Mix at Six

The 2025–26 Mix at Six season features innovative artists from near and far — continuing the series’ signature of daring, forward-looking performances. Chicago-based Black Monument Ensemble, led by Damon Locks, opens the series with an uplifting, anthemic, and highly animated performance. Bringing to the stage more Chicago talent, multi-instrumentalist and composer Angel Bat Dawid performs in February with The Great Blk Music Infinity Ensemble and D-Composed String Ensemble. A world premiere, the performance honors and explores the enduring relevance of W. E. B. Du Bois’s seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, through a contemporary lens. Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist Zara McFarlane closes the season in April with a brilliant celebration of the American jazz legend Sarah Vaughan, nicknamed “The Divine One.” 

All Mix at Six performances begin at 6:00 p.m. and are about 60-75 minutes in length. Audience members are encouraged to mingle with one another and meet the featured performers, with food vendors and drink specials to make it the perfect weeknight outing.