Top 10 Jazz Websites For 2010?

According to the WreckHouse Jazz & Blues blog here are the Top 10 websites for jazz on the internet - I tend to agree...

"March 30, 2010 There are numerous websites dedicated to Jazz on the Internet but there are several that stand out above the rest. Here is a guide to ten of the best Jazz websites we have found on the Internet.

All About Jazz (www.allaboutjazz.com)
All About Jazz one of the most complete sources of jazz information and news around. The site publishes numerous articles, reviews and showcases new works and keeps you up to date with the latest goings on in the jazz world. Checking out this website is a must for any jazz and music fan.

E Jazz News (www.ejazznews.com)
E Jazz News like All About Jazz has a wealth of information on jazz and the jazz scene. It also hosts its own radio station and video channel on Youtube. The site also features blues and world music.

Jazz Improv TV (www.jazzimprov.tv)
Jazz Improv Tv is an is an offshoot of the magazine of the same name. This website features video performances by various current Jazz artist plus an archive of videos from the past. It also includes video tutorials for musicians.

Old Time Jazz Online (www.jazz-on-line.com)
A website where you can listen and download vast amounts of classic jazz works, mainly from the middle 20th century. Downloads are free due to the expiration of copyright with the option of makeing a donation.

The Jazz Page (www.thejazzpage.de)
The Jazz page is a site that lets you play music, view art and photographs form the jazz world and also watch videos. The sites music catalog is large and contains may rare songs. The site also contains article on various jazz related topics such as jazz in movies and jazz history.

Jazz Corner (www.jazzcorner.com)
Jazz corner has a wealth of information from the current jazz scene including articles videos and reviews. I also produces podacasts and has information on up and coming performances and the latest jazz news. Jazz corner is an excellent source for any jazz enthusiast.

Get Into Jazz (www.getintojazz.com)
Get Into Jazz is a site ran by the Greater Manchester Region and the Manchester Jazz festival. The sites aim is to give an entry to jazz music. The site contains guides to types of jazz and terminology, host forums to ask questions, find information and get involved in a the community and links to other resources around the web.

Herman Leonard (www.hernmanleonard.com)
A photographer with a passion for jazz, Leonard has photographed some of the greatest jazz musician . He has published many several books which feature his jazz photography. This site showcases a small selection of his work.

The Canadian Jazz Archive (www.canadianjazzarchive.org)
This site, as the name would suggest archives jazz recordings to create a lasting record for the future. It stores music interview and other audio presentations which can be searched and listened to on this site. A very worthwhile endeavor and a very interesting site.

Twitjazz (www.twitjazz.net)
Twitjazz network is a blog to support jazz fans and posters on Twitter. On this site you will find discussion, articles, videos and the best jazz on the Internet as suggested by Twitter uses. The interactivity of the site allows the public to influence the site and participate with musicians to express their ideas and views of jazz music."

(source: wreckhouse blog )

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE - JAZZzology's Jazz Music Venue Of The Month-April 2010

Time to get the word out on Chicagoland's best kept live jazz secret "This Must Be The Place", a live music venue, restaurant and music studio located in Lemont, Illinois which offers casual dining and fine music... I happened to stop by there on a Sunday to check out a rumor that there was actually live jazz featured weekly in Lemont! Yup. Couldn't believe it...but there it was! Every Sunday the co-owners Dan Farnesi and Bill Moffett offer live jazz billed as the "Sunday Night Big Band \ Jazz Concert Series". They feature some of the best talent around such as The Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, Chico Smorgallees Jazz Ensemble, Stardust Big Band and more great players that are slated to grace their stage for the special 6pm Sunday shows.

The owners are big music fans of all kinds of music (and considering their attention to musical space details, to my surprise I discovered they are not musicians), just take a look at their music calendar. They are especially wanting to showcase bands and musicians that perform original music, not just cover bands. Wow. Unheard of nowadays.

Located in the historic district of Lemont, Illinois across from the train station at 206 Main Street, one walks in to the first of three rooms which is a very comfortable upscale space complete with brick, brass and oak appointments that warmly greet you along with one of the friendly owners...on the west wall is a well-stocked bar which offers a large variety of booze and beers (both imported and domestic), including, get this, $2.00 DRAFT PINTS of beer (Pabst Blue Ribbon) for those on a budget! Jeez...I've got to add "The Place" to my BEERzology blog as a should-be-a-regular-hang. One can see the owners take great pride in the food they serve. I sampled some home-style roast beef which tasted just like Mom used to make. Their approach is to serve you as if you were coming to their house and that they really want to impress you. From great steaks, prime rib and seafood to mouth-watering Signature Sandwiches inlcuding Reubens, Strombolis, and Chicken Bruschetta, Dan and Bill are sure you will love every bite. They even have a fish fry every Friday which is "All-You-Can-Eat" beer-battered cod and fresh house-made chips. The whole restaurant has a seating capacity of close to 500 people.

The front room or north end space, as I call it, is great for those that want to have a view out the large window while they partake of the menu and quench their thirst and don't mind the hub of activity in the bar area where Bill was doing the bartending. The next space towards the middle of the building has seating for those that want to be able to converse while eating without having to talk over the live music and yet don't want to be near the bar area. The third room towards the very south end of the building is where the stage is, complete with great sound and lighting systems featuring a specially acousticized ceiling for the live music. The walls of "The Place" are adorned throughout with the classic art of great LP album covers, many helping to recall the music of my younger years. You will notice much of Bill Moffett's handi-work as the masonry throughout was built by him. It definitely adds to the casual upscale ambiance of the spaces and reinforces the notion that...dare I say it..."This Must Be The Place"!

The other "way cool" thing about "The Place" is that they have a music studio upstairs for musicians and music students to use and in addition they offer private music lessons for anyone wishing to learn guitar, piano, banjo, bass, voice, mandolin, brass, woodwinds drums & percussion, sound engineering, recording and more. As a flyer of theirs suggests, "Where else can you go from classroom to the stage all under one roof?"

Dan showed me around "The Place" and if the owners of this live music and eats venue don't already offer enough, they even hope to someday have an outdoor beer garden, as I was shown the future space located just outside the music studio area. Their website betheplace.com seems to say it best when it comes to the nature of the music venue they offer the public, "You can count on us to provide high quality entertainment. From rock and blues, to folk and jazz, Open Mic night, dueling pianos, and some comedy for good measure we hope you will enjoy the entertainment we provide." I know I did. Definitely, "This Must Be The Place" for a great time.

