The Art Makers Outpost Presents: Outpost After Dark - Salon Series Concerts & Events
2025/26 SEASON: TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
INDIVIDUAL CONCERT TICKETS NOW ON SALE
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Season Pass Details: Includes 8 amazing concerts- each one on a Saturday (doors open at 6:45) or Sunday (doors open at 5:45) September-May (no December Concert & Additional Special Events NOT Included).
At all concerts enjoy complimentary beer by Sketchbook (while supplies last) & Complimentary appetizers by La Principal
HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR 2025/26 SPONSORS: Sketchbook, La Principal, Evanston Family Chiropractic & Wellness, Shorefront Legacy Center
Hive Book Arts, Our Evanston, Byline bank, & Creative Co-Working & Colvin House & Saville Flowers
YOU MAY BYOB and you may bring your own food.
8 CONCERTS INCLUDED in SEASON PASS- $180
Individual concerts tickets vary in price from $25-$35
Enjoy Awesome Spinning Sounds between sets by DJ Pickled Beets at EVERY CONCERT!
SEPTEMBER 21st- Nathan Graham & Opener: Jessica mindrum
OCTOBER 19th- Abigail Riccards Quartet & Opener: Julia Danielle Smulson
NOVEMBER15th- The Nikki O'Neill Band & Opener: Naomi Ashley
JANUARY 25th- Show Songs & Stories with Nicholas Tremulis & Frank Orrall
FEBRUARY 22nd- Joanne Daugherty & Opener: Sarah Marie Young
MARCH 14th- Quentin Coaxum & Opener: Chris K.
APRIL 19th- : An Evening with Anne Heaton
MAY 3rd- Anna Soltys & The Familiar | The Chris Greene Quartet
All concerts produced & curated by Art Makers Outpost owner & creative director Valerie Kahan in partnership with musicians & artists Chris Greene and Anna Soltys.
Outpost After Dark is a series of intimate monthly live music performances from Sept-May & are NOT to be missed!
Capacity is 50-100 guests per performance OR event, the ambiance is intimate, cozy, friendly & full of laughter & love, the artists are incredible and unlike many concerts our venue gives the opportunity to mingle with the artists before and after performances and provide special moments of artist and attendee connection.
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Thank you for all of your support of local businesses, art, music & local musicians!
Special thanks to all of our amazing Sponsors!
The entire 2025/26 Salon Series is sponsored by Evanston Family Chiropractic & Wellness Sketchbook Brewing, La Principal , Our Evanston, Shorefront Legacy Center, Colvin House, Creative Co-Working & Hive Book Arts,
Additional sponsorship opportunities are available - see below.
INFO FOR ALL CONCERTS:
Accessible space (RAMP AVAILABLE for Front step) + accesible bathrooms.
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve- *if you require seating please email val@artmakersoutpost.com to reserve- we will make every effort to accommodate- best way to make sure you get a seat is to arrive when doors open
BYOB (Consuming & bringing in alcohol permitted with 21+ ID check at door & bracelet/stamp)
Yes you may bring food
Children over 5 must have a ticket
Children are welcome but please note that night-time concerts are intimate so voices should be kept to a minimum during performances
Complimentary Sketchbook beer available for 21+ with bracelet as long as supplies last at Concerts between September & May
Complimentary appetizers by La Principal for all as long as supplies last at Concerts between September-May
To learn more about our performers click on the ticket link to read their bios!
THERE ARE NO REFUNDS / ALL TICKETS ARE TRANSFERABLE CONCERT DATES IF AVAILABLE ONLY
SUMMER CONCERTS ARE NOT A PART OF THE YEARLY SERIES AND ARE ONE OFF EVENTS- NO REFUNDS.
2024 - 2025 Concert Series + Special EventS
OUTPOST FALL FUNDRAISER: Lost Species Benefit Concert: SEPTEMBER 27th 2025 1-3 p.m.
