Events

Thursday, October 22, 2026; doors 9 PM, show 9:30 PM

Lucibela presented with WMI

Lucibela carries Cabo Verde’s morna and coladeira traditions forward with a warm voice shaped by São Nicolau, Boa Vista and Praia.

October 22–23, 2026 — 8 PM and 10:30 PM each night; doors 6 PM and 10 PM

Robert Glasper × Wyclef — Q Theory

Robert Glasper and Wyclef Jean present Q Theory during Glasper’s Blue Note residency.

Friday, October 23, 2026 — 7:30 PM

Meshell Ndegeocello and Samora Pinderhughes at BAM

Meshell Ndegeocello and Samora Pinderhughes share a night of music within Hanif Abdurraqib’s BAM series I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long.

Friday, October 23, 2026 — 7 PM; doors 6 PM

Irwin Hall — The World Within: The Global Sounds of John Coltrane

Saxophonist Irwin Hall explores John Coltrane’s global musical connections through traditions of West Africa, Brazil, Spain and India, joined by his ensemble and special guests.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 — 7:30–8:30 PM

Southern Oracles — The Black Air Poets

The Black Air Poets turn the idea of the South Side into a musical and poetic journey in this free multidisciplinary concert.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 — 8 PM and 10:30 PM; doors 6 PM and 10 PM

Vic Mensa with Live Band

Chicago musician Vic Mensa performs with a live band at Blue Note, bringing a catalog that includes Innanetape, The Autobiography, Victor and sundiata into an intimate jazz-club setting.

Friday, November 13, 2026 — 8 PM; doors 7 PM

Bia Ferreira with DJ — WMI Let’s Dance

Brazilian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bia Ferreira brings her powerful mix of soul, blues, reggae and Afro-Brazilian influences to WMI’s Let’s Dance series.

Sunday, November 15, 2026, 4–7 p.m. EST

An Evening with Afropop Worldwide: Film Screening of Festival in the Desert: The Afropop Tent Sessions (Timbuktu) and Concert by Banning Eyre

An all-ages benefit for public radio’s Afropop Worldwide, featuring Festival in the Desert: The Afropop Tent Sessions, a Malian guitar performance by Banning Eyre, and remarks by Sean Barlow and Banning Eyre.