Donovan’s Garage is celebrating hosting over 60 jazz musicians to date.

Poster for a Brazilian jazz concert titled "Evanston Jazz: Donovan's Garage Presents Brazilian Jazz" featuring photos of five musicians: Donovan playing guitar, Heitro Garcia on drums, Jim Barblick on saxophone, David Chelimsky with a mandolin, and G
Event poster titled "Perserverance: A Celebration of the Tenacity of Black Americans." It promotes a fundraiser supporting the Evanston NAACP, featuring Donovan Mixon's Justice Ensemble. The poster includes pictures of performers Darius Savage, Daehr
Poster for a jazz concert featuring the DMix ECM Quintet titled 'Evanston Jazz - Donovan's Garage.' Photos of five musicians: Jeff Stitely, Brian Gephart, Donovan Mixon, Dave Gordon, and Chris Dammann. Concert details: Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the
Flyer for an Evanston jazz event featuring Fred Jackson Jr. on saxophone, Ernie Adams on drums, Donnava Mason on guitar, and Theodis Rogers Jr. on organ. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 7 pm at the Second Church of Christ Scien
A collection of golden brass musical instruments, including trumpets, saxophones, and a trombone, placed inside and around a metallic bowl with a label that reads 'Mixon - Mixin' BRASS'.
Event poster for the 60th anniversary concert series titled "A A C M D-MIX" featuring jazz musicians Donavan Mixon, Fred Jackson Jr., Robert Irving III, Cory Biggerstaff, Leon Q. Allen, and Juan Pastor. The concert is scheduled for Saturday, May 17th
Flyer for 'Donovan's Garage' presenting the Ziyad Experience, featuring musicians Donovan Mixon, Taalib-Din Ziyad, Edward House, Brian Smith, Dushun Mosley, and Art (Turk) Burton. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 7 pm at the Secon
Flyer for a jazz concert at Donovan's Garage in Cleveland, featuring musicians Brian Gephart, Tim Davis, Rich Armandi, and Donovan Mixon, scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 7 pm.
A gold-colored guitar with an intricate, open frame design is displayed against a dark background, with the names Donovan Mixon, Dave Onderdonk, Geoff Lowe, and Steve Corley labeled around it.
A man playing an electric guitar in a music studio with a cello on a stand next to him.
Poster advertising a summer jazz concert featuring a jazz quartet with Phil Perkins. The poster includes photos of the musicians: Phil Perkins, Jim Cox, Donovan Mixon, and Dushun Mosely. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 7 pm, loc
Event poster for a jazz event featuring multiple musicians, including Donovan Nixon on guitar, James Sanders on violin, Jean Leroy on percussion, Sarah Allen on drums, and Freddie Quinteros on bass. The event is titled "A Donovan's Garage Jazz Event:
Poster advertising a free jazz event in the neighborhood featuring musicians Donovan Mixon, Chris Dammann, Amr Fahmy, Jonathon Wenzel, and Fran Joy, scheduled for September 23 from 7 to 8:30 pm at AKAR Auditorium in Evanston.
Flyer for a free jazz concert in the neighborhood featuring the DMix Afro-Latino Quintet on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 pm at Donovian's Garage, 2715 Hurd Avenue in Evanston. The band includes Donovan Mixon on guitar, Joshua Ramos on bass, Rocky Yera on s
Event poster for Jazz & Art at Donovan's Garage on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, featuring performances by Donovan Nixon, Joshua Ramos, Rocky Yera, Darwin Noguera, and Juan Pastor. Includes images of musicians, a photograph of Clark Ellithorpe, and Todd A
Flyer for 'An Evanston Jazz Event' featuring the Donovan's Hard-Bop Quartet, with photos of four jazz musicians: Fred Jackson Jr., Ernie Adams, Donavon Nixon, and Theodis Rogers Jr., against white backgrounds, event details, and QR codes.
Event poster for Evanston Jazz featuring musicians Donovan, Heitor Garcia, Jim Barbick, David Chelimsky, and Geoffrey Lowe, promoting a Brazilian Jazz concert on January 23, 2024, at the Second Church of Christ Scientist in Evanston, Illinois, with c
Poster for AACM's 60th Anniversary Celebration featuring a preview recording concert of "Finding Center" by Donovan Mixon, held at Akar Auditorium, Evanston, IL, with images of six musicians including Robert Irving III, Donovan Mixon, Cory Biggerstaf
Event poster for Donovan's Garage Events, featuring two upcoming musical performances on November 11 and December 9. The poster includes photos of the performers Fred Simon and Ethan Philion, details about the venue at AKAR Auditorium, and an image o
Event poster for Ethan Philion's concert titled "Tradition Reimagined" on December 9, 2025. The poster features photos of three jazz musicians: a bald man playing double bass, a man with glasses playing guitar, and a man with a shaved head playing dr
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The art exhibitions are a relatively new feature.

However, the roster of artists is growing fast.

Fran Joy

Painting of three faceless women with different skin tones, wearing jewelry and colorful dresses, against an orange background.

Lew Achenbach

Colorful abstract illustration of an orchestra performing at a concert, with a Ferris wheel and cityscape in the background.

Mieke Zuiderweg

Four ceramic pots shaped like charging stations, each containing different succulent plants, placed on a white surface.

Rich Foreman

Rich Foreman

Claire Tarnacki

An impressionistic painting of a tree-lined street with houses on the left. The trees have multicolored foliage and arch over the sidewalk, creating a canopy. The scene appears to depict a peaceful residential neighborhood during autumn day.

Christopher Whittington

A collection of colorful, handcrafted glass smoking pipes arranged on a black surface.