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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.

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Andy's performance schedule January/December

Sundays
7pm Andy's Jam Session

Mondays
7pm John Burnett Orchestra

Tuesdays
7pm Yoko Noge's Jazz Me Blues

Wednesdays
7pm Mike Smith Quartet

Thursdays
7pm Marquis Hill's 'Blacktet'

January Weekends
27 & 28
5pm Jordan Baskin Trio
9:30pm Petra's Recession Seven

February Weekends
3 & 4
5pm Ryan Cohen Trio
9:30pm Nia Quartet

10 & 11
5pm BMR-4
9:30pm Guy Kings Organ Trio

17 & 18
5pm Bobby Lewis Quartet
9:30pm Solitare Miles Quaret

24 & 25
5pm Josh Moshier Quartet
9:30pm Scott Burns Quartet

Bistro One West St Charles (630) 444-0600
1 Illinois St
St Charles, IL 60174
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Thursday Night Jazz Series

Every Thursday Night 6pm-9pm
Thursday Jazz on the Fox sponsored by Chicago Jazz Magazine
January
26 Kimberly Gordon and Pete Bensen

February
2 Shawn Maxwell Duo

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

The Chambers, Niles (847) 647-8282
Wednesdays 7 pm Jack Carr, Pianist, Singer

Thursdays
John Bany, Charles Braugham & Don Stille

Bix Fest 2012, Racine WI

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23RD TRIBUTE TO BIX FEST: March 8-11, 2012 at the Racine (WI)-Marriott, Hwy. 20, 4 miles E of I94.
Featured bands are Andy Schumm's Monkey Chasers with John Otto and Dave Bock, plus the Scrap Iron Jazzerinos with Andy Schumm, pianist Dave Boeddinghaus from New Orleans and others. Band names come from rare early jazz recording bands in 1925 and 1919, respectively. Also featured is European singing star, Vanessa Tabliabue Yorke, with her New York pianist, Dalton Ridenhour.

Other events include: 12 hour "Bus Tour To Hell" of former jazz sites, cemeteries and other locations in Chicago area. Two days of new/used record, book, sheet music sales with 50 dealer tables including the Jazz Record Mart. Late night jam session, rare early jazz films and fun lectures including Hans Eekhoff on sound restoration and Bix, Bridget Calzaretta' 1920's dance survey with free lessons for anyone interested, and a real magic show with the Grand
Marshall of Magic, Marshall Philyaw.

Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Chicago (312) 334-7777

The Chicago Jazz Ensemble 2011-2012 Season

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Chicago Jazz Ensemble  Chicago 312-369-6250

Friday, January 20, 2012
Beneath the Underdog: The Musical World of Charles Mingus
7:30 p.m. at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
with Christian McBride, bass and Meshell Ndegeocello, vocals/bass

Friday, February 24, 2012
Orinthology: The Music of Charlie "Bird" Parker
7:30 p.m. at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
with Miguel Zenón, saxophone

Chicken and Waffles Oak Park (708) 524-3300
543 Madison St
Live Jazz Every Week
Thursday 6pm-9pm
Friday 7pm-10:30pm
Thursday 7pm-10:30pm

BYOB after 5pm
5$ CORKING FEE (parties four or less)
10$ CORKING FEE (parties five or more)

Close-Up 2 Chicago (312) 385-1111
9:00 PM, 10:30 PM, Midnight

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Coq d'Or Chicago (312) 932-4622
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The Cove Chicago 773-994-7687
8020 S King Dr.

Wednesday Live Jazz
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Davenport's Piano/Wine Bar, Chicago (773) 278-1830
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Dirty Nellie's Palatine (847) 358-9150
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
6pm-9pm The Jazz Consortium Big Band

DeVine Restaurant & Wine Bar Chicago (773) 866-2233
January 26-The David Floodstrand Trio

February
2, 9, 16, 23 David Floodstrand Trio

Elastic Sound and Vision Gallery
Saturday, January 28, 2012
9 p.m.Mwata Bowden's "Walking Hot Coals"
Mwata Bowden (woodwinds), Harrison Bankhead (cello), Dushun Mosley (percussion), Junius Paul (bass), and Khari B (spoken word).