Here is a short clip of Jazz Live from "This Must Be The Place" in Lemont, IL:

Jazz Festivals Worldwide - April 2010

Here is a list of the worldwide jazz fests (with links to their websites) for the month of April 2010...


USA
AL, MontgomeryJubilee CityFest
AR, HelenaWild Hog Music Fest and Motorcycle Rally
AZ, ChandlerChandler Jazz Festival
AZ, GlendaleGlendale Jazz & Blues Festival
AZ, ScottsdaleMcDowell Mountain Music Festival
CA, AvalonJazzTrax Desert Festival
CA, Los AngelesBrentwood Spring Art Festival
CA, OaklandBrubeck Festival
FL, DestinSeabreeze Jazz Festival
FL, JacksonvilleJacksonville Jazz Festival
FL, Jacksonville BeachSpringing the Blues Festival
FL, KissimmeeKissimmee Jazz Fest
FL, PensacolaPensacola JazzFest
FL, Port OrangeLakeside Jazz Festival
GA, CarrolltonSunbelt Jazz Festival
ID, BoiseGene Harris Jazz Festival
IN, ValparaisoValparaiso University Union Jazz Fest
LA, Baton RougeBaton Rouge Blues Week
LA, LafayetteDewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Weekend
LA, LafayetteFestival International de Louisiane
LA, NatchitochesNatchitoches Jazz Festival
LA, New OrleansFrench Quarter Festival
LA, New OrleansNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
MI, MorrisUMM Jazz Festival
MO, KirksvilleRound Barn Blues
MO, SpringfieldRock n Ribs BBQ Festival
MS, Bay SpringsJazz in the Grove
MS, ClarksdaleJuke Joint Festival & Planter's Celebration
MS, NatchezNatchez Bluff Blues Festival
MS, PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Ham Jam Arts Festival
MT, MissoulaBuddy DeFranco Jazz Festival
NC, GreensboroPiedmont Jazz & Blues Festival
NC, NewtonBlues Jam Concert Series at NewtonFest
NC, WilkesboroMerleFest
NJ, Cape MayCape May Jazz Festival
NV, Las VegasCity of Lights Jazz & R&B Festival
NV, RenoReno Jazz Festival
NY, New YorkLatin Funk Music Festival
OH, ClevelandTri-C JazzFest Cleveland
OH, ColumbusCapital University Jazz Week Festival
PA, MediaMediAmericana Roots Ramble
SC, CharlestonLowcountry Cajun Festival
SC, Columbia3 Rivers Festival
TX, AddisonNorth Texas Jazz Festival
TX, AustinOld Settler's Music Festival
TX, DallasDeep Ellum Arts Festival
TX, DentonDenton Arts & Jazz Festival
TX, TylerTexas Blues Festival
WA, Port AngelesJazz In The Olympics
WA, TacomaTacoma Jazz and Blues Festival

Canada
Canada, OrilliaOrillia Spring Blues Festival
Canada, St.John'sRotary Music Festival

Europe
Estonia, TallinnJazzkaar
Finland, EspooApril Jazz Espoo
France, Le MansEuropa Jazz Festival
Germany, BurghausenInternationale Jazzwoche Burghausen
Germany, GronauJazzfest Gronau
Germany, GronauJazzfest Gronau
Germany, IlmenauJazztage
Germany, KemptenJazzfruhling im Klecks
Germany, NeubrandenburgJazzfruhling
Lithuania, KaunasKaunas Jazz
Netherlands, Arnhem Spring Jazzfestival
Norway, BergenBergen Blues and Roots Festival
Norway, TrondheimNidaros Bluesfestival
Norway, VossVossa Jazz
Serbia, Kosovska MitrovicaNorth City jazz & blues festival
Sweden, LinkopingLinkoping Jazz & Blues Festival
Switzerland, CullyCully Jazz Festival
Switzerland, LuganoBoogie Woogie Festival
UK, BurnleyBurnley National Blues Festival

Asia, Africa, Oceania
Australia, Byron BayBlues & Roots Music Festival
Australia, Fortitude ValleyValley Jazz Festival
Australia, IllawarraWollongong Easter Jazz Fest
Australia, MelbourneBob Barnard Jazz Party
Australia, PinjarraFairbridge Festival
Australia, VictoriaApollo Bay Music Festival
United Arab Emirates, Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Salsa & Jazz Festival

(source: http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/festivals/regions/index.html)

Summer 2010 Promises Live Chicago Jazz

Summertime in Chicago this year holds much promise for some great jazz and a variety of world music. Here from an article entitled "Summer lineup: Jazz, world music at Millennium Park" by Arts Critic Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune is the list of jazz and other world music performers scheduled for the Millineum Park venue as follows...

March 30, 2010 - "Millennium Park will be alive this summer with jazz and world music. All concerts are free and unfold at the Pritzker Pavilion, near Randolph Drive and Michigan Avenue. The following are highlights; for further details, visit millenniumpark.org, or call 312-742-1168.

Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz

Tortoise 2.0, 6:30 p.m. July 29. The genre-defying Chicago band bulks up with players from Chicago's jazz avant-garde, including saxophonists Edward Wilkerson Jr. and Greg Ward, flutist Nicole Mitchell and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm.

A Woman Beyond Time: Mary Lou Williams at 100 featuring Bethany Pickens and Amina Claudine Myers, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5. Pianist Pickens will lead a band in Williams' works; pianist Myers will unveil a newly commissioned work.

Toumani Diabate and the Chicago Transilience Ensemble, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12. The Malian kora virtuoso will perform with Chicago innovators including trombonist Jeb Bishop, cornetist Josh Berman, drummer Hamid Drake, bassist Josh Abrams, guitarist Jeff Parker, vibist Jason Adasiewicz, flutist Nicole Mitchell and saxophonist Nate Lepine.

Django: A Celebration featuring Alfosno Ponticelli and Swing Gitan with Special Guests, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19. Guitarist Ponticelli's centennial tribute to Django Reinhardt will include Ensemble Zaiti, from France; Stephane Wrembel from New York; and Howard Levy and Juliano Milo from Chicago.

Latin Inferno: James Sanders' Conjunto with Special Guests Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, Papo Santiago and Fred Anderson, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 26. Chicago violinist Sanders and his Conjunto epitomize Afro-Cuban musical traditions, which will be extended by iconoclastic saxophonist Anderson.

Big Band Birthday Bash: Ahmad Jamal's 80th with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2. Jamal launched his international career in Chicago and celebrates his 80th birthday with Jeff Lindberg's CJO.

