JAZZ MUSIC SERIES presents: The Tim Seisser Trio

Date: May 19, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About: 

This will be the official release show of the new album.
TS3 (Timothy Seisser Trio) is thrilled to announce the release of their debut album, “It’s Just O.K.”. This new project from Chicago based Electric Bassist, Timothy Seisser, is a unique sonic mashup of Jazz/Rock/Fusion - Featuring Seisser’s dazzling virtuosity on the 6 string electric bass. He is one of the best kept secrets in the bass world, but sports a performance/recording history as a sideman that puts him at the top of the list in the Chicago Bass scene. Ready to take on the leader role again, Tim started this new trio at the onset of 2020, after a chance encounter with legendary Bassist, Tim Lefebvre. The trio is rounded out by longtime friends and fellow Chicago collaborators, Drummer Jonathan Marks (Hey Champ, Monakr, Dessa, Liquid Soul, Lupe Fiasco) and Keyboardist Andrew Lawrence (Bonelang, Bonzo Squad, District 97).

TS3 is joined on this record by some of the jazz/improv world elite, including Donny McCaslin, Fareed Haque, Howard Levy and Tim Lefebvre. The production work and added electric bass work of Lefebvre is especially notable. The collaboration between Bassists makes for a truly unique sounding project, especially when finished with the stellar mixing and mastering work of grammy award nominated and top L.A. engineer, Marc Nelson. Lefebvre’s endorsement on the project will surely make some in the bass world step up, and discover Seisser’s unique approach to the Electric Bass.

Stop by The Sanctuary for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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Blues Music Series Presents: Chris Jones & the Night Drivers

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $30 - General Admission | VIP - table for two, first two rows 

About Chris Jones & The Night Drivers: 

Chris Jones & the Night Drivers make some of the most distinctively elegant yet driving bluegrass music heard anywhere today. Deeply rooted in tradition but never bound to it, they deliver original music with tight arrangements, emotional authenticity, and engaging humor. As actor and banjo player Steve Martin says, “Chris Jones’ voice is there with the great masters,” adding that the Night Drivers are “some of the best players in bluegrass.” Collectively, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have won 16 IBMA awards.

 The band’s latest release, their first all-original album, Make Each Second Last, has received rave reviews and has so far yielded six consecutive #1 songs, including the title track "We Needed This Ride."  Their latest single, "Bed of Snow," co-written by Chris and grammy nominee Thomm Jutz became the band's 19th #1 song. They have topped both the Bluegrass Today and Roots Music Review airplay charts.

Chris Jones & the Night Drivers are currently signed to one of bluegrass music’s top record labels, Mountain Home Music Company, for whom they’ve recorded three critically acclaimed albums.

A well-established band formed in the mid-1990s, Chris Jones & the Night Drivers have become popular repeat performers at major festivals like Merlefest in North Carolina, California’s Huck Finn Jubilee, and the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. They have filled a wide variety of venues around the world, touring across the U.S. and Canada, and all over Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Ireland. Together with the band and as a solo artist, Chris has released 14 albums.

Not content to rely on their long track record of success, the band continues to grow and change, with two new members joining in late 2019: celebrated bluegrass veteran Marshall Wilborn and exciting newcomer Grace Van’t Hof.

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by The Sanctuary for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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Comedy in the Sanctuary presents: Quick of Wit

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Doors: 6:00 pm 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About: 

ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES presents: Fifth House Ensemble

Sunday May 22, 2022 

Doors: 2:00PM

Showtime: 3:00PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Fifth House Ensemble: 

Praised by the New York Times for its “conviction, authority, and finesse,” the Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble harnesses the collaborative spirit of chamber music to reach beyond the traditionally-perceived limits of classical music. 5HE curates this series of intimate performances at Epiphany Center for the Arts, celebrating works new and old, amplifying voices of the less-heard, and delighting in the sheer joy of sound exploration with all who come along for the ride.

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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Voices of Chicago Presents: Abigail Riccards 

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $15 - General Admission (credit card only at door) 

About: 

Abigail Riccards has garnered much attention from the jazz community for her effortless swing, heartbreaking tone, and personalized approach to lyrics. Abigail's inimitable approach to the Great American Songbook has made her one of the most celebrated jazz vocalists of her generation. 

Performing in Chicago since 2011, Abigail has quickly established herself as one of the rising vocalists on the scene. She has performed at many of the city's top jazz clubs with some of Chicago's most respected musicians, headlining at venues such as the Green Mill, the Jazz Showcase, Katerina's, and Andy's Jazz Club. 

