Date: Thursday, February 6th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: General Admission- $20

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About:

Sidaka is back at Epiphany Arts Center for his second coming album release show "Guiding Wind"! He has been playing all over Chicago this past year performing his debut album "Resurgence Of The Bliss" and his first electronic album "Halo Gleam"! Sidaka is a self trained pianist, DJ, producer, and rapper from the west side of Chicago. Creating music that consists of electronic synth builds, piano improvisations,and guitar riffs. His album "Guiding Wind" is also a dedication to Sidaka's late father Arnold Dixon. With over an hour of rap lyrics, ambient synth progressions, and drumless avant garde hip-hop beats that helps express the powerful emotion behind his lyrics. This show will be a two part set where the first set will not have a vocal performance, only live instruments. The second set will be a live performance of the album in its entirety. 

Sharp Pins with Pleasant Mob

Date: Friday, February 7th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $17

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Soul Rebels 2025: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Bob Marley

Date: Saturday, February 8th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About:

On Saturday, Feb 8, we’re bringing the seventh annual Soul Rebels Concert back to Epiphany Center for the Arts! 201 S. Ashland, 6:30pm.

Soul Rebels is a celebration of the life and legacy of Bob Marley, a night to uplift and celebrate Reggae music and culture as a living tradition in Chicago and beyond. Always featuring an eclectic line-up of artists performing music and spoken word, covers as well as original work, new and classic songs for dancing and singing along to as we honor the continued relevance of Marley's music and message. In times such as these, it is more important than ever to envision a world beyond the old Babylon system of rule through dominance, division, fear and war. We fill every cell of our bodies with music that helps us to live in alignment with our higher nature and build a world where all life can thrive. Won't you help us sing? 

Hosted by Chicago Rasta spoken word poet Billy Tuggle, with music sets by Adam Gottlieb and OneLove joined by special guest Valroy Dawkins of Funkadesi and others, followed by a collaborative set by Vision in the Rhythm and Tukkiman, also joined by special guests! Final artist line-up TBA soon!

Tix are $15 in advance, $20 day of. VIP tables for 2 or 4 near front of stage also available!

Luscia Jane with Greenttea & The Tempos

Date: Sunday, February 9th, 2025

Doors: 6:30PM

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $13 | Day of Show- $15

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About Luscia Jane:

Luscia Jane is a dynamic, Chicago-based indie band with a fresh and soulful sound that blends funk, rock, blues and jazz with a passion for environmental activism. The seed for the band was planted back in 2020 after Dante Nottoli and Bredia Santoro met and began writing songs and performing together. In 2023,  Dante and Bredia were inspired to connect their music to their environmentalism, and form a larger band. They met X, Keys, Gabriel and Jayson through the music department at Columbia College Chicago. Each brings their own unique magic to LJ's forest funk project. The members of Luscia Jane are:  Bredia Santoro, lead vocals; Dante Nottoli, lead vocals and bass; Gabriel Medina, saxophone; Jayson Verrett, guitar; Keys Nero, keyboard; and X Nero, drums. For more information and links to all our socials, check out our website at lusciajanemusic.com

Ian Maksin

Date: Thursday, February 13th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $30 | Day of Show- $35 | 3 Ticket Package- $25 | VIP Table for 2- $80 | VIP Table for 4- $160

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About:

Join world-renowned "one-man cello orchestra" Ian Maksin for a special Valentine eve performance at the Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago amidst his North American tour. Maksin will serenade you with a unique selection of love songs from around the globe, taking you on a musical journey to some of the world’s most romantic destinations—Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Anatolia, and beyond. Many of the songs will be prepared by Maksin specially for this concert, complementing his vast repertoire of over 300 songs in languages like Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, Armenian, Farsi, Polish, Ukrainian, Kyrgyz, and more. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of music, whether you come with a loved one, friends, or on your own!

