Thank you to our sponsors and to everyone whose support & donations through the years have made this possible!
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All proceeds support future festival programming and help cover artist fees, travel, and lodging.
FRIDAY • MAY 8th
CONSTELLATION
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
$20 advance/$25 at the door
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SCHEDULE
7pm: doors
8pm: Zosha Warpeha / Carlo Costa
9pm: Ayman Asfour / Marwan Allam / Eric Allen
10pm: Laura Ortman
SATURDAY • MAY 9th
CONSTELLATION
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
$20 advance/$25 door
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SCHEDULE
7pm: doors
8pm: Theresa Wong
9pm: Indira Edwards / King Sophia
10pm: Carla Kihlstedt
2026 HONOREE
TRISTAN HONSINGER
CJSS dedicates this year’s program to cellist Tristan Honsinger, who helped develop the free improv scene in Amsterdam in the 1970s, and is known for his work with Cecil Taylor, Derek Bailey, and the ICP Orchestra.
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