Golden Hour:

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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JAZZ MUSIC SERIES presents: The House Trio

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About The House Trio: 

Spotlight Music Series Presents: Norberto Guerra's Modern Cuban Jazz Band

Date: Saturday, May 28, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

About:

Norberto’s Guerra’s Modern Cuban Jazz Band pulls on rhythms and sounds from the most traditional Cuban music, Son, to the most contemporary one, the Timba. Guerra’s guitar and Cuban Trés form the center of a band featuring Latin percussion and horns. 

Norberto is a Chicago based Cuban musician, composer and producer. He is a multi-instrumentalist primarily playing the classical guitar, electric guitar and the Cuban Trés.  

He most recently worked closely with Alexander Abreu recording Havana d’Primenra’s tribute album of Cuban classics, Será Que Se Acabó, in Havana. He has toured throughout Cuba, composed for and played with the Ballet Español de Cuba and the Havana Symphony, and has recorded and worked on albums for Havana d’Primera, Issac Delgado, Rainer Mariño, Alain Daniel and Acituna sin Hueso.

Norberto was schooled in the renowned Cuban conservatory system from the age of eight and at the Instituto Superior de las Artes (ISA) in Havana. 

Golden Hour:

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES presents: HUZAM with Karim Nagi & Ensemble 

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022 

Doors: 6pm

Showtime: 7:30pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

About HUZAM:

HUZAM features new compositions in traditional Arab music styles. Egyptian percussionist & composer Karim Nagi leads this skilled ensemble of master Chicago musicians hailing from Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Using authentic acoustic instruments, the group will feature material from the new album “Huzam” along with some classic Arab repertoire. In this concert, listeners can experience Arab tradition's connection to the intimate ensemble aesthetic of Chamber Music, the microtonal & hetero-phonic timelessness of Early Music, and the extemporaneous adventurism of Jazz. 

Get a sneak-peek at HUZAM before the show:

Golden Hour:

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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HUZAM at Epiphany Center for the Arts: 

Voices of Chicago presents: Chicago Calling 

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2o22

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $15 - General Admission 

About: 

Chicago Calling is a band co-led by Juli Wood and Mike Schlick. It features classic jazz and blues tunes performed by some of the greats to come out of Chicago! Musicians such as Von Freeman, Nat King Cole, Eddie Harris, Johnny Griffin, Clifford Jordan and Gene Ammons. Also some great singers who spent some time in Chicago, Joe Williams, Dinah Washington, Otis Rush  and Carmen McRae. Chicago Calling is Juli Wood - tenor sax and vocals, Mike Allemana - guitar, Matt Ferguson - bass, and Mike Schlick - drums. The band was featured at Buddy Guy's Legends on Sundays for a few years. Come listen to the rich history of Chicago jazz !

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for our live music series concerts and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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JAZZ MUSIC SERIES presents: Emmaline

Date: Thursday June 2, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $30 - General Admission | $80 - VIP (Table for 2- first 3 rows) 

About Emmaline: 

Emmaline is a singer and songwriter possessing a smoky, jazz-infused, genre-fluid voice admirable as much for the range of traditional sounds she draws upon, as for her startling freshness—fresh, as in new and innovative as well as in attitude and sly humor. Her songs are bold in statement and soft in feel, her flow supple and precise. She prides herself in being one who has listened with deep intention to her heroes—Anita O’Day and Billie Holiday, Erykah Badu and D’Angelo—and has already learned to rise above questions of category with a healthy sense of musical identity and forethought.

“I consider myself a jazz singer,” Emmaline says. “I have been singing jazz my entire life—I studied it and I think that there is a place for me in the jazz world. Whether my music is strictly jazz I cannot say and in fact, would rather not. To me jazz is art, not a set of rules.”

Emmaline’s success speaks for itself: On her first U.S. tour in November of 2019, she performed as the opening act for 10-time GRAMMY winner Chaka Khan at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. On her own, Emmaline has headlined countless, sold-out shows at some of the country’s most notable jazz clubs such as The Jazz Standard (New York City), Scullers (Boston), The Jazz Kitchen (Indianapolis), and Keystone Korner (Baltimore). She has performed in a wide range of situations on stage and online—with big bands and orchestras, singing Jessie J’s “Domino” (à la Billie Holiday) for Postmodern Jukebox and “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing” with the world renowned Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra —and has amassed a substantial social media following. Her first official release—the six-song EP “All My Sweetest Dreams”—was released in September of 2019, and due to the confidence and clarity of the music, the release turbo-charged the tempo of her career ascendancy. Her sophomore EP, “Necessity,” is set to release on October 2, 2020, and Emmaline claims that her listeners are in for a surprise.

