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Andy's Jazz Club
11 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.642.6805

One of Chicago's best-known and most respected Jazz establishments, historic Andy's offers casual dinning and live jazz. Local acts focusing on mainstream, traditional, be-bop jazz and blues are featured with sets at lunchtime, late afternoon and evenings. Located just off Michigan Ave in downtown Chicago.

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Andy's performance schedule

Weekends - 5pm-8:30pm & 9:30pm-1:30am

Sundays - Andy's Jam Session (7pm-11pm)
Mondays - Guy King's Organ Trio (7pm-11pm)
Tuesdays - Typhanie Monique (7pm-11pm)
Wednesdays - Jordan Baskin Trio (7pm-11pm)
Thursdays - Yoko Noge's Jazz Me Blues (7pm-11pm)

Weekends

February
5th & 6th           5pm  Skinny Williams Quartet
9:30pm Aaron Koppel Quartet

12th & 13th     5pm Jeremy Kahn Trio
9:30pm Jeannie Tanner CD Release Event (9:30pm-1:30am)

19th & 20th     5pm Evolution Quartet
9:30pm Brian Bromberg/Frank Catalano Trio

26th & 27th     5pm  Richie Pardo Quartet
9:30pm Von Freeman Quintet

 

Catcher's Live, Music and Sports Chicago (773) 869-9411
Blues Jam Thursdays - Call for current Schedule

The Chambers, Niles (847) 647-8282
Wednesdays 7 pm Jack Carr, Pianist, Singer
Thursdays 8 pm Jazz Jam - John Bany trio

Cafe Mestizo Chicago (312) 942-0095
Sundays 6 pm Jam Session with David Boykin

Chicago Chop House Chicago (312) 787-7100
Sundays 6pm Scott Earl Holman Solo Jazz Piano/Vocals, No Cover
Wednesdays 5pm Scott Earl Holman Solo Jazz Piano/Vocals
Thursdays 5pm Scott Earl Holman Solo Jazz Piano/Vocals

Close-Up 2 Chicago (312) 385-1111

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Coq d'Or Chicago (312) 932-4622

Sundays           7pm – 11pm
Amanda Crumley

Mondays          7:00pm - 11:00pm
Elizabeth Doyle

Tuesdays          8:00pm - 12:00am
Alison Ruble

Thursdays & Fridays    9:00pm - 1:00am
Craig Lanigan

Saturdays         9:00pm- 1:00am
Paul Marinaro

Cuatro Chicago (312) 842-8856
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Sunday Brunch 11am-2pm
The Bossa Nova Brunch

Elastic Arts Foundation, Chicago (773)772-3616
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Family Piano Waukegan (847) 775-1988

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January
28        7:30pm Frank Portolese and Katie Elizabeth with the "Hot Club of Chicago" band (Gypsy Jazz / Fusion)
31        7pm Zvonomir Nagy 4 pm, followed by our famous open mic variety show

FitzGerald's Berwyn (708) 788-2118
January
24   6pm John Burnett Orchestra

Green Dolphin Street

Listen and dance the night away with Green Dolphin Street's Big Band Jazz night every Tuesday and the Salsa dance party on Wednesday nights. Stop in early and dine in the new restaurant Orvieto Pizzeria and Wine Bar. One great location and two incredible venues.

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The new restaurant at Green Dolphin Street Orvieto,Modern Italian Restaurant with an Authentic, Old World Flair

Performance schedule
Tuesday - 8pm Half priced of bottles of wine in the dining room and big band music in the jazz club.
Wednesday - 8pm Salsa till 4am! Italian fare meets sexy Latin music and dance!

Green Mill Chicago (773) 878-5552
The Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.5552

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The Green Mill is one of the most famous jazz clubs in Chicago. It used to be a hangout for Al Capone and his henchmen but now is one of ChicagoÕs hottest jazz clubs. Dixieland, traditional, bebop, contemporary, progressive - played by such legendary figures as Von Freeman, Franz Jackson and Wilbur Campbell, as well as young lions Kurt Elling, Eric Alexander and Orbert Davis. All capture the broad spectrum of jazz from its root rhythms in New Orleans to New York avant-garde. Deep smokey jazz sounds fill the club in the early morning hours when soulful musicians continue to express their love of jazz by jamming 'til the early dawn.

Green Mill performance Schedule
Weekly Shows
Sundays 11pm Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio

Mondays 9pm Patricia Barber Quartet

Tuesdays 9pm Deep Blue Organ Trio.

