Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Brazilian Jazz with Luciano Antonio 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

Jazz Music Series presents: Sam Pilnick Livestream

Dates Available: August 11 - August 12, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on August 11

About: 

Sam Pilnick’s Nonet Project is an exciting large ensemble led by Music Educator and Saxophonist Sam Pilnick. Stemming from his original Quartet, The Nonet Project provides Sam Pilnick and his band of Chicago musicians the ability to perform original compositions and arrangements that derive from the traditions of modern jazz. This group is heavily influenced by Sam’s love of big band music, small group improvisations and his desire to explore different timbral experiences, while utilizing traditional jazz instruments. The Nonet Project has performed throughout Chicago at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, Elastic Arts and the Fulton Street Collective, among other venues. 

Sam Pilnick's Nonet Project features Sam Pilnick (tenor saxophone and arrangements), Emily Kuhn (trumpet), Armand Sangalang (alto saxophone), Andrew Meyer (trombone), Ted Hogarth (bari saxophone and bass clarinet), Harry Tonchev (guitar), Stuart Seale (piano), Ben Dillinger (bass) and Matt Smalligan (drums).

Jazz Music Series presents: Sam Pilnick

Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $50 - VIP (includes an album & table for 2 within the first 3 rows) $15 - album purchased in advance | $30 - Album purchased in person

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

About: 

Sam Pilnick’s Nonet Project is an exciting large ensemble led by Music Educator and Saxophonist Sam Pilnick. Stemming from his original Quartet, The Nonet Project provides Sam Pilnick and his band of Chicago musicians the ability to perform original compositions and arrangements that derive from the traditions of modern jazz. This group is heavily influenced by Sam’s love of big band music, small group improvisations and his desire to explore different timbral experiences, while utilizing traditional jazz instruments. The Nonet Project has performed throughout Chicago at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, Elastic Arts and the Fulton Street Collective, among other venues. 

Sam Pilnick's Nonet Project features Sam Pilnick (tenor saxophone and arrangements), Emily Kuhn (trumpet), Armand Sangalang (alto saxophone), Andrew Meyer (trombone), Ted Hogarth (bari saxophone and bass clarinet), Harry Tonchev (guitar), Stuart Seale (piano), Ben Dillinger (bass) and Matt Smalligan (drums).

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Blues with Breezy Rodio 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

Vishnu Ramprasad

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022 

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About Vishnu Ramprasad: 

Vishnu R is an award-winning performer, composer and inventor of the NAVTAR, a unique 9-string instrument. A Fellow of the US Govt., Vishnu has worked with top names in the music industry including GRAMMY-winning artists and producers. With performances across India, Europe and USA, he brings to audiences an irresistible blend of high energy Indian Classical, Jazz and Spanish fusion music.

Vishnu's versatility and mastery of Indian and Western music has gained him several awards such as Grade 8 Distinction from the Trinity College of London, 'WINNER' of the Beyond Music International project, Karnataka Govt. award and Pogo Amazing musician award to name a few. As a session artist, he has recorded for numerous Indian and International projects, films, productions and albums. He has given lectures and talks on Music, Innovation and Education at industry-leading forums and conferences.

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live DJ sets from DJ Funky Blackman 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

Spotlight Music Series presents: Frank Russell 

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2o22

Doors: 5 pm for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30 pm 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

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

About Frank Russell: 

Renowned Chicago bass guitarist Frank Russell recent recipient of the prestigious 2020 Jeff Award for Best Original Music In A Play. In collaboration with the legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Frank is currently in the studio now recording an album in tribute to the legendary group and they will be taking part singing on the project. Frank also is the only bass guitarist to grace the cover of Chicago Jazz Magazine. Frank has performed with Ramsey Lewis, Wallace Roney, Freddie Hubbard, Alphonse Mouzon, Ken Chaney, Henry Johnson  and many more. Grammy Award winning writer Neil Tesser wrote I can’t imagine a more suitable artist for a project like this not only because Frank is such an astute chronicler of the bass guitars evolution in jazz but also because he can illustrate every stylistic development along the way.