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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Blues Music Series presents: The NuBlu Band 

Date: Friday, June 3, 2o22

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About: 

The NuBlu Band’s debut album, “LIVE AT LEGENDS” is out now and available for purchase at any of their shows.

Carlise Guy – Vocals
Mark Maddox – Guitar
Dan Henley – Drums
JR Fuller – Bass
Kenyatta Gaines – Backup Vocals
Dave Holloway – Keys

Golden Hour:

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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SPOTLIGHT MUSIC SERIES presents: Bill Brickey | Manhattan, Straight up | Artist Residency

Date: Saturday, June 4th, 2022 

Doors: 5pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

About Bill Brickey: 

Bill Brickey sings a variety of cocktail classics with longtime friend and piano accompanist Alton Smith.  Come spend an evening with these two magnificent artists as they pay tribute to the works of Nat King Cole, Lou Rawls, Roberta Flack, Stevie Wonder and more

Bill Brickey is a Songwriter and Guitarist who been a staple of the music scene in Chicago for some time now. He is recognized in the US and abroad for fiery, passionate performances of his original music. An amazing vocalist and very fine guitarist, Bill work centers around our current life and times. His work is just as likely to be the result of his meditations on life as we know it as it is might be on love, faith and humor. His ability to meld with his audience as easily as he does his guitar is epic and well worth seeing.

Bill Brickey Artist Residency Upcoming Dates: 

July 17th, 2022 - 11AM in the Courtyard

September 17, 2022 - 7:30PM 

November 19, 2022 - 7:30PM 

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for our live music series concerts, and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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VOICES OF CHICAGO presents: Laila Biali

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $25 - General Admission | $75 - VIP (table for 2, first 3 rows)

About Laila Biali: 

Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and CBC Music national radio host Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and supported international icon Sting. In 2020, Laila was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. In 2019, Laila’s eponymous release won her a JUNO (Canada’s GRAMMY) for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.” The year prior, she was awarded top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition in the Jazz category. Laila was also the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards when she was named “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year.” She received her first JUNO nomination for Tracing Light (2011), and a spot on DownBeat Magazine’s “Best Albums of the Year” for Live in Concert (2013) and Out of Dust (2020). In September of 2017, Laila was brought on as the host for CBC Music’s national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz, a weekly show broadcast to listeners across Canada. While Laila continues to earn high honours in the Jazz world, her signature sound transcends genre as she “masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy” (Washington Post). Laila’s highly anticipated album, Out of Dust, which features multiple GRAMMY nominees and winners including Lisa Fischer, Alan Ferber, John Ellis, and Larnell Lewis, released March 27, 2020 and was also nominated for a 2021 JUNO Award

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for our live music series concerts, and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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JAZZ MUSIC SERIES presents: Typhanie Monique

Date: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Typhanie Monique:

In The Moment | Typhanie Monique
A sensory experience that will call your soul to listen.

This concert series is cultivated by the deep desire for authentic connection to each other and ourselves. Located in an intimate setting where listeners will be “seated in the round” with no separation from the musicians. Experience spontaneous compositions, originals and arranged covers that will awaken your senses. You, the audience, will have the chance to create with Typhanie. Join Ms. Monique “In The Moment” and give yourself the gift to connect - allowing music to open your heart and soul.

Typhanie is a performer, educator and recording artist. Her four critically acclaimed, independently produced albums have captured the ears of Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich and thousands of dedicated fans. She has shared the stage with jazz’s elite, including Joe Lovano, Chris Potter,The Manhattan Transfer and Mavis Staples to name a few.

Typhanie has graced jazz’s most distinguished venues, including: Chicago’s Jazz Showcase, The Green Mill, The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, The Kitano and Small’s in NewYork. She has enthralled audiences and brought enthusiastic crowds to their feet at major outdoor festivals like the Chicago Jazz Festival, Vogue Design Festival in Moscow, Russia, SummerFest, Taste of Chicago, Isthmus Jazz Festival and Third Ward Jazz Festival.