Family Piano Waukegan (847) 775-1988

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FitzGerald's Berwyn (708) 788-2118
Big Band Jazz every Sunday at 5:30 pm
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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

Sundays 11 pm Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Mondays 9 pm Patricia Barber Quartet
Tuesdays 9 pm Deep Blue Organ Trio
Wednesdays 9 pm Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan, 2 am Frank Catalano Sextet
Thursdays 9 pm Alan Gresik’s Swing Shift Orchestra
Fridays 1: 30 am Green Mill Jazz Quartet Jam Session
Saturdays 12 am After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth

January
27-9pm Willie Pickens Quintet
28-8pm Willie Pickens Quintet

February
3-9pm The Wee Trio
4-8pm Dave Douglas Quintet
10-9pm TBA
11-8pm TBA
17-9pm Chevere
18-8pm Chevere
24-9pm Donny McCaslin Group
25-8pm Donny McCaslin Group

Harris Theatre, Chicago, (312) 334-7777

Heartland Cafe, Chicago (773) 465 8005
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Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz

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The Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz was founded in August of 1973 to promote and support and celebrate live jazz music. At our monthly 3 ½ hour Sunday concerts, we enjoy listening and dancing to all kinds of jazz: Dixieland, Traditional, Big Band and Swing. We are a not-for-profit chartered organization and publish a monthly newsletter listing places in our area that feature jazz. We welcome people who are also interested in this music to join our club and attend our monthly live concerts featuring outstanding jazz musicians from Chicago and elsewhere.

Illiana Jazz Concerts Chicago Ridge (708) 672-3561

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Upcoming Concerts
February 19th Mark Biegel's Swing Dogs

March 18 Juli Wood Quartet

April 15 Petra's Recession Seven

J. Alexander's Chicago (773) 435-1018

1832 North Clybourn Avenue Chicago Visit J Alexander's Website

J. Alexander's is now featuring one of Chicago's finest jazz/funk groups, Spiral every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night from 6pm-9pm and Sunday Brunch 11am-2pm. Spiral is lead by Chicago Jazz Magazine publisher Mike Jeffers and combines jazz and R&B styles together creating a uniquely hip atmosphere that is the perfect compliment for J Alexander's full service bar/lounge and inviting main dining room. J Alexander's is one of the finest places in the city to hear live jazz and enjoy a high quality dining experience. The menu features a wide selection of American classics including prime rib of beef, steaks, fresh seafood, sandwiches and entree salads. The includes a varied and rotating selection of features like Seafood Czarina, Tuscan Steak, Grilled Fish with Mango Papaya Salsa and Chicken Milanese.

Jazz at J Alexander's
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Thursdays-6pm-9pm-Spiral
(Mike Jeffers, Demos Petropoulos, Mike Frost)

Fridays- 6pm-9pm- Spiral
(Mike Jeffers, Demos Petropoulos, Mike Frost)

Saturdays - 6pm-9pm-Spiral
(Mike Jeffers, Demos Petropoulos, Mike Frost)

Sunday Brunch - 11am-2pm - Spiral
(Mike Jeffers, Demos Petropoulos, Mike Frost)

Jazz Institute Chicago (312) 427-1676
Jazz Links Jam Session, Chicago Cultural Center
Second Wednesday of each month
Randolph St. Cafe
78 E. Washington St.
Second Wednesday of each month , October through May
5-7 p.m.  open jazz jam session for all ages.

Jazz Showcase Chicago (312) 360-0264
806 S Plymouth Ct
Chicago, IL 60605

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Sets at 8 and 10:30 pm Monday through Saturday and Sundays at 4 pm, 8 pm and 10 pm

January
26-29 BluJazz Fest
31 Rose Collela Jam Session

February
2-5 pianist Bob Mamet
Katerina's

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

January
28
6:30pm Spider Saloff w/ Tom Muellner: Tommy's Birthday Bash

30
8:30pm La Percolateur's Hipster Gypsy-Jazz

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.

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L26 (773)373-8445 
Presented by the Hyde Park Jazz Society
South Loop Hotel at 11 W. 26th Street
7:30pm-11:30pm

Lakeshore Cafe (773) 288-5800
Fridays: 7-11 pm
JJ and the Jazz Masters

L'Eiffel Bistrot and Creperie, Barrington
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The Linger Martini Bar, Oak Forest, 708-960-0481
Night Wind performs

January
Thu 26 - Willy & Company (Funk) 7PM
Sat 28- Main Event - (Neo-Soul) 9PM

Mandel Hall, Chicago, (773) 702-8068

April 15, 2012
6:00 PM
Gretchen Parlato Quartet
Gretchen Parlato Taylor Eigsti Alan Hampton Kendrick Scott

