ILLINOIS Jazz Clubs

CHICAGO

Andy's Jazz Club. 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: 312-642-6805 Fax: 312-467-9394. [Just steps away from Chicago's Magnificent Mile, Andy's Jazz Club has been a destination for the work weary and hungry hipsters for over a quarter of a century. Established in 1951, this onetime newspaper pub has evolved from a shot & beer joint into a full service music Mecca. Taste and variety define the music menu as well, showcasing Jazz and Blues 7 days a week. No other venue can boast of the three shows daily and a weekend rotations of world-class headliners. Sunday: 4pm-1am. Monday-Friday: 11am-2am. Saturday: 5pm-2am]

FitzGerald's. 6615 W. Roosevelt Rd. Tel: 708788-2118 [built in the 1920's and has always been a gathering spot, from the early days as a hunting club and watering hole through its teen years as a jazz club during the 50's and 60's, featuring acts like Bob Scobey, Turk Murphy, Lil Armstrong, and the Original Salty Dogs. The FitzGerald family bought and renovated the building in 1980, and since then its reputation for great music in a casual, comfortable, unpretentious atmosphere has grown steadily. Chicago Magazine calls it "a musical gem,"]

Green Mill Jazz Club. 4802 N. Broadway Ave. Chicago, IL 60640. Tel: 773.878.5552. [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.]

HotHouse. 31 East Balbo. Tel: 312/362.9707 Fax: 312/362.9708 [contact: Marguerite Horberg. HotHouse, The Center for International Performance and Exhibition is a non-profit performing arts center. Our mission is to expose audiences to a wide rane of cultural expression, to encourage respect of our ethnic diversity , and to greater understanding of differing traditions and perspectives.We also have a gallery, a full service bar and are open seven nights a week]

Jazz Showcase. 806 south Plymonth ct. Tel: 312 369- 0234 [contact: Joe & Wayne Segal. The Jazz Showcase is the second oldest jazz club in the USA presenting the top names in Jazz since 1947!(Bird,Dizzy.Trane, Mingus and every one else)open 7 nights a week shows time are at 8pm and 10 pm with a Sunday Matinee at 4pm. Cover charge varies.]