson, Jerome Croswell, Fred Jackson, Willerm Delisfort, Shirazette Tinnin, Jeffery Harris
  • [The Ancestral Resurrection Ensemble] Dervain Ternoir, Ray Mosley, Ben Montgomery, C Siddha
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, May 27th 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Roosevelt "Hatter" Purifoy, Miss Val
8:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
8:40PM
at Hotti Biscotti, 3545 W Fullerton, 773.772.9970
  • Baker Hunt Sandstrom Williams
  • 11:00PM later set : TBA
10:00PM-1:00PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
  • Jason Stein, Anton Hatwich, Josh Berman, Matt Schneider, Dylan Ryan
11:00PM
at Rodan, 1530 N Milwaukee, 773.276.7036

Wednesday, May 28th 2008

8:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
8:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 (Free, $5 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at the Viaduct Theater, 3111 N Western, 773.296.6024 ($5)
  • Ad Libitum Jazz Series
  • Dan Trudell, Brian O'Hern, Pat Mallinger, Gerald Dowd
10:00PM
at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433

Thursday, May 29th 2008

7:00PM-11:00PM
at Pirro's Restaurante, 228 Main St, Woodstock IL, 815.337.9100
  • Jazz on the Square — Jam sessions featuring Chicago vocalist Judith Honesty
7:30PM
at Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph, 312.334.7777
8:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:00PM
at South Union Arts, 1352 S Union, inside the old church
10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Friday, May 30th 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Sisai — Traditional music of the Andes
7:00PM-10:00PM
at Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N Broadway, 773.338.6100
8:00PM
at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($6 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at the Charleston, 2076 N Hoyne, 773.489.4757
10:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801
  • Kalyan Pathak's Jazz Mata

Saturday, May 31st 2008

8:00PM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552 ($12)
8:30PM
at the Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N Kedzie, 773.252.6179 ($15)
9:30PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801 ($15 suggested donation)
9:30PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:45PM-5:00AM
at the Green Mill, 4802 N Broadway, 773.878.5552

Sunday, June 1st 2008

9:00PM
at Phyllis's Musical Inn, 1800 W Division, 773.486.9862
  • Ian Torres Big Band
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.935.2118

Monday, June 2nd 2008

7:00PM
at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Dal Niente : Dynamics and Gestures
  • Michael McBride, Michael Henoch, Shanna Gutierrez, Sandra Gu, Constance Schoepflin, Alejandro Acierto, Andrew Nogal, Anne Donaldson, Austin Wulliman, Chris Wild, Peter Martin — music by György Kurtág, Stefan Kellar, Edgar Varèse, Jonathan Harvey, Kyong Mee Choi
8:00PM
at Reggie's, 2105 S State, 312.949.0120 (Free)
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($5 suggested donation)
10:00PM
at Skylark, 2149 S Halsted, 312.948.5275

Tuesday, June 3rd 2008

12:15PM
at Randolph Café, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
  • Pinetop Perkins with the Willie "Big Eyes" Smith Band
5:30PM-8:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
8:00PM
at Martyrs', 3855 N Lincoln, 773.404.9494 ($18)

Wednesday, June 4th 2008

8:00PM
at the First Presbyterian Church in Evanston, 1427 Chicago Ave, Evanston IL (Free)
8:30PM-10:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 (Free, $5 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444
9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($10 suggested donation)
  • Red Chai : Tony Porter, Karl E H Seigfried, Todd Matthews, Katherine Stubbins, Larry Bowen, Bruce Nelson, Renée Baker

Thursday, June 5th 2008

8:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597 ($8)
10:00PM
at Darkroom, 2210 W Chicago, 773.276.1411

Friday, June 6th 2008

9:00PM
at the DANK Haus, 4740 N Western, 773.561.9181 (Free)
  • Martin Preininger's Groovetet

Saturday, June 7th 2008

9:00PM
at Lampo, 216 W Chicago, 2nd Fl
  • Mark Wastell, Joachim Nordwall
10:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801

Sunday, June 8th 2008

3:00PM
at the Sherwood Conservatory, 1312 S Michigan, 312.427.6267 (Free)

Monday, June 9th 2008

10:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie
10:00PM
at the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley, 773.489.5471

Tuesday, June 10th 2008

5:30PM-8:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)
9:00PM
at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N Western, 773.276.3600 ($7)

Wednesday, June 11th 2008

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
8:30PM-10:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 (Free, $5 suggested donation)

Thursday, June 12th 2008

9:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801

Friday, June 13th 2008

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
10:00PM
at Weed's, 1555 N Dayton, 312.943.7815
  • Undertow : Josh Beatty, Michael Baker, Henry Mayer

Saturday, June 14th 2008

7:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
10:00PM
at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.342.4597
11:00PM
at the Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N Kedzie, 773.252.6179 ($20)
11:59PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801

Sunday, June 15th 2008

7:00PM
at Woodland Pattern, 720 E Locust, Milwaukee WI, 414.263.5001
10:00PM
at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.935.2118

Monday, June 16th 2008

8:00PM-10:00PM
at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616

Tuesday, June 17th 2008

5:30PM-8:00PM
at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago, 312.280.2660 (Free)

Wednesday, June 18th 2008

9:00PM
at Brown Rice, 4432 N Kedzie ($5 suggested donation)
9:30PM-11:30PM
at the Old Town School, 4544 N Lincoln, 773.728.6000 (Free, $5 suggested donation)

Thursday, June 19th 2008

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
  • Miquel Gil and the Arab Orchestra of Barcelona, with Maria del Mar Bonet, Llibert Fortuny, Nino Galissa
8:00PM
at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
9:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801

Friday, June 20th 2008

6:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)

Saturday, June 21st 2008

7:30PM
at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph (Free)
8:30PM
at Enemy, 1550 N Milwaukee, 3rd Fl ($6 suggested donation)
9:00PM
at Lampo, 216 W Chicago, 2nd Fl
  • Jean-Philippe Gross
10:00PM
at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W Devon, 773.465.9801

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