Isotope 217 Returns To Chicago

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The jazz/funk/dub/rock group Isotope 217 will perform its first concert in four years at Chicago’s Empty Bottle on June 18. Isotope features cornetist Rob Mazurek, bassist Matt Lux, guitarist Jeff Parker, and drummers John Herndon and Dan Bitney.

Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra will also perform in Chicago on May 31 at Hideout, June 3 at Dank German Cultural Center and June 7 at the Chicago Cultural Center.

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