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Music Top 5: November 2023

by Brian Hieggelke | October 31, 2023

by Brian Hieggelke
October 31, 2023October 13, 2023Filed under:
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Harold Lopez-Nussa/Photo: Paulo Vitale

1
Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival
(Elastic Arts)
Takashi Shallow, Devon Osamu Tipp and Hitomi Oba join founder Tatsu Aoki for the festival’s twenty-eighth annual edition.
November 10-11

2
The Ritual with Anané & Louie Vega
(Smartbar)
The iconic New York house music DJ Vega and his vocalist wife Anané bring the party to Chicago.
November 10

3
Harold López-Nussa
(City Winery)
The Cuban pianist-composer now living in France hits Chicago in the wake of his Blue Note debut, “Timba a la Americana.”
November 12

4
Skinny Puppy
(House of Blues)
The iconic industrial band hits town on its “final tour.”
November 13-15

5
Daniel Barenboim
(Symphony Center)
The former CSO music director returns with Staatskapelle Berlin in an all-Brahms program.
November 28

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