Upcoming jazz events in the Champaign-Urbana area. List updated as time allows. To have your event included, please send email to champaignurbanajazz@gmail.com.
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Peter Tijerina Nonet at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5:30-7:30pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Kim Branch (tpt), Peter Tijerina (tbone), Jenelle Orcherton (alto sax), Jacob Green (tenor sax), Katie Zaucha, (bari sax), Paul Mock (guitar) Leigh Meador (piano), Evani Pluta (bass), Max Osawa (drums)Fat Tuesday w/Vine Street Syncopators at Esquire Lounge in Champaign (5:30-8:30pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Barry Wagner (trombone/vocals), Randy Salman (clarinet), Jeff Helgesen (trumpet), Steve Meadows (banjo), Josh Houchin (bass)Fat Tuesday Happy Hour w/New Orleans Jazz Machine at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
UIUC Trombone Ensemble at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Jazz Jam at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (10pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Jeff Helgesen and Friends feat. Chip McNeill at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Jeff Helgesen (trumpet), Chip McNeill (saxophone), Kurt Reeder (piano), Max Beckman (bass), Jay Ferguson (drums)Maria Alejandra Rodriguez Group at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5:30-7:30pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Brad Wheeler Fusiony Band at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Vine Street Syncopators at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Barry Wagner (trombone/vocals), Randy Salman (clarinet), Jeff Helgesen (trumpet), Steve Meadows (banjo), Josh Houchin (bass)Jazz Jam at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (10pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Jay Ferguson Group at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Broadmoor Quintet w/Randy Salman at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Kurt Reeder (piano), Troy Robertson III (bass), Sean Kutzko (bongos, percussion), Nancy Livingston (vocals), Randy Salman (vlarinet)Larry Gray Guitar/Accordian Trio at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Jazz Jam at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (10pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Peter Tijerina Nonet at KCPA Stage 5 in Urbana (5:30-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Emma Taylor (voc), Nickolas Kaplan (tpt), Jenelle Orcherton (alto sax/clar), Reginald Lewis (tenor sax), Joseph Anderson (bari sax), George Turner (guitar), Leigh Meador (piano), Mitchell Maftean (bass), Maxwell Osawa (drums)Django Wrangle at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Jazz Jam at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (10pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Jazz Friends Quintet at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Jazz Jam at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (10pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Scott Frillman/Jeff Helgesen Quintet at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Vine Street Syncopators at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Barry Wagner (trombone/vocals), Randy Salman (clarinet), Jeff Helgesen (trumpet), Steve Meadows (banjo), Josh Houchin (bass)Jazz Jam at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (10pm, no cover/donations encouraged)
Larry Gray Guitar/Accordian Trio at Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana (5-7pm, no cover/donations encouraged)