Here is the Chicago Live Jazz Calendar for February 1 to 6, 2010...
Jazz Showcase
806 S Plymouth CT
Chicago, IL 60605
312-360-0234
Evening shows at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.
and Sunday Matinee at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 3, 8:00 PM
James Sanders and Conjnto with special guest Dee Alexander, vocals
jazzshowcase.com for more information
M Lounge
1520 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 447-0201
All performances on Tuesday and Wednesday
7 pm - 10 pm
NO COVER
February 2 Julia Huff & The Company Band
February 3 Roger Harris Trio
February 9 Nikki George
February 10 Sarah Marie Young
February 16 Julia Huff & The Company Band
February 17 Chris Greene Quartet
February 23 Shawn Maxwell Quartet
February 24 Delivery Point
See webpage for updated performance schedule
http://www.mloungechicago.com/jazz
The Allerton Hotel
Jazz Vocalist Erin McDougald featured
every Wednesday & Saturday 7pm-11pm in the
M Avenue Lounge on the 2nd floor
701 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.440.1500 Toll Free: 877-701-8111
(Note: The Tip Top Tap is separate from M Avenue Lounge)
Family Piano/Joplin's Java Cafe
114 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 775-1988
Friday January 29 Frank Portolese and Katie Elizabeth
with the “Hot Club of Chicago" band
(Gypsy Jazz / Fusion) 7:30 pm
check out Frank's website at FrankPortolese.com.
Sunday January 31 Zvonomir Nagy 4 pm
followed by our famous open mic variety show at 7pm.
Visit Joplin's Java Cafe Website for updated performance information!
familypianoco.com
joplinsjava.com
The Hyde Park JAZZ Society
SUNDAY JAZZ at ROOM 43
1043 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
7:30pm-11:30pm
Please go to hydeparkjazzsociety.org/ for performance information
The Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.5552
greenmilljazz.com
Weekly Shows
Sundays
7 pm - 10 pm Poetry Slam with Marc Smith
11 pm-2 am Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Mondays
9 pm-1 am Patricia Barber Quartet
Tuesdays
9 pm-1 am Deep Blue Organ Trio
Wednesdays
9 pm-1am Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan Gypsy Jazz!
Late Night Industry Set with the Frank Catalano Sextet
Thursdays
9 pm-1 am Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra
Live Recording for Friday Evening Radio Broadcast on Avenue 950AM!
Fridays
5pm-8pm Cocktail Hour Show with Chris Foreman on Hammond B-3 Organ
9pm-1am See above
1am-4 am Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session
Next week's headliners
Friday February 5 and 6
Dana Hall Quintet Record Release Party
9 pm until 1 am
featuring Tim Warfield, Rodney Whitaker, and Bruce Barth!
Cover charges:
Sunday - $6 (7PM-10PM) $4 (11PM-2AM)
Monday through Thursday - $6-$7
Friday - free Happy Hour Show, $10-$15 until 1AM, no cover 1AM-4AM
Saturday - $10-$15 until Midnight, $5 Midnight-2AM, no cover 2AM-5AM
Andy's Jazz Club
11 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.642.6805
andysjazzclub.com/
WEEKDAYS
Sunday - $5 Admission All Night
7 pm to 11pm Andy's Jam Session
Monday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Guy King's Organ Trio
Tuesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Typhanie Monique
Wednesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Jordan Baskin Trio
Thursdays - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11 pm Yoko Noge's Jazz Me Blues
Katerina's
1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613-2408
(773) 348-7592
Thursday, Feb 4th - 7:30pm $7 Cover
The Future Perfect Poetry & New Media Series
Presents this month's Special Guest Poets:
Virginia Bell, Sarah Carson, Helen Degen Cohen,
Carol Eding, Adam Lizakowski, Deborah Rosen & Marcia Zuckerman.
& Richard Fammere with Saint Cloud featuring pote-chanteuse Carrie Ingrisano (bass, piano) w/ Meg Thomas (exotic percussion), Paul Christopher Greene(producer, violin, electronica) and Victor Sanders (electric guitar, electronica). A showcase of new poems & contemporary (fusion/infusion lit rock) art songs.
saintcloud-theartband.com
“Street Works: Windows and Walls." a projected exhibit of the exquisite, fine art photography of Susan Aurinko
A special guest appearance by Parisian composer & recording/performing artist Franck Rapp
Ballerina Jeanette Aylward & Tango masters Stephan Pressling & Sabine Gourgue (just back from So. America!)
Friday, Feb 5th - 10:00pm $10 Cover
REMBETIKA
Saturday, Feb 6th - 6:30pm $5 Cover
Southport Records Presents Corky McClerkin
A Special Performance honoring Black History Month
Corky McClerkin - piano Anthony Brock - acoustic bass
Southport Records presents an ongoing series of events at Katerina's on the first Saturday of every month! Label partners Bradley Parker-Sparrow, piano and Joanie Pallatto, voice, will open each evening with their original duets and improvisations. The early evening sets will present a revolving mix of artists from the label roster, featuring jazz, avant garde, classical and new music.
2nd Seating After 9pm for The Gypsy Rhythm Project.
