Studio5, 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL 60202

Performances at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Trio Globo reunites for a special Studio5 appearance featuring multiple Grammy-winning artists Eugene Friesen on cello, Howard Levy on piano and harmonica, and Glen Velez on percussion. Their contemporary acoustic jazz blends jazz, classical and sacred influences with rhythms from around the world. The concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. Tickets: $40 theater seating / $55 cabaret seating.

Local Event: Trio Globo

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Trio Globo

Performances at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Trio Globo reunites for a special Studio5 appearance featuring multiple Grammy-winning...

Studio5 Performing Arts Center, 1934 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL 60202

Talented Brazilian guitarist/vocalist/composer Luciano Antonio recently appeared at the Chicago Jazz Festival backed by an eight-piece band and now he’s bringing the same band to a more intimate setting at Studio5. He has recorded two full albums of original material plus a Live At The Jazz Showcase album, on which he shows off his considerable range of moving from notes of plaintive simplicity to harmonies of great fullness and complexity. His octet features Hannah Fujisaki on piano, Gerald Martinez on reeds, Brian Schwab on trumpet, Matt Kowalski on trombone, Jonathon Wenzel on drums and Heitor Garcia on percussion, under Music Director Marcel Bonfim on Bass. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. Tickets: $40 for theater seating, $50 for cabaret seating. Friday, November 6, 2026, 7:30–9 p.m. Central.Tickets and details: https://www.studio5.dance/calendarPublic contact: info@studio5.dance

Local Event: Luciano Antonio Octet at Studio5

Luciano Antonio Octet at Studio5

Talented Brazilian guitarist/vocalist/composer Luciano Antonio recently appeared at the Chicago Jazz Festival backed by an...

Internationally known and highly respected vocalist Dee Alexander shares her soulful musicality and utterly joyous stage presence with masterful guitarist John McLean. Alexander was recently named a Jazz Legacies Fellow by the Mellon Foundation, and in this show, in addition to putting their own spin on some well-known standards, Dee and John will be performing new compositions from an upcoming recording project. Be among the first to hear new work from a pair of the most significant voices in contemporary jazz. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. Tickets: $35 for theater seating, $45 for cabaret seating. Friday, November 20, 2026, 7:30–9 p.m. Central.Tickets and details: https://www.studio5.dance/calendarPublic contact: info@studio5.dance

Local Event: Alexander/McLean Project at Studio5

Alexander/McLean Project at Studio5

Internationally known and highly respected vocalist Dee Alexander shares her soulful musicality and utterly joyous stage...

Violinist Zach Brock, member of the five-time Grammy-winning band Snarky Puppy, joins legendary drummer and multi-Grammy winner Paul Wertico and guitarist/composer John Moulder for this unique show. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind, powerful evening of music. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. Friday, December 4, 2026, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Central.Studio5 Performing Arts Center, 1934 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL 60202.Tickets: $40 theater seating; $55 cabaret seating.https://www.tickettailor.com/events/studio5performingartscenter/2482784Publicity contact: Lauren Carrane, Sharp Pencil Marketing, 954-554-0336, https://www.sharppencilmarketing.com

Local Event: John Moulder Quintet featuring Zach Brock & Paul Wertico at Studio5

John Moulder Quintet featuring Zach Brock &...

Violinist Zach Brock, member of the five-time Grammy-winning band Snarky Puppy, joins legendary drummer and multi-Grammy winner...

John Moulder Quintet featuring Zach Brock & Paul Wertico at Studio5

Guitarist and composer John Moulder brings his quintet to Studio5, featuring Snarky Puppy violinist Zach Brock and drummer Paul Wertico, joined by Lawrence Kohut on bass and Vijay Tellis Nayak on piano. This performance will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. Friday, December 4, 2026, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Central.Studio5 Performing Arts Center, 1934 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL 60202.Tickets: $40 theater seating; $55 cabaret seating.Tickets and details: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/studio5performingartscenter/2482784 Publicity contact: Lauren Carrane, Sharp Pencil Marketing, 954-554-0336.

Local Event: John Moulder Quintet feat. Zach Brock & Paul Wertico at Studio5

John Moulder Quintet feat. Zach Brock & Paul...

Guitarist and composer John Moulder brings his quintet to Studio5, featuring Snarky Puppy violinist Zach Brock and drummer Paul...

John Moulder Quintet feat. Zach Brock & Paul Wertico at Studio5

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University, 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

This December, The Newberry Consort returns to its roots with a new program of festive holiday music from Mexico. Curated by Newberry Consort Artistic Director Liza Malamut in collaboration with musicologists Paul Feller-Simmons and Ireri Chavez-Bárcenas, the program features joyous villancicos and lush sacred polyphony from the convent and cathedral of Puebla, Mexico, performed by voices, winds, plucked instruments, and percussion. Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 4:00 PMMary B. Galvin Recital Hall, Northwestern University70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208Pre-concert talk at 3:15 PM. Tickets: $70 preferred seating; $45 general admission; $25 affordable access.Details and tickets: https://www.newberryconsort.org/a-mexican-christmas Publicity contact: Lauren Carrane, Sharp Pencil MarketingLauren@sharppencilmarketing.com | 954-554-0336

Local Event: The Newberry Consort presents A Mexican Christmas

The Newberry Consort presents A Mexican Christmas

This December, The Newberry Consort returns to its roots with a new program of festive holiday music from Mexico. Curated by...

