Bass clarinetist Jeff Kimmel celebrates the release of "Charm Offensive," the debut album from his quartet, with a performance at the Hideout on Wednesday.
Ken Vandermark performs Saturday 4/2 at a free screening of the Amazon river documentary "Roads of Water," which he scored. Also showing clips from "Roads" director Augusto Contento's in-progress post-rock-doc "Parallax Sounds."
Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Barrington Levy, Resonance Ensemble, American Heritage, Iron & Wine, Janet Jackson, the Ex, Nels Cline, Rafael Toral, and more
by Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, and Bill Meyer
The Celestial Septet, a powerhouse collaboration between ROVA and the Nels Cline Singers, isn't performing in Chicago on its current tour, but you can listen to the group's Tuesday concert in Philadelphia live online.
Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Kings Go Forth, Shemekia Copeland, Eyehategod, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, and more