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

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Spotlight Music Series presents: Frank Russell Livestream

Dates Available: August 13 August 15, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30 pm on August 13

About Frank Russell: 

Renowned Chicago bass guitarist Frank Russell recent recipient of the prestigious 2020 Jeff Award for Best Original Music In A Play. In collaboration with the legendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Frank is currently in the studio now recording an album in tribute to the legendary group and they will be taking part singing on the project. Frank also is the only bass guitarist to grace the cover of Chicago Jazz Magazine. Frank has performed with Ramsey Lewis, Wallace Roney, Freddie Hubbard, Alphonse Mouzon, Ken Chaney, Henry Johnson  and many more. Grammy Award winning writer Neil Tesser wrote I can’t imagine a more suitable artist for a project like this not only because Frank is such an astute chronicler of the bass guitars evolution in jazz but also because he can illustrate every stylistic development along the way.

Sunday, August 14, 2022 

Doors: 5PM 

Traffic Jam! Swing Dance Lesson: 6PM 

Showtime: 6:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $25 - At Door

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About Outcast Big Band: 

The 18-piece Outcast Jazz Band have been swinging their way through some of the most prestigious ballrooms and events in the Chicagoland area for over 40 years. Their love of the classic big band sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and more, have garnered them a loyal fan base of listeners and swing dancers, and regular performance dates across Chicagoland.

The band features only the finest Big Band dance instrumental songs, as well as the dual vocal punch of siblings Vince and Claudia Clark. Vince brings his own unique vocal interpretations to classics from Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra and more; while Claudia’s powerful vocals breathe new life info great standards from Peggy Lee, Diann Schuur and others.

Upcoming dates: 

9/11

Acoustic Music Series presents: HUZAM with Karim Nagi 

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Doors: 6PM 

Showtime: 7:00PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About: 

After a joyous full house for their May 29th debut, HUZAM returns to Epiphany for a second show Sunday August 14th at 7pm. This ensemble of native Arab musicians brings a dynamism and virtuosic delivery to their tradition. The group will perform original compositions in classic Arab music genres, plus orchestrated rewordings from Karim Nagi’s ‘Detour Guide” musical play. The concert also features selections from the cannon of the great 20th century Egyptian singer Oum Kalsoum. 

Acoustic Music Series presents: HUZAM with Karim Nagi Livestream

Dates Available: August 14 - August 16, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:00PM on August 14

About: 

After a joyous full house for their May 29th debut, HUZAM returns to Epiphany for a second show Sunday August 14th at 7pm. This ensemble of native Arab musicians brings a dynamism and virtuosic delivery to their tradition. The group will perform original compositions in classic Arab music genres, plus orchestrated rewordings from Karim Nagi’s ‘Detour Guide” musical play. The concert also features selections from the cannon of the great 20th century Egyptian singer Oum Kalsoum. 

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Jazz René Avila Quartet with 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

Voices of Chicago presents: Anne and Mark Burnell - Two for the Road CD Release Party Livestream

Dates Available: August 17 - August 19, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on August 17 

About:

Two for the Road Anne Burnell & Mark Burnell

Mark and Anne (Pringle) Burnell, partners in life as well as music, haven’t made a true duo album since 2000, when they released Little Things We Do Together. In the intervening years, there have been plenty of things – big as well as little – that they’ve done together: Mark almost always accompanies Anne, on stage and on her own discs. But Two for the Road is the first album in 20 years on which they share the marquee and blend their voices, making this album long overdue.

Beyond that, the time is always ripe for an album that can tell stories in song, and that goal has driven the Burnells’ music from the beginning. 

With her timbre of clarified honey, containing a hint of clove, Anne can shape her voice around a gaggle of genres: jazz, blues, pop, and hybrids of all three, handling each with a mix of intimacy and strength. She got her degree in theater, and it shows in her assured ability to get inside the words. She doesn’t scat much, but don’t let that fool you: jazz singing entails so much more – the rhythmic legerdemain called swing; the musicality that counsels what to change and when; the gamut of expressivity that jazz artists have sought to convey from the beginning; and the ability to freshen songs from other genres. 

