Free and Low Cost Music in Chicago. Free Blues and Jazz in Chicago. Bookstores and Coffee Houses Offering Free Live Music.
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Free and Low Cost Music in Chicago Chicago is a town that loves all types of music... but is noted for it's jazz and its blues. Here are some of the venues where you can find free jazz and blues music in Chicago.
Free Jazz in Chicago Jazz Institute of Chicago is the sponsor of many free and paid jazz events. We highly recommend that you join this institute as membership offers many, many discounts at the various jazz venues throughout Chicago as well as to the Jazz Institute events. Below are some examples of the FREE events they sponsor.
Jazz Links "... at the Hot House, 31 E. Balbo... High school, elementary and college students from all over Chicago are invited to join seasoned musicians in a jam session designed for woodshedding and led by pianist Ken Chaney and trumpeter Corey Wilkes. With Robert Irving III on piano, Kobie Watkins on drums and Lorin Cohen on bass... Jazz students of all ages are encouraged to attend and participate. The sessions are open and free to the public." Sponsored by the Jazz Institute of Chicago See website for dates. Joe's Bebop Cafe and Jazz Emporium A "no cover, no minimum" venue at the Navy Pier. Live jazz nightly from 5 to 8 p.m. and moderately priced southern style cuisine menu. Winter Delights Jazz Fair. (end of January event) "... a collaboration of the Jazz Institute of Chicago, the Mayor’s Office of Special Events, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Office of Tourism... presented at the Chicago Cultural Center 77 E. Randolph St. and the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. ALL EVENTS FREE." Check website toward end of year for details. Where to Find Free Blues Music in Chicago Chicago Blues Festival ".... For four days in late spring each year, the lakefront in Grant Park is packed with blues bands and enthusiasts from all over the world for the Chicago Blues Festival, the largest free blues festival in the world.... The main attractions of the festival for many are the sideshows alongside Grant Park, where you might see a big name stop by for an impromptu performance, or a future star giving a jaw-dropping set on a makeshift stage.... At night, the festival carries on in clubs all around the city, from the more well-known and well-heeled venues to the downtown spit-and-sawdust bars where you find the real Chicago blues experience."
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Chicago Music VenuesChicagoGigs.com "... is a unique music community serving the greater Chicago area with comprehensive coverage of both local and national touring acts. It is a one-stop destination for Chicago related music events of all levels and genres. A searchable concert database, music-related contests, news, reviews, photo galleries, streaming and downloadable audio, and active musician classifieds are the main features. Internet promotion, website hosting and design services are offered for Chicago-based bands and venues...." Front Porch Music is the venue for many fine weekend (Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday) concerts. Usually in the $5 to $10 range. "...The lower level of our store has been converted into a 72 seat coffee house where many fine artists travel to perform concerts and entertain our highly appreciative audiences. We also have two open stages each week. The open stages are on Thursdays and some weekend nights when there isn't another show both starting at 8:00 pm CST." Located about an hour's drive from Chicago in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Jazz Showcase "... Special discounts apply at our Sunday matinee (4 PM set only) for students, musicians, seniors (60+), Jazz Institute of Chicago members. And children 12 or under are free!..." Old Town School of Folk Music For one, it hosts First Fridays ".... Old Town School's night of music and community. Bring your instrument, a couple of songs, dancing shoes, a date, or a few friends. The café is open, and the evening is open to the public. As a centerpiece event each month, we feature a concert performance by a member of the School's amazing faculty or staff. Doors open at 6:00pm, it costs only a $4 donation, and activities happen all over the building at various times throughout the night (see schedule below). Come out and play!.." Take a close look at Old Town School's website, and you'll see that it provides a lot more... concerts, lessons, and above all, community. 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago Jazz Bars and Lounges The Green Mill 4802 North Broadway (Lawrence & Broadway) Chicago.IL.60640 773.UPT.5552 "The most famous bar in Uptown if not all of Chicago, the Green Mill is one of famous gangster Al Capone's ... former speakeasies form the Prohibition-era roaring 20's ... it has also been a hangout of Charlie Chaplin and Gloria Swanson. The oldest jazz club in the US ... it remains one of the city's liveliest jazz venues." Bossman Blues Club 3500 W. Lake, Chicago Tel: (773) 722-8744 Suggested two drink minimum Artis's Lounge features Tre' and The Blueknights Blues Band 249 E. 87th St. 773-734-0491 Sunday's at 7. Free.
Katrina's "...an eclectic club with its soul in the arts... It's a bar, it's a bistro, a cultural center. It's a meeting place for old friends and new friends. A place where romance blossoms and time stands still. And for those who like to travel alone, fasten your seatbelts...We welcome each new day and celebrate its end with music, poetry, theatre, candlelight, and film.... " Offers a wonderful calendar full of live music with a mere $5 cover. The Empty Bottle has a full calendar of music... much of which is either very low cost or free. Music, drink and food (in that order) at 1035 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Chicago Bookstores Offering Live Music Myopic Books ".... is one of Chicago's Largest Used Bookstores- located in Wicker Park for 12 years. We offer a collection of over 80,000 used books on three floors." Experimental Music Mondays (and Special events) at 7:30 p.m. Chicago Coffeehouses with Live Music Ennui Cafe Coffee, Art, Live Music 6981 N. Sheridan Rd. 773.973.2231" a haven for neighborhood regulars for years. An outdoor patio open in warmer months affords patrons a view of the lake, and interesting people-watching along Sheridan. ... an ideal hangout for Loyola and Northwestern students who get tanked on coffee and study. Its proximity to a chess club next door also makes it an ideal location for chess fiends looking for a good match. The live bands featured on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday nights are always free, but small donations are actively and strongly encouraged...." Uncommon Ground 3800 N. Clark Street, Chicago "...Live acoustic music has been offered from the very beginning. First, with popular players from the Old Town School of Folk Music and slowly adding National touring artists. Uncommon Ground has, and always will be, a hotbed for up & coming musicians as well as established Nationally touring major label acts. Uncommon Ground has always featured homemade from scratch healthy cuisine...." Has busy live music and open mic calendar with a $15 minimum and reservations suggested as many events sell out. Employment Opportunities with Chicago Music Venues Lyric Opera of Chicago "...Seasonal staff are needed to work as ushers, bartenders, baristas, coffee/candy servers, and coatroom attendants in the Ardis Krainik Theatre during the opera season (generally, mid-September through mid-March). Required work schedules coincide with the performance calendar, and involve primarily evening and weekend shifts..."
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