Described as “a bona fide listening room” byHoward Reich of the Chicago Tribunethe 125 capacity venue aims to give audiences and musicians alike the chance to enjoy a concert in silence as per their ‘no talking’ policy during the music. And, unlike many other jazz clubs, there’s no ...
Chicago was home primarily for New Orleans traditional music during the 1920's. From this New Orleans style came four major types of jazz: Boogie-Woogie, Chicago Jazz, Urban Blues, and Society Dance Bands. Because of the ever-growing popularity of nightclubs during Prohibition, these styles of...
By Dan Emerson Pat Mallinger Home for a visit at Thanksgiving, Chicago-based tenor saxophonist-composer Pat Mallinger was walking in downtown St. Paul when he came across a new club he […] Continue Reading Jay Epstein: The Secrets of the Twin Cities Workingest Jazz Drummer November 23, 20...
Paper Moon is classic, one of my favorite places in town, and no table charge makes it just about perfect. Warning: not for people who are put off by a bit of dust. Photos of Paper Moon over at Tokyo Jazz Joints. Meg Non Smoking Cafes Clubs Musashino-Shi Kichijo...
By Dan Emerson Pat Mallinger Home for a visit at Thanksgiving, Chicago-based tenor saxophonist-composer Pat Mallinger was walking in downtown St. Paul when he came across a new club he […] Continue Reading Jay Epstein: The Secrets of the Twin Cities Workingest Jazz Drummer November 23, 20...
the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Wolves Hockey, Blackhawks, Bears, Bulls, White Sox, Chicago Sting Soccer, Loyola and Northwestern Universities. He has also appeared at major functions and conventions across the country, as well as in concert and in smaller settings of jazz clubs and senior communities...
By Dan Emerson Pat Mallinger Home for a visit at Thanksgiving, Chicago-based tenor saxophonist-composer Pat Mallinger was walking in downtown St. Paul when he came across a new club he […] Continue Reading Jay Epstein: The Secrets of the Twin Cities Workingest Jazz Drummer November 23, 20...
By Dan Emerson Pat Mallinger Home for a visit at Thanksgiving, Chicago-based tenor saxophonist-composer Pat Mallinger was walking in downtown St. Paul when he came across a new club he […] Continue Reading Jay Epstein: The Secrets of the Twin Cities Workingest Jazz Drummer November 23, 20...
She went to school during the day and at night she began singing in taverns in the Uptown area of Chicago. In 1939, she was hired to sing at the Off-Beat Club in downtown Chicago. At the end of her debut five-song set, she received a standing ovation. ...
Kelly Carrol (Choreographer) began her dance training in Chicago and spent three years touring internationally with the Lenore Sutton acro-dance company. She came to New York and began a long career as a triple threat performing on Broadway, television, film, night clubs and international concert...