As a pianist and arranger, Mark also covers a range of styles and contexts, no surprise when you learn he taught music at Carnegie-Mellon for ten years (after obtaining two degrees there). In framing the stories in these songs, he crafts arrangements that recall the jazz tradition’s deep roster of accomplished accompanists. And as you might hope from a husband backing up his wife, his playing dovetails neatly with Anne’s interpretations; so does his voice. 

Like jazz artists from the music’s inception, they also know where to look and what to borrow to enhance their work. In that vein, they’ve also studied cabaret, which is as old as jazz, for what it can teach about telling stories and building a show. As Anne reminds us, “Cabaret is an umbrella, really, a style of performance” – an incorporation of music and theater that, purposefully or not, has informed the artistry of singers from Billie Holiday through Carmen McRae and on up to Cecile McLorin Salvant in the present day.

Another factor in the making of this album: the Burnells wanted to share a couple of arrangements from their friend, the widely admired trumpeter and Chicago native Bobby Ojeda, that hadn’t made it onto a previous disc. (Ojeda, who died in 2020, wrote charts for Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, and Peggy Lee, among others; who’d want to leave any of his contributions in the rearview mirror?) The Burnells also had some of their own compositions to include, as well as a sweet tune written by their friend Shelly Markham, “You Make Me Laugh."

 - NEIL TESSER

excerpt from Two for the Road liner notes

Voices of Chicago presents: Anne and Mark Burnell - Two for the Road CD Release Party 

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $15 - General Admission | $25 - General Admission at door | $48 - VIP (table for 2, first 3 rows) 

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

About:

Two for the Road Anne Burnell & Mark Burnell

Mark and Anne (Pringle) Burnell, partners in life as well as music, haven’t made a true duo album since 2000, when they released Little Things We Do Together. In the intervening years, there have been plenty of things – big as well as little – that they’ve done together: Mark almost always accompanies Anne, on stage and on her own discs. But Two for the Road is the first album in 20 years on which they share the marquee and blend their voices, making this album long overdue.

Beyond that, the time is always ripe for an album that can tell stories in song, and that goal has driven the Burnells’ music from the beginning. 

With her timbre of clarified honey, containing a hint of clove, Anne can shape her voice around a gaggle of genres: jazz, blues, pop, and hybrids of all three, handling each with a mix of intimacy and strength. She got her degree in theater, and it shows in her assured ability to get inside the words. She doesn’t scat much, but don’t let that fool you: jazz singing entails so much more – the rhythmic legerdemain called swing; the musicality that counsels what to change and when; the gamut of expressivity that jazz artists have sought to convey from the beginning; and the ability to freshen songs from other genres. 

As a pianist and arranger, Mark also covers a range of styles and contexts, no surprise when you learn he taught music at Carnegie-Mellon for ten years (after obtaining two degrees there). In framing the stories in these songs, he crafts arrangements that recall the jazz tradition’s deep roster of accomplished accompanists. And as you might hope from a husband backing up his wife, his playing dovetails neatly with Anne’s interpretations; so does his voice. 

Like jazz artists from the music’s inception, they also know where to look and what to borrow to enhance their work. In that vein, they’ve also studied cabaret, which is as old as jazz, for what it can teach about telling stories and building a show. As Anne reminds us, “Cabaret is an umbrella, really, a style of performance” – an incorporation of music and theater that, purposefully or not, has informed the artistry of singers from Billie Holiday through Carmen McRae and on up to Cecile McLorin Salvant in the present day.

Another factor in the making of this album: the Burnells wanted to share a couple of arrangements from their friend, the widely admired trumpeter and Chicago native Bobby Ojeda, that hadn’t made it onto a previous disc. (Ojeda, who died in 2020, wrote charts for Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, and Peggy Lee, among others; who’d want to leave any of his contributions in the rearview mirror?) The Burnells also had some of their own compositions to include, as well as a sweet tune written by their friend Shelly Markham, “You Make Me Laugh."

