Chicago Scene: April 26

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

Saturday, April 26, 2014

7:30PM at the Logan Center Performance Hall, 915 E 60th, 773.702.ARTS ($25)
Pacifica Quartet with Lisa Kaplan, Nicholas Photinos, Nicholas Reed
Patricia Barber with Ari Hoenig Trio

Sunday, April 27th 2014

2:00PM at the Washington Park Arts Incubator, 301 E Garfield Blvd
Jazz jam session with Microcosmic Sound Orchestra : David Boykin, Alex Wing, Jayve Montgomery, Dan Godston, Eliel Sherman Storey

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Chicago Composers Orchestra

10:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)
Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, Avreeayl Ra

Monday, April 28th 2014

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

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Julien Desprez, Mathieu Sourisseau, Mankwe Ndosi, Keefe Jackson, Jason Adasiewicz, Dan Bitney, Avreeayl Ra

Tuesday, April 29th 2014

9:30PM at The Whistler, 2421 N Milwaukee (wheelchair-accessible)
Julien Desprez, Mathieu Sourisseau, Mankwe Ndosi, Ed Wilkerson, Jason Stein, Marquis Hill, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Avreeayl Ra

Wednesday, April 30th 2014

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
Jon Deitemyer Trio with Rob Clearfield, Matt Ulery

9:30PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($8)
Christof Kurzmann, Ken Vandermark
Christof Kurzmann, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Michael Zerang

Thursday, May 1st 2014

9:00PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($12)
Rebellum – Burnt Sugar Arkestra’s funk & roll splinter cell

9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
Christoph Erb, Jason Adasiewicz, Jason Roebke

Friday, May 2nd 2014

8:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
CIMMfest Presents
Larry Ochs, Dave Rempis, Jason Adasiewicz, Tim Daisy

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
Danny Fox Trio with Chris Van Voorst Van Beest, Max Goldman

Saturday, May 3rd 2014

7:00PM and 10:00PM at Reggies 2105 South State St.
Bladerunner (John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Dave Lombardo)

8:00PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
The Bridge #4
Julien Desprez, Mathieu Sourisseau, with Rob Mazurek, Mwata Bowden, Matt Lux

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($12)
Stephan Crump’s Rosetta Trio : Liberty Ellman, Jamie Fox, Stephan Crump

Sunday, May 4th 2014

3:00PM at Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E Washington, 312.744.6630 (Free)
Marcos Balter 40th Birthday Celebration
Claire Chase, Rebekah Heller, Ryan Muncy, Nadia Sirota

10:00PM at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, 773.709.1401 ($7) (wheelchair-accessible)
Dave McDonnell Quartet with Chris Welcome, Joshua Abrams, Frank Rosaly

Monday, May 5th 2014

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

Tuesday, May 6th 2014

10:00PM at the Inner Town Pub, 1935 W Thomas, 773.235.9795
Actual Rhinoceros : Danny Andrade, Chris Kimmons, Spencer Jenich, Mat Roberts, Eli Namay
Jam Session

Wednesday, May 7th 2014

8:00PM at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W Belmont, 773.281.4444 (wheelchair-accessible)
CPA+ : Christopher Preissing, Peter Maunu, Albert Wildeman, with Guillermo Gregorio, Jessica Cornish

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western (Free)
Kotoka Suzuki

10:00PM at the Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia, 773.227.4433 ($12)
Made to Break : Ken Vandermark, Christof Kurzmann, Jasper Stadhouders, Tim Daisy

Thursday, May 8th 2014

8:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($15)
Nadia Sirota, Missy Mazzoli

9:00PM at Elastic, 2830 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl, 773.772.3616
The Bridge #4
Rob Mazurek, Mwata Bowden, Julien Desprez, Mathieu Sourisseau, Matt Lux

Friday, May 9th 2014

8:00PM at Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N Ravenswood, 773.769.1069 ($10-$8)
Detritivore
Sam Scranton with Bill Frisch, Deidre Huckabay, Andrew Tham

9:30PM at Constellation, 3111 N Western ($10)
The Bridge #4
Rob Mazurek, Mwata Bowden, Julien Desprez, Mathieu Sourisseau, Matt Lux

Saturday, May 10th 2014

8:00PM at the St James Cathedral, 65 E Huron, 312.787.7360 ($20-$15)
Spring Concert: Deep Listening
Chicago Composers Orchestra — music by Pauline Oliveros, Olivia Block, Marita Bolles, Nicole Mitchell

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