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The Velvet Lounge in January

Coming next month at Chicago’s Velvet:

12/31: Isaiah Spencer with Ernest Dawkins and Karl E. H. Seigfried from 8-10:30. Nicole’s Black Earth Ensemble will play from 11-2a.m.

1/2: Jason Adasiewicz’s Rolldown with Josh Berman, Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, and Frank Rosaly

1/3: Dave Rempis, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, Frank Rosaly

1/4: David Young (trumpet) Quintet

1/5: Ernest Dawkins’ Tribute to Trane with Ari Brown, Kirk Brown, Isaiah Spencer, Junius Paul

1/6: ETA with Ernest Dawkins, Tamika Reid, Avreeayl Ra

1/7: AACM Great Black Music Ensemble 6-8p.m.

1/9: Jason Adasiewicz’s Rolldown with Josh Berman, Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, and Frank Rosaly

1/10: Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler, Michael Zerang

1/11: Justin Dillard’s Organic with Ernest Dawkins

1/12: Ernest Dawkins (saxophones & percussion), Karl E. H. Seigfried (bass), Isaiah Spencer (drums)

1/13: Jeff Parker Quartet

1/14: AACM Great Black Music Ensemble

1/16: Chris Green Quartet with Damien Espinoza, Mark Piane, and Tyrone Blair

1/17: Dave Rempis, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, Frank Rosaly

1/18: Jeff Greene (sax) and Human Motion

1/19: Dee Alexander’s Evolution Ensemble

1/20: Dee Alexander’s Evolution Ensemble

1/21: AACM Great Black Music Ensemble with special guest

1/23: Zhara Baker’s Ancestral Reciprocity with Toni Lightfoot, Shawn Wallace

1/24: Dave Rempis, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, Frank Rosaly

1/25: Keefe Jackson with Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, Nori Tanaka

1/26: Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls

1/27: Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls

1/28: Jazz Jam with Isiah Spencer 9pm-midnight

1/29: Vando Jam

1/30: Dan Phillips Trio with Tim Mulvenna, Krzysztof Pabian

1/31: Dave Rempis, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, Frank Rosaly


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