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it's c ertain t o satisfy y our cra ving f or do wn-home blues . P erformances last
until 4am on Satur days. The cover charge is $10 t o $15.
IF YOU PREFER TO JAZZ UP THE NIGHT:
Live jazz is per formed vir tually round-the-clock, mostly b y nationally k nown
musicians, at
Andy's Jazz Club ,
11 E. Hubbar d St. bet ween State Street and
Wabash A venue, R iver Nor th (
&
312/642-6805;
w ww.andysjazzclub.com).
This loud, grungy hangout for serious jazz fans off ers 3-hour sets at lunch on
weekdays and music throughout the evening all week. The kitchen stays open
late; pizza and burgers are decent. Depending on the day of the week and the
time you arrive, the cover charge is $5 to $10.
Green Dolphin Str eet,
2200 N. A shland Ave. at Webster Avenue, Lincoln
Park (
&
773/395-0066;
www.jazzitup.com), is a retro supper club that's slick—
and pricey. Stylish patrons in their 30s to 50s enjoy seafood and contemporary
American cuisine from a celebrated kitchen and then head to an adjacent room
that accommodates 200 people for live jazz. The music ranges from headliners,
such as Wynton Marsalis, to experimental artists, plus Latin jazz and big-band
music. Cover is $5 to $20.
Known for great jazz in a historical setting,
Green Mill,
4802 N. Broadway at
Lawrence Avenue, near Andersonville (
&
773/878-5552;
www.greenmilljazz.
com), was established in 1907 and frequented by infamous mobster Al Capone.
You hear Latin jazz, big-band jazz, jazz piano, and more. On Tuesday and Thurs-
day nights, jitterbugging hipsters swarm to the club for Prohibition-era swing
and big-band music. On Sunday, the club hosts Chicago 's best-known poetry
slam. The cover ranges from $6 to $15.
Joe Segal, founder of
Jazz Showcase,
806 S. Plymouth Court, in the historic
Dearborn Station building (
&
312/360-0234;
www.jazzshowcase.com), books
some of the hottest names in the business. With two performances each night
(open to audiences of all ages) and a 4pm Sunday matinee, this club is ushering
in the next generation of fans. The cover charge is $20 to $25.
If you're in the mood f or bubbly,
Pops for Champagne,
601 N. Stat e St. at
Ohio Str eet (
&
312/266-7677;
w ww.popsforchampagne.com), off ers mor e
than 100 labels, and Pops Jazz Club offers live music 5 nights a week (Tues-Sat),
beginning at 9pm. C over char ge is $15 F riday and Satur day; no c over is
charged Tuesday through Thursday. Located in historic Tree Studios (a f ormer
artists' colony in the heart of River North), this is one of Chicago's hot spots for
couples seeking a romantic night out.
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especially visitor-friendly, and per fect for a par ents' night out—get a sitter and tr eat
yourselves!) The company, founded more than a decade ago b y graduates of Northwest-
ern University (including
Friends
' D avid Schwimmer), stages sev eral sho ws each y ear.
Recent offerings included
Metamorphoses,
a sublime and humor ous modern recasting of
