May 29 2009
Jazz and Blues Shows this Weekend in Chicago
The last weekend in May is here. What a perfect time to head out and check out some live music. The weather is rather cool, the hockey season is over and the baseball teams around here are dreadful beyond comprehension. I say it’s time to start enjoying the local jazz and blues scene.
Below, the information comes from radio station WDCB and their Events Calendar section. Check them out and give them a listen.
JAZZ
The Flat Cats
Date: March 27 - May 29 on
Friday 8:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.
Venue: Onesti Dinner Club, St. Charles
Sounds of Summer - Jazz Vocalist Frankie Wesson
Date: Friday, May 29; 7:30pm-10:30pm
Venue: Stonefire Restaurant, Yorkville
Ernest Dawkins New Horizon Ensemble
Date: Friday, May 29; 9:30 to 1:30 am
Venue: Andy’s, Chicago
Bob Perna & Persistance
Date: Friday, May 29; 5 to 8:30 pm
Venue: Andy’s, Chicago
The Elaine Dame Trio
Date: Friday, May 29; 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Venue: Philander’s, Oak Park
David Drazin piano concert
Date: Friday, May 29; 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Venue: Joplin’s Java and Ragtime Cafe, Waukegan
Tony Smith Show
Date: Friday, May 29; 9 pm
Venue: Chambers, Niles
Kimberly Gordon with Tom Hope
Date: Friday, May 29; 6:30 pm
Venue: Katerina’s, Chicago
Green Mill Quartet Jam Session
Date: Friday, May 29; 1:30 to 4 am
Venue: Green Mill, Chicago
Happy Hour with Chris Foreman on Hammond B-3 Organ
Date: Friday, May 29; 5 to 8 pm
Venue: Green Mill, Chicago
Harry Brown opens for Gomez-Farr singing his original songs
Date: Friday, May 29; 5:30 pm
Venue: Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston
Bruce Williams Trio
Date: Friday, May 29; 9 pm to 1 am
Venue: Pete Miller’s - Evanston, Evanston
Tony Monaco Trio
Date: Friday, May 29; 9 pm to 1 am
Venue: Green Mill, Chicago
Ed Daugherty
Date: Friday, May 29; 9:30 pm
Venue: Velvet Lounge, Chicago
Eddie Harrison’s Jump Stars
Date: Friday, May 29; 8 to 12:30
Venue: Pete Miller’s - Wheeling, Wheeling
The Flat Cats
Date: March 28 - May 30; 8:30 P.M. to 12:00 A.M.
Venue: Drake Hotel - Palm Court, Chicago
The Rodney Brown Duo
Date: May 2 - 30 on
Saturday 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Venue: Blues Bar, Mt Prospect
After Hours Jazz Party with Sabertooth
Date: Saturday, May 30; Midnight to 4
Venue: Green Mill, Chicago
Bruce Williams Trio
Date: Saturday, May 30; 9 pm to 1 am
Venue: Pete Miller’s - Evanston, Evanston
Eddie Harrison’s Jump Stars
Date: Saturday, May 30; 8 to 12:30
Venue: Pete Miller’s - Wheeling, Wheeling
The West Side Winders
Date: Saturday, May 30; 6 to 10 pm
Venue: Pete Miller’s - Wheeling, Wheeling
Ernest Dawkins New Horizon Ensemble
Date: Saturday, May 30; 9:30 to 1:30 am
Venue: Andy’s, Chicago
Bob Perna & Persistance
Date: Saturday, May 30; 5 to 8:30 pm
Venue: Andy’s, Chicago
Petra Van Nuis with Andy Brown
Date: Saturday, May 30; 6:30 pm
Venue: Katerina’s, Chicago
Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project
Date: Saturday, May 30; 9:30 pm
Venue: Velvet Lounge, Chicago
The Jim Guter Quartet
Date: Saturday, May 30; 7 P.M. - 11 P.M.
Venue: Francesca’s Passaggio Ristorante, Naperville
Tony Monaco Trio
Date: Saturday, May 30; 8 to midnight
Venue: Green Mill, Chicago
The Paul Abella Trio
Date: April 5 - May 31 on
Sunday 7:30 pm to 11:30pm
Venue: MECCA Supper Club,
Chicago Andy’s Jam Session
Date: Sunday, May 31; 9 pm to 1 am
Venue: Andy’s, Chicago
Dean Allrick
Date: Sunday, May 31; 5 pm
Venue: Chambers, Niles
Velvet Lounge Jazz Jam
Date: Sunday, May 31; 9:30 pm
Venue: Velvet Lounge, Chicago
Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Date: Sunday, May 31; 11 pm to 2 am
Venue: Green Mill, Chicago
Chicago Jazz Composers Collective
Date: Sunday, May 31; 2 to 4 pm
Venue: Green Mill, Chicago
CheckerJAZZ - Dee Alexander
CD Release Party
Date: Sunday, May 31; 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Venue: Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago
Jordan Baskin Trio
Date: Sunday, May 31; 5 to 8:30 pm
Venue: Andy’s, Chicago
BLUES
Eddy ’The Chief’ Clearwater Blues Band
May 30, 2009
Bill’s Blues Bar, Evanston
Watseka Theatre’s 2nd Annual Blues & BBQ Fest
May 30, 2009
Watseka Theatre, Watseka
