Wednesday 4/3/24
Wednesday!
There are a bunch of great mid-week music event options in and around Chicago… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy one of them if you can… thanks for reading, subscribing to, and sharing Jerome’s Event List!
5:00-8:00 Eric Hochberg Trio with Lee Rothenberg at Catch 35
5:00-8:30 Myles Hayes at The Ritz-Carlton Lobby Bar
5:30-8:00 Ron Simmons & Carlos Showers acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends
6:00, 8:15 Charles Heath Presents at Andy's, $15
6:00-9:00 Josh Olken with Kevin Campbell at On Tour Brewing, Grateful Wednesday
6:00 Asha Egmont trombone Senior Recital at PianoForte, Loyola University
x 6:00 Soup & Bread with DJ Stan Wood at Hideout, benefits Common Pantry
6:00-9:00 Keith Scott at Preservation Geneva
6:30-9:00 Acoustic Bluegrass Jam at Pete Mitchell's Bar & Grill Frankfort, presented with Down Home Guitars
x 7:00 Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends, Kent Rose & The Remedies, Pierce Crask at Montrose Saloon, Kent Rose First Wednesday Residency
7:00 Tim Fitzgerald Guitar Trio with Tom Vaitas on Hammond B3 organ at Le Piano Chicago, Latin and Swing Jazz
7:00-10:00 nighTime, Thro, Daundry at The Fallen Log, Kitchen 17, $10
7:00-11:30 CSnappa, G Mar, DJs K Ceaser, Seandale, talent showcase at Wild Hare
x 7:00 Greg Garing at Uptown Taproom
x 7:00 The Javier Red Trio "On Monk" tribute to the music of Thelonius Monk at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
x 7:00 Mulligan Mosaics Big Band with Ted Hogarth, Joe Policastro, ++ at Outta Space, $10
7:00-10:00 Shan-Acoustic Jam hosted by Shukin & Dr. Dave Rios at Shanahan’s Woodridge
x 7:00, 9:30 John Scofield Trio with Vicente Archer, Bill Stewart at SPACE Evanston, $25-35, sold out
7:00 Jamie Barton Vocal Master Class at Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University Evanston, $10, $5 students, part of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series
7:00-10:00 Heather Moran jazz at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon ‘N Brass Speakeasy, Live Jazz & Blues
7:00-10:00 Open Mic hosted by Phil Bayer at Friendly Tap Berwyn, signup at 6:00
7:00-11:30 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Downers Grove
7:00-10:00 Jazz Jam West at Ballydoyle Aurora
7:30 TWRP, Trey Magnifique, nelward at Thalia Hall, $30
7:30 The Obsessed, Howling Giant, Gozu, Shadow of Jupiter at Reggies Rock Club, $20
x 7:30 Jackie Greene, Cousin Curtis at City Winery, $32-45
7:30 Benson Boone at Salt Shed, sold out?
7:30 We Three, Skydxddy at Subterranean, $25-30
x 7:30, 9:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage, Keith Brooks, John Fournier, Amr Fahmy, Micah Collier, Larry Brown Jr at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28
x 7:30 First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith at Logan Center Cafe Logan, University of Chicago, RSVP
7:30 Stefan Hillesheim at Untitled
7:30 Irish Music Session with Larry Nugent and Frank Quinn at Mrs Murphys
7:30 Both Sides Now at Schubas, CHIRP Vinyl Listening Bar
x 7:30 Al Spears & The Hurricane Project at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-40
x 7:30 Los Lobos at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $65
8:00 Gabrielle Goudard at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays
8:00 Savage Master, Screamer, Blood Star, Obscuridad Eterna at Reggies Music Joint, $17-20
8:00 St. Julien, Anfang, Antighost at Schubas, $13-15
8:00 Erika de Casier, Contour at Lincoln Hall, $22
8:00 Brian Citro Quartet with Nick Mazzarella, Jeremy Cunningham, Matt Ulery at Dorian's
8:00 Alfonso Ponticelli at Green Mill, $10
8:00 Thad at 101 tribute to Thad Jones with Dakarai Barclay, Addison Jordan, Wes Dziedzic, Emma Dayhuff, Kyle Swan at Fulton Street Collective, $15
8:00, 10:00 Juli Wood/Deanna Witkowski Quartet with John Tate, Mike Schlick at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students