 - NEIL TESSER

excerpt from Two for the Road liner notes

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Jazz with Vivian Garcia 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

Jazz Music Series presents: Blueshift Big Band 

Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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

About: 

The Blueshift Big Band is a 17-piece jazz orchestra led by drummer Joel Baer and guitarist Chris Parsons that plays original arrangements based on jazz standards, blues, American songbook tunes, pop music and video games. Their debut record was released in November 2020 on JeruJazz records. WDCB’s Paul Abella says: 

“Chicago’s jazz scene is blessed to have quite a few fantastic big bands, and if the debut album from the Blueshift Big Band is any indication, then 2021 has brought us another one.”

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Jazz Music Series presents: Blueshift Big Band Livestream 

Dates Available: August 18 - August 20, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on August 18

About: 

The Blueshift Big Band is a 17-piece jazz orchestra led by drummer Joel Baer and guitarist Chris Parsons that plays original arrangements based on jazz standards, blues, American songbook tunes, pop music and video games. Their debut record was released in November 2020 on JeruJazz records. WDCB’s Paul Abella says: 

“Chicago’s jazz scene is blessed to have quite a few fantastic big bands, and if the debut album from the Blueshift Big Band is any indication, then 2021 has brought us another one.”

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Music with The Denise La Grassa Band 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

About Denise La Grassa:

Chicago native Denise La Grassa has been winning over audiences with her mix of original songwriting, soulful blues, & effervescent personality since she first hit the Chicago music scene. She has played Chicago’s prominent music venues, including Buddy Guys Legends, Shuba’s, and the Jazz Showcase. She has also appeared in New York City at The Knitting Factory, FEZ, H.E.R.E., Surf Reality & Collective Unconscious, as well as abroad in Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland.
This year, Denise has embarked on her most ambitious project yet: “North of 40” is a film that will document her desire to focus on music full-time with a return to her soul and blues roots and a stated mission of returning to Europe to tour with her new sound and new band. Concurrently, she’s working on an album titled “The Flame,” whose songs are inspired by her mother’s own audacious journey of immigrating from Scotland to America at age 20, then helping bring many other members of her immediate family to America as well.

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

SPOTLIGHT MUSIC SERIES 

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022 

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM

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

About Hard Bop Messengers - Live At The Last Hotel: 

“Live At The Last Hotel”, the latest release from John Covelli’s Hard Bop Messengers, is a jazz album that literally tells a story. The visionary, original, genre-defying musical journey that reminds you of what jazz can be, was born from a residency at the REAL Last Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Each song paints a picture with bounce and bustle, that takes you to a place and time that somehow feels both nostalgic and modern. The lyrics tell the story of the trials and tribulations of a fictional hotel through the eyes of its employees.

Covelli knew he had something special when he assembled this group and he gives them all room to shine. Nick Savage, Chris Meschede, Luke Sailor, and Ben Shafer are, like himself, of the esteemed Webster University jazz program. Matt Krieg, originally from St Louis, puts the vocals where they need to be to tell Covelli’s lyrical tale.

Covelli has played in dozens of bands over the years and learned just as many styles. His compositions are infused with such influences, including Latin, funk, chamber-classical, soul, blues and rock, and he hopes the result will have the audience tapping toes and bobbing heads along with every tune.

SPOTLIGHT MUSIC SERIES 

Dates Available : Saturday, August 20 - August 22, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:45PM

About Hard Bop Messengers - Live At The Last Hotel: 

“Live At The Last Hotel”, the latest release from John Covelli’s Hard Bop Messengers, is a jazz album that literally tells a story. The visionary, original, genre-defying musical journey that reminds you of what jazz can be, was born from a residency at the REAL Last Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Each song paints a picture with bounce and bustle, that takes you to a place and time that somehow feels both nostalgic and modern. The lyrics tell the story of the trials and tribulations of a fictional hotel through the eyes of its employees.

