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Art and Music with Abdoulaye Conde

Storm Print City 2601 Prairie Ave., Evanston, IL, United States

“GNABASSAN STYLE” An evening of art and music with Abdoulaye Conde Opening: Friday, April 4th, 5-9 PM. Showing: Fridays and Saturdays, 11am-5pm through April 19th @stormprintstudio 2601 Prairie ave, Evanston.

LIVE AT STUDIO5! New Nostalgia

Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United States

New Nostalgia is a high-octane, nine-piece horn-based band that blends jazz, pop and rock flavors together in hard-hitting instrumental ensemble arrangements. Led by saxophonist and composer/arranger Neil Carson, New...

$35 – $45

LIVE AT STUDIO5! Bobby Lewis Quintet

Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United States

Curtis Mayfield, Natalie Cole, Ramsey Lewis, Jerry Butler, Donny Hathaway, Gladys Knight — those are just some of the people that 89-year-old jazz trumpeter Bobby Lewis has performed with...

$30 – $40

LIVE AT STUDIO5! Steve Rashid and His Fairly Large Ensemble

Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United States

Studio5’s Artistic Director and jazz composer Steve Rashid is an Emmy Award and Jeff Award winner who has composed extensively for television, film, dance and theater. In this show,...

$35 – $45

Steve Rashid and His Fairly Large Ensemble

Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United States

Studio5’s Artistic Director and jazz composer Steve Rashid is an Emmy Award and Jeff Award winner who has composed extensively for television, film, dance and theater. In this show,...

$35 – $45

World Premiere of Fun & Games

Evanston Art Center 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

You are gleefully invited to the world premiere of Fun & Games. This FREE show for people of all ages takes place at the Evanston Art Center in Evanston, IL, 4pm-8:30pm on Sunday, April 27th, and is created and performed by an inventor of sound sculptures, a story teller, a cast of composers, a multidisciplinary circus artist, and musicians who sing, play flutes, saxophones, percussion, piano, and toy instruments.

Evanston Jazz:  “Donovan’s Garage” presents the Dmix ECM Quintet

Newly named AKAR AUDITORIUM@The Church 2715 Hurd Ave., Evanston, IL, United States

The April show in Evanston’s popular “Donovan’s Garage” jazz series will feature top Chicago jazz artists playing Post Bop Jazz inspired by the ECM Records label. ECM, renowned for its intricate blending of jazz, classical and avant-garde influences has shaped the music of artists such as Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, and Bill Frisell.

Free

Orbert Davis Sextet: Davis Plays Davis

Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United States

Emmy-Award winning trumpeter and composer Orbert Davis is the co-founder of Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP), a 55+ piece symphonic jazz orchestra dedicated to bringing together audiences of diverse backgrounds...

$35 – $45

“The Story of Pa-I-Sha”

Regenstein Master Class Room 60 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL, United States

The Bach & Beethoven Experience presents the musical narrative, The Story of Pa I Sha, which highlights four major stories of composer Brandi Benson’s Chickasaw ancestors using her original...

Free

LIVE AT STUDIO5! Paul Marinaro

Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United States

Vocalist Paul Marinaro is one of the most sought-after singers in the Chicago jazz scene who is known for delivering fresh interpretations of any material he chooses. He has...

$30 – $40

LIVE AT STUDIO5! The Last Word

Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United States

Slam Poetry founder Marc Kelly Smith teams up with vocalist Al Day, pianist Bob Long, bassist Doug Lofstrom, drummer Sarah Allen and saxophonist Michael Levin to create a unique...

$30 – $40
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