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2017 CHICAGO MUSIC FESTIVALS
The best things in life are FREE!

 

FREE music taking place at Millennium Park all summer long starting with the cutting-edge indie rock and pop music series Downtown Sound, followed by Loops and Variations, a series of six concerts that mix new music with electronica and closing out the summer is the acclaimed Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz series, which showcases jazz with a distinctively Chicago flavor on six separate nights, culminating in the 35th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival.

JAZZ SHOWCASE

Where Jazz Lives in Chicago!

www.jazzshowcase.com

Welcome to Jazz Showcase where Jazz lives in Chicago since 1947. Our exclusive 170 seat venue features the best Jazz acts you’ll find anywhere in the Chicago area.



Mon - Wed - $10 ($5 for students/musicians)

Thur - Sun - $20 - $25



Sets at 8 and 10 Mon - Sat, and at 4 pm, 8 and 10 p.m. on Sundays  (no drink minimum)

 

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GREEN MILL JAZZ CLUB
Al Capone's old hangout...

www.greenmilljazz.com

M-F noon-4am; Sat noon-5am; Sun 11am-4am

JAZZ – TRADITIONAL, BEBOP, CONTEMPORARY, IMPROVISATIONAL – played by such legendary figures as Von Freeman, Franz Jackson and Wilbur Campbell, as well as young lions Kurt Elling, Eric Alexander and Orbert Davis. All capture the broad spectrum of jazz from its root rhythms in New Orleans to New York avant-garde. Deep smoky jazz sounds fill the club in the early morning hours when soulful musicians continue to express their love of jazz by jamming ’til the early dawn.



Cover charge is generally $4-$15, depending on the band. Check the calendar for specific cover charges. We do not turn over the house. We do not have a drink minimum. There is no cover charge during the day when no band is performing. 21 & Over

 

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GOLDSTAR
Go out more!  Theatres for LESS!

www.goldstar.com

 

​Goldstar.com offers half-price tickets, member reviews, and everything you need for great nights out!  So go out more!

JAZZ CITY
2017 FREE Jazz City Schedule

http://www.jazzinchicago.org/presents/jazzcity

The JazzCity FREE concert series is a collaboration initiated with the Chicago Park District in 1997 that explores cultural connections in communities throughout Chicago.

HOUSE OF BLUES
Welcome to the House of Blues!

www.houseofblues.com

 

Visit us for live music, delicious cuisine and amazing special events. Where Food and Music Feed the Soul.



TIP:  According to previous guests, if you buy dinner before 9 p.m., you can go to the concert for FREE!

 

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BLUE CHICAGO

Blues Music without the Blues Price!

www.bluechicago.com

Sunday thru Friday - 8pm - 1:30 am

Saturday - 8pm - 2:30 a.m.



Cover charge - $8 (Sun - Thurs); $10 (Fri & Sat)



 

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MORE THINGS TO DO

BUDDY GUY LEGEND!
Cool Blues!

www.buddyguy.com



Cover Charge:

$10 for the Sunday - Thursday night Shows

$20 for the Friday and Saturday night shows

 

All acoustic sets are FREE, including our weekly lunch sets from 12pm. - 2 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, our dinner set at 5:30 p.m. Friday (6 p.m. Saturday) and our Sunday Night Jazz Party (5 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

THEATRES AND MUSIC VENUES

CHICAGO BLUES GUIDE!
More Blues!

www.chicagobluesguide.com



Need more blues and don't know where to go?  Check out the following link to some of Chicago's favorite neighborhood Blues locations. Visit the Chicago Bar Guide for a comprehensive listing of bars throughout Chicago.   

 

CHICAGO BLUES BAR!
Blues, Blues, Blues!

www.chicagobluesbar.com

 

Chicago B.L.U.E.S. Bar has been voted best blues club on Chicago’s north side. It offers the assurance of good music in a friendly, intimate environment..

 

BLUES Alley Sunday Special!  Pay cover at BLUES, and get into Kingston Mines FREE! Only $8 and Street Parking FREE on Sunday!

 

 

KINGSTON MINES
Live BLUES 7 nts a week til 4 a.m.!

www.kingstonmines.com

 

Welcome to the world famous Kingston Mines.  Doc Pellegrino first opened this multi-award winning establishment in 1968. After 46 years, we are proud to be a continuous part of the rich musical tapestry in Chicago. Bringing this fair city, two live Blues bands, on two stages, seven nights a week.

 

BLUES Alley Sunday Special!  Pay cover at BLUES, and get into Kingston Mines FREE!  Only $8 and Street Parking FREE on Sunday!

 

 

Linda's Lounge!  
Live Blues/R&B Music!  
Every Monday Only! Free!

 

​Looking for some real authentic neighborhood live R&B/Blues music and fantastic FREE homecooked food?  As my guests, I will drop you off and pick you up to/from the lounge, if you like to attend a live performance by the Bullet Proof Band and guests singers!  This is my favorite little hotspot at Linda's Lounge on 1044 S. Carpenter!. Free food and live Blues on Monday from 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.! 

Check out a review about Linda's Lounge!

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