Covelli knew he had something special when he assembled this group and he gives them all room to shine. Nick Savage, Chris Meschede, Luke Sailor, and Ben Shafer are, like himself, of the esteemed Webster University jazz program. Matt Krieg, originally from St Louis, puts the vocals where they need to be to tell Covelli’s lyrical tale.

Covelli has played in dozens of bands over the years and learned just as many styles. His compositions are infused with such influences, including Latin, funk, chamber-classical, soul, blues and rock, and he hopes the result will have the audience tapping toes and bobbing heads along with every tune.

Jazz Institute of Chicago presents: Jazz Club Tour 2022

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Time: 5PM -10PM 

Tickets: $50 - Advanced (Advanced sales stop on August 21st) | $40 - Members | $60 - At door

About: 

The Jazz Institute of Chicago’s annual tour of celebrated Chicago jazz clubs is back! After a two year pandemic hiatus, this year will be a focused tour showcasing some of Chicago’s great jazz clubs and wonderful jazz musicians all to benefit musicians, venues, and the Jazz Institute of Chicago!

$50 advance online tickets. $40 for Members. $60 at the door (until 7PM on August 24). Your ticket gets you entry to all the jazz venues, live music, and travel to all the venues on our luxury Coach buses. Drinks and food (if applicable), are available for additional purchase.

NOTE: $50 ADVANCE ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 9PM on SUNDAY, AUGUST 21! After the 21st, you will need to purchase your ticket at the door for $60.

To purchase your ticket PLEASE READ:

• CLICK ON THE BUTTON BELOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND CHOOSE YOUR “STARTING VENUE” (WHERE YOU WANT TO START YOUR TOUR).

• Your ticket gets you entry to all the participating jazz venues, live music, and travel to all the venues on our luxury Coach buses. Drinks and food (if applicable), are available for additional purchase.

• When purchasing your ticket, PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR “STARTING VENUE” (WHERE YOU WANT TO START YOUR TOUR).

• You will receive a confirmation email, which is your ticket to receive entry into your starting venue. Your name will also be at each of the venues.

• A list of performers at each venue will be announced soon.

• When you arrive at your Starting Venue, you will receive a commemorative pin that will serve as your ticket into each venue.

• Your Jazz Tour Button allows Unlimited bus rides and entry to ALL Jazz Tour Venues.

• Luxury Coach buses will rotate their club routes running from 5PM-10PM.

• Each venue will have its own music schedule with some venues going past 10PM. You're welcome to stay at the venue after 10PM if it is still open.

• You may visit any venue as long as you like. Buses start at 5pm and make a final departure at 10pm.

• You may go to different clubs and change routes as often as you like.

• We will provide a list of venues with bus routes.

• Each venue will showcase local bands, food (if applicable), and bar menu.

• Click on the link below and select the venue of your choice where you will start your tour.

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Brazilian Jazz with Luciano Antonio 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

About Markus Rutz: 

For over three decades, the musical discoveries continue for Chicago-born jazz composer and trumpeter, Markus Rutz. 

 As described by Downbeat’s J.D. Considine, with his “big, dark tone and a fluid ease to his phrasing,” trumpet player, composer and bandleader, Markus regularly delights audiences in venues throughout his hometown and across the United States.

Jazz Music Series presents: Samuel Mösching Quartet Livestream

Dates Available: August 25 - August 27, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on August 25 

About: 

Guitarist Samuel Mösching is bringing the music off of his new album Ethereal Kinks. The music combines Blues and Jazz with earthy grooves and an electronic. For the evening he will be joined by some of Chicago's finest musicians.

https://youtu.be/Totomod5sLg

“Ethereal Kinks is a unique reflection of Mösching’s complexity as both a performer and composer. “ Kyle Simpler, All About Jazz

“The more you listen the more Mösching’s energy, focus and brilliance emerge.” Michael Jackson, Contributor for Downbeat

“A Rather beautiful, at times mesmerizingly flirtatious  album (Ethereal Kinks)” Anne Carlini, Exclusive Magazine

The guitarist has been working alongside artists such as Isaiah Collier, Zeshan B and Maggie Brown and has been performing internationally in the U.S., Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, England and Argentina in venues like the Blue Note in NYC, the Chicago Jazz Festival the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and Late Night with Stephen Colbert.

