Live at Studio5! Metropolitan Jazz Octet

Now led by Jim Gailloreto, the Metropolitan Jazz Octet is a musical love letter to Tom Hilliard, founder of the original group in the 1950s. Their new CD, “Jazz Unearthed,” presents Hilliard’s unreleased music that was the beginning of the MJO’s vision and mission. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB.

Tickets: $40 for theater seating, $55 for cabaret seating

Studio5 is a performing arts venue that opened in Evanston in 2016, bringing professional dance, music, and spoken word events to a 128-seat theater. Founded and curated by Dance Center Evanston director Béa Rashid and Emmy-award winning composer and jazz musician Steve Rashid, Studio5 provides North Shore arts-goers with a venue that is both state-of-the-art and intimate, connecting audiences and artists. Studio5 boasts great sight lines; comfortable seats; excellent sound; ample, free parking; and a cash bar that opens half an hour before each performance.