We're very excited to host the first all ages Remembrance of Lost Species Event at Art Makers Outpost as a fundraiser for the AMO Green Initiative Scholarship which gives no barrier scholarships to youth for their sustainable arts programming.
This year we'll have veteran Lost Species songwriters Robin Bienemann, Rebecca Jasso, Sue Fink, Ryan Suzuka, and Ami Saraiya performing their Lost Species songs from over the years. AND we are putting a call out to ALL YOUNG SONGWRITERS UNDER 18 to write a song about a beloved creature that has been endangered or that is now extinct and perform it at our Event on 8/9! Let us know if you know of a child that might be interested!
$10 kiddo tickets, $20 adults.
$40 per family. Up to 4 people.
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At AMO, art isn't merely about colors and brushes. We breathe new life into objects often deemed as "junk," or “trash”, molding them into narratives and objects of beauty and meaning. In this this engagement of ultimate creativity, we hope to nurture an appreciation for the artful potential of waste, interesting and ordinary items most often discarded, promoting sustainable practices within a rich, collaborative environment where every single human feels they belong and is free and safe to come as they are, and be totally safe to be themselves as they create, imagine and collaborate.
75% or more of the materials we utilize in our classes, camps, and workshops were collected from community members and local businesses, and were otherwise destined for landfills or the ocean.
We are community-centric: at the heart of AMO is a commitment to building community, inclusivity, anti-racism, diversity, a true sense of belonging for all with equity at the forefront of everything we do. Every individual is always welcome to join us in our inclusive space and feel a sense of belonging. We offer no barrier scholarships for all youth programs on a request and you shall receive a basis. We believe art is a necessity for everyone and by providing opportunities for art making in a sustainable way, we can all help to create a healthier planet .
SEASON PASS TOTHE 2025 / 2026 Outpost After Dark Salon Series
Includes 8 amazing concerts- each one on a Saturday (doors open at 6:45) or Sunday (doors open at 5:45) September-May (no December Concert & Additional Special Events NOT Included). At all concerts enjoy complimentary beer by Sketchbook (while supplies last) & Complimentary appetizers by La principal-YOU MAY BYOB and you may bring your own food if you wish.
CONCERTS INCLUDED in SEASON PASS- $180 (Concerts vary in price from $25-30)
Enjoy Awesome sounds of records spinning between sets by DJ Pickled Beets at EVERY CONCERT!
September 21st- Nathan Graham & Opener: Jessica mindrum
October 19th- Abigail Riccards Quartet & Opener: Julia Danielle Smulson
November 15th- The Nikki O'Neill Band & Opener: Naomi Ashley
January 25th- Show Songs & Stories with Nicholas Tremulis & Frank Orrall
February 22nd-Joanne Daugherty & Opener: Sarah Marie Young
March 14th- Quentin Coaxum & Opener: Chris K.
April 19th- : An Evening with Anne Heaton
May 3rd- Anna Soltys & The Familiar | The Chris Greene Quartet
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*ART MAKERS OUTPOST reserves the rights to change dates, headliners & openers
Individual Tickets Go On Sale AUGUST 1st
609 South Boulevard Evanston Il 60202
*LIMITED SEASON PASSES AVAILABLE
*Each Pass INCLUDES 1 TICKET TO EACH OF THE 8 CONCERTS
*Passes are transferable with advance notice
*Concert Dates & Musicians subject to Change
*December & Special events Not included in season pass
* No refunds under any circumstances.
Join us at the Sunday, September 21, 2025 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring the incredible musical stylings of Nathan Graham & Opener: Jessica Mindrum
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!
Doors open: 5:45
Tickets $30 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)
(*Tickets are $35 if purchased at the door)
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve
Complimentary Beer & Appetizers while supplies last at EVERY Concert!
SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston
READ ABOUT THE MUSICIANS BELOW
Opener: Jessica mindrum
Jessica Mindrum's music provokes a haunting beauty we usually experience only when we are alone in dark rooms or driving long roads. Her lyrics inspire a feeling of measured self-reflection, expressing the kind of language that opens us to the possibility that we can be loved, if only we took the time to breathe. Songs like "On The Run" expose us to the full force of Jessica's talent. What first feels like a bedroom ballad transforms us into our most gracious and wandering selves.
To stay up-to-date with Jessica Mindrum's releases, you can follow her Facebook page. And to listen to more of Jessica's music, you can find examples of her past work on her Soundcloud.
Headliner: Nathan Graham
When you think of a singer-songwriter, who comes to mind?
Nathan Graham says it probably isn’t somebody who looks like he does, and he wants to change that.
Born and raised in Chicago, Graham meshes South Side Blues with Nashville Americana, beginning his career backing blues singers at famous haunts like Buddy Guy’s Legends and Kingston Mines. He spent a decade as a guitar-for-hire before picking up a mic to tell his own stories on the stage.
Soulful and steady, Graham’s music offers a raw introspective of the human condition that’s both painful and comforting. His guitar conveys heartbreak, lyrics tell stories of regret, but his rich vocal delivery offers the remedy.
Having brought his songs on international tours with both major label and indie acts, Graham is challenging the notion of what it means to be a singer-songwriter. He's driving inclusivity within the genre, and he hopes to evoke a sense of understanding in the process.
“I’m writing about universal experiences,” he says. “I’m writing music to connect my story to yours, show you all that we have in common, and maybe help both of us feel less alone.”
Instagram nathan_graham_music
SOLD OUT
Join us at the Sunday, January 25, 2026 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring incredible Songs & Stories with Nicholas Tremulis & Frank Orrall
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost
Doors open: 5:45
BYOB- And you may bring your own food
Tickets $30 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)
NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR- SOLD OUT
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve
Complimentary beer by Sketchbook & Appetizers by La Principal at every concert while supplies last!
SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston
DOUBLE HEADLINER- SONGS & STORIES WITH NICHOLAS TREMULIS & FRANK ORRALL
NICHOLAS TREMULIS
Born in 1960 to a jazz piano-playing father and a blues-singing mother, Tremulis grew up in the city's Greektown and in suburban Northbrook. The household was full of music and visiting musicians, influencing Tremulis to pick up the guitar as a teenager. After years of playing in clubs, he started the Nicholas Tremulis Band when he was in his twenties. The 13-member group played an engaging combination of rock, R&B, and soul, becoming one of the top bands in Chicago.
Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, signed the band to his label in the mid-'80s, releasing two LPs: The Nicholas Tremulis Band (1985) and More Than the Truth (1988). Asking for a contractual release from Island, Tremulis trimmed down the number of members in his band and released an EP, King of the Hill on Monsterdisc, and the LP Bloody Show on rock group Shoes' label, Black Vinyl.
In more recent times, Tremulis toured Europe, backed blues musicians on guitar, and started doing jingle work. He also was involved in a videotaped multi-artist benefit concert for Neon Street, a non-profit organization that helps troubled teens which featured the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan among others. Joining with engineer/producer Rob Fraboni (Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt), whom he knew from his Island years, Tremulis formed the QRS label. Their debut release was the 14-track In Search of Woodfoot issued in October 1999.
FRANK ORRALL
Frank Orrall is the founder, frontman / multi-instrumentalist for the ‘Acous-tronic’ Rock & Soul group; Poi Dog Pondering.
He is also: Percussionist and Singer for the D.C. based outernationalists; Thievery Corporation. (His other side projects include: Palm Fabric Orchestra, Soft Explosion, Mourning Doves and 8fatfat8).
His Solo show, “The Suitcase Show”: is a combination of unique Video and Audio backing tracks, Stories, various instruments, and a suitcase full of surprises. He often travels with a handful of co-conspirators & musical collaborators.
