In Chicago? Check out the Green Mill

If you are visiting Chicago, you've got to make a trip up Broadway to Lawrence Ave. (4800 North) and catch the jazz at the Green Mill.

 

When I first moved to Chicago in 1987, we used to make it a habit of going up late on Friday nites and sitting in for the jam session that starts at 1:30 AM.  Barry Winograd still leads that session after all these years.  The schedule at the Green Mill is pretty locked in with the same groups usually taking a spot during the week.  Trumpeter Brad Goode and his quintet had every Wednesday for 13 years until Brad took a teaching gig at the Cleveland Conservatory. 

 

On the weekends they will bring in top jazz artists such as Dave Liebman and other similar quality players.  Unlike the Jazz Showcase where covers and drink minimums can cost you an arm and a leg for an evening, the Green Mill cover charges are usually less than 10 bucks for top artists and I don't believe there is a drink minimum for those, at least as I remember. The neighborhood is still a little funky, so watch yourself and don't wander too far from the club at night.

 

If you are in Chicago, be sure to pick up a Chicago Reader (its free and you can pick it up all over town) and check the music section for the current lineup for the Green Mill and other good jazz clubs.

 

Here is a good article from the Chicago Tribune for more in depth information on the Green Mill.

 

More information on the Green Mill is below.

 

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