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What's Happening 
Club & Venue Guide  
Volume 299
March 7th-14th     
Bob's Blues & Jazz Mart - Bob Koester Opens a New Shop!
3419 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago
773-539-5002
 A Tribute to Bix Beiderbecke
March 9-12, 2017
Architect's Hotel 
(former Marriott) 
Racine, WI
 
Visit Website
 
Featured Bands Include:
Honkey Tonk Gang from Germany

Tuba Skinny with Erika Lewis

Ralph Norton and his Varsity Ramblers 

Plus Lectures, New and Used Record Sales and more... 
Prarie Center for the Arts
201 Schaumburg Ct.
Schaumburg, IL  60193
847.895.3600


Ella Fitzgerald  
First Lady of Song
feat. Award-winning Chicago actress Alexis J. Roston
 
March 11th 7:30pm
 
Marlon Woods Productions Presents....
Bruce Henry  
&
Carolyn Fitzhugh

March 11th at
7pm to 10pm 
17575 S Kedzie Hazel Crest IL.
($10 cover)


Bruce Henry
 
 

Chicago Jazz Orchestra 
MARCH 13TH
CD RELEASE PARTY -  "LIVE FROM SPACE" 
 

Volcano Radar  
At Constellation
3111 N. Western Ave, Chicago IL 

March 17th -  8:30pm
Volcano Radar with Giancarlo Schiaffini, Andrea Centazzo, Elibio Barilari,
Julia Miller and Tatsu Aoki




  Visit Website for Tickets 
 

 
 

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 
9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 
 

April 8th 
John Pizzarelli -  Midnight McCartney
 

 
 

Auditorium Theatre 
50 E Congress Pkwy, Chicago 

March 31st 
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra 
with Bernadette Peters



Visit Website for Tickets 
 

 
 

Jazz Showcase 
806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago 


March 9th-12th 
Saxophonist Miguel Zenon
 
 
 
 

The Monk Meets the First Lady 
Saturday April 29th at 8pm
Celebrating the Music  
of Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk

Presented by  
Orbert Davis Chicago Jazz Philharmonic featuring Tammy McCann and  
Leandro Lopez Varady
 
Governors State University 
sponsored by
Southland Arts Municipalities  
and Business Alliance
 
  Visit Website for Tickets 
 




 
 

Ottawa 2 Rivers
Wine Fest
Ottawa, IL 
 
June 9-10-11 
Featuring the Very Best of Chicago Jazz!

Performance Schedule Coming Soon.  
 
 
 

Elkhart Jazz Festival
30th Anniversary 

Downtown Elkhart, IN




June 23-25th
Full Performance Schedule Coming Soon! 
 
 
Open Door Theater
902 S Ridgeland Ave 
Oak Park, IL

April 28th 
Ty Cooper - I'm All for You! 
 
A collection of songs that  
celebrate YOU in life, love and living featuring such classics as:

"It Had to Be You" 
"I Wish You Love" 
"Body & Soul"

Featuring Vocalist Ty Cooper
with Jim Seller, Jim Cox
and Justin Kramer
 
 
210 Restaurant & Live Music Lounge
  210 Green Bay Rd, Highwood, IL 60040 

March shows start at 7pm
8 John Erickson Trio
12 Fludas/Perrillo/Carroll
15 Archie Parks Piano Bar
16 Fred Simon Trio
19 Mark Madsen/Kelly Sill Duo
23 Stephanie Aaron Trio
26 Soul Message
30 Keri Johnsrud Trio



Symphony Center 
Jazz Series 
2016/2017




March 17
Jazz 100 The Music of
Dizzy, Ella, Mongo & Monk 
 
Jazz Showcase 
featuring
Columbia College Jazz Ensemble
with Donny McCaslin


March 16th -19th
Thursday -  Sunday

Fitzgerald's
Berwyn (708) 788-2118
6615 W. Roosevelt


Big Band in the Clu
 
March 
12  6 pm Jazz Community Big Band 
15   7 pm Big Band Swing Dance Night
19  6 pm Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band
26  6 pm British Buddy Alumni Big Band with Frieda Lee
  
 
SideBar Sessions at FitzGerald's
March
8    8 pm Peter Lerner/Joe Rendon Latin Jazz Coalition
22  8 pm Ellen Germaine/Tim McNamara Group
29  8 pm Suenos
 
Lyric Opera at the Harris Theater
205 E Randolph St, Chicago
 
Visit the Official Website 
 

Charlie Parker Yardbird 
March 24th 7:30pm
March 26th 2pm

A Charlie Parker story that you
won't want to miss! 
 
UCHICAGO Presents
JAZZ AT THE LOGAN

VIJAY IYER SEXTET
Friday, May 19th, 7:30 pm

Logan Center, Performance Hall

The elegant and ever-inventive pianist/composer offers his latest works.






Green Mill  
4802 Broadway St, Chicago

Visit GreenMillJazz.com


Sundays
Uptown Poetry Slam  9pm

Sunday Night
Soul Jazz Party 
with the Paterson Trio 11pm 

Mondays
Patricia Barber 9pm

Tuesdays
Fat Babies 9pm
 
Wednesdays
Alfonso Ponticelli  9pm 
Frank Catalano 2am
 
Thursdays 
1st & 3rd WEEK
Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra

2nd & 4th WEEK
Main Stem Orchestra

Weekends
Fridays
5pm Flipside Show with Chris Foreman 
1am -Green Mill Quartet Jam Session

Saturdays
1am - Sabertooth

March 10th  
Tuba Skinny 
 

March 11th 
Chi Town Jazz Festival 

8 PM    Ron Perrillo Quartet
9:30 PM Bakerzmillion
11 PM  Jon Deitemyer's Tall Tales
 

Hyde Park Jazz Society
Room 43
Sunday Night Jazz Series at Room 43

1043 E. 43rd Street
March 
12 Saxophonist Isaiah Collier
19 Clarinetist/Saxophonist Victor Goines (Malone Film Launch)
26 Keyboardist Reginald T. McCants
 
Steve Maxwell Vintage and Custom Drums

Steve Maxwell Vintage and Custom Drums is 
Chicago and Manhattan's only Vintage and Custom Drum Shop and Museum. 
Visit Website


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