Tuesday [4/17]
Third Tuesday Jazz: Steve Coleman and Five Elements, Sax
Café Logan, 7:30 p.m., free.
Back in Chicago for their third two-week residency, alto saxophonist Steve Coleman and the Five Elements Band will be playing at the Hyde Park Jazz Society’s monthly Third Tuesday Jazz. Coleman, recipient of the 2017 Rosenberger Medal, will perform again with his ensemble on April 22 and 29 in the Logan Center.
Matt & Kim at the Riviera
Riviera Theatre, 8 p.m., free
Indie electronic duo Matt & Kim, famous for hits like "Daylight" and "Lessons Learned," are touring Chicago ahead of their upcoming album, Almost Everyday. Opening acts are Tokyo Police Club and Future Feats.
Friday [4/20]
Schubert’s "Winterreise"
Logan Center Penthouse, 8:30 p.m., free.
Fourth-year Lucas Tse (baritone) and third-year Bryan McGuiggin (on piano) will give a recital of Schubert’s song cycle "Winterreise." Refreshments will follow the event.
Saturday [4/21]
Java Jive + Balboa Night
Ida Noyes West Lounge, 7:30–11 p.m., free.
Learn balboa, a 1920s swing dance style, from two professional instructors at the Chicago Swing Dance Society’s weekly Java Jive. A beginner swing lesson and balboa lesson will take place concurrently from 7:30 to 8:30, followed by DJed social dancing until 11 p.m.
Opening reception of Richard Rezac’s Address
The Renaissance Society, 5–8 p.m., free.
For its upcoming exhibition, the Renaissance Society will showcase 20 sculptures by Chicago-based artist Richard Rezac. Working with different mediums and dimensions, Rezac challenges our existing understanding of “sculpture.”
Sunday [4/22]
Soundscapes of Color
6018 North Kenmore Ave, 6–8:30 p.m., free.
Soundscapes of Color, an opera and art installation by fourth-year Michał Dzitko, is premiering in Chicago. Commissioned by a fine-print publisher in New York City, where the opera debuted, the work is based on an 1874 typography and ink catalog. Shuttles depart from Reynolds Club at 5 p.m.