1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 60202

Remarkable pianist Ben Lewis, bassist Jeremiah Hunt, and drummer Frank Morrison perform a fully improvised night of jazz with no prior conversations or arrangement. Witness a musical high-wire act without a net, the intimacy of raw creation. This concert invites you to share with the musicians on stage the joy, the poignancy, and exhilaration that lives and breathes in each of those unrehearsed, unplanned moments. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. Friday, December 11, 2026, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Central.Studio5 Performing Arts Center, 1934 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL 60202.Tickets: $35 theater seating; $45 cabaret seating.https://www.tickettailor.com/events/studio5performingartscenter/2483522Publicity contact: Lauren Carrane, Sharp Pencil Marketing, 954-554-0336, https://www.sharppencilmarketing.com

Local Event: Ben Lewis Trio — “Magic in the Moment – Round 2” at Studio5

Ben Lewis Trio — “Magic in the Moment – Round...

Remarkable pianist Ben Lewis, bassist Jeremiah Hunt, and drummer Frank Morrison perform a fully improvised night of jazz with...

Ben Lewis Trio — “Magic in the Moment – Round 2” at Studio5

Tom Mula returns to Studio5 for a staged reading of his inspiring, funny, and deeply touching novel that tells Dickens’ famous tale from the perspective of Scrooge’s former business partner. Featuring a live improvised piano score by the brilliant Larry Schanker. By all means, bring your family! Appropriate for ages 12 and up. Saturday, December 12, 2026, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Central.Studio5 Performing Arts Center, 1934 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL 60202.Tickets: $40 theater seating; $50 cabaret seating.https://www.tickettailor.com/events/studio5performingartscenter/2483640Publicity contact: Lauren Carrane, Sharp Pencil Marketing, 954-554-0336, https://www.sharppencilmarketing.com

Local Event: Tom Mula: “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” with music by Larry Schanker

Tom Mula: “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” with...

Tom Mula returns to Studio5 for a staged reading of his inspiring, funny, and deeply touching novel that tells Dickens’ famous...

Tom Mula: “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” with music by Larry Schanker

Join us for a festive evening of the exuberant music of The Cellar Boys. Led by cornet/sax/clarinet player Andy Schumm, The Cellar Boys plays extraordinarily authentic jazz from the 1920s and ’30s, and it swings harder than absolutely anything. Time travel to a bygone era in this infectious concert. This concert will be recorded live for Chicago Jazz Live on WDCB. Friday, December 18, 2026, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Central.Tickets: $35 theater seating; $45 cabaret seating.Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/studio5performingartscenter/2483641Publicity contact: Lauren Carrane, Sharp Pencil Marketing, 954-554-0336, https://www.sharppencilmarketing.com

Local Event: The Cellar Boys at Studio5

The Cellar Boys at Studio5

Join us for a festive evening of the exuberant music of The Cellar Boys. Led by cornet/sax/clarinet player Andy Schumm, The...

Caroline Adamson

Rachel Barnes

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Skokie

Wilmette-Kenilworth

Lincoln Square

Niles-Morton Grove

Winnetka-Glencoe

Eric DeGrechie

Glenview

North Center-Roscoe Village

Lakeview

Park Ridge

Lincoln Park

Community House Winnetka

The Wilmette Community Band presents its Fall Concert on October 30! The music starts with the Overture to Candide by Bernstein, and includes original works for band before closing with Harry’s Wondrous World by John Williams.&nbsp; Join us for this free concert!

Local Event: Wilmette Community Band Free Fall Concert

Wilmette Community Band Free Fall Concert

The Wilmette Community Band presents its Fall Concert on October 30! The music starts with the Overture to Candide by...

After a decade behind closed doors, Evanston’s historic Harley Clarke Mansion will transform into a spectacular haunted Halloween destination, welcoming trick-or-treaters and curious community members on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4–8 p.m. The festivities will also feature activities for all ages, live music and a lakefront beer garden open until 10 p.m. 
From 4–7 p.m., the frights will be family-friendly. From 7–8 p.m., organizers will turn up the fright factor for bigger thrills.
Elaborate Halloween decorations, ghostly apparitions, holograms and surprises will bring the historic lakefront property to life. Trick-or-treaters can get a rare glimpse inside several hauntingly decorated rooms.
Young visitors receive full-size, “customized” candy bars. Grown-up ghouls get a buy-one-get-one offer on adult beverages at the Harley Clarke Beer Garden.
Live Music:
Friday, Oct. 30: Stephen Kohler at 5 p.m. and Jeremy Vannatta at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31: Dave Herrero and Friends at 4 p.m. and Abby Rey at 7 p.m.Harley Clarke Beer Garden will be open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Local Event: “Haunted” Harley Clarke Mansion Opens Long-Shuttered Doors for Halloween Trick-Or-Treating

“Haunted” Harley Clarke Mansion Opens...

After a decade behind closed doors, Evanston’s historic Harley Clarke Mansion will transform into a spectacular haunted...

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Trio Globo

OCT

30

7:00 PM

Evanston, IL

Luciano Antonio Octet at Studio5

NOV

6

7:30 PM

Evanston, IL

Alexander/McLean Project at Studio5

NOV

20

7:30 PM

Evanston, IL

John Moulder Quintet featuring Zach Brock & Paul Wertico at Studio5

DEC

4

7:30 PM

1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL

John Moulder Quintet feat. Zach Brock & Paul Wertico at Studio5

DEC

4

7:30 PM

1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL

The Newberry Consort presents A Mexican Christmas

DEC

5

4:00 PM

Evanston, IL

Ben Lewis Trio — “Magic in the Moment – Round 2” at Studio5

DEC

11

7:30 PM

Evanston, IL

Tom Mula: “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” with music by Larry Schanker

DEC

12

7:30 PM

Evanston, IL

The Cellar Boys at Studio5

DEC

18

7:30 PM

1934 Dempster St, Evanston, IL

Wilmette Community Band Free Fall Concert

“Haunted” Harley Clarke Mansion Opens Long-Shuttered Doors for Halloween Trick-Or-Treating