Raised in the Hawaiian Ocean; Frank Orrall is the Son of a Solar Physicist Father, and a Folk song singing Mother. Learning Guitar from his Mother, and a love of poetry and nature from his Father; Frank began to record a series of homemade solo cassette albums out of his bedroom in 1984, and released them on consignment at local record stores around Honolulu and Southern California, under the moniker; Poi Dog Pondering. Since then he has recorded for Texas Hotel Records, Sony Records, Tommy Boy Records & currently, his own label; Platetectonic Recordings.
Frank has lived between Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, Austin Tx., and Chicago. Collaborating along the way with a wide array of fantastic Musicians & Co-conspirators; releasing 8 full length albums as PDP, and traveling extensively with them (and Thievery Corporation); For the love of Music, Prose & Adventure.
He is currently living in Sonoma, CA & recording new albums for Poi Dog Pondering, Los Inmortales & Mourning Doves.
Join us at the Sunday, April 19, 2026 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring An Evening with Anne Heaton & Frank Marotta Jr.
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!
Doors open: 5:45
BYOB & you may bring food
Tickets $30 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)
(*Tickets are $35 if purchased at the door)
Complimentary beer by Sketchbook & appetizers by La Principal at every concert while supplies last!
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve
SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston
An Evening with Anne Heaton with Frank Marotta Jr. / 2 sets
Headliner: Anne Heaton
Singer-songwriter and pianist Anne Heaton has captured audience imaginations for over fifteen years with her songs that are, by turns, "tender, barbed and spiritual" (Washington Post). She's been featured by the New York Times Popcast, played numerous times on NPR and shared the stage with artists such as Jewel, Sarah McLachlan and jazz drummer Max Roach. She teaches at Berklee College of Music Summer Programs and is the founder of Soul Songs School, an online songwriting program. Anne is currently earning her Master’s in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she hopes to research the outcomes of songwriting as a social emotional learning tool for teenagers. Anne lives in Milwaukee where she enjoys coffee, Lake Michigan and being a mom to two freethinking daughters.
To listen to Anne's music, join her on YouTube, Apple Music or Spotify
Join us at the Sunday, October 19, 2025 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring the incredible musical stylings of the Abigail Riccards Quartet & Opener: Julia Danielle Smulson
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!
Doors open: 5:45
Tickets $25 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)
(*Tickets are $30 if purchased at the door)
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve
Complimentary beer by Sketchbook and Appetizers by La Principal while supplies last at every concert!
SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston
Read about the musicians:
OPENER: Julia Danielle Smulson
Julia Danielle is a dynamic vocalist, arranger, and educator based in Chicago and New York. Winner of the 2022 International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, Julia has performed at notable venues and festivals, including Blues Alley Jazz Club, Chris' Jazz Café, Winter’s Jazz Club, and The Jazz Showcase. Her debut album, released in November 2024, has been praised for its fresh sound and unique interpretation. Currently pursuing a Master of Music in Jazz Studies at The Juilliard School, she continues to refine her artistry while collaborating with celebrated jazz artists such as Gerald Cannon, Kenny Washington, Marc Cary, Isaiah J. Thompson, and Charanee Wade.
HEADLINER: Abigail Riccards Quartet
Chicago musician Abigail Riccards has made an international name for herself in the jazz and pop music community for nearly 20 years. After launching her career in New York City in 2002 at storied clubs like Birdland, the Jazz Standard, Smalls, and the Kitano, she garnered praise as a selected semifinalist in the 2004 Thelonius Monk International Jazz Competition. After nearly a decade on the east coast, Riccards broadened her scope to the iconic Chicago jazz scene, where she frequently headlines legendary clubs such as the Green Mill, the Jazz Showcase, and Winter’s Jazz Club. After releasing her 3rd studio album in 2013, she performed on the main stage at the Chicago Jazz Festival with Matt Wilson’s Honey and Salt tour. She has also collaborated with artists such as Jane Monheit, Peter Bernstein, Joel Frahm, and Mulgrew Miller.
