A Swinging Christmas: The Jimmy Farace Quartet featuring Anna Donnelly at SPACE, Evanston, IL
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · 7:30 PM
SPACE, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL
Free
Genres: jazz/blues
Baritone saxophonist Jimmy Farace—a 2026 DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star—brings his quartet to Evanston for a holiday program with vocalist Anna Donnelly, who performs regularly with Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Expect classic Christmas favorites wrapped in warm, swinging jazz arrangements, with Farace’s storytelling sax and Donnelly’s expressive voice leading the way.