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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Additional Performance Dates 7/21, 9/1, 10/13, 12/15 

Blues Music Series Presents: Brigitte Purdy

Date: Friday, June 10, 2022

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $50 - VIP (table for 2, first 3 rows)  

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’

About: 

To have the ability to sing is something that many of us are naturally gifted from a very early age. Very few individuals, though, are able to connect such ability to their own emotions and translate them into singing and songwriting.  Brigitte Rios Purdy has felt that need to sing about her own inner feelings and emotions since she was a child. Born and raised in Los Angeles Brigitte Purdy has soon expressed the great desire to become a singer, with a particular inclination to soul, blues and R&B. It didn't take too long for the American singer and songwriter, thanks to her pure and silky singing voice, to be noted and asked to perform on the same stage with artists like Walter Trout, Sugaray Rayford, Tim Bogart Dionne Warwick, and Dolly Parton amongst others. Singing background vocals for such artists as The Who and Paul Rodgers. 

​Once the ice of the music business was broken, Brigitte Rios Purdy's next step into connecting completely with music at 360 degrees was starting to write her own songs. Her profound, love and admiration for the late great B.B. King pushed the American artist to compose her very first song called Lucille, Don't You Weep, a blues ballad with clear references to King's most favorite guitar and the intensity of the sound coming from one of the most famous blues guitars of all time. 

​The song became the perfect platform for the singer and songwriter to combine her wonderful and unique voice with her new found talent as a lyricist and to inspire her to write more songs that would allow Purdy to show her phenomenal vocal skills. Encouraged by the positive comments of the music press worldwide, since her debut single, the American artist has then never stopped writing and recording new material. Another of the original songs coming from Purdy's repertoire, currently on constant heavy rotation on some of the biggest blues/rock radio in America, is her brand new single called Blues Angel. The tune is a superb blues ballad with tinges of jazz, with a flawless vocal performance from Purdy. The Californian artist is, though, not just a great blues interpreter but she has also written and recorded few catchy songs with a more blues/rock approach, like Rise Like The Water and Shot Heard Around The World, part of the original material belonging to the repertoire of this rising star in the music business. 

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

Stop by Epiphany for our live music series concerts, and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

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SPOTLIGHT MUSIC SERIES presents: Denise Thimes

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022 

Doors: 5pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30pm

Tickets: $30 - General Admission | VIP - Table for two, first two rows included with either 1 bottle of house wine OR 4 craft beers

About Denise Thimes: 

After describing her brilliant voice as a perfect mix of Nancy, Sassy, and Lady Day, it came only naturally that the late legendary jazz trumpeter Clark Terry would, at New York’s historical Flushing Town Hall, select Denise Thimes as that night’s featured vocalist.

This truly unique and inspirational artist is often asked by fellow noteworthy musicians “why haven’t we heard of you”? Not to worry. With a voice as noticeably (as Terry puts it) “ranks with all of the greats,” it won’t be long.

Over the course of a multi-faceted career spanning just a little under 3 decades, Thimes is no stranger to the music world, growing up in a home surrounded by all types of music from her father & radio icon, the late Lou “Fatha” Thimes.

Thimes has performed with such jazz notables as Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra,(St. Louis, MO) the late Clark Terry(The Blue Note-NY), Dr. Billy Taylor, Earl May, Benny Powell,(Flushing Town Hall) and James Moody(Blue Note-NY). She has also graced the stage with the likes of Houston Person, Jimmy&Tootie Heath, Bobby McFerrin, and Bucky Pizzarelli.

In recent years she has appeared and toured Paris with David Sanborn, sung for the Queen of Thailand(Mandarin Oriental Hotel), Queen Elizabeth II(British Embassy-Washington D.C. (during her 2009 visit to the U.S), President George W Bush(White House 2007), and was hand picked by the Queen of Soul(Aretha Franklin) to perform for her 72^nd birthday celebration ( 2015-Ritz Carlton, NY).

Thimes has truly been one of the cherished voices of modern jazz.

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

Full Concert Calendar Here

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Acoustic Music Series presents: Peter Ferry plays Mellits and Woods

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Doors: 1 pm 

Showtime: 2 pm 

About: 

The Chicago premieres of extraordinary new solo works by Marc Mellits and Ayanna Woods, followed by conversations with the artists.

Called "the ingenious percussionist Peter Ferry," (Chicago Sun-Times) and “an artist of vision... presenting percussion in a stunning thoughtful way,” (Democrat and Chronicle) PETER FERRY is a young American percussion soloist dedicated to contemporary repertoire and artistic collaboration. Following his concerto debut at age 18, Ferry has championed the works of living composers, including Michael Daugherty who has praised Ferry as “one of the most promising and committed soloists of his generation.”