Samuel Mösching - Guitar, Composition

Andrew Lawrence - Keys

Jeremiah Hunt - Bass

Keith Brooks - Drums

Jazz Music Series presents: Samuel Mösching Quartet

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

About: 

Guitarist Samuel Mösching is bringing the music off of his new album Ethereal Kinks. The music combines Blues and Jazz with earthy grooves and an electronic. For the evening he will be joined by some of Chicago's finest musicians.

https://youtu.be/Totomod5sLg

“Ethereal Kinks is a unique reflection of Mösching’s complexity as both a performer and composer. “ Kyle Simpler, All About Jazz

“The more you listen the more Mösching’s energy, focus and brilliance emerge.” Michael Jackson, Contributor for Downbeat

“A Rather beautiful, at times mesmerizingly flirtatious  album (Ethereal Kinks)” Anne Carlini, Exclusive Magazine

The guitarist has been working alongside artists such as Isaiah Collier, Zeshan B and Maggie Brown and has been performing internationally in the U.S., Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, England and Argentina in venues like the Blue Note in NYC, the Chicago Jazz Festival the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and Late Night with Stephen Colbert.

Samuel Mösching - Guitar, Composition

Andrew Lawrence - Keys

Jeremiah Hunt - Bass

Keith Brooks - Drums

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Music with Walker 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

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

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Visit Norberto's Website

Valet parking is now available! $15 per car, service located on Ashland Ave. in front of the venue. 

• No premiums available 
• Service is available at all times during hours of operation
  * See website for hours of operation

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

Dates Available: August 27 - August 29, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on August 27

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. 

 Voices of Chicago presents: Kristin Korb's "Something to Celebrate" Tour

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $10 - Students (Must show Student ID at door)

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About: 

Kristin Korb - American expat, jazz bassist, vocalist, composer, and fun facilitator, Kristin Korb, returns to the U.S. after a two year “pandemic pause” for her “Something to Celebrate” tour. Korb will showcase her trademark arrangements, swinging bass lines, and carefree vocals on a program of jazz classics, pop tunes, and original compositions.  Joining her for this concert is Pamela York (piano) and Ryan Korb (drums).

Images by: Korbination

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Valet parking is now available! $15 per car, service located on Ashland Ave. in front of the venue. 

• No premiums available 

Service is available at all times during hours of operation
* See website for hours of operation

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Jazz with Norberto Guerra 5 PM - 8 PM(FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

JAZZ MUSIC SERIES 

Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022 - September 3, 2022

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.

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Blues from Bear Williams 5 PM - 8 PM (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

Blues Music Series presents: Indigo Flood 

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About Indigo Flood: 

Indigo Flood is a band from Chicago that combines sounds of blues, funk, and rock. Led by guitarist and singer Hannah Pope, the band formed in 2019 and has been performing around Chicago ever since at venues such as Reggies Rock Club, the Metro, and Uncommon Ground. At a live show you can expect to hear original music as well as a wide variety of covers including music by Derek & the Dominos, King Curtis, and Bobby Bland. Indigo Flood’s essence is found in live performance and the band can’t wait to share their music with anyone who wants to listen.

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Valet parking is now available! $15 per car, service located on Ashland Ave. in front of the venue. 

• No premiums available 

Service is available at all times during hours of operation
* See website for hours of operation

Blues Music Series presents: Indigo Flood Livestream

Dates Available: September 2 - September 4, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on September 2

About Indigo Flood: 

Indigo Flood is a band from Chicago that combines sounds of blues, funk, and rock. Led by guitarist and singer Hannah Pope, the band formed in 2019 and has been performing around Chicago ever since at venues such as Reggies Rock Club, the Metro, and Uncommon Ground. At a live show you can expect to hear original music as well as a wide variety of covers including music by Derek & the Dominos, King Curtis, and Bobby Bland. Indigo Flood’s essence is found in live performance and the band can’t wait to share their music with anyone who wants to listen.

