Pack your picnic basket, grab your blanket and chairs, and chill your favorite beverages, it's time once again for Courtyard Concerts at Glessner House. 

The Chen String Quartet has been playing together for seven years. Robert Chen has been concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1999. Laura Chen is a former member of the first violin section of both Lyric Opera and Grant Park Symphony. They will be joined by their daughter Beatrice on viola and son Noah on cello.

Attendees will receive a special snack box prepared by the Glessners’ beloved cook, Mattie Williamson.

Pack your picnic basket, grab your blanket and chairs, and chill your favorite beverages and head over for a special Courtyard Concert at Glessner House, part of our 2024 jazz series.

Second City Jazz, which has performed straight ahead jazz for Chicago area audiences for over 16 years, is looking forward to their return engagement at Glessner House. Pianist Jonah Orlofsky and bassist Chris Nemeth will be joined by Tommy Bradford on saxophone and Derek Henderson on drums, playing the music of Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Horace Silver, Miles Davis, and more.

Pack your picnic basket, grab your blanket and chairs, and chill your favorite beverages and head over for a special Courtyard Concert at Glessner House, part of our 2025 jazz series.

One of Chicago’s most recognized voices, Wayne Messmer steps away from his role as a premier singer of the National Anthem to bringTheWayne Messmer Quartet featuring celebrated pianist Chris White, David Katz on trumpet/flugelhorn, and Scott Mason on bass.

Pack your picnic basket, grab your blanket and chairs, and chill your favorite beverages, it's time once again for Courtyard Concerts at Glessner House.

Our concert will feature CSO principal cellist John Sharp, joined by CSO violist Lawrence Neuman, and Lyric Opera violinist Liba Shacht. They will perform a variety of works written for string ensemble. A rare opportunity to hear these world-class musicians in the intimate setting of the Glessner courtyard.

Attendees will receive a special snack box prepared by the Glessners’ beloved cook, Mattie Williamson.

Pack your picnic basket, grab your blanket and chairs, and chill your favorite beverages and head over for a special Courtyard Concert at Glessner House, part of our 2025 jazz series.

Our fourth jazz concert of the season will feature Suneetha Vaitheswaran and Friends, which entertains audiences with a broad selection of old and new standards arranged in the jazz tradition. Vocalist Suneetha Vaitheswaran performs at venues including Chicago’s legendary Jazz Showcase with world-class musicians and is a proven favorite here at Glessner House, too!

Pack your picnic basket, grab your blanket and chairs, and chill your favorite beverages and head over for a special Courtyard Concert at Glessner House, part of our 2025 jazz series.

Our final jazz concert of the season will feature Elaine Dame, joined by celebrated guitarist Kyle Asche. Since 1996, the woman Time Out Chicago calls “a jazz dynamo" and "a gem in the city's vocal jazz scene" has been turning heads and capturing attention at venerable jazz venues from coast to coast, bringing her unique, superlative interpretations to vintage vocal classics and modern standards alike.