Join us at the Sunday, February 22, 2026 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring the incredible musical stylings of The Jo Ann Daugherty Trio & Opener: Sarah Marie Young
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!
Doors open: 5:45
Tickets $30 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)
(*Tickets are $35 if purchased at the door)
Complimentary beer by Sketchbook & appetizers by La Principal while supplies last at every concert!
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve
SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston
Headliner: Jo Ann Daugherty TRIO
Pianist Jo Ann Daugherty loves making all kinds of music and has traveled the country and globe, playing at the Chicago Jazz Festival, Satchmo Fest New Orleans, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai, Havana Jazz Festival in Cuba, and more. Some of her favorite recent appearances include: NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert with SIX, a role as featured onstage pianist with the Washington National Opera in the New Orleans tinged Songbird at the Kennedy Center, the AfroBop Alliance Big Band’s Pan American Nutcracker tour, and regularly sold-out shows at Winter’s Jazz Club in Chicago. She has conducted touring companies of the Broadway hits SIX, Motown: the Musical, and Jersey Boys, and her 2017 jazz album Bring Joy was listed by Downbeat magazine as one of the year’s best.
FB: JoAnnDaugherty
JoAnnDaughertyPianistIG: @joanndaughertypianist
Opener: Sarah Marie Young
Sarah Marie Young is an award winning (Montreux Jazz Competition, Thelonious Monk Competition) singer, songwriter and musician. She has been featured with Postmodern Jukebox, Playing For Change's "Skin Deep" video with Buddy Guy, and has played festivals all over Europe and Brazil. With seven albums out, Sarah also sings with the acoustic group, The Oh Yeahs, and is a songwriter for the Story Jam storytelling series. In 2020, she began producing her own children’s music show, Sarah's Music Room for the National YMCA, and released two children’s EPs in 2021. Her holiday album "The Most Wonderful Time" was released in 2022, "Painted Leaves" with The Oh Yeahs in 2024, and her newest album, "Drive Across the Country" is slated for release in fall of 2025. Sarah is also the leader of Chicago's premier event band, Rendezvous.
Website: www.sarahmarieyoung.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/sarahmarieyoungmusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sarahmarieyoung
YouTube: www.youtube.com/sarahmarieferguson
Join us at the Sunday May 3, 2026 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring a DOUBLE HEADLINING CONCERT- the incredible musical stylings Anna Soltys & The Familiar | The Chris Greene Quartet
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!
Doors open: 5:45
BYOB
Tickets $30 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)
(*Tickets are $35 if purchased at the door)
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve
Complimentary beer by Sketchbook & appetizers by La Principal at every concert as long as supplies last!
SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston
Headliner #1 Anna Soltys & The Familiar
Anna Soltys and the Familiar is a modern Folk Rock band with an entrancing new sound. Anna spent the first part of her childhood in Poland followed by 6 years in Paris before she moved to her self-proclaimed home, Chicago. It is the cross-cultural awareness that may awaken the type of delivery that is so unique to her sound. On top of the music, her lyrical, poetic content fills the heart with an awareness of the self we could all use a little of.
Anna’s music explores and embodies elements of pain, strength, honesty, and sorrow. From start to finish, lyrically driven simple melodies leave you with a sense of colorful melancholy.
Anna Soltys- Guitar/Vocals
Larry Beers- Drums/Percussion/Glockenspiel
David Smith- Bass/Saxophone/ Clarinet
John Pirucello -E-Guitar/Mandolin/Pedal
Headliner #2 The Chris Greene Quartet
Chris Greene - saxes
Damian Espinosa - piano
Marc Piane - bass
Steve Corley - drums
The Chris Greene Quartet has been a highly visible part of Chicago’s jazz scene since 2005, and has maintained a stable lineup from the beginning, with the exception of Steve Corley, who has held the drum chair since 2011. Damian Espinosa on piano and keyboards and Marc Piane on acoustic and electric basses have been onboard since the beginning. Unique among Chicago bands, most of whom feature, by necessity, constantly shifting personnel, the CGQ has been able to develop a true group sound and feel, harking back to bands from the classic age of jazz when groups could stay together for long periods of time. While honoring the tradition, the CGQ incorporates elements of funk, hip-hop, rock, pop, the blues and reggae, reflecting their diverse backgrounds.