8:00 Nate Manos with Laretha Weathersby at Blue Chicago
8:00 Dirty Loops, m.e.h. at House of Blues, $30
8:00-11:00 The Loud Pack Show at Promontory, $15
8:00 The Soul Stones at Phyllis' Musical Inn
8:00 Action Bronson at The Vic Theatre, $40-59
8:00 Jurrasic Kong, Dust Biters, DV8R, Mobile Depression Palace at Burlington Bar, $10
8:00-11:00 Benny Gronich, Oswaldo Paese, Joel Medina at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night
8:00 The Ghost Club, Fuller at Cobra Lounge, $19
8:00-11:30 Texture Freq, Abject Horror, Edging, Scrambled Porn at Cafe Mustache
8:00-10:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at Jarvis Square Tavern, Queer Centered, Straight Friendly
x 8:00 Hot Club of Cowtown at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $29-40, Hot Jazz
x 8:00 Illville Vanguard at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $0-10
8:00 Ricky Liontones at The Studio Lockport
8:00-10:00 Second Hand News tribute to Fleetwood Mac at 115 Bourbon Street Merrionette Park, RSVP, $5
8:00 Open Mic hosted by Kelly Ott at Pub 78 Brookfield
8:00 Open Mic hosted by Johnny Z. at House Pub St Charles
x 8:30 The Barb & Barrett Show at Simon's Tavern
8:30 Splice Series at Beat Kitchen
8:30 Kiltro, Nina de Freitas at Sleeping Village, $21
8:30 Damselfly Trio with Liz Pearse, Chelsea Czuchra, Lindsay Buffington at Constellation, $15
9:00 The Curls, Free Times, Mass, DJs Jessica Viscius, Carlton Cook, Junegrass, Century Sound at Empty Bottle, $5-20, benefits Andrew Harper
x 9:00, 11:00 Nicholas “Lil Hoochie” Alexander at Rosa’s, $10-20, Mona Lisa Was A Man
9:00 Kabir Dalawari album release for "Last Call" with Kyle Brooks, Rufus Parenti, Joshua Achiron, Nicholas Olynciw, Stephen Parisi Jr. at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series
9:00 Jimmy Burns hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15
9:00-1:00a Beloved Radio DJs at California Clipper
9:00-2:00a Bloodshot DJ Scott spins Mike Ness’ Birthday at Delilah’s
x 9:00 The Gwen Jazz Jam (M'Fers Only) at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
9:00 Sam Robinson Sextet with Scott Angst, Josh Torrey, Jim Holman, Aaron Krings, Christian Hindratno at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7
10:30 Alejandro Urzagaste at Andy's, $15, Late Night Concert Series
x 6:00 Soup & Bread with DJ Stan Wood at Hideout, benefits Common Pantry
x 7:00 Brian Krumm & His Barfly Friends, Kent Rose & The Remedies, Pierce Crask at Montrose Saloon, Kent Rose First Wednesday Residency
x 7:00 Greg Garing at Uptown Taproom
x 7:00 The Javier Red Trio "On Monk" tribute to the music of Thelonius Monk at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP
x 7:00 Mulligan Mosaics Big Band with Ted Hogarth, Joe Policastro, ++ at Outta Space, $10
x 7:00, 9:30 John Scofield Trio with Vicente Archer, Bill Stewart at SPACE Evanston, $25-35, sold out
x 7:30 Jackie Greene, Cousin Curtis at City Winery, $32-45
x 7:30, 9:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with Yvonne Gage, Keith Brooks, John Fournier, Amr Fahmy, Micah Collier, Larry Brown Jr at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28
x 7:30 First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith at Logan Center Cafe Logan, University of Chicago, RSVP
x 7:30 Al Spears & The Hurricane Project at Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, $15-40
x 7:30 Los Lobos at Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI, $65
x 8:00 Hot Club of Cowtown at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $29-40, Hot Jazz
x 8:00 Illville Vanguard at Robert's Westside Forest Park, $0-10
x 8:30 The Barb & Barrett Show at Simon's Tavern
x 9:00, 11:00 Nicholas “Lil Hoochie” Alexander at Rosa’s, $10-20, Mona Lisa Was A Man
x 9:00 The Gwen Jazz Jam (M'Fers Only) at FitzGeralds Sidebar, RSVP