Other events

Chicago Gospel Music Festival, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 5 and 6. Headliners will include Ricky Dillard, the Hezekiah Walker and Love Fellowship Choir, Albertina Walker with the Caravans and Fred Hammond.

Chopin 200 — Grazyna Auguscik's World Sound, 6:30 p.m. July 25. Polish jazz singer Auguscik marks the Chopin bicentennial with the Andrzej Jagodzinski Trio, plus Howard Levy, Paulinho Garcia, Issa Boulos and others.

Viva Chicago Latin Music Festival, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 17 and 18. The annual Latin music festival moves from Grant Park's sorry Petrillo Music Shell to Millennium Park's superb Pritzker Pavilion.

Music Without Borders

Balkan Beat Box with The Very Best, 6:30 p.m. June 3; "Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba," 6:30 p.m. June 10; "Dandana: A Celebration of Muslim Voices featuring Tinariwen with Monajat Yulchieva," 6:30 p.m. June 17; "Noche Mexicana: Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida with Sones de Mexico Ensemble," 6:30 p.m. June 24; "Orchestre Septentrional d'Haiti with Batata y Las Alegres Ambulancias," 7:30 p.m. July 1; "Dobet Gnahore with Victor Deme," 6:30 p.m. July 8; "Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou with La 33," 6:30 p.m. July 15; "Renato Borghetti with Boris Malkovsky & The AGAM String Quartet," 6:30 p.m. July 22."

(Source: ChicagoTribune.com, MilleniumPark.org )

Mike Jeffers Chicago Jazz Magazine Publisher And Jazz Drummer Does Radio!

Mike Jeffers, called "The Media Mogul Of Jazz In Chicago" by the Chicago Tribune, now has expanded his media presence to continue to praise the benefits of Chicago Jazz via the radio airwaves and video highlights of his current and past radio shows... Many friends and acquaintances of mine in the Chicago Jazz world have been and will be featured on the series of Tuesday night live broadcasts known as "This Is Chicago Jazz With Mike Jeffers" which can be heard on AM Radio's Avenue950 (950 on your AM radio dial-station WNTD) from 8PM to 10PM. Mike's radio show (he is a jazz drummer and publisher of Chicago Jazz Magazine) features in-depth interviews with the local and national musicians that help to create the jazz scene in Chicago. Joined by award winning cartoonist Charley Krebs and produced by Nick Eipers "This is Chicago Jazz" is the only show of it's kind in Chicago where musicians and fans can discuss topics related to Chicago and its vibrant music scene. Mike's radio show is also available now on FaceBook (as is JAZZzology). There are many Chicago jazz musicians that go un-acknowledged for their great musical talents and abilities, but hopefully no longer. So be sure to listen in every Tuesday night from 8-10PM on 950 AM radio and feel free to call in during the show and join the conversation 312-329-0950. Also, this jazz blogger is proud to announce that episodes of Mike Jeffers's radio show "This Is Chicago Jazz" will now be a regular feature posted on JAZZzology. Enjoy!

Here are the highlights of the latest broadcast from March 23rd, 2010 featuring jazz performer friends Petra Van Nuis and Bill Klewitz:



Here is a link to ALL the video highlights on the Youtube channel for "This Is Chicago Jazz With Mike Jeffers": http://www.youtube.com/user/chicagojazzmusic You can even get podcasts of the shows to downlaod for free at itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-jazz-radio/id340016060 ...Check'em out!

(source: Chicagojazz.com, Avenue950.com, Chicagotribune.com)

Chicago Live Jazz Music Schedule (March 26 -April 2, 2010)

Here is what's happening with the live Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates March 26th thru April 2nd, 2010...

Andy's Jazz Club
11 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.642.6805
ANDY'S WEEKENDS
FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS!
$10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm
March
26 & 27 Eric Schneider Quartet / Windy City All-Stars
Weekly schedule starting at 7 pm
Sunday - $5 Admission All Night
Andy's Jam Session
Monday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Hal Tuschida Trio/Guy King's Organ Trio
Tuesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Samuel del Real Trio / Darwin Noguerra's Evolution Quartet
Wednesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Alison Ruble / Mike Smith Quartet
Thursdays - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Kelly Brand's Jazz Mooners / Yoko Noge
Sundays - 5pm Jordan Baskin Trio
9pm John Bany open Jam Session

Club BluJazz
1540 West North Ave
(Just two doors East of Ashland)
Chicago, IL
773-360-8046
Friday & Saturday
March 26 & 27
Featuring
Dan Trudell Quartet
Shows
7:30pm & 9:15pm
Weekly Performances
Sundays
7:30pm Rob Pasenko Blues Revue
Mondays
7:30pm Steve Hashimoto's Suenos Latin Jazz Jam Session
Tuesdays
7:30pm Greg Pasenko Quartet
11:30pm Dan Trudell Trio
Wednesdays
7:30pm Mike Frost Project
11:30pm TBA
Thursdays
7:30pm Diane Delin Quartet
11:30pm Tom Viatsas Group
Fridays Late Night
11:30pm
Bill Boris Group
Saturdays Late Night
11:30pm
Mike Frost & Friends

Tumbao
Chicago (773) 772-9800
3213 West Armitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Live Latin Jazz Night Every Thursday!
Weekly Happenings
Monday - Domino Night
Wednesday - Karaoke
Thursday - Live Latin Jazz
Friday - Old Skool Night Hosted by Local Dj's
Saturday - Live Salsa
**no cover, free parking after 9pm, proper attire required Friday & Saturday

Family Piano/Joplin's Java Cafe
114 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 775-1988
Friday, March 26: Jack Baron -Local sax player & his friends!
Sunday, March 28: OPEN MIC AT JOPLIN'S!
Visit Joplin's Java Cafe Website for updated performance information!

The Hyde Park JAZZ Society
SUNDAY JAZZ at ROOM 43
1043 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
7:30pm-11:30pm
March
28 - Corey Wilkes Quintet
April
4 Art Hoyle trumpet.

