Chicago Scene: November 3 – November 16

This is a weekly overview of live avant performances in the Chicago area.  Contact us if you’d like your shows listed.

November 3:

10:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)
Chicago Reed Quartet : Ken Vandermark, Dave Rempis, Nick Mazzarella, Mars Williams

November 4:

9:00PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

November 5:

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
Aymeric Avice, Benjamin Sanz, Mwata Bowden, Harrison Bankhead, Jason Roebke

November 6:

6:30PM at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Umbrella Music Festival 2013 : European Jazz Meets Chicago, Night One
6:30PM Axel Dörner, Fred Lonberg-holm, Michael Zerang
7:30PM Dovydas Stalmokas, Josh Berman, Kent Kessler, Tim Daisy
8:30PM Shofar : Mikolaj Trzaska, Rafael Roginski, Macio Moretti
9:30PM Eric Boeren Quartet, with Michael Moore, Wilbert de Joode, Han Bennink

November 7:

6:30PM at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Umbrella Music Festival 2013 : European Jazz Meets Chicago, Night Two
6:30PM Seval : Sofia Jernberg, Emil Strandberg, David Stackenäs, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Patric Thorman
7:30PM Wolfgang Reisinger Quartet, with Jaimie Branch, Paul Giallorenzo, Jason Roebke
8:30PM Christophe Erb, Jim Baker, Frank Rosaly
9:30PM The Bridge #1 : Aymeric Avice, Jason Adasiewicz, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra, Benjamin Sanz

November 8:

9:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20)
Umbrella Music Festival 2013
Frank Rosaly’s Cicada Music : James Falzone, Jason Stein, Keefe Jackson, Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke, Frank Rosaly
Dave Rempis, David Stackenäs, Brian Labycz
Tar Baby : Orrin Evans, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits

November 9:

8:00PM at the Floating World Gallery, 1925 N Halsted (Free, reservations required)
The Enchanted Piano
Eliza Garth performs works of George Crumb, Nomi Epstein, Judah Adashi, Mario Davidovsky, Henry Cowell, Mei-Fang Lin

9:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20)
Umbrella Music Festival 2013
Anthony Davis, Mark Dresser
Russ Johnson Quartet, with Jason Stein, Anton Hatwich, Tim Daisy
Amina Claudine Myers Solo

November 10:

2:00PM at Bond Chapel, 1050 E 59th, 773.702.8670 (Free)
Lisa Goethe-McGinn — selections from Salvatore Sciarrino’s L’Opera per flauto I & II

3:00PM at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
OpenICE : Hushed Tones
ICE featuring Erik Carlson, Kyle Armbrust, Kivie Cahn-Lipman

7:00PM at Academy of Music and Movement, 605 Lake St, Oak Park IL, 708.848.2329
Butterfly or Falling Leaf
James Falzone, Ellen McSweeney, Liz Weamer, Tom Holmes, in collaboration with MOMENTA Dance Company

9:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($20)
Umbrella Music Festival 2013
Joe McPhee, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Eric Boeren’s All Ellington : Eric Boeren, Josh Berman, James Falzone, Greg Ward, Cameron Pfiffner, Ken Vandermark, Wilbert de Joode, Mike Reed

November 11:

3:00PM at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
OpenICE #2: Hushed Tones
Erik Carlson, Kyle Armbrust, Kivie Cahn-Lipman

9:00PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions : Jim Baker, Mars Williams, Brian Sandstrom, Steve Hunt

November 12:

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (Free) (wheelchair-accessible)
Aymeric Avice, Benjamin Sanz, Dave Rempis, Jason Stein, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Harrison Bankhead, Michael Zerang

10:00PM at Bar DeVille, 701 N Damen, 312.929.2349 (wheelchair-accessible)
Nick Mazzarella, Jeff Swanson, Tomeka Reid, Charles Rumback

November 14:

7:00PM at Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee (Donation)
Body Love : Kathleen Baird, Michael Zerang
David Boykin, Keefe Jackson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Matt Lux, Katherine Young

9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Olie Brice Solo
Ken Vandermark, Olie Brice, Tim Daisy

November 15:

7:00PM at Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Archiving the Moment : Improvisation and the Malachi Ritscher Collection
Panel discussion with Will Faber, Bruce Ellis Benson, Kimberly Seibel, others TBA
Performance by James Baker, Katherine Young, others TBA

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
Oneohtrix Point Never

November 16:

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($8)
Matt Ulery’s Loom

For more information, such as show times and directions, as well as upcoming performances, see:

http://now-is.org/
http://www.ratchetmusic.com
http://www.umbrellamusic.org
http://www.mcachicago.org
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_culturalcenterschedule.html
http://www.skylarkchicago.com

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