April 07--Trumpeter Avishai Cohen, bassist Omer Avital and the Chicago Children's Choir will headline the third Israeli Jazz World Music Festival, May 14 through 22 at nine venues.
The event is presented by the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest. For more information, visit isra.li/jazzfest.
Following is the lineup:
Tammy Scheffer's Morning Bound. 7 p.m. May 14 at Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave.; $15; constellation-chicago.com.
Omer Avital Quintet. 9 p.m. May 15 and 8 p.m. May 16 at the Green Mill Jazz Club, 4802 N. Broadway; $10; 773-878-5552 or greenmilljazz.com.
Mika Hary Quartet. 4 p.m. May 17 at Bright Star Church, 733 E. 44th St.; free; 773-373-5220 or brightstarchurchchicago.com. Also 8 p.m. May 18 at the Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Ave.; $15; 312-801-2100 or promontorychicago.com.
Lazer Lloyd. 8 p.m. May 19 at House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St.; $10; 312-923-2000 or houseofblues.com.
Oran Etkin Trio. 6:30 p.m. May 20 in Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.; free.
Chicago Children's Choir with Oran Etkin Trio. 6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.; free; 312-849-8300 or ccchoir.org.
Avishai Cohen's Triveni. 8 p.m. May 22 at the Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave.; $22. 773-728-6000 or oldtownschool.org.
Offlines featuring Yinon Muallem and Guy Mintus with Donovan Mixon. 7 p.m. May 22 at Skylight at Heartwood Center, 1818 Dempster St., Evanston. $15; children free. 847-491-1122 or heartwoodcenter.com.
