Concerts: B.B. King comes to Paramount

Pianist Ethan Bortnick, Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville: Ten-year-old pianist presents “Ethan Bortnick and His Musical Time Machine” at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14. Tickets $35-$45. (630) 637-7469.

B.B. King, Paramount Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora: Blues. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. Tickets $59.50-$89.50. (630) 896-6666 or paramountaurora.com.

Lurrie Bell's Chicago Blues Band, Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, off I-57 at Sauk Trail, University Park: Blues. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. (708) 235-2222 or centertickets.net.

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra with “Beautiful Baroque,” Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 155 W. Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst: Classical. 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. Tickets $7-$31. (630) 941-0202. or elmhurstsymphony.org.

Heather Moran in “I Told Ya I Loved Ya, Now Get Out ... A Celebration of Naughty Housewife Jazz,” Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago: Jazz. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. $20 plus a two-drink minimum. (773) 278-1830 or davenportspianobar.com.

Od Tapo Imi, Raue Center for the Arts, 26. N. Williams St., Crystal Lake: Island sounds music, featuring miscellaneous selections. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. $19-$25. (815) 356-9212 or boxoffice@rauecenter.org.

“Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah,” Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago: Musical tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., features jazz and gospel selections. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. $30-$69. (800) 982-2787 or ticketmaster.com/auditorium.

Chicago Sinfonietta's tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., “Concert III: A Dream Unfolds,” Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville: Musical tribute to the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. $50-$60. (630) 637-7469.

Jim Peterik and friends, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn: Pop/rock. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. $40-$75. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org.

Baroque Band, Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake: Features a musical program of works from the Restoration Court of Charles II. 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. $15. Children under age 16 are free. (847) 543-1202.

Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra with “Beautiful Baroque,” Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook: Classical. 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. Tickets $7-$25. (630) 941-0202 or dupageforest.com/preserves/mayslake.html.

Seventh Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration with the Brotherhood Chorale of the Apostolic Church of God, Nichols Concert Hall at Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston: The 180-member male choral group presents a program of both traditional and contemporary gospel and jazz selections. 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. Free. Visit musicinst.org. (847) 905-1500, ext. 108.

Barry Cloyd, Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie: Celtic, blues, folk, roots and miscellaneous tunes. 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17. $5-$10. Tickets available at door. (847) 677-7761 or skokietheater.com.

Jazz pianist Jeremy Kahn in “Kahn Plays Ellington,” Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park: Solo concert of works by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17. Free and open to the public. (708) 386-4040 or oakparkarms.com.