Two Great Jazz Pianists In Chicgo: Chuchito Valdes plays University of Chicago & Willie Pickens at the Green Mill

Call it the weekend of colossal pianism: Two of the mightiest keyboardists in jazz will be holding forth on opposite ends of the city Friday, October 23rd, 2009. Chuchito Valdes will be playing at Mandel Hall at the University of Chicago at 7:30. Cover is $25, and you can inquire about details by [...]

The Jazz Showcase In Chicago Will Host Eric Alexander Quartet

Event:
Feb. 12th – 15th
(8:00 pm, 10:00) – matinee 4:00 on Sunday
The Jazz Showcase
Chicago, IL

The Jazz Showcase in Dearborn Station presents New York based tenor titan Eric Alexander on Thursday, February 12th through Sunday, February 15th, 2009. Alexander has a big, warm sound that is easy on the ears and a musical depth that allows him [...]

Sonny Fortune To Play The Jazz Showcase in Chicago

Sonny Fortune, the great post bop alto saxophonist, flutist and composer, appears at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago for four nights from Thursday, January 8th through Saturday, January 11th. Fortune is a riveting improvisor who can play inside or out with a logic and passion that never loses the listener. In his monthly Jazz [...]

Andy’s Jazz Club In Chicago Hosts Joey DeFrancesco Trio On New Years Eve

Ring in the new year with one of the greatest organists around as The Joey DeFrancesco Trio returns to the B3-loving Andy’s Jazz Club in Chicago. Joey DeFrancesco is the undisputed king of the B3, the best jazz organist in the world. If you dig Joey, you’re not alone and you’re in pretty good company. [...]

Fred Anderson Quartet To Release New Album At The Velvet Lounge In Chicago: Fans awaiting this 3rd volume

Info:
Fred Anderson Quartet
Release: The Fred Anderson Quartet Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume 3
Dec. 5th & 6th
(8:30 pm)
The Velvet Lounge
Chicago, IL

At 79 years old, AACM founder Fred Anderson continues his creative output as he celebrates the release of The Fred Anderson Quartet Live at the Velvet Lounge, Volume 3 at the Velvet Lounge [...]

Jazz At The Mecca Supper Club In Chicago

Edison Park’s premiere restaurant, this great establishment is known first and foremost for their perfectly grilled steaks, fresh daily fish & seafood specials, hearty pastas, original sandwiches & burgers, and piping hot fresh MECCA pizza. All of which is served in a relaxing environment surrounding you with the feel of a Northwoods Lodge.

In addition to [...]

In Chicago You Need Jazz On Wednesdays: Visit the Empty Bottle and get your fix

Since January 3, 1996, the Empty Bottle has featured jazz, improvised music, and related idioms every Wednesday night. Selected and programmed by reed-player Ken Vandermark and writer, educator John Corbett, the series emphasizes the most original, exciting new music the genres have to offer.
They bring established stars of the vanguard and emerging artists from Europe [...]

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago

The Green Mill is sophisticated informality, warm glowing atmosphere steeped in the heady sounds of the early ’30s and ’40s; it was actually patterned after Clark Monroe’s Uptown House in Harlem (as it was during the ’40s). Uniquely comfortable to all audiences from the sequined Saturday night date to the progressively dressed offbeat student, [...]

Check Out Andy’s Jazz Club & Restaurant: Jazz is alive in Chicago

Named “Most Popular Jazz Club” during the 27th Annual Chicago Music Awards, this place has earned a great reputation for itself, offering an amazing atmosphere, great acoustics, and of course world class musicians.

In addition to their great selection of music, they also offer some fabulous choices for dining. From appetizers and salads to full [...]

Check Out The Velvet Lounge: Your key to jazz in Chicago

Fred Anderson opened The Velvet Lounge in 1982 after his other club, The Birdhouse, was shut down due to city zoning ordinances. Functioning mainly as the center for experimental jazz in New York, it is the place to go to see progressive jazz and get a feel for what is on the cutting [...]