AYANNA WOODS is a Grammy-nominated performer, composer and bandleader from Chicago. Her music explores the spaces between acoustic and electronic, traditional and esoteric, wildly improvisational and mathematically rigorous. A collaborator across genres and forms, her work spans new music, theater, film scoring, arranging, songwriting, and improvisation. She earned her B.A. in music from Yale University.

Composer MARC MELLITS is one of the leading American composers of his generation, enjoying hundreds of performances throughout the world every year, making him one of the most performed living composers in the United States. His unique musical style is an eclectic combination of driving rhythms, soaring lyricism, and colorful orchestrations that all combine to communicate directly with the listener. His music is eclectic, all-encompassing, colorful, and always has a sense of forward motion.

"In Bloom Balloon, I was interested in exploring the vibraphone’s rich capacity for gradation. I returned often to the image of a dandelion seed leaving the plant—both modular and smooth, subtractive and generative. The title is a play on the image of a dandelion seed, and an onomatopoeia for clustered sounds drifting apart." –Ayanna Woods

"I composed Parkland during the immediate aftermath of the February 14, 2018, school shooting that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida. A childhood friend of mine lives in the Parkland area and went through the horror of knowing that her son was in the school during the shooting, the nightmare that all parents in the United States fear. It is music that is direct, largely quiet, and lives in a stretched-out moment of time that combines ethereal fear, solitude, sadness, patience, and resolve into a tribute to a community that was forced to bear a burden they should never have had to witness." -Marc Mellits

Visit Peter Ferry's Website

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Doors: 7 pm 

Showtime: 9:00 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’

About: 

Win's five tracks EP rallies the Rock Gods. Her Debut single Drinkin' Buddy is written as an homage to her sister. Four more tracks follow, inspired by her music heroes; Jimmy Rogers, Etta James, Janis Joplin, and Led Zeppelin. All songs were recorded with her band The Rockin' Souls at Chicago's premiere blues recording studio, Joy Ride. Win's band includes legendary drummer, Stephen Bass (co-producer of the CD), nephew of famed Chess producer Ralph Bass, and Shoji Naito (co-producer) bass and guitar player. Also, veterans of the Chicago Blues scene Minouru Maruyama music collaborator and guitar, Seiji Yuguchi aka Wabi, harp and Mike Flynn, bass. 

Voices of Chicago presents: Roya Naldi | This Madness" - Album Release

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $15 - General Admission 

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’

About Roya Naldi: 

Roya Naldi, based in Chicago, IL, specializes in classic jazz music of the 1920s and 1930s. Classic jazz, especially that which was recorded in Chicago during that time, became her obsession when she was in her teens and has remained a focus in her life since.

Roya Naldi performs many familiar jazz standards, but highlights rarely-heard, unique songs that are sparkling diamonds in the rough. She approaches her music from a perspective of authenticity and emotionalism. Her rich vocal tone and unique style breathes new life into the music of the jazz age, singing with a nuanced, exciting, and often moody style. Roya Naldi views every song as a beautiful story she is telling to her listeners, approaching every lyric with a sense of empathy and emotion. She draws inspiration from many notable jazz singers of the 1920s and 1930s, such as Al Bowlly, Annette Hanshaw, Cliff Edwards, Frank Sylvano, and others. Inspired by these greats, the music Roya Naldi performs gives listeners a modern taste of a style of jazz that has kept its charm and allure for a century!

Roya Naldi has made regular appearances at Chicago’s stylish The Drake hotel, the legendary Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, Hungry Brain, various other venues and festivals in and beyond Chicago, and is always accompanied by the finest musicians of the genre.

'This Madness’ is an EP collection of four songs pressed onto 78rpm vinyl for Rivermont Records! This EP highlights the stunning vocals of Roya Naldi in an intimate and captivating manner, as she sings some of her favorite songs from the Jazz Age. Many of these songs have a deep sentimental value to her and it comes through beautifully in this album. ‘This Madness’ is at times playful, but has an underlying moody / dark feel, both musically and expressed through the album cover art. This album was recorded during the uncertain and difficult year of 2021. It is a tribute to the trying time 

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Blues Music Series Presents: Vernard Burton | For the Love of Music Series 

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 8PM

Tickets: $30 - General Admission 

About Vernard Burton: 

Vernard is a go-to studio session singer in Chicago with over a decade of BGV credits including hits for Grammy Award Winners Donald Lawrence, Smokie Norful and Take 6. Vernard is a student of soul crooners and his signature voice is steeped in a rich musical heritage that will time and again awaken the heart and electrify your soul.

