Music
Live at Studio5! Chris Madsen Quartet with Vocalist Abigail Riccards
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United States8 p.m. Feb. 7 — Chris Madsen Quartet with Vocalist Abigail Riccards Saxophonist Chris Madsen will be performing his favorite jazz standards with acclaimed vocalist Abigail Riccards, who has...
Amy Winehouse Tribute: Tears Dry On Their Own
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesThis Valentine’s Day, treat your significant other to an evening of romantic music by famed singer Amy Winehouse. In this show, titled “Tears Dry On Their Own,” singer Sally...
Conversations in Paint & A Jazz Afternoon
Gallery OTR 2040 Brown Ave., EvanstonEnjoy an afternoon of music during our open gallery hours! Gallery OTR presents it's February and March Exhibit "Conversations in Pat: Les Critiques Group of 9" and "A Jazz...
LIVE AT STUDIO5! The Soul Message Band
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesChris Foreman is a true giant of the B-3 organ, and his powerful group delivers a performance that is absolutely electrifying. Blind at birth, Foreman started playing piano at...
LIVE AT STUDIO5! The Oh Yeahs
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesThe acoustic female trio The Oh Yeahs, made up of Leslie Beukelman, Allison Orobia, and Sarah Marie Young, is known for their ability to perform across multiple genres and...
Free Jazz in North Evanston
Second Church of Christ Scientist, 2715 Hurd Ave., Evnanston 2715 Hurd Ave., Evanston, IL, United StatesCome see Donovan Mixon from Donovan's Garage play with his DMix Afro-Latino Quintet. Musicians include Joshua Ramos on Bass, Rock Yera on Sax, Darwin Noguerra on Piano, and Juan Pastor on Drums.
LIVE AT STUDIO5! Andy Brown 10th Anniversary Concert
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesOn March 19, 2015, ten years almost to the day before this concert, Andy Brown played a solo concert presented by Steve Rashid at the Whiskey Lounge in Evanston,...
LIVE AT STUDIO5! New Nostalgia
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesNew 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...
LIVE AT STUDIO5! Bobby Lewis Quintet
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesCurtis 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...
LIVE AT STUDIO5! Steve Rashid and His Fairly Large Ensemble
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesStudio5’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,...
Steve Rashid and His Fairly Large Ensemble
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesStudio5’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,...
World Premiere of Fun & Games
Evanston Art Center 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United StatesYou 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.
Orbert Davis Sextet: Davis Plays Davis
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesEmmy-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...
LIVE AT STUDIO5! Paul Marinaro
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesVocalist 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...
LIVE AT STUDIO5! The Last Word
Studio5 Performing Arts Center 1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL, United StatesSlam 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...