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Music with Walker 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

Voices of Chicago presents: Nanette Frank

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour

Showtime: 7:30PM

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

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

About: 

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Brazilian Jazz with Luciano Antonio 5pm-8pm (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

Jazz Music Series presents: Saxofonix 

Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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

About: 

Introducing Saxofonix, the saxophone supergroup from Chicago! This incredible ensemble came to fruition during the pandemic and has taken the U.S. by storm. The group features four mega-talented saxophonists performing MANY styles and arrangements of music from jazz, rock, pop, funk, classical, & world music. Saxofonix has performed to Standing Room Only audiences ever since their first performance during the summer of 2021. The band has also been asked to perform at various middle schools, high schools, colleges, and jazz festivals across the nation. In addition to giving crowd-pleasing performances, Saxofonix can also be hired for clinics and masterclasses as well (see our Education page). This is NOT your typical chamber group, and you will be blown away by the sheer complexity and genius of the pieces they perform and the artists performing them. Saxofonix also commissions the nation’s most gifted, established, and emerging composers to write for the band. When you want the best, high-energy jazz group that you’ve ever heard, look no further than Saxofonix-All Sax, All Styles, All Day!

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Golden Hour Menu + Music Schedule

Jazz Music Series presents: Saxofonix Livestream

Date: September 8 - September 10, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on September 8

About: 

Introducing Saxofonix, the saxophone supergroup from Chicago! This incredible ensemble came to fruition during the pandemic and has taken the U.S. by storm. The group features four mega-talented saxophonists performing MANY styles and arrangements of music from jazz, rock, pop, funk, classical, & world music. Saxofonix has performed to Standing Room Only audiences ever since their first performance during the summer of 2021. The band has also been asked to perform at various middle schools, high schools, colleges, and jazz festivals across the nation. In addition to giving crowd-pleasing performances, Saxofonix can also be hired for clinics and masterclasses as well (see our Education page). This is NOT your typical chamber group, and you will be blown away by the sheer complexity and genius of the pieces they perform and the artists performing them. Saxofonix also commissions the nation’s most gifted, established, and emerging composers to write for the band. When you want the best, high-energy jazz group that you’ve ever heard, look no further than Saxofonix-All Sax, All Styles, All Day!

Blues Music Series presents: Denise La Grassa Quartet

Date: Friday, September 9, 2022

Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - General Admission 

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

About: 

Chicago native Denise La Grassa has been winning over audiences with her mix of original songwriting, soulful blues, & effervescent personality since she first hit the Chicago music scene. She has played Chicago’s prominent music venues, including Buddy Guys Legends, Shuba’s, and the Jazz Showcase. She has also appeared in New York City at The Knitting Factory, FEZ, H.E.R.E., Surf Reality & Collective Unconscious, as well as abroad in Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland.

This year, Denise has embarked on her most ambitious project yet: “North of 40” is a film that will document her desire to focus on music full-time with a return to her soul and blues roots and a stated mission of returning to Europe to tour with her new sound and new band. Concurrently, she’s working on an album titled “The Flame,” whose songs are inspired by her mother’s own audacious journey of immigrating from Scotland to America at age 20, then helping bring many other members of her immediate family to America as well.

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!

Full Concert Calendar Here

Blues Music Series presents: Denise La Grassa Quartet Livestream

Dates Available: September 9 - September 11, 2022

Live Showtime: 7:30PM on September 9

About: 

Chicago native Denise La Grassa has been winning over audiences with her mix of original songwriting, soulful blues, & effervescent personality since she first hit the Chicago music scene. She has played Chicago’s prominent music venues, including Buddy Guys Legends, Shuba’s, and the Jazz Showcase. She has also appeared in New York City at The Knitting Factory, FEZ, H.E.R.E., Surf Reality & Collective Unconscious, as well as abroad in Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland.