Acoustic Music Series presents: Indigo Ensemble 

Date: June 19, 2022

Showtime: 2:00 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

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About: 

A strong drive to produce chamber music of the highest standard brought friends and colleagues together in the months preceding the pandemic to form the Indigo Ensemble.  In those initial 5 pre pandemic months, members of the Indigo Ensemble collaborated in performances of various genres, from piano trios to piano quintets, string quartets, string duos and sonatas showcasing repertoire from the Baroque to works of living composers.  Probing musicianship and technical security led to successful performances throughout the Chicagoland area, and with the recent return to live performances, members of the Indigo Ensemble are once again thrilled to share their renewed joy, passion and gratitude in making chamber music of the highest level with their audiences.  

In our Epiphany Center concert, piano trios of Beethoven and Faure will be presented by Indigo Ensemble members Timothy Archbold, Yuriy Geyer and Jeffrey Panko.  

Timothy Archbold is an Australian cellist currently playing with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Chicago, Skylight Theater, and as associate principal with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra.  He received his undergraduate degree in Music from the University of Melbourne, Australia then studied chamber music and cello performance in Germany for five years at the Hochschule fur Kunste in Bremen and European Chamber Music Academy in Hannover.  He went on to receive his master’s degree in music from Wichita State University where he played with the Graduate String Quartet and the Wichita Symphony.  In addition to his classical performing, Timothy has a large studio of private students and coaches honor chamber music ensembles with Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra and several area high schools. When not doing cello stuff, Timothy enjoys crossfit and spending time with his wife and 3 girls Eleanor, Lucy and Abigail.

Pianist Jeffrey Panko has been featured as a solo and collaborative performer in performances throughout the United States and Europe, winning top prizes in the Society of American Musicians’ Piano Competition (Chicago) and the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition (New York).  Performances of note include appearances at Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, Lincoln Center Library, Symphony Center (Chicago), WQXR Radio (New York), WFMT Radio (Chicago) and Panko has received critical acclaim for recordings produced by the Albany and Innova labels.   An Artist Faculty member of the New Music School piano faculty in Chicago, Panko also serves as Minister of Music and as Artistic Director of the Music at Bethel Concert Series for Bethel United Church of Christ in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Making his solo debut at the age of 10 with the Florida Symphony Orchestra, violinist Yuriy Geyer went on to receive numerous prestigious awards including first prizes at the Music Teachers National Association Violin competition, American String Teachers Violin national violin competition, Bach Society Violin competition, and a fellowship grant from the Aspen Music Festival. After graduating from Northwestern University, Yuriy has served as a substitute member of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and is currently the concertmaster of the local Chicago Arts Orchestra and Northwest Festival Orchestra, and has recorded with the Naxos label.

Golden Hour at Epiphany:

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Voices of Chicago presents: Ana Everling 

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Ana Everling: 

Jazz Music Series presents: Bethany Pickens Trio 

Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $50 - VIP (table for 2, first 3 rows) 

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About: 

Bethany Pickens is an Award winning Pianist, Composer and Educator. Born in Chicago she began her musical training under the watchful tutelage of her father Willie Pickens, world class Jazz Pianist. Since graduating from the American Conservatory of Music, Bethany has had the opportunity to perform, record, and conduct clinics with such artist as Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, Willie Pickens, Susan Anton, and Grammy award winners Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roy Hargrove and Branford Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle and Usher. As an Educator, Ms. Pickens has worked with the Ravinia Jazz Scholars Program and the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Jazz Links Program. Ms. Pickens is in her 25th year working for the Chicago Public Schools currently Teaching Piano at her Alma Mater Kenwood Academy! She sits on the Board of the Jazz institute of Chicago and the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club! Her Debut CD is available at www.bethanypickens.com & iTunes Follow Bethany Pickens on Facebook, Instagram, twitter “Steeped in tradition, committed to creativity”, is how she describes her musical outlook.

Date: Friday, June 24, 2022 

Doors: 5PM 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $25 - General Admission | VIP - $75 (table for 2, first two rows) 

About: 

For 30 years, award-winning pianist/composer Andy Milne has collaborated with dancers, visual artists, poets and musicians spanning jazz, classical, pop, folk, and world music. With his new group UNISON, Milne explores the intimacy of the piano trio. The synchronistic relationship Milne has enjoyed with bassist John Hébert since 2010 is matchlessly rounded out with Grammy Award winning drummer Clarence Penn, who represents complimentary threads within the fabric of Milne’s piano trio philosophy -- the intersection of texture and groove. Their 2020 debut recording, “The remission”, released on Sunnyside Records won them 2021 JUNO Award for Jazz Album of the Year: Group.