Visit Katerina's website for updated performance information.
katerinas.com
Nirvana
701 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
JAZZ INCANTATIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS
Tuesdays Jazz 7pm
Chris Madsen on saxophone
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight
Friday; 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 5 to 10 p.m.
Sunday; closed Monday. (847) 918-7828
findmynirvana.com
Lagniappe Creole Cajun Joynt
1525 West 79th Street, Chicago
(773) 994-6375
JAZZ NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 6 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN JAM SESSION AT 8 PM.
2 FOR 1 HURRICANES ON JAZZ NIGHT.
Visit Lagniappe's website for more information
Underground Wonder Bar
10 E. Walton
Chicago, IL 60611
312.266.7761
Monday
9 pm -12 am Open MIC hosted by Joanna Woods
12 am -3:30 am Double Shott - neo soul
Tuesday
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Lonie Walker Alone At Last
11 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 Pete Special! Blues from the legendary Big Twist Band guitarist!
11 pm -3:30 am Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
featuring Jordan Taggart
Thursday
8 pm-10:30 pm Erin McDougald - jazz
10:30 pm - 1:30 am Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil
1:30 am - 3:30 am Vince Willis
Friday
8:30 pm -10:30 pm Lorna Boston - Jazz & Blues
11pm -3:30 am Lonie Walker & Her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Saturday
8:30 pm -10:30 pm Sarah & The Tall Boys - Country Blues
11pm - 4:30am Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Sunday
8 pm -10 pm Sami Grisafe - folk
10pm -12 am Ed & The Double D's - funk & Groove
12 am -3:30 am Hurricane Reggae Band - reggae
The Underground Wonderbar will remain at its current location until May 2010!
undergroundwonderbar.com/
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE
Vintage 51 at Horseshoe Casino
LIVE JAZZ EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT
FREE ADMISSION
horseshoehammond.com
Other Chicago area venues featuring great live jazz:
Balcon del Mediterraneo, Burr Ridge Bill's Blues, Evanston Braxton Seafood Grill, Oak Brook The Chambers, Niles Cafe Mestizo, Chicago Cuatro, Chicago Fifty Yard Line, Chicago FitzGerald's, Berwyn Gale Street Inn, Chicago Geno's Place in the Park, Calumet Park Gibson's, Rosemont Green Dolphin Street, Chicago Joe's Bebop Cafe, Chicago New Apartment Lounge, Chicago Pacific Blue, Glen Ellyn Pete Miller's Steakhouse, Evanston & Wheeling Sullivan's Steak House, Naperville Jilly's, Naperville L'Anne, Wheaton
Jazz Showcase
806 S Plymouth CT
Chicago, IL 60605
312-360-0234
Evening shows at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.
and Sunday Matinee at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 3, 8:00 PM
James Sanders and Conjnto with special guest Dee Alexander, vocals
jazzshowcase.com for more information
M Lounge
1520 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 447-0201
All performances on Tuesday and Wednesday
7 pm - 10 pm
NO COVER
February 2 Julia Huff & The Company Band
February 3 Roger Harris Trio
February 9 Nikki George
February 10 Sarah Marie Young
February 16 Julia Huff & The Company Band
February 17 Chris Greene Quartet
February 23 Shawn Maxwell Quartet
February 24 Delivery Point
See webpage for updated performance schedule
http://www.mloungechicago.com/jazz
The Allerton Hotel
Jazz Vocalist Erin McDougald featured
every Wednesday & Saturday 7pm-11pm in the
M Avenue Lounge on the 2nd floor
701 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.440.1500 Toll Free: 877-701-8111
(Note: The Tip Top Tap is separate from M Avenue Lounge)
Family Piano/Joplin's Java Cafe
114 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 775-1988
Friday January 29 Frank Portolese and Katie Elizabeth
with the “Hot Club of Chicago" band
(Gypsy Jazz / Fusion) 7:30 pm
check out Frank's website at FrankPortolese.com.
Sunday January 31 Zvonomir Nagy 4 pm
followed by our famous open mic variety show at 7pm.
Visit Joplin's Java Cafe Website for updated performance information!
familypianoco.com
joplinsjava.com
The Hyde Park JAZZ Society
SUNDAY JAZZ at ROOM 43
1043 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
7:30pm-11:30pm
Please go to hydeparkjazzsociety.org/ for performance information
The Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.5552
greenmilljazz.com
Weekly Shows
Sundays
7 pm - 10 pm Poetry Slam with Marc Smith
11 pm-2 am Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Mondays
9 pm-1 am Patricia Barber Quartet
Tuesdays
9 pm-1 am Deep Blue Organ Trio
Wednesdays
9 pm-1am Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan Gypsy Jazz!
Late Night Industry Set with the Frank Catalano Sextet
Thursdays
9 pm-1 am Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra
Live Recording for Friday Evening Radio Broadcast on Avenue 950AM!
Fridays
5pm-8pm Cocktail Hour Show with Chris Foreman on Hammond B-3 Organ
9pm-1am See above
1am-4 am Green Mill Quartet Jazz Jam Session
Next week's headliners
Friday February 5 and 6
Dana Hall Quintet Record Release Party
9 pm until 1 am
featuring Tim Warfield, Rodney Whitaker, and Bruce Barth!
