Hungry Brain

Friday! Amos Egleston Quartet + Rempis / Egleston. Set 1 with Dave Rempis (saxophones) & Amos Egleston (trumpet). Set 2 with the Amos Egleston Quartet featuring Garret Frees (saxophones), Katie Ernst (bass) & Andy Danstrom (drums). Doors 7, Music 9pm.

Wednesday Night fellowship hosted by Ted Sirota! A jam session for those who don’t hate, but appreciate. House band plays set I and then the open jam session for set II. Doors: 7, Show: 9pm. FREE!

Sunday! Set 1 with the Eric Boeren 5tet — Eric Boeren (cornet), Keefe Jackson (tenor saxophone), Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Joshua Abrams (bass) & Mike Reed (drums). Set 2 with Erez Dessel’s Something Special featuring Erez Dessel (piano), Will Greene, Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Garrett Frees & Gerrit Hatcher (saxophones). Doors 7, Music 9pm.

Friday! Drazek Fuscaldo with special guests Grażyna Auguścik, Mark Feldman, Tatsu Aoki & Michael Zerang. The freeform duo of Przemyslaw Krys Drazek and Brent Fuscaldo blends free psych, jazz, avant-garde, and improvisation into deeply immersive sound worlds. Doors 7, Music 9pm.

Thursday! Eric Boeren (cornet), Joshua Abrams (bass) & Mike Reed (drums). Doors 7, Music 9pm.

Sunday! Set 1 with Jim Baker (solo piano). Set 2 with Stein / Smith / Shead — Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Damon Smith (bass) & Adam Shead (drums). Doors 7, Music 9pm.

Thursday! You, Me, Them, Everybody Live hosted by Brandon Wetherbee with co-host Esmeralda Leon. Guests include Jen Bosworth-Ramirez, Joe Kilgallon & James Swanberg. The long-running podcast series has featured over 900 episodes and 900 guests since 2008. Doors: 6:30pm, Show: 7pm

Sunday! Set 1 with Darren Johnston’s Chicago Knockabouts — Darren Johnston (trumpet), Jon Irabagon & Dave Rempis (reeds), and Tim Daisy (drums). Set 2 with the Paul Bedal Quartet featuring Greg Ward (alto saxophone), Paul Bedal (piano), Matt Ulery (bass) & Quin Kirchner (drums). Doors 7, Music 9pm.