This performance is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Spotlight Music Series presents: Studebaker John and The Maxwell Street Kings

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022 

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hours 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

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About: 

Studebaker John Grimaldi was born in an Italian-American section of Chicago and started playing harmonica at age 7. Under the spell of music he heard on Maxwell Street, Chicago’s famed blues melting pot, Grimaldi began performing as Studebaker John and the Hawks in the ‘70s. The band name referenced the Studebaker Hawk, a car Grimaldi still owns today, and was also intended as a tribute to his friend, J.B. Hutto and the Hawks. John began playing guitar after a life-changing experience of seeing Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers perform. “…Hound Dog started playing, hitting notes that sent chills up and down my spine. He was versatile and powerful and would play rhythm as well as leads. I left there knowing what I wanted to do. I had to play slide guitar.”

As a songwriter and musician, Studebaker John has emerged as a major creative force in the world of the blues today. Ahead of the pack, with vision and foresight, creating a new standard and landscape for this music’s future… with John at the wheel, the future is now!

Stop by Epiphany for the Spotlight Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

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Acoustic Music Series presents: Dan Moroz

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:00 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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About Dan Moroz: 

JAZZ MUSIC SERIES 

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM 

About Sam Robinson: 

Since 2003, Sam Robinson has played in venues all over Chicago and the Midwest. He currently leads the Sam Robinson Quintet, which plays straight-ahead jazz, mainly from the hard-bop / post-bop era. The band also performs original compositions in a similar style. In 2019, he released his debut album, “Sweet Love of Mine,” and in 2022 his second album, “Be With Me: Live at the Eastgate Café,” became available for purchase.

According to Chicago Jazz Magazine, Robinson plays, at times, with “elegant restraint and muted tones,” and at other times with “an intelligent extemporization that has a burnished sound and simmering passion.”

The members of the quintet are:

Sam Robinson – trumpet

Scott Angst – tenor saxophone

Linard Stroud – drums

Gabriel Datcu – guitar

John Sutton - bass

Blues Music Series Presents: The Fifth Star Band 

Date: Friday, July 1, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

About The Fifth Star Band: 

A modern take on American traditional rock, The Fifth Star Band grooves to a funky, old school beat that’s guaranteed to get you dancing. About to release their fourth album, Tales Untold, this Chicago-based, roots rock band continues to deliver upbeat, soulful tunes that are elevated by their energetic live performances.

Golden Hour:

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

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SPOTLIGHT MUSIC SERIES 

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

About Erthe St. James: 

A native from the Westside of Chicago. Erthe’s desire for music and for performing began at a very young age . With influences ranging from Erykah Badu to Curtis Mayfield … from James Taylor to Nina Simone, this 30-year-old Soul singer has obtained the ability to intertwine genres to create his own unique blend of Soul, Jazz, & Funk. Erthe attended Grambling State University, Louisiana, studying Theatre , which translates in his LIVE shows.

Erthe has been featured on soultrain.com as their Artist of the Week and also on the online blog, “We Live Life Free”, in their artist spotlight series . Playing venues with his band, The ErtheTones, such as House of Blues, Schubas, The Promontory, The Shrine, Double Door, Bottom Lounge, Emporium Arcade Bar, Elbo Room, California Clipper, Unititled, Reggie’s Music Joint, Beat Kitchen, The Wire, The Throne Room and opening for artist such as Erykah Badu, Estelle, Conya Doss, Tye Tribbet, & Nikki Giovani.

He can also be seen on supporting vocals for Sam Trump & Soul Vortex and collabroarting with artist such as The whoEVERs?, Lili K., Harold Green, Jon Pierce, Neak, Deja K. Taylor, FM Supreme, Awthentik Poetry, Larry Brown, Jr., Jeff Gibbs , Rising Over Envy [R.O.E], & Tovi Khali.

Known for his captivating LIVE shows , Erthe and his band, The ErtheTones, have proven to be one of the leading forces on the Chicago soul music scene and is ready to continue to share his gifts with the world … one show at a time.

Jazz Music Series Presents: Michele Thomas 

Date: July 14, 2022 

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Michele Thomas: 

Gospel-infused jazz singer-songwriter Michele Thomas rounds up an A-list cast of Chicago musicians for her much-anticipated third album The Assumption (released on March 25th) which casts a light on topics of race, sexism and authority yet, ultimately, celebrates the beauty of life. 

