[Dixielandjazz] FW: Goin' to Chicago

[Hal Vickery]

You can check out Andy's at http://www.andysjazzclub.com . The site has a history, menu, and calendar showing the bands playing there.  The address is 11 E. Hubbard St. 

The Underground Wonder Bar has information at http://www.undergroundwonderbar.com .  It is located at 10 E. Walton.

If you want to head to the South Loop for some blues, try Buddy Guy's Legends:  http://www.buddyguys.com .

Fitzgerald's in Berwyn (southwest suburb) often has jazz, but none is scheduled for May, at least on the link to their May acts.  You might want to check again near the end of April:  http://www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com

The biggest name jazz artists appear at the Jazz Showcase which is now at 806 S. Plymouth Court (east side of the old Dearborn station).  See http://www.jazzshowcase.com for information, directions, etc.

Jim, it's called the Magnificent Mile, although most of us call it Michigan Ave.



> From: jim at kashprod.com
> Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:09:35 +0200
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] FW:  Goin' to Chicago
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: hvickery_80 at msn.com
> 
> 
> 
> >My husband and I will be in Chicago May 6-May 14.  Where can we hear OKOM?
> Lurker Lois
> 
> I asked the same question a few years ago, and ended up getting in contact
> with the now late Chicago trombonist Jim Beebe (who later joined DJML before
> his death).  Jim directed me to the dinner jazz club Andy's (you can look it
> up while there...it's very easy to get to being just off the Miracle Mile,
> or the Magnificent Mile or whatever they call the main drag there!).  I seem
> to recall that they play fairly early in the evening...7pm ish, for the
> dinner crowd.  $5 got us in.  Dinner was ok, and prices ok.  You can just
> drink & listen also.  Trombonist Russ Phillips was there, along with Kim
> Cusack on clarinet & Bob Neighbor on trumpet.
> 
> Another inexpensive to get into place (also $5 cover) was the Underground
> Blues Wonder Bar (hard to get that last word right!) owned by the lady
> pianist.  She had a young group with her.  Label it loud, gritty rock &
> roll/blues...not Jazz, but excellent musicians.  This is just off of State
> Street.
> 
> I'm actually going to be in Chicago myself for one nite at the end of the
> month if volcano clouds allow me to make the trip!  :>
> 
> Jim    
> 
> 
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