Greene's rewarding experiments on Conversance include a rendering of the jazz classic "You Don't Know What Love Is" with a Curtis Mayfield groove straight out of Superfly. The sonorous Greene original "Gentleman's Breakfast" is a "quick samba" inspired by Brazilian singers Ed Motta (with whom Greene has performed) and Elis Regina. And Piane joins the freewheeling party with "Thumper," a "crazy shit's gonna happen type of song" (in the words of the composer) that includes element of Frank Zappa and King Crimson. The title refers both to the bunny rabbit immortalized by Bambi and a baseball player's righteous pounding of home plate with his bat.
Conversance also includes Eddie Harris' "Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova," an obscure tune Greene prepared for a planned 2020 tribute to the late and legendary Chicago tenor saxophonist. (The show alas, was pre-empted by Covid.) There's also a bumptious reading of Duke Ellington's "Just Squeeze Me;" Espinosa's lyrical "Broken Glass," a great vehicle for the pianist, and Piane's romantically inclined "Inspiration.
“...a hearty tone and sharp wit...a proud descendant of such 60s soul-jazz saxophonists as Gene Ammons and Eddie Harris.”
-- DownBeat Magazine
“Chris Greene is a Chicago jazz treasure.”
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- Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune.
Join us at the Saturday, November 15, 2025 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring the incredible musical stylings of The Nikki O'Neill Band & Opener: Naomi Ashley
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!
Doors open: 6:45
Tickets $25 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)
(*Tickets are $30 if purchased at the door)
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve
Complimentary beer by Sketchbook and appetizers by La Principal while supplies last at every concert!
SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston
Opener: Naomi Ashley
Singer-songwriter Naomi Ashley’s songs are intimate, plain-spoken and gorgeously sung, surging with all the contradictory impulses of real, imperfect life. Her 2024 album, “Love Bug” greedily grabs from every corner of Americana – grounding the charm of Naomi’s versatile lyrical style in country, blues, folk and rock. She is joined by multi-instrumentalist Jon Williams (The Mountainaires, Peter Joly Group). Together they produced "Love Bug" and in September of 2025 released a series of singles with their band (Naomi's Other Band) recorded live at Reliable Recorders in Chicago.
Headliner: The Nikki O’Neill Band
An Americana artist in Chicago deeply in love with classic soul, Nikki O’Neill has been described by music journalists as a singer who can “shout like a 60s soul diva and purr a blues with spine-tingling subtlety” and “craft resonant tunes that sparkle with a hopeful outlook.”Her critically acclaimed third album, Stories I Only Tell My Friends (Blackbird Record Label) features her 5-piece band, and readers of Americana Highways voted it as one of their Top 10 favorite albums in March of 2025. It's also supported by the Illinois Arts Council, who chose Nikki as one of their 2025 grant recipients.Nikki performs with her band and also does more intimate duo shows. She plays lead as well as rhythm guitar.
Official website: https://www.nikkioneill.com
Join us at the Saturday, March 14, 2026 Outpost After Dark Salon Series featuring the incredible musical stylings of Quentin Coaxum & Opener: Chris K.
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Art Makers Outpost!
Doors open: 6:45
Tickets $25 online each (anyone who is no longer sitting on a lap needs a ticket)
(*Tickets are $30 if purchased at the door)
Complimentary beer by Sketchbook & appetizers by La Principal at every concert while supplies last.
Open Seating / Some standing room - first come first serve
SPONSORED BY: Evanston Family Chiropractic, Sketchbook, La Principal, Art Makers Outpost & Our Evanston
Opener: Chris K.