A stalwart of the Chicago music scene, both as a singer and a long-term educator, Michele Thomas is a suave innovator. With silken grace she eases in her formative background in gospel, and her love of R&B, soul, and neo-soul, into a musical language that shows a dedication and a passion for jazz, spanning all of its defining eras. Michele’s restless creativity reflects jazz’s improvisatory spirit—for jazz, like life, is a journey and not a destination. 

“Art should be something that is life-affirming for the artist and help them reach their highest potential through expressing themselves freely,” Michele shares. “It should be risky, vulnerable, and done with love and authenticity.” 

The Assumption album is her first release to feature originals alongside imaginatively-arranged jazz chestnuts done in Michele’s unmistakable way. It also features Michele’s band which includes A-list Chicago session and jazz musicians. The personnel here is Chris Mahieu, Rhodes piano; Chris Greene, saxophones; Clark Sommers, bass; Neal Alger, guitar; Jeff Hedberg, trumpet; and Darren Scorza, drums. Darren produced The Assumption; served as the album’s mixing and mastering engineer; arranged many of the non-originals; and contributed horn arrangements. He’s also Michele’s husband and the couple have been primary collaborators longer than the length of their 17-plus year marriage. 

Acoustic Music Series Presents: Black Oak Ensemble 

Date: July 17, 2022

Show: 2 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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About Black Oak Ensemble: 

Praised for their “insightful, committed and masterful performances 10/10 ” ( Classics Today) and their “fierce eloquence” ( The Times, London), the Black Oak Ensemble is one of the most innovative and exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage. The Black Oak Ensemble comprises GRAMMY-nominated violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe of the acclaimed Lincoln Trio, and violist Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, a founding member of the groundbreaking GRAMMY-nominated Spektral Quartet. 

JAZZ MUSIC SERIES 

Date: Thursday, July 21st, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Typhanie Monique:

In The Moment | Typhanie Monique
A sensory experience that will call your soul to listen

This concert series is cultivated by the deep desire for authentic connection to each other and ourselves. An intimate setting where listeners will be “seated in the round” with no separation from the musicians. Spontaneous compositions, originals and arranged covers will awaken your senses. You, the audience, will have the chance to create with Typhanie. Join Ms. Monique “In The Moment” and give yourself the gift to connect, allowing music to open your heart and soul.

Typhanie is a performer, educator and recording artist whose four critically acclaimed, independently produced albums have captured the ears of Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich and thousands of dedicated fans. She has shared the stage with jazz’s elite, including Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, The Manhattan Transfer and Mavis Staples to name a few.

A bold, engaging performer with the ability to reach straight to the heart of her listeners, Typhanie has graced jazz’s most distinguished venues, including Chicago’s Jazz Showcase, The Green Mill, Old Town School of Folk Music and City Winery, The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, The Kitano and Small’s in New York, The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, Dazzle in Denver, The Union of Composer’s Club in Moscow, Russia, Picasso in Kiev, Ukraine and The Dakota in Minneapolis. She has enthralled audiences and brought enthusiastic crowds to their feet at major outdoor festivals like the Chicago Jazz Festival, Vogue Design Festival in Moscow, Russia, SummerFest, Taste of Chicago, Isthmus Jazz Festival and Third Ward Jazz Festival.

SPOTLIGHT MUSIC SERIES 

Date: July 23, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Sugarcreek Road:  

JAZZ MUSIC SERIES presents: Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM 

About: 

Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion twists jazz, flamenco, Cuban and classical Indian musical forms into intoxicating journeys that thrill audiences! Described by Guitar Player Magazine as “mesmerizing”, Miguel Espinoza has recorded and performed with Bela Fleck, Kai Eckhardt, Kitaro, Tuck and Patti, Rita Moreno and Ben Vareen. April 2022 saw the release of their third CD - Living in a Dream - featuring Grammy-winning pianist and Hamonicist Howard Levy.

Flamenco Fusion performs to sold out audiences across Colorado, and were the honored winners of Denver’s Westword Magazine 2019 “Best of World Music.” Their first CD, Turtle Dreams, is the winner of Indie Acoustic’s Best Instrumental Album of 2019 - full of original music that has been described as “colorful and vibrant”, “emotional”, a “stunning combination of jazz, flamenco, and subtle world music”, and ”sophisticated rhythmic elements…emotional, natural and organic”. Their second CD, Veneta, was released in August 2020. Visually and aurally stunning, with flamenco/jazz guitar, fiery cello, riveting salsa and Indian tabla, a Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion show is like nothing else!

Stop by Epiphany for the Acoustic Music Series concert and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Wednesday - Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials!

Come early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Visit Miguel Espinoza's Website