17+ recommended

For the Lovers: LIVE

Date: Saturday, February 15th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 6:30PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7PM

Tickets: Advanced- $20 | Day of Show- $25 | VIP Table for 2- $70 | VIP Table for 4- $140

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About CO.:

CO. is a Chicago native who has been immersed in the culture of music and the arts for the majority of her life. She entered into the industry as a background vocalist, supporting artists such as Kindred The Family Soul, Tasha Cobbs, Todd Dulaney and more. As a featured lead vocalist of Musicality, she's opened for Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera and Imagine Dragons. Her background in Jazz and Gospel influences her soulful approach to Pop and Contemporary R&B music. After releasing 3 singles, Child of the Sun Pt. 1 is her first full length album release. Detailing matters of the heart, lessons learned and the realities of being a young full-time creative in Chicago. It represents vulnerability and the beginning of a new era.

About Chinaa:

Chinaa is an up and coming performer known to enchant audiences with a message of self-discovery, freedom, and healing. She believes in creating safe spaces for her audiences while providing a musical experience with nods to gospel, soul, r&b music. She has been blessed to work with artists like John Legend, Babyface, Fantasia, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Kirk Franklin, Jonathan McReynolds, and more!

Notes for Peace Reunion

Date: Sunday, February 16th, 2025

Doors: 1PM

Showtime: 2PM

Tickets: Free admission!

About:

Notes for Peace is an initiative of the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra that empowers families across Chicago who have lost loved ones to gun violence to create original songs of tribute. Members of the Civic Orchestra Fellowship Program and guest artists from the U.K.-based Irene Taylor Trust work with parents from the support and advocacy group Purpose Over Pain to write, record and perform these songs.

This concert will feature previously written songs that have been written since the project began in 2018. They will be performed by the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Fellows, artists of the Irene Taylor Trust, guest singers and parents of Purpose Over Pain.

The program will be announced in January 2025.

Ajovang presents Whispers of the Unknown

Date: Thursday, February 20th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 6:30PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7PM

Tickets: Advanced- $25 | Day of Show- $30 | VIP- $50

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About Adreain Guillory:

Adreain Guillory is a visionary African American demi-couture designer and artist from Michigan. Drawing inspiration from a vibrant tapestry of influences—including childhood fairy tales, the elegance of the eighteenth century, film, Japanese anime, and classical art movements—Adreain's work is a celebration of romanticism and sophistication. The vivid memories of his youth serve as a wellspring of creativity, consistently infusing his designs with a unique sense of elegance.

By exploring the intersections of past, present, and future, Adreain cultivates volume and shape as a powerful form of cultural resistance within couture. His creations bridge the gap between representation and reality, offering a distinct perspective on the Black experience through a fantastical lens. Through his artistry, he endeavors to inspire younger generations to believe that their dreams can blossom into their reality.

About the Collection:

Whispers of the Unknown is a collection that delves into the journey from the turbulence of external love to the quiet strength of self-love. It speaks to the idea that even amidst the chaos of life, beauty and peace can be found in the simplest of moments—a breeze through a meadow, the sunlight filtering through an oak tree. These fleeting, serene encounters offer solace, even in the fiercest storms, if only we pause and listen.

Inspired by fairytale illustrations and the natural world, the designs marry romanticism with both modern and historical elements. Stripes, an AJOVANG staple, are reimagined—layered, twisted, and gathered—to symbolize the disarray of love. The palette transitions from warm hues, embodying the innocence of love’s beginnings, to cool tones that evoke calm. Darker shades follow, signifying the hardship of love lost, before finally giving way to soft cream—representing clarity, self-acceptance, and the embrace of one’s own heart.

This collection is a tale of transformation: from hopelessness to self-discovery, a journey told as if whispered by a fairy, full of promise yet uncertain of the future, but brimming with hope.

Folkus & Tiwa Bleu

Date: Thursday, February 20th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Hall

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $20 | Day of Show- $25

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About Tiwa Bleu:

Tiwa Bleu (Gustavo Flores) is an artist, producer, jazz instrumentalist, and all round percussionist from Aurora IL. From his late childhood to teen years, he has classically studied to understand the craft of drumming and percussion playing, soon catching interest in jazz at the age of 13. His deep diving into music throughout high school led him to be inspired by the works of Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Cal Tjader, and Sun Ra; alongside composers from Italian film music libraries such as Piero Piccioni, Piero Umilliani, Alessandro Alessandroni, and Nora Orlandi. Although Tiwa's roots reside in jazz, he's also participated in rock, R&B, and hip hop settings such as the rock band Vacants and solo artists FELTWELL, Nico Nico, and Kaicrewsade. In 2022, Tiwa formed an outlet for traditional jazz, acid jazz, and neo soul: The Luxure Trio. After meeting more jazz instrumentalists along the way, Tiwa has had the opportunity to add more textures to his project, giving birth, to his full band. 