This year, Denise has embarked on her most ambitious project yet: “North of 40” is a film that will document her desire to focus on music full-time with a return to her soul and blues roots and a stated mission of returning to Europe to tour with her new sound and new band. Concurrently, she’s working on an album titled “The Flame,” whose songs are inspired by her mother’s own audacious journey of immigrating from Scotland to America at age 20, then helping bring many other members of her immediate family to America as well.

Date: September 10, 2022

Doors: 5:00PM for Golden Hour 

Showtime: 7:30PM 

Tickets: $20 - Student/Senior (ID REQUIRED) | $28 - General Admission | $40 - seated at a table | $75 per person - VIP seating (minimum 2 tickets, maximum 4 tickets) 

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

About: 

Benefiting Humanitarian Relief in Ukraine

Internationally acclaimed cellist, composer and multilingual vocalist IAN MAKSIN returns to Chicago's Epiphany Center for the Arts, 207 S. Ashland Avenue as part of his North American “Cello for Peace” tour to support peace in Ukraine. Saturday, September 10, 7:30PM.  The tour is underwritten in part by Lifeway Foods and Acutia

Joined by international musicians of the Zaria Band,  Maksin will play music from his two most recent releases “The Alchemist” (2021) and “Sempre” (2019) as well as some new original music that has not been recorded yet. He will also sing from his collection of songs in at least 30 languages including Ukrainian, Polish, French, Spanish, Italian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Arabic, Armenian, Farsi and many others. And lastly he will share his latest single “Rain Again” ("Знов Дощi”) which he dedicated to the people of  Ukraine and proceeds from its sales benefiting humanitarian relief in Ukraine. 

 “This war has deeply affected me” Maksin said. It is my mission, as a human being and as an artist, to do everything possible on my part to support the people of Ukraine by raising humanitarian funds and sharing my music with those who need it the most during these dire times. I believe that music will help bring peace, first into our souls and then in the world around us.”

Maksin is donating a portion of the proceeds from the ticket and merch sales to “For Wellbeing”, a Chicago-based nonprofit whose mission is to create mobile medical units in parts of Ukraine where hospitals and clinics have been destroyed by war.

Ian Maksin has created his own unique style by blending elements of different genres and traditional music from around the globe in a new way, using his cello as the primary unifying force.  Born in Leningrad, he began playing guitar and piano at age 3 and cello at age 6 at the School for Gifted Children in Leningrad, then came to the U.S. at 16 to continue studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. After working for many years in the classical genre, including a three-year tenure with the New World Symphony in Miami, he decided to look for his own musical path. His diverse musical experience, including playing rock and blues guitar, and passion for jazz and world music has allowed him to take the cello to a new dimension and develop his own distinct style as a musician and composer. 

A portion of the proceeds benefits humanitarian relief in Ukraine.

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022

Doors: 1PM 

Showtime: 2PM 

Tickets: $35 - General Admission | $16 - Student (Must show student ID at door)

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About: 

Collaborative Works Festival Concert III: The American Songbag

Description

Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC) is pleased to present their final concert on their 11th annual Collaborative Works Festival at Epiphany Center for the Arts. This year’s festival, titled The Song of Chicago focuses on the rich tradition of song that has emerged from Chicago – and features music and poetry written, and performed, by Chicagoans.

The closing concert will examine Chicago poet, journalist, and urban folk singer Carl Sandburg’s seminal anthology of American Folk songs, The American Songbag. Published in 1927, while Sandburg was living in Chicago, the anthology was an instantly popular collection of folk songs that proved to be foundational for the American folk resurgence, inspiring singers like Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. A powerful statement of a diverse vision of American identity, Sandburg described the collection as a "ragbag of stripes and streaks of color from nearly all ends of the earth ... rich with the diversity of the United States."

The concert will feature arrangements of many of the songs contained in Sandburg's collection alongside various art song settings of his poetry.