Cover charges:
Sunday - $6 (7PM-10PM) $4 (11PM-2AM)
Monday through Thursday - $6-$7
Friday - free Happy Hour Show, $10-$15 until 1AM, no cover 1AM-4AM
Saturday - $10-$15 until Midnight, $5 Midnight-2AM, no cover 2AM-5AM
Andy's Jazz Club
11 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.642.6805
andysjazzclub.com/
WEEKDAYS
Sunday - $5 Admission All Night
7 pm to 11pm Andy's Jam Session
Monday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Guy King's Organ Trio
Tuesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Typhanie Monique
Wednesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11pm Jordan Baskin Trio
Thursdays - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
7 pm to 11 pm Yoko Noge's Jazz Me Blues
Katerina's
1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613-2408
(773) 348-7592
Thursday, Feb 4th - 7:30pm $7 Cover
The Future Perfect Poetry & New Media Series
Presents this month's Special Guest Poets:
Virginia Bell, Sarah Carson, Helen Degen Cohen,
Carol Eding, Adam Lizakowski, Deborah Rosen & Marcia Zuckerman.
& Richard Fammere with Saint Cloud featuring pote-chanteuse Carrie Ingrisano (bass, piano) w/ Meg Thomas (exotic percussion), Paul Christopher Greene(producer, violin, electronica) and Victor Sanders (electric guitar, electronica). A showcase of new poems & contemporary (fusion/infusion lit rock) art songs.
saintcloud-theartband.com
“Street Works: Windows and Walls." a projected exhibit of the exquisite, fine art photography of Susan Aurinko
A special guest appearance by Parisian composer & recording/performing artist Franck Rapp
Ballerina Jeanette Aylward & Tango masters Stephan Pressling & Sabine Gourgue (just back from So. America!)
Friday, Feb 5th - 10:00pm $10 Cover
REMBETIKA
Saturday, Feb 6th - 6:30pm $5 Cover
Southport Records Presents Corky McClerkin
A Special Performance honoring Black History Month
Corky McClerkin - piano Anthony Brock - acoustic bass
Southport Records presents an ongoing series of events at Katerina's on the first Saturday of every month! Label partners Bradley Parker-Sparrow, piano and Joanie Pallatto, voice, will open each evening with their original duets and improvisations. The early evening sets will present a revolving mix of artists from the label roster, featuring jazz, avant garde, classical and new music.
2nd Seating After 9pm for The Gypsy Rhythm Project.
Visit Katerina's website for updated performance information.
katerinas.com
Nirvana
701 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
JAZZ INCANTATIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS
Tuesdays Jazz 7pm
Chris Madsen on saxophone
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight
Friday; 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 5 to 10 p.m.
Sunday; closed Monday. (847) 918-7828
findmynirvana.com
Lagniappe Creole Cajun Joynt
1525 West 79th Street, Chicago
(773) 994-6375
JAZZ NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 6 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN JAM SESSION AT 8 PM.
2 FOR 1 HURRICANES ON JAZZ NIGHT.
Visit Lagniappe's website for more information
Underground Wonder Bar
10 E. Walton
Chicago, IL 60611
312.266.7761
Monday
9 pm -12 am Open MIC hosted by Joanna Woods
12 am -3:30 am Double Shott - neo soul
Tuesday
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Lonie Walker Alone At Last
11 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 Pete Special! Blues from the legendary Big Twist Band guitarist!
11 pm -3:30 am Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
featuring Jordan Taggart
Thursday
8 pm-10:30 pm Erin McDougald - jazz
10:30 pm - 1:30 am Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil
1:30 am - 3:30 am Vince Willis
Friday
8:30 pm -10:30 pm Lorna Boston - Jazz & Blues
11pm -3:30 am Lonie Walker & Her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Saturday
8:30 pm -10:30 pm Sarah & The Tall Boys - Country Blues
11pm - 4:30am Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Sunday
8 pm -10 pm Sami Grisafe - folk
10pm -12 am Ed & The Double D's - funk & Groove
12 am -3:30 am Hurricane Reggae Band - reggae
The Underground Wonderbar will remain at its current location until May 2010!
undergroundwonderbar.com/
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE
Vintage 51 at Horseshoe Casino
LIVE JAZZ EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT
FREE ADMISSION
horseshoehammond.com
Other Chicago area venues featuring great live jazz:
Balcon del Mediterraneo, Burr Ridge Bill's Blues, Evanston Braxton Seafood Grill, Oak Brook The Chambers, Niles Cafe Mestizo, Chicago Cuatro, Chicago Fifty Yard Line, Chicago FitzGerald's, Berwyn Gale Street Inn, Chicago Geno's Place in the Park, Calumet Park Gibson's, Rosemont Green Dolphin Street, Chicago Joe's Bebop Cafe, Chicago New Apartment Lounge, Chicago Pacific Blue, Glen Ellyn Pete Miller's Steakhouse, Evanston & Wheeling Sullivan's Steak House, Naperville Jilly's, Naperville L'Anne, Wheaton