Wednesdays 9pm Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan 
           2am Frank Catalano Sextet
Thursdays 9pm Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra

Fridays 1:30 Green Mill Jazz Quartet Jam Session
Saturdays 12am After Hours Jazz Party w/Sabertooth

Fridays and Saturdays
February
5    9pm  Dana Hall Quintet Record Release Party featuring Tim Warfield, Rodney Whitaker,and Bruce Barth
6    8pm  Dana Hall Quintet Record Release Party featuring Tim Warfield, Rodney Whitaker,and Bruce Barth
12   9pm  Mama Digdown’s Brass Band
13   8pm  Ben Allison Band
14   2pm  New Music Concert featuring Anaphora
19   9pm  Chévere
20   8pm  Chévere
21   2pm  Julia Miller
26   9pm  Jim Trompeter All-Star Quintet Ralph Bowen & Joe Magnarelli
27   8pm  Jim Trompeter All-Star Quintet Ralph Bowen & Joe Magnarell

Jazz Showcase Chicago 312-360-0234
806 S Plymouth CT
Chicago, IL 60605

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Sets at 8 and 10 Mon-Sat, and at 4 PM and 8 and 10 on Sundays

Katerina's

1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 348-7592

Visit Katerina's It's a bar, it's a bistro, a cultural center. Eclectic music on a nightly basis. Featuring some of Chicago's top Jazz Musicians, Katerina's is a must see in Chicago.

Katerina's performance scheudule

Fridays:
Dinner Show - 630-9pm (no cover) Paul Marinaro

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February

5         
Friday 
6:30pm-9pm     No cover   (Jazz)
Paul Marinaro Our club's weekly "Unwind after work" Jazz Series   
10pm              $10 cover  (Greek) REMBETIKA

6         
Saturday  
630pm-9pm  $5  (Jazz)
Southport Records Presents Pianist, Corky McClerkin
 10pm           $10 cover   (Romanian/Balkan) Gypsy Rhythm Project

8          Monday          
            8pm      $5 cover     (Jazz)   Jodie Christian Quartet

9            Tuesday 
            8pm  $8 cover  (Jazz) Rose Colella Trio

10         Wednesday  
830pm    $7 cover  (Jazz) Chris Greene Quartet

11         Thursday     
830pm     $8 cover  (Brazilian Jazz) Grazyna Auguscik & Paulinho Garcia

12         Friday         
630pm-9pm   No cover    (Jazz) Paul Marinaro  
10pm   $10 cover      (Gypsy-Jazz) Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan
Django Reinhart's 100th Birthday Celebration

13         Saturday     
 630pm-9pm  $10 cover   (Jazz) Spider Saloff''s Valentine Show
10pm        $10 cover  (Brazilian) RIO BAMBA

15         Monday    
8pm       $5 cover   (Jazz) Elaine Dame Trio's  Musician Mixer

16         Tuesday 
630pm-8pm   $5   (Storytelling) Urban Meanderings: Alice Rubio's Ancient myths, folktales and ordinary stories of ordinary life in Chicago.
830pm  $7  (Jazz) Laury Shelly Trio

17        Wednesday 
8:30pm  $7  (Brazilian Jazz) Planeta Azul Productions Presents Trio Copacabana

18        Thursday 
8pm  $10   (Jazz) Paul Marinaro Trio

19        Friday 630pm-9pm  (No cover)
Nicole Kestler w/pianist, Brian Ohern
10pm  $10   (Jazz/Funk) Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls

20        Saturday  630pm-9pm                
$8     (Jazz) Heather Moran w/pianist, Damien Espinoza
10pm    $10   (Boogie-Woogie Blues/Jazz) Erwin Helfer, Katherine Davis, John Brumbach

22 
Monday  8pm  $5  (Jazz) Tony do Rosario's Jazz Guitar Jam Session  Special Guest:   Mike Allemana

23        Tuesday   8pm  $8  (Brazilian Jazz)
            Two for Brazil (Paulinho Garcia & Greg Fishman)

24        Wednesday  8pm  $15  (Cabaret) American Blues Theatre Benefit: Marlena   Muzik: An Evening of Dietrich w/Suzanne Petri

25       Thursday  830pm  $10  (Polish Highlander-Gypsy) Megitsa Quartet

26       Friday  630pm-9pm  No cover  (Jazz) Nicole Kestler w/pianist, Brian Ohern                    
Friday 10pm   $10cover (Afro-Cuban Dance) Conjunto

27        Saturday   630pm-9pm  $5  (TBA)
10pm  $10   (Greek) Vasilios Gaitanos  

Lagniappe

1525 W 79th St

Chicago, IL 60620-4108

773.994.6375

Lagniappe-A Creole Cajun Joynt is an upscale dine-in/take-out facility that is steeped in Bayou tradition. We specialize in authentic Creole Cajun Foods, ranging from Po Boy’s to Gumbo, as well as, Jazz Thur.  Lagniappe has been ranked amongst the Top 30 Best Things Eaten by Time Out Chicago Magazine, awarded The Chicago Tribune Newspaper Good Eats Award, and featured on Channel (7's) Seven's Hungry Hound with Steve Dolinsky and The acclaimed Check Please to name just a few.

