HotHouse closed in July and the Jazz Showcase has been homeless since January, but even in the absence of two of the clubs that used to anchor the postfestival action, there’s plenty of after-hours music. The Velvet Lounge looks to be the most happening spot this weekend: Hard-bop drummer Dana Hall leads a quartet on Thursday, and on Friday and Sunday saxophonist Edward Wilkerson fronts his superb 8 Bold Souls–joined on Friday by guitarist Fareed Haque and on Sunday by New Orleans free-jazz saxophonist Ed “Kidd” Jordan, making his traditional festival-weekend visit. On Saturday night Jordan will go head-to-head with an old friend, Velvet Lounge proprietor and fellow tenor patriarch Fred Anderson; they’ll be backed by bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Hamid Drake.
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At Heaven Gallery in Wicker Park, reedist David Boykin hosts his Hereafter Festival on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Each night begins with his Microcosmic Sound Orchestra, continues with the David Boykin Expanse, featuring flutist Nicole Mitchell, keyboardist Jim Baker, and bassist Josh Abrams, among others, and ends with a free-jazz jam session that will likely include a festival musician or three. PM
Hungry Brain2319 W. Belmont, 773-935-2118, music at 10 PM Saturday and Sunday, donation requested