McAnich Arts Center at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn

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Maggiano's Chicago (312) 644-7700

Thursdays
9pm- Marc Pompe

Mayne Stage (773) 381-4554
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M Lounge Chicago (312) 447-0201

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

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January
31st TBA

February
1st  Gray Matters

7th Julia Huff & The Company Band
8th TBA

14th Shawn Maxwell Quartet
15th Chris Greene Quartet

21st Sarah Marie Young
22nd Delivery Point

28th Chris Davis Jazztet
29th  TBA

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

Mondays
Monday Night Jazz

North Central College (630) 637-7469
Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center
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Northern Illinois University Jazz

February Tour 2012 GUEST ARTIST Trombonist Steve Davis
Feb 1 7pm Oswego, H.S.
Feb 2 7pm Downers Grove North Downers Grove
Feb 3 12:15pm-1:40pm NIU JAZZ Day
Feb 4 6:30pm Metamora H.S.-Metamora

March 20, 2012 Jazz Combo Day-Special guest-Hamiet Bluiett 6:30pm House Cafe DeKalb
March 21, 2012 Wauwatosa East H.S 6:30pm Special guest-Wycliffe Gordon

April Tour 2011 GUEST ARTIST Jazz drum master- Victor Lewis
April 11 7pm Rich South H.S.
April 12 8pm Duke Ellington Ballroom
April 13 6:30pm Metea Valley High School-Aurora, Il
April 14 6:30pm McHenry High School
April 15 5pm Sheldon Theater St. Louis, MO

Old Town School of Folk Chicago (773) 728-6000
February
4 8pm Stanley Jordan

March
23 8:30pm Chicago Samba

Park 52 Chicago (773) 241-5400
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The Peninsula Hotel Chicago (312) 337-2888
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Pete Miller's Steakhouse Evanston (847) 328-0399

Pete Miller's Steakhouse Wheeling (847) 243-3700
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Philly Gs Vernon Hills
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Piano Forte, Chicago (312) 291-0291

Piano Forte Jazz Salon
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410 S. Michigan Ave., 10th Floor
$20 ($10 students)

February 25th 7pm
Justin Dillard, piano
Junius Paul, bass
Dana Hall, drums
Piano + Painting: Music inspires art in the moment as visual artists create original paintings to the improvised music of pianist Justin Dillard and his trio.
Saturday, Feburary 25
7:00 pm
$20 ($10 students)

PianoForteWDCB Jazz Salon @ Mayslake
Co-produced by the PianoForte Foundation
1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook, IL.
Thursdays at 7:30pm
General seating is $20 (students & seniors $16)
Premium seating (cabaret-style tables in front) is $25.

February 9 Jazz Faure Project-Claudia Hommel & Bobby Schiff

March 8 Bob Dogan Quintet

June 14 Elmhurst College Jazz Band

TO PURCHASE TICKETS, PLEASE CALL (630) 206-9566     
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Studio 914 Chicago (773) 772-9800
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Sunday Sessions 
at Studio 914
Featuring John Goldman's Quadrangle
914 N California
8-11PM
$5 Suggested Donation, BYOB

Symphony Center, Chicago (312) 294-3000
220 S. Michigan Ave

February
17 8pm Preservation Hall Jazz Band with the Trey McIntyre Project Ma Maison

March
9 8pm The Nicholas Payton Television Studio Orchestra

April
13 8pm Brad Mehldau

April
27 8pm Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

May
25 8pm Jazz Piano Showcase

June
1 8pm A Tribute to Fats Waller

Tonic Room Chicago (773) 248-8400
January 20 2012
8:30pm $7 cover- The Wishbone Project, Kat Gang - Vocals, Nate Mayland -trombone, Jordan Baskin - piano, Lorin Cohen - bass, Todd Howell - drums.

Underground Wonder Bar

Open in a new location
710 N Clark
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

Viper Alley, Lincolnshire 847.499.5000
275 Parkway Dr. Lincolnshire, IL


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VIPER ALLEY is brought to you by the creator of theWit hotel in downtown Chicago, credited by Chicago magazine for singlehandedly reintroducing nightlife to Chicago's Loop. VIPER ALLEY's mission sets the bar equally high. They bring you an unparalleled boutique concert venue, restaurant and private event space that's the destination for the Chicago suburbs.

March 3rd
6pm & 9:30pm
An Evening With Rachelle Ferrell

Uncommon Ground on Devon, Chicago (773) 465-9801 

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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

Performing in Vintage
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