Lagniappe Creole Cajun Joynt
1525 West 79th Street, Chicago
(773) 994-6375
JAZZ NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 6 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN JAM SESSION AT 8 PM
2 FOR 1 HURRICANES ON JAZZ NIGHT

PianoForte
410 South Michigan Avneue #820
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 291-0000
Jazz Salon at PianoForte
May 22 Patricia Barber
WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake, Peabody Estate, Oak Brook
6:30p.m. Guided tour before the show of Mayslake Hall
April
8 7:30pm Lewis Brothers Quartet
May
13 7:30pm Erwin Helfer & Friends

Katerina's
1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613-2408
(773) 348-7592
Friday, Mar 26th
6:30pmNo Cover Laury Shelley
10pm $10 Cover Jessie Palter Quartet
Saturday, Mar 27th - 6:30pm
$10 Cover Earma Thompson Tribute Concert

M Lounge
1520 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 447-0201
March
30 Scott Burns Quartet
31 Damian Espinosa Trio
April
6 Julia Huff & the Company Band
7 Roger Harris Trio
21Chris Greene Quartet
All performances on Tuesday and Wednesday
7 pm - 10 pm
NO COVER

Nirvana
JAZZ INCANTATIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS
Tuesdays Jazz 7pm
Chris Madsen on Saxophone
701 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight
Friday; 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 5 to 10 p.m.
Sunday; closed Monday. (847) 918-7828

The Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.5552
Upcoming Weekend Shows
March
26 Greg Osby Five 9PM-1AM
27 Greg Osby Five 8PM-Midnight
28 New Music at the Green Mill featuring Anaphora 2PM-5PM
Weekly Shows
Sundays
7 pm - 10 pm Poetry Slam with Marc Smith
11 pm-2 am Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Mondays
9 pm-1 am Patricia Barber Quartet
Tuesdays
9 pm-1 am Deep Blue Organ Trio
Wednesdays
9 pm-1am Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan
Late Night Industry Set with the Frank Catalano Sextet
Thursdays
9 pm-1 am Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra

Underground Wonder Bar
10 E. Walton
Chicago, IL 60611
312.266.7761
Fridays
8:00 pm -10:30 pm: Lorna Boston - jazz
11pm -3:30 am: Lonie Walker & Her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Saturdays
8:30 pm -10:30 pm: Joanna Woods & Stolie
11pm - 4:3 0am: Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Sundays
8 pm -10 pm: Black Jazz Sass - alternative folk
10pm -12 am: Sunday Soul - funk and groove
12 am -3:30 am: Hurricane Reggae Band - reggae
Mondays
9 pm -12 am: Wonder Talent Search hosted by Joanna Woods
12 am -3:30 am: Double Shott - neo soul
Tuesdays
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Lonie Walker Alone At Last
11 pm - 12:00 am: Lorna Boston Band featuring Vince Willis jazz & blues
12:00 am - 3:30 am: Pro Jam Session hosted by Lorna Boston
Wednesday
8pm Sarah Potenza
11 pm -3:30 am: Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
featuring wordsmith Jordan Taggert
Thursday
8 pm-10:30 pm: Luna Blues Machine
10:30 pm - 1:30 am: Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil
1:30 am - 3:30 am: Vince Willis

The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE
Vintage 51 at Horseshoe Casino
LIVE JAZZ EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT
FREE ADMISSION
April 7, 14 and 21: Dueling Pianos
At the The Venue
March 27: Gladys Knight 7:30 pm
April 29: The Gipsy Kings 7:30 pm

Green Dolphin Street
2200 North Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 395-0066
Performance schedule
Tuesday - 8pm Bill Porter Big Band
Half priced of bottles of wine in the dining room
and big band music in the jazz club.
Wednesday - 8pm Salsa till 4am!
Italian fare meets sexy Latin music and dance!
March Sundays: Dakota Sings Sinatra
April Sundays: Lounging with Lynne Jordan

Salute Wine Bar & Cafe
46 East Superior St. Chicago, IL. 60611
Live Jazz EVERY Wednesday from 7 to 10PM
312.664.0100
03/03 - Tom Muellner Duo
03/10 - Aaron Koppel Duo
03/17 - Mike Allemana-Greg Fishman Duo
03/24 - Marshall Vente Duo
03/31 - Kelly Brand-Kelly Sill Duo
(WDCB Jazz at Salute' is presented by Salute Wine Bar and Cafe, 90.9fm WDCB Public Radio and Stone Castle Promotions!)

Other Chicago area venues featuring great live jazz:
(Jazz may be scheduled at these locations - please refer to the club Web sites or give them a call)...

Back Room - 1007 N Rush St, (312) 751-2433

Catch-35 - 35 W. Wacker - (312) 346-3500

Checkerboard Lounge - 5201 S. Harper Ct., Hyde Park - (773) 684-1472

Chambers - 6881 N. Milwaukee Niles (847) 647-8282

Elastic - 2830 N. Milwaukee, Logan Square(773) 772-3616

Green Dolphin Street - 2220 N. Ashland(773) 375-0066

50 Yard Line- 69 E. 75th (773) 846-0005

Hideout - 1354 W. Wabansia 773) 227-4433

Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont (773) 935-2118

Morseland - 1218 W. Morse - Jazz Monday Nights (773) 764-8900

New Apartment Lounge - 504 E. 75th Von Freeman jam every Tuesday at 10:30pm (773) 483-7728

Balcon del Mediterraneo, Burr Ridge
Bill's Blues, Evanston
Braxton Seafood Grill, Oak Brook
The Chambers, Niles
Cafe Mestizo, Chicago
Cuatro, Chicago
Fifty Yard Line, Chicago
FitzGerald's, Berwyn
Gale Street Inn, Chicago
Geno's Place in the Park, Calumet Park
Gibson's, Rosemont
Green Dolphin Street, Chicago
Joe's Bebop Cafe, Chicago
Pacific Blue, Glen Ellyn
Pete Miller's Steakhouse, Evanston & Wheeling
Sullivan's Steak House, Naperville
Jilly's, Naperville
L'Anne, Wheaton

(source: chicagojazz.com)

Playboy 32nd Annual Jazz Festival 2010 Featured Musicians

According to an article by LiveDaily.com contributor Suzanne Kayian, the Playboy Jazz Festival announces their line-up as follows..."Chick Corea, George Benson and The Manhattan Transfer are among the artists performing in June at the Hollywood Bowl for the 32nd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival [ tickets ]. The first night of the festival, June 12, will feature Chick Corea Freedom Band with Roy Haynes, Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett and Sax for Stax (featuring Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber and Kirk Whalum), among others. Additional highlights of the show will include appearances by Cuba's Los Van Van and Hawaii's ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro. Benson and The Manhattan Transfer will be joined on the festival's second night (6/13) by Bobby Hutcherson, Salif Keita, Robert Randolph & The Family Band and Esperanza Spalding, among others. A complete line-up for the Playboy Jazz Festival can be found at the Hollywood Bowl website."

