When the music ends at the Jazz Festival, it’s usually just starting somewhere else in the city. Worthwhile options each night include loose jam sessions and full-blown concerts—far more than I’m listing here—and as usual there’s one morning event, Delmark’s annual brunch at Jazz Record Mart. For fans of straight-ahead blowing, the Jazz Showcase is usually the hottest spot in town all weekend; multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan and pianist-vibist Stu Katz (who plays with pianist Willie Pickens at the Cultural Center on Thursday afternoon) host the club’s customary jams. Likely guests include the many Showcase regulars appearing at the fest, among them pianist Ethan Iverson, saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, trumpeter Randy Brecker, and pianist Peter Martin.
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Tom Muellner Quartet 8:30 PM, Katerina’s, $10, 21+
Jam sessions hosted by Ira Sullivan and Stu Katz 8 PM, Jazz Showcase, $20, 21+
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Delmark Records Annual Jazz Brunch with Ernest Dawkins, Corey Wilkes, Jim Cooper, Keefe Jackson, Jason Stein, and more 10 AM, Jazz Record Mart, 27 E. Illinois, 312-222-1467, free, all ages
Our picks for:
- •Thursday and Friday
- •Saturday
- •Sunday