Thursdays - 2 for 1 Hurricanes
Live Jazz at 6pm-8pm

Jazz Jam Sesson 8pm-11pm

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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 312-280-2660

The Summer Jazz Series Jazz on the Terrace June-September 2010

M Lounge Chicago (312) 447-0201

1520 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605-2900
312.447.0201

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Jazz Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7pm

February
Feb 2 Julia Huff & The Company Band
Feb 3 Roger Harris Trio

Feb 9 Nikki George
Feb 10 Sarah Marie Young

Feb 16 Julia Huff & The Company Band
Feb 17 Chris Greene Quartet

Feb 23 Shawn Maxwell Quartet
Feb 24 Delivery Point

Morseland Chicago (773) 764-8900
Sundays
Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound 8-10pm Jazz and American Free Music

Mondays
Monday Night Jazz

New Apartment Lounge Chicago (773) 483-7728
Tuesdays 9 pm Von Freeman

Nirvana Wine and Grillerie (847) 918-7828


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Described as urban, eclectic, hip & cool but you've just got to experience Nirvana for yourself. Chill out to some Tuesday night Jazz with Chris Madsen on Saxophone and enjoy Wine Flight and Artisan Cheeses. Share tastes with friends after work at our fully stocked bar or an awesomely fresh meal in our dining room.

We are all about World Inspired Tastes, Artisan Cheeses, Fresh Fish, Panini's, Pasta's, Salads, Kabobs & much more. Our menu reflects vegetarian and gluten free options as well. 

By design, we have Absolutely No Deep Fryer so you can be assured that your meal is freshly grilled, roasted or pan seared. We call it Grillerie. As a matter of fact, we like it so much, we made it part of our name.

Tuesdays Jazz 7pm

Chris Madsen on saxophone

Old Town School of Folk Chicago (773) 728-6000

February
6          8pm                 Mavis Staples

13        8pm                 Ladysmith Black Mambazo

19        7pm                 Bonnie Koloc

21        5pm & 8pm     Béla Fleck - The Africa Project

26        7pm & 10pm   Huun Huur Tu and Carmen Rizzo

March
20        7pm & 10pm   Arturo Sandoval with special guest Darwin Noguera

21        7pm  Corky Siegel, Howard Levy, Peter Madcat Ruth, Joe Filisko and more.

The Peninsula Hotel Chicago (312) 337-2888
Call for updated information.

Pete Miller's Steakhouse

Pete Miller's Evanston (847) 328-0399

February
Mondays – Corky McClerkin Trio
Tuesdays –    Guy King Organ Trio
Wednesdays – Bobby Broom Trio
Thursdays – The Skinny 

5 & 6   Mike Allemana Organ Trio
12 & 13   Scott Burns Quartet
19 & 20   Ryan Cohan Trio
26 & 27   Guy King Organ Trio


Pops for Champagne Chicago (773) 472-1000
Thursday, 9-12 with $8 cover
Friday and Saturday, 9-1 with a $15 cover

Live Music Sundays in the Champagne Bar
8-11 $No cover
Featuring - Dan Effland (g) and Joe Policastro (b) with guest drummers

 

Quencher's Saloon Chicago (773) 276-9730
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Room 43 Hyde Park Jazz Society, Chicago

FEBRUARY 2010

7 DEE ALEXANDER, vocals
14 WILLIE PICKENS, piano
21 JOAN COLLASO, vocals
28 ORBERT DAVIS, trumpet

Underground Wonder Bar

10 E. Walton
Chicago, IL 60611
312.266.7761

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The Underground Wonder Bar offers a mix of different musical styles throughout the week. There is always something special happening at the Wonder Bar and since they are open until 4am the action never stops.

The list of players to grace its tiny stage reads like a Who's Who of Chicago music. And just like Chicago's vast music scene, the lineup of acts is as diverse as the day is long. In short, the Underground Wonder Bar is a singular experience.