Featured Artists:
Chick Corea Freedom Band with Roy Haynes

Christian McBride

Kenny Garrett
Sax for Stax featuring Gerald Albright

Jeff Lorber and Kirk Whalum
Kurt Elling

Los Van Van
Marcus Miller Band with featured guest artist Christian Scott
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra salutes Louie Bellson
Javon Jackson Band with special guest Les McCann
Naturally 7
Jake Shimabukuro
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
El Dorado High School under the direction of Richard Watson

(Source: LiveDaily.com, HollywoodBowl.com, playboyjazzfestival.com)

Chicago Live Jazz Music Calendar (March 19 - March 26)

Here is what's happening with the live Chicago Jazz Venues for the dates March 19th thru March 26th, 2010...

Old Town School of Folk Music
Saturday, March 20, 2010 7pm & 10pm
Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall
4544 N Lincoln Ave Chicago
Saturday March 20th
Arturo Sandoval with Darwin Noguera

Club BluJazz
1540 West North Ave
(Just two doors East of Ashland)
Chicago, IL
773-360-8046
Friday & Saturday
March 19 & 20
Featuring
Bruce Forman Trio
March 26 & 27
Dan Trudell Quartet
Shows
7:30pm & 9:15pm
Weekly Performances
Sundays
7:30pm Rob Pasenko Blues Revue
Mondays
7:30pm Ernest Dawkins
11:30pm Dennis Luxion Trio
Tuesdays
7:30pm Greg Pasenko Quartet
11:30pm Dan Trudell Trio
Wednesdays
7:30pm Mike Frost Project
11:30pm TBA
Thursdays
7:30pm Diane Delin Quartet
11:30pm Tom Viatsas Group
Fridays Late Night
11:30pm
Bill Boris Group
Saturdays Late Night
11:30pm
Mike Frost & Friends

Tumbao
Chicago (773) 772-9800
3213 West Armitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Live Latin Jazz Night Every Thursday!
Weekly Happenings
Monday - Domino Night
Wednesday - Karaoke
Thursday - Live Latin Jazz
Friday - Old Skool Night Hosted by Local Dj's
Saturday - Live Salsa
**no cover, free parking after 9pm, proper attire required Friday & Saturday

Family Piano/Joplin's Java Cafe
114 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 775-1988
Friday, March 19 at 7- 10 pm: Brian Harris
Friday, March 26: Jack Baron -Local sax player & his friends!
Sunday, March 28: OPEN MIC AT JOPLIN'S!
Visit Joplin's Java Cafe Website for updated performance information!

The Hyde Park JAZZ Society
SUNDAY JAZZ at ROOM 43
1043 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
7:30pm-11:30pm
March
21 Tributes to pianist Willie Pickens and historian Timuel Black by the Dana Hall Quartet
28 - Corey Wilkes Quintet

Lagniappe Creole Cajun Joynt
1525 West 79th Street, Chicago
(773) 994-6375
JAZZ NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 6 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN JAM SESSION AT 8 PM
2 FOR 1 HURRICANES ON JAZZ NIGHT

PianoForte
410 South Michigan Avneue #820
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 291-0000
Jazz Salon at PianoForte
May 22 Patricia Barber
WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake, Peabody Estate, Oak Brook
6:30p.m. Guided tour before the show of Mayslake Hall
April
8 7:30pm Lewis Brothers Quartet
May
13 7:30pm Erwin Helfer & Friends

Katerina's
1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613-2408
(773) 348-7592
Friday, Mar 19th
6:30pm $5 Cover Petra Van Nuis w/guitarist Andy Brown
10:00pm $10 Cover Jack Cassidy & SYMBIA
Saturday, Mar 20th
6:30pm $10 Cover Spider Saloff's Spring Fling!
10:00pm $10 Cover The Rhythm Rockets
Monday, Mar 22nd
8:00pm $5 Cover Arlene Bardelle w/pianist,
Tom Muellner & Guest Artist, Rebecca Sullivan
Tuesday, Mar 23rd
8:30pm $8 Cover Chrissy Gardner & Professor John Trio
Wednesday, Mar 24th
7:00pm $5 Cover The Elaine Dame Quintet
Thursday, Mar 25th
7:00pm $No Cover Greek Independence Day Celebration
-Film&Music Showcase!
Friday, Mar 26th
6:30pmNo Cover Laury Shelley
10pm $10 Cover Jessie Palter Quartet
Saturday, Mar 27th - 6:30pm
$10 Cover Earma Thompson Tribute Concert

M Lounge
1520 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 447-0201
March
23 TBA
24 Delivery Point
30 Scott Burns Quartet
31 Damian Espinosa Trio
April
6 Julia Huff & the Company Band
7 Roger Harris Trio
21Chris Greene Quartet
All performances on Tuesday and Wednesday
7 pm - 10 pm
NO COVER

Nirvana
JAZZ INCANTATIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS
Tuesdays Jazz 7pm
Chris Madsen on Saxophone
701 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight
Friday; 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 5 to 10 p.m.
Sunday; closed Monday. (847) 918-7828

The Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.5552
Upcoming Weekend Shows
March
19
Chi-Town Jazz Series featuring
9PM-1AM Josh Moshier/Mike Lebrun Quintet with John Moulder,
Dee Alexander Group, and The Skinny with Kyle Asche
20
Juliano Milo Group 8PM-Midnight
Weekly Shows
Sundays
7 pm - 10 pm Poetry Slam with Marc Smith
11 pm-2 am Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Mondays
9 pm-1 am Patricia Barber Quartet
Tuesdays
9 pm-1 am Deep Blue Organ Trio
Wednesdays
9 pm-1am Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan
Late Night Industry Set with the Frank Catalano Sextet
Thursdays
9 pm-1 am Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra

Underground Wonder Bar
10 E. Walton
Chicago, IL 60611
312.266.7761
Fridays
8:00 pm -10:30 pm: Lorna Boston - jazz
11pm -3:30 am: Lonie Walker & Her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Saturdays
8:30 pm -10:30 pm: Joanna Woods & Stolie
11pm - 4:3 0am: Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Sundays
8 pm -10 pm: Black Jazz Sass - alternative folk
10pm -12 am: Sunday Soul - funk and groove
12 am -3:30 am: Hurricane Reggae Band - reggae
Mondays
9 pm -12 am: Wonder Talent Search hosted by Joanna Woods
12 am -3:30 am: Double Shott - neo soul
Tuesdays
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Lonie Walker Alone At Last
11 pm - 12:00 am: Lorna Boston Band featuring Vince Willis jazz & blues
12:00 am - 3:30 am: Pro Jam Session hosted by Lorna Boston
Wednesday
8pm Sarah Potenza
11 pm -3:30 am: Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
featuring wordsmith Jordan Taggert
Thursday
8 pm-10:30 pm: Luna Blues Machine
10:30 pm - 1:30 am: Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil
1:30 am - 3:30 am: Vince Willis