Chris Kent lands somewhere between folk and rock & roll, with deep country roots. Inspired by artists like Johnny Cash and Tracy Chapman, they’re known for their powerful voice and soulful stage presence. Right now, you can find their music on Instagram.
( https://www.instagram.com/chris.k_music )
Headliner: The Quentin Coaxum Quintet
Quentin Coaxum showed an affinity for music at a very young age. Upon taking up the trumpet in elementary school, he took a liking to the tapes and records left behind by his grandfather. It was these same recordings that inspired him to take an interest in jazz that would later blossom into a passion for all music. Originally growing up just outside of St. Louis, Missouri, Coaxum currently resides in Chicago, IL, where he is an active musician and educator. Coaxum holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Northern Illinois University, and a Masters of Music in Jazz Studies from Northwestern University. Since graduating, he’s become one of Chicagoʼs brightest young trumpeters.
During his time in Chicago, Coaxum has been a featured performer at The Chicago Jazz Festival, The Hyde Park Jazz Festival, and the University of Chicago’s Logan Arts Jazz Series. Coaxum’s first album as a leader, “Current”, was released on the Skiptone Music Label in 2014, and his most recent project, “You & I” was released inn September of 2020.
As a performer, Coaxum has garnered praise for his ability to compose and perform with modern lyricism while also displaying a knowledge of many musical traditions. His voice as a trumpeter reaches across genres in a way that captivates listeners and fellow musicians alike, and has afforded him the opportunity to perform with many world class musicians including Jimmy Heath, Benny Golson, Dustin Laurenzi’s “Snaketime”, Jeff Swanson’s “Case-Fitter”, Christopher McBride’s “Quatuor De Force”, Solange Knowles, the Willerm Delisfort Project, and many more.
Coaxum currently resides in Evanston, IL and maintains a busy schedule as a performer and educator.
The musicians:
Quentin Coaxum - trumpet
Dustin Laurenzi - tenor sax
Matt Gold - guitar
Joshua Griffin - bass
Clif Wallace - drums
Thank you for considering becoming a Sponsor for the Outpost After Dark Concert Salon Series!
Concerts take place once per month for the 2024/25 Season at Art Makers Outpost Sept-May .
The Art Makers Outpost After Dark Concert Salon Series connects musicians and community members with local businesses, provides fun community gathering opportunities in an intimate and lounge like environment in support of local artists, businesses, youth opportunities and provides local musicians with a unique space & stage to engage and expand their audiences and build community for all!
2025/26 Upcoming Concert Dates on Saturday & Sunday Evenings: September 21st, October 19th, November 15th, January 25th, February 22nd, March 14th, April 19th & May 3rd
Sponsorship levels:
Music Lover $250+
Music Maker $500+
Silver $1000+
Gold Record 1500+
Platinum 2500+
If you are interested in providing an in-kind sponsorship of goods or a media sponsorship, please email val@artmakersoutpost.com and do not register here for those two types of sponsorships.
Once you have registered, please email val@artmakersoutpost.com and include:
your business logo
your website
any blurb or info about your business
a contact person and their best contact info
PLEASE ALSO LET US KNOW THE DATE OF THE CONCERT YOU ARE SPONSORING Or if you have selected a level for the entire season. Thank you so much! We could not do this without your support!
Please also remember to RSVP for your complimentary tickets to the event you are sponsoring at least 10 days prior to the concert date you are sponsoring. We cannot hold your tickets within the 10 day period if we do not have an RSVP via email with the names for your tickets.
We really appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with you on this community & music centered project!
If you have any questions you may email:
Valerie Kahan: val@artmakersoutpost.com
Anna Soltys: soltysart@gmail.com
Chris Greene: cg@chrisgreenejazz.com
Become a Sponsor!
Sponsor one concert or the entire series, any amount or level that works for you.
It’s always a welcome and wonderful support for the series, and the Outpost loves to build relationships with other local businesses. Contact val@artmakersoutpost.com with any questions. Thank you for your support, we could not do this without our community!
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