Underground Wonder Bar performance scheudule

8:30 pm -10:30 pm     Sarah & The Tall Boys - country blues
11pm - 5am                Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
 
Sunday
8 pm -10 pm              Glawdys 'n Dee - world soul
10pm -12 am             Insane Plantains reggae & blues    
12 am -3:30 am          Hurricane Reggae Band reggae 

Monday
9 pm -12 am        Open MIC hosted by Joanna Woods
12 am -3:30 am    John Jones and Double Shot - Neo Soul

Tuesday
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm       Lonie Walker "Alone at Last" 
10:30 pm  - 12:00 am    Lorna Boston Band featuring Vince Willis jazz & blues 
12:00 am - 3:30 am       Pro Jam Session hosted by Lorna Boston
 
Wednesday
8:30 pm -10:30 pm       Darlyne Cain

11 pm -3:30 am            Lonie Walker & her Big bad Ass Co. Band 
                                    featuring Jordan Taggart
 
Thursday
8 pm-10 pm                Erin McDougald
10:30 pm - 3:30 am     Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil 
  
Friday
8:30 pm -10:30 pm      Lorna Boston Duo
                
11pm -4 am                 Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band 
                                    funky blues n jazz -featuring Smokin' Joe Thomas    

 

The Venue at HorseShoe Casino

(866)711-SHOE
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE

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The Venue at Horseshoe Casino features fully flexible configurations with technologically superior in-house production systems designed exclusively with cutting-edge equipment. Audio-visual equipment includes three giant HD screens that combine lighting with multi-layered video projections to create a wide range of interactive special effects. To ensure the highest quality in sound, acoustics are supported by a highly efficient and versatile audio system able to substitute or complete the most demanding touring technical requirements.  Equipped with high comfort telescopic seating, the 90,000 square foot facility can undergo complete transformation in less than two hours to accommodate anything from intimate performances to large-scale entertainment productions. The Venue’s general admission floor can fit up to 2,400 people, for a total room capacity of more than 3,300. The Venue can welcome up to 150 tables and 1,500 seats.

The Venue
       Feb 12 - Air Supply

Vintage - Sunday Night Jazz

February
7     Michelle Thomas Quartet
14    All Chocolate Band featuring PJ Brown
21    Paul Marinaro Trio
28    Mike Frost

March
7     Chris Greene Quartet
14    Michelle Thomas Quartet
21    All Chocolate Band featuring PJ Brown
28    Paul Marinaro Trio

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Velvet Lounge Chicago (773) 276-9730

Monday-Tuesday CLOSED; Wed-Thurs 8:30pm; Friday-Sunday 9:30pm; AACM Showcase 7-9p.m. on first two Sundays of the Month

Call for updated performance schedules

Wildwood Steak House Geneva (630) 377-8325
No Cover
Fridays: 8:30pm Bruce Oscar/Nick Schneider Duo (jazz)

Special Concerts...

Auditorium Theatre, Chicago (800) 982-2787
March 11, 2010
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic 7:30pm

Illiana Club of traditional Jazz, Glendora House, Chicago Ridge 708 425-4596
2010
February 21st: Mike Albiniak-drums, John Otto -Reeds, Andy Schumm- trumpet, Dave Bock - Tuba/trombone, Larry Rutan - guitar, banjo

March 21st: Mark Biegel's Swing Dogs with Annie Kincaid on violin

April 18th: dedicated to the music of Benny Goodman: Dave Bennett-clarinet, Jim Ryan - Piano, Rich Armandi - Bass, Phil Gratteau - drums, vibes TBA.

All concerts take place on Sunday afternoons from 2 t0 5:30 PM at the Glendora House, 102nd and Harlem in Chicago Ridge.  Call 708 425-4596 or 219 923-6775.
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Jazz Institute of Chicago, Chicago (312) 427-1676

Jazz Links Jam Session, Chicago
5-7 PM Randolph St. Cafe, located in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph
Free.
Upcoming dates
02/10/2010
03/10/2010
04/14/2010
05/12/2010

Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Chicago (312) 573-8932

March 11
“Hope in Action. A Celebration of the African Spirit”
Auditorium Theatre

Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Chicago CJO.org

February 26 Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
CJO tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

The Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Jazz Vespers, Niles 847-965-8210
More Jazz Vespers information coming soon!

McAnich Arts Center at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
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Piano Forte, Chicago (312) 291-0291
Jazz Salon
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Jazz Salon @ Mayslake

Music By the Lake, Williams Bay Wisconsin 866-843-5200
Performances begin the summer of 2010

February
13         Ryan Cohan, piano & Lorin Cohen, Ryan Cohan & Lorin Cohen
March 13         Don Stille, Piano 
May 22            Patricia Barber 

WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake, Peabody Estate, Oak Brook  
6:30p.m. Guided tour before the show of Mayslake Hall
February
23                    7:30pm Ryan Cohen Septet
March
11        7:30pm Barry Winograd Quartet
April
8          7:30pm Lewis Brothers Quartet
May
13        7:30pm Erwin Helfer & Friends 

The Skokie Theatre, Skokie 847-677-7761

January 31 · 2:00pm
Ron Hawking: Up Close & Personal!

Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College, Naperville (630) 637-7469

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