Andy's Jazz Club
11 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.642.6805
ANDY'S WEEKENDS
FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS!
$10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm
March
19 & 20 Cole Degenova Quartet / Guy King Little Big Band
26 & 27 Eric Schneider Quartet / Windy City All-Stars
Weekly schedule starting at 7 pm
Sunday - $5 Admission All Night
Andy's Jam Session
Monday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Hal Tuschida Trio/Guy King's Organ Trio
Tuesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Samuel del Real Trio / Darwin Noguerra's Evolution Quartet
Wednesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Alison Ruble / Mike Smith Quartet
Thursdays - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Kelly Brand's Jazz Mooners / Yoko Noge

The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE
Vintage 51 at Horseshoe Casino
LIVE JAZZ EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT
FREE ADMISSION
March 10, 17 and 24: Dueling Pianos
March 14: Michelle Thomas
March 21: All Chocolate
April 7, 14 and 21: Dueling Pianos
At the The Venue
March 27: Gladys Knight 7:30 pm
April 29: The Gipsy Kings 7:30 pm

Green Dolphin Street
2200 North Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 395-0066
Performance schedule
Tuesday - 8pm Bill Porter Big Band
Half priced of bottles of wine in the dining room
and big band music in the jazz club.
Wednesday - 8pm Salsa till 4am!
Italian fare meets sexy Latin music and dance!
March Sundays: Dakota Sings Sinatra
April Sundays: Lounging with Lynne Jordan

Salute Wine Bar & Cafe
46 East Superior St. Chicago, IL. 60611
Live Jazz EVERY Wednesday from 7 to 10PM
312.664.0100
03/03 - Tom Muellner Duo
03/10 - Aaron Koppel Duo
03/17 - Mike Allemana-Greg Fishman Duo
03/24 - Marshall Vente Duo
03/31 - Kelly Brand-Kelly Sill Duo
(WDCB Jazz at Salute' is presented by Salute Wine Bar and Cafe, 90.9fm WDCB Public Radio and Stone Castle Promotions!)

Other Chicago area venues featuring great live jazz:
(Jazz may be scheduled at these locations - please refer to the club Web sites or give them a call)...

Back Room - 1007 N Rush St, (312) 751-2433

Catch-35 - 35 W. Wacker - (312) 346-3500

Checkerboard Lounge - 5201 S. Harper Ct., Hyde Park - (773) 684-1472

Chambers - 6881 N. Milwaukee Niles (847) 647-8282

Elastic - 2830 N. Milwaukee, Logan Square(773) 772-3616

Green Dolphin Street - 2220 N. Ashland(773) 375-0066

50 Yard Line- 69 E. 75th (773) 846-0005

Hideout - 1354 W. Wabansia 773) 227-4433

Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont (773) 935-2118

Morseland - 1218 W. Morse - Jazz Monday Nights (773) 764-8900

New Apartment Lounge - 504 E. 75th Von Freeman jam every Tuesday at 10:30pm (773) 483-7728

Balcon del Mediterraneo, Burr Ridge
Bill's Blues, Evanston
Braxton Seafood Grill, Oak Brook
The Chambers, Niles
Cafe Mestizo, Chicago
Cuatro, Chicago
Fifty Yard Line, Chicago
FitzGerald's, Berwyn
Gale Street Inn, Chicago
Geno's Place in the Park, Calumet Park
Gibson's, Rosemont
Green Dolphin Street, Chicago
Joe's Bebop Cafe, Chicago
Pacific Blue, Glen Ellyn
Pete Miller's Steakhouse, Evanston & Wheeling
Sullivan's Steak House, Naperville
Jilly's, Naperville
L'Anne, Wheaton

(source: chicagojazz.com)

Fred Anderson's 81st B-Day: 2nd Annual Chicago Blackout Festival Tribute March 20th, 2010 At The Velvet Lounge

Hold on to your hats! The Second Annual Blackout Festival Tribute to Fred Anderson of Chicago's Velvet Lounge fame, begins 8:00PM at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050 and is the highlight of a three day Birthday Benefit Festival Tribute to Fred who turns 81 years young in 2010...the Blackout Festival on Saturday March 20th features the following lineup:

•Corey Wilkes and Abstrakt Pulse, with Kevin Nabors, Junius Paul, Isaiah Spencer
•Dee Alexander's Evolution Ensemble, with James Sanders, Junius Paul, Ernie Adams, special guest Ernest Dawkins
•The Chicago Trio : Ernest Dawkins, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake, special guest Amiri Baraka
•Jam for Fred

The Birthday Benefit actually starts on Friday March 19th and continues through Sunday March 21, 2010. Here are the line-ups for Friday and Sunday:

Friday March 19, 2010
Second Annual Fred Anderson Birthday Benefit Festival for the Velvet Lounge: Asian Improv Records Tribute to Fred Anderson starts 9:00PM at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
•Vikas Deo Trio
•Jeff Chan Trio, with Ed Wilkerson, Tatsu Aoki, and special guest Jimmy Ellis
•Fred Anderson, Tatsu Aoki, Avreeayl Ra, with special guest Tim O'Dell

Sunday March 21, 2010
Second Annual Fred Anderson Birthday Benefit Festival : Fred Anderson's 81st Birthday Party starts at 7:00PM at the Velvet Lounge, 67 E Cermak, 312.791.9050
•Fred Anderson Quartet, with Jeff Parker, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake
•Jeff Parker, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake — two sets
•10:30PM Velvet Lounge Sunday Jam Session featuring Isaiah Spencer & the Velvet All-Stars with Kevin Nabors, Norman Palm, Adrian Ruiz, Junius Paul

(source: velvetlounge.net , image from delmarkrecords.com)

Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) Coming In April 2010

Okay...get ready! With the month of April 2010 comes the 9th annual Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) festivities courtesy of The Smithsonian Institute and the sponsors/partners for "JAM"...you can find out more at the designated website below (image on left is the JAM 2010 Poster by Leroy Neiman):
http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/jam/jam_start.asp

Here is the calendar of events at The Smithsonian for April 2010 to commemorate Jazz Appreciation Month:
April 1, Concert, Carmichael Auditorium, “Tango/Jazz.”