About Folkus:

Folkus weaves together a unique and energetic mixture of original and folk music, with an emphasis on improvisation, melody, and interaction. Drawing from a wide range of influences, they freely embrace different musical traditions beyond the confines of jazz. Featuring Andy Danstrom on drums, Owen Frankel on bass, Gabe Heinemann on saxophone, and Solomon Lindenberg on piano, each member brings a different musical perspective that creates a collaborative band sound

ABR Productions presents Fall in Love with R&B

Date: Friday, February 21st, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 8PM

Tickets: $25- Advanced | $30- Day of Show | $80- VIP Table for 2 | $160- VIP Table for 4

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About Deonte Baker

Papa Squat's Kiss & Tell Cabaret

Date: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 8PM to the Catacombs

Showtime: 8:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About:

ONE YEAR OF KISS & TELL CABARET

Kiss & Tell Cabaret is a DIY drag/variety show that amplifies alternative drag and performance art. One year ago, the very first K&T took place in a friend's basement, and now, we are taking over the Catacombs at the Epiphany Center for the Arts. Bring your dollar bills and your fiercest attitude, because this party is going to be bigger and better than ever.

Who knows? Maybe you'll even find your soulmate ;)

xoxo,

Papa Squat

Indigo X Camila

Date: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025

Doors: 6PM

Showtime: 7PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About:

Indigo X Camila will be an evening of musical exploration and storytelling. We invite You to join us for two sets of original compositions and arrangements all rooted in soul music and storytelling. This show is an extension of Indigo Sessions, a show series founded by Aliyah Jones, meant to celebrate and nurture the artistry of Black Women and Queer artists. Indigo is excited to watch the series evolve with each new space it exists within. 

Indigo is a musical collective led by Aliyah Jones. Aliyah Jones is a vocalist, composer, and curator based in Chicago, IL. The importance of music was instilled in her at an early age. Every milestone, celebration, or simple journey to school was scored with anything from the sultry serenades of Whitney Houston to the invigorating bounce of house music. Aliyah began her formal training at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artist and most recently  graduated from the Jazz Studies program at DePaul University. The music of Indigo centers her love of storytelling and exploration, while honoring the traditions of Jazz, RnB, and Neo-Soul. 

Born and raised on the West Side of Chicago, Camila is a multifaceted talent and multidisciplinary excelling as a vocalist, poet, performer and visual artist. Beginning her journey as a vocal student, she swiftly emerged as a gifted artist and creative force performing, and recording in and around the city’s jazz and avant-garde scene. Performing at venues like the Jazz Showcase, Andys Jazz Club, and other performance series like Elastic Arts Improvisational Music Series and The Living-room Series by Audiotree, Camila’s artistic background explores the sounds, textures, and feelings of Jazz and Soul Music, introducing rhythms influenced by her lineage from the Caribbean Islands. She hopes to cultivate an air of intimacy and evoking feelings of nostalgia and closeness within her independent and collaborative works.

Date: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025

Doors: 6PM

Showtime: 7PM

Tickets: Advanced- $30 | ILCC Members- $25

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About:

The music of Heloísa Fernandes is the sound of a woman free to study literature, poetry, nature, classical music, jazz, Brazilian music, free to let them shape her identity, to let her identity flow into compositions. Strong and original, ancient and modern, her sublime creations blossom with rhythmic vitality and melodic delicacy. With her skill as an improviser she searches their emotional depths and soars with joy. "Fernandes is beyond categorization," wrote the Post and Courier of her American debut, "She is herself, and I'll always be interested in any music she cares to explore."

www.musica-extraordinaria.com/fernandes

STRUAN, Chan Fuze, and CALI JEWLS

Date: Friday, February 28th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 8PM

Tickets: Advanced- $15 | Day of Show- $20

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About STRUAN:

Julia Danielle Album Release

Date: Thursday, March 6th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 8PM

FREE Admission!

