COLVIN Concerts
TUESDAY EVENINGS • In these weekly concerts, a variety of Chicagoland talent performs in the Parlor of the historic, Chicago Landmark, Colvin House. As soon as weather permits, concerts will move outdoors to our charming, spacious Courtyard!
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Donations
Please reserve a ticket through Eventbrite (using buttons below) to help us anticipate the size of our audience for this concert. We hope you will consider making a donation at the door when you arrive at Colvin House. We suggest $20/person, but any amount you are able to give will help us to pay our talented, local musicians and to continue supporting the performing arts by producing these community concerts at the Colvin House.
While we prefer cash donations, Colvin House cannot make change onsite, so please keep that in mind. We also accept Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle, if an electronic payment is preferred. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you.
If you or your organization are interested in sponsoring Colvin Concerts, please explore our sponsorship opportunities here.
We are now serving food onsite! Guests can order from a limited menu of appetizers, entrees, and desserts. We do not sell alcohol onsite. While we do offer a selection of non-alcoholic beverages for sale, you are still welcome to bring-your-own beer, wine, liquor, etc.
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july 9 @ 6:30PM-8:30PM
THE HARRY TONCHEV TRIO
Harry Tonchev Trio: Harry Tonchev - guitar, Matt Ulery - bass, & Neil Hemphill - drums
Harry Tonchev is a jazz guitarist who is very active in Chicago and central Illinois. His high energy trio focuses on improvisational music by exploring a mixture of originals and standards from the Great American Songbook. His conversational approach to improvised music keeps audiences engaged.
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july 16 @ 6:30PM-8:30PM
PARTING GLASS
The "Parting Glass" Trio: a string band playing Assorted Roots, Irish, Blues, Bluegrass, and World Music
John Neafsey, vocals and guitar. John is a native Rogers Parker and a lover of traditional Irish music and classic Chicago Blues.
Jennifer Dunne, fiddle. Jen is a professional violinist who has played with the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, the Ravinia Festival Orchestra (backing up Smokey Robinson, Earth, Wind and Fire, Sarah McLaughlin and Marco Antonio Solis), and the Chicago Philharmonic- among others.
Jim Szmurlo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals. Jim, a native Chicagoan, always had a passion for folk, roots, and ethnic music.
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july 18 @ 6:30PM-8:30PM
BONUS THURSDAY: Maja Rios, JAzz & BEYOND
Maja Rios, jazz and Popular music vocalist, and lyricist perform all eras and styles of jazz. From standards to Latin and Contemporary jazz and popular songs. She composes many of her own lyrics for jazz compositions. She has played with some of the best names in jazz including Calvin Newborn, Melvin Sparks, and many others. Pianist Joel Burt is a veteran jazz pianist who has performed with many greats including Milt Trenier and Morris Ellis.
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july 23 @ 6:30PM-8:30PM
Fumée
Bandleader and vocalist Christy Bennett named the band after bringing together a group of musicians to perform music in a style inspired by Django Reinhardt.
Classically trained, her mastery of romance languages as well as her instrument informed her choice of repertoire for the group. Performing music of the past, often rare hidden gems and music from around the world, Bennett combined their love of old things with a passion for making great music. This evening at Colvin House will feature The Irving Berlin Connection: Irving Berlin and the Songwriters he influenced.
Check out: Nerd Mountain • FumeeJazz
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july 30 @ 6:30PM-8:30PM
VIVIAN GARCIA
A bilingual group performing a combination of folk, jazz, blues, Latin boleros and rumba flamenca music.
Vivian Garcia is a Chicago based singer-songwriter. Her musical journey has taken her from studying rumba flamenca rhythms in Granada, Spain to performing with international folk musicians in Madrid, Spain for 3 years as well as singing with various bands in Chicago. Vivian has performed at The Taste of Chicago, Metro, Thalia Hall and many more local venues.
See her Facebook.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
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