April 2, Talk/Dance Exhibition, Carmichael Auditorium, with stars from “Sophisticated Ladies,” featuring the music of Duke Ellington.

April 3, Talk, Carmichael Auditorium, with Native American jazz artists paying tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Pettiford and the Bebop era.

April 3, Guitar Master Class, Carmichael Auditorium.

April 7, Film Screening/Talk, Carmichael Auditorium, with producer and jazz artists.

April 8, Film Screening/Talk, Carmichael Auditorium, with director and jazz artists.

April 9, Guitar Master Class, Carmichael Auditorium.

April 10, Concert, Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra’s Tribute to Freddie Hubbard.

April 12, Master Class, Carmichael Auditorium, highlighting women in big band jazz.

April 23, Talk, Carmichael Auditorium, highlighting “International Sweethearts of Rhythm,” America’s first, integrated, female big band.

Museum events will also commemorate the impending release of the new Smithsonian Folkways Recordings’ 110-track boxed set Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology. The anthology and accompanying book with photographs cover the history of jazz from its birth to its current place in global music.

(source: SmithsonianJazz,org)

Jazz Festivals Worldwide - March 2010

Here is a list of the worldwide jazz fests (with links to their websites) for the month of March 2010...

• Festival Jazz Terrassa - 6 to 28
  Barcelona, Spain
  
  
• Jazz a l'Auditori - TBA
  El Vendrell, Tarragona, Spain
  
  
• MuzEnergo - 12 to 21
  Dubna, Russia
  
  
• Grenoble Jazz Festival - 16 to April 3
  Grenoble, France
  
  
• Brandon Jazz Festival - 18 to 20
  Brandon, MB, Canada
  
  
• Savannah Music Festival - 18 to April 3
  Savannah, GA, USA
  
  
• Berks Jazz Festival - 19 to 28
  Reading, PA, USA more...
  
  
• Jazz In The Gardens - 20 & 21
  Miami, FL, USA
  
  
• International Jazz Solo Piano Festival - TBA
  Munich & Hamburg & Berlin, Germany
  
  
• Redwood Coast Dixieland Jazz Festival - 25 to 28
  Eureka, CA, USA
  
  
• Dixieland Festival of Tarragona - 25 to April 4
  Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
  
  
• Sounds of Jazz & Blues - 28
  Cape Coral, FL, USA
  

Chicago Live Jazz Music Calendar 2010 (March 12 - March 19)

Here is what's happening with the live Chicago Jazz Venues for the dates March 12th thru March 19th, 2010...
Club BluJazz
1540 West North Ave
(Just two doors East of Ashland)
Chicago, IL
773-360-8046
Grand Opening this weekend
March 12 &13
Featuring
Michael Melvoin Trio
Shows
7:30pm & 9:15pm
Weekly Performances:
Starting Sunday March 14th
Sundays
7:30pm Rob Pasenko Blues Revue
Mondays
7:30pm TBA
11:30pm Dennis Luxion Trio
Tuesdays
7:30pm Greg Pasenko Quartet
11:30pm Dan Trudell Trio
Wednesdays
7:30pm Mike Frost Project
11:30pm TBA
Thursdays
7:30pm Diane Delin Quartet
11:30pm Tom Viatsas Group
Fridays Late Night
11:30pm
Bill Boris Group
Saturdays Late Night
11:30pm
Mike Frost & Friends

The Mac (at College of DuPage-Glen Ellyn, IL)
Kenny Barron Trio
Friday, March 12, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $38
Kenny Barron, Piano
Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Bass
Johnathan Blake, Drums
7 p.m. MAC Chat with Eunmi Shim, Assistant Professor OF MUSIC at Worchester Polytechnic Institute and author of an award-winning book ABOUT ONE OF CHICAGO'S JAZZ PIANISTS, "Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music."
Buy Tickets Now

Tumbao
Chicago (773) 772-9800
3213 West Armitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Live Latin Jazz Night Every Thursday!
Weekly Happenings
Monday - Domino Night
Wednesday - Karaoke
Thursday - Live Latin Jazz
Friday - Old Skool Night Hosted by Local Dj's
Saturday - Live Salsa
**no cover, free parking after 9pm, proper attire required Friday & Saturday

Hyde Park Alliance for
Arts & Culture Offers Jazz At Robie House
http://hypachicago.org/passport/
Sarah Marie Young Trio Plays it Wright
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 7PM
Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
$10 for entry, admission includes two drink tickets (beer, wine, soft drinks). Advance ticket purchase required. Limited seating available.
All Passport Holders will receive one (1) free admission to Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House with the purchase of one ticket of comparable value.

Family Piano/Joplin's Java Cafe
114 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 775-1988
Friday, March 19 at 7- 10 pm: Brian Harris
Friday, March 26: Jack Baron -Local sax player & his friends!
Sunday, March 28: OPEN MIC AT JOPLIN'S!
Visit Joplin's Java Cafe Website for updated performance information!

The Hyde Park JAZZ Society
SUNDAY JAZZ at ROOM 43
1043 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
7:30pm-11:30pm
March
14 - Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra, with Frieda Lee Sunday
21 Tributes to pianist Willie Pickens and historian Timuel Black by the Dana Hall Quartet
28 - Corey Wilkes Quintet

Lagniappe Creole Cajun Joynt
1525 West 79th Street, Chicago
(773) 994-6375
JAZZ NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 6 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN JAM SESSION AT 8 PM
2 FOR 1 HURRICANES ON JAZZ NIGHT

PianoForte
410 South Michigan Avneue #820
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 291-0000
Jazz Salon at PianoForte
March 13 Don Stille, Piano
Listen and watch Don Stille and Thomas Zoells on the weekly
radio show This is Chicago Jazz with Mike Jeffers
May 22 Patricia Barber

WDCB Jazz Salon at Mayslake, Peabody Estate, Oak Brook
6:30p.m. Guided tour before the show of Mayslake Hall
March
11 7:30pm Barry Winograd Quartet
April
8 7:30pm Lewis Brothers Quartet
May
13 7:30pm Erwin Helfer & Friends

Katerina's
1920 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613-2408
(773) 348-7592
March
12
Nicole Kestler
Unwind After Work Series, No cover charge, 6:30 - 9 pm.
Second Seating for Alfonso Ponticelli.
10 pm: Alfonso Ponticelli's Gypsy Jazz & Flamenco Showcase
$10 cover
13
Spider Saloff 6:30 - 9 pm
$10 cover
Second seating after 9 pm for the 10 pm concert
10 pm: Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames
$10 cover
15
8 pm: Elaine Dames' Musician Mixer Monday!
$5 cover
17
9 pm: El Payo!
Latin dance party!
$8 cover
18
8:30 pm: Grazyna Auguscik & Paulinho Garcia
$8 cover
19
10 pm: Jack Cassidy & SYMBIA
$10 Cover
Coming next weekend: Spider Saloff's Spring Fling!