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About:

Julia Danielle is an up - and -coming vocalist, arranger, educator, and composer based in the heart of the vibrant jazz scene of Chicago.

Her classical training with Northwestern University Voice and Opera professor, Theresa Brancaccio laid the solid foundation for Julia to bend and blend the lines of classic and contemporary jazz and soul music. Julia grew up in the traveling and nationally competing Campanella Children's Choir, and is an alumni of the Chicago a Cappella: High School Apprenticeship Program from 2018-2019.

As the 2022 International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition Winner, part of Julia's prize was performing alongside the Tierney Sutton Band at the renowned Blues Alley Jazz Club in Washington D.C. and since then, has led her own band and music at the incomparable venue. Julia has also won DownBeat's 46th annual Student Music Award for "Undergraduate College Outstanding Vocal Soloist" and has been mentioned in their 2023 June edition.

2023 Luminarts Finalist and 2024 Lumniarts Winner, Julia has had the opportunity to perform alongside staples of the worldwide scene including Clark Sommers, Dennis Carroll, Kris Funn, Dana Hall, Ernie Adams, George Fludas, Isaiah Spencer, Jeremy Kahn, Lenard Simpson, Geof Bradfield, Chris Madsen, Sharel Cassity, and Isaiah Collier.

Julia earned her Bachelor of Music Undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies at DePaul University in 2023. She had discovered her deep love and study of Black American Music, vocal technique, and pedagogy with Dana Hall, Kathryn Sherman, Sharel Cassity, Scott Hesse, and Scott Ramsay. Julia will graduate from The Juilliard School. in 2026 with a Master of Music in Jazz Studies. 

You can catch Julia performing around cities at The Jazz Showcase, Andy's Jazz Club, Winter's Jazz Club, Blues Alley Jazz Club, Room 623, Bop Stop, Merriman's Playhouse, Catch 35, The Whistler, The Garver Feed Mill, Elastic Arts, Uncommon Ground, Prairie Moon, and The Fulton Street Collective, as well as at fusion venues like Lincoln Hall, Martyrs, Schubas Tavern, Man Tavern, and The Golden Dagger. Julia has also brought her band to jazz festivals such as The Hyde Park Jazz Festival, The Logan Square Arts Festival, and The Winnetka Music Festival. 

Aside from performing, Julia also leads a private voice studio and taught lessons at The University of Chicago in 2024. She has also led masterclasses at Francis W. Parker School and her alma mater, New Trier High School.

Ana Everling: International Women's Day Celebration

Date: Saturday, March 8th, 2025

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour | 7PM to the Sanctuary

Showtime: 7:30PM

Tickets: Advanced- $25 | Day of Show- $30

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About:

The Ana Everling Quartet may sound like folklore, but they perform all original compositions, combining modern arrangements and improvised sounds. Everling and her band deliver complex performances that address universal themes.

Ana Everling has spent her life focusing on the practice and performance of vocal music. Her passion lies within the heart of Romanian folklore from Moldova. She has developed a unique style that reflects a deep love for tradition and yet propels these folkloric sounds into a new dimension. Are we listening to jazz? Are we walking through a misty Romanian forest?

Everling’s storytelling and vision is one of a woman’s journey from studying music in art schools in Moldova to busking on the streets of Chicago and now selling out venues throughout the United States. One of her missions as a performer is to promote a freeform genre called “Doina.” Her efforts led her to be honored by the president of Moldova as she was given the title Artist Emerit for prodigious activity in culture, high professional mastery, and substantial contribution to preserving and developing the spiritual values of Moldovan culture and promoting Moldova's image abroad.

Musicias: Ana Everling - vocals, looper; Edinho Gerber - acoustic, 7 string guitar, Hunter Diamond - saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion, Kenny Reicherd - electric guitar.