Third Coast Percussion

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Third Coast Percussion Presents Rhythm Fest
(Epiphany Center for the Arts)
The group commemorates their twentieth anniversary by bringing longtime collaborators and percussion greats to the Epiphany Center. Third Coast Percussion will host a finale concert, followed by an afterparty featuring Jlin.
June 28

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Kurt Elling Celebrates Weather Report
(Ravinia)
Renowned jazz vocalist and hometown favorite Kurt Elling leads a celebration of instrumental jazz fusion band Weather Report, with plans to reimagine their iconic songs and perform new arrangements inspired by their sound.
June 15

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Giancarlo Guerrero Conducts Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
(Pritzker Pavilion)
Guerrero makes his debut as the Grant Park Music Festival’s artistic director and principal conductor, with a program that also includes Adolphus Hailstork’s “An American Port of Call” and Leonard Bernstein’s suite from “On the Waterfront.”
June 18

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Jim Jarmusch and Jozef van Wissem
(Art Institute of Chicago)
The director-turned-guitarist performs with longtime collaborator Jozef van Wissem, an experimental lute player and composer who’s also worked with Jarmusch on films like “Only Lovers Left Alive.”
June 7

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Brigitte Calls Me Baby
(Metro)
Celebrate the end of a long day: The Chicago outfit blends their influences—with elements of Bryan Ferry, The Smiths, The Strokes and Roy Orbison—into something new and innovative.
June 20