M Lounge
1520 S Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 447-0201
March
16 Sarah Marie Young
17 Chris Greene Quartet
23 TBA
24 Delivery Point
30 Scott Burns Quartet
31 Damian Espinosa Trio
April
6 Julia Huff & the Company Band
7 Roger Harris Trio
21Chris Greene Quartet
All performances on Tuesday and Wednesday
7 pm - 10 pm
NO COVER

Nirvana
JAZZ INCANTATIONS TUESDAY EVENINGS
Tuesdays Jazz 7pm
Chris Madsen on Saxophone
701 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight
Friday; 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 5 to 10 p.m.
Sunday; closed Monday. (847) 918-7828

The Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
773.878.5552
Upcoming Weekend Shows
March
12
Kurt Elling Quartet 9PM-1AM
13
Kurt Elling Quartet 8PM-Midnight
19
Chi-Town Jazz Series featuring
9PM-1AM Josh Moshier/Mike Lebrun Quintet with John Moulder,
Dee Alexander Group, and The Skinny with Kyle Asche
20
Juliano Milo Group 8PM-Midnight
Weekly Shows
Sundays
7 pm - 10 pm Poetry Slam with Marc Smith
11 pm-2 am Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio
Mondays
9 pm-1 am Patricia Barber Quartet
Tuesdays
9 pm-1 am Deep Blue Organ Trio
Wednesdays
9 pm-1am Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan
Late Night Industry Set with the Frank Catalano Sextet
Thursdays
9 pm-1 am Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra

Underground Wonder Bar
10 E. Walton
Chicago, IL 60611
312.266.7761
Fridays
8:00 pm -10:30 pm: Lorna Boston - jazz
11pm -3:30 am: Lonie Walker & Her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Saturdays
8:30 pm -10:30 pm: Joanna Woods & Stolie
11pm - 4:3 0am: Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
Sundays
8 pm -10 pm: Black Jazz Sass - alternative folk
10pm -12 am: Sunday Soul - funk and groove
12 am -3:30 am: Hurricane Reggae Band - reggae
Mondays
9 pm -12 am: Wonder Talent Search hosted by Joanna Woods
12 am -3:30 am: Double Shott - neo soul
Tuesdays
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Lonie Walker Alone At Last
11 pm - 12:00 am: Lorna Boston Band featuring Vince Willis jazz & blues
12:00 am - 3:30 am: Pro Jam Session hosted by Lorna Boston
Wednesday
8pm Sarah Potenza
11 pm -3:30 am: Lonie Walker & her Big Bad Ass Co. Band
featuring wordsmith Jordan Taggert
Thursday
8 pm-10:30 pm: Luna Blues Machine
10:30 pm - 1:30 am: Luiz Ewerling & A Cor Do Brazil
1:30 am - 3:30 am: Vince Willis

Andy's Jazz Club
11 East Hubbard St.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.642.6805
ANDY'S WEEKENDS
FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS!
$10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 pm
March
12 & 13 Typhanie Monique / Frank Catalano Band
19 & 20 Cole Degenova Quartet / Guy King Little Big Band
26 & 27 Eric Schneider Quartet / Windy City All-Stars
Weekly schedule starting at 7 pm
Sunday - $5 Admission All Night
Andy's Jam Session
Monday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Hal Tuschida Trio/Guy King's Organ Trio
Tuesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Samuel del Real Trio / Darwin Noguerra's Evolution Quartet
Wednesday - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Alison Ruble / Mike Smith Quartet
Thursdays - $5 Admission until 8:30pm, $10 Admission After 8:30pm
Kelly Brand's Jazz Mooners / Yoko Noge

The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
777 Casino Center Drive
Hammond, IN
(866)711-SHOE
Vintage 51 at Horseshoe Casino
LIVE JAZZ EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT
FREE ADMISSION
March 10, 17 and 24: Dueling Pianos
March 14: Michelle Thomas
March 21: All Chocolate
April 7, 14 and 21: Dueling Pianos
At the The Venue
March 27: Gladys Knight 7:30 pm
April 29: The Gipsy Kings 7:30 pm

Green Dolphin Street
2200 North Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 395-0066
Performance schedule
Tuesday - 8pm Bill Porter Big Band
Half priced of bottles of wine in the dining room
and big band music in the jazz club.
Wednesday - 8pm Salsa till 4am!
Italian fare meets sexy Latin music and dance!
March Sundays: Dakota Sings Sinatra
April Sundays: Lounging with Lynne Jordan

Other Chicago area venues featuring great live jazz:
(Jazz may be scheduled at these locations - please refer to the club Web sites or give them a call)...

Back Room - 1007 N Rush St, (312) 751-2433

Catch-35 - 35 W. Wacker - (312) 346-3500

Checkerboard Lounge - 5201 S. Harper Ct., Hyde Park - (773) 684-1472

Chambers - 6881 N. Milwaukee Niles (847) 647-8282

Elastic - 2830 N. Milwaukee, Logan Square(773) 772-3616

Green Dolphin Street - 2220 N. Ashland(773) 375-0066

50 Yard Line- 69 E. 75th (773) 846-0005

Hideout - 1354 W. Wabansia 773) 227-4433

Hungry Brain - 2319 W. Belmont (773) 935-2118

Morseland - 1218 W. Morse - Jazz Monday Nights (773) 764-8900

New Apartment Lounge - 504 E. 75th Von Freeman jam every Tuesday at 10:30pm (773) 483-7728

Balcon del Mediterraneo, Burr Ridge
Bill's Blues, Evanston
Braxton Seafood Grill, Oak Brook - Petra Van Nuis & Andy Brown 7:30-10:30 (March 13)
The Chambers, Niles
Cafe Mestizo, Chicago
Cuatro, Chicago
Fifty Yard Line, Chicago
FitzGerald's, Berwyn
Gale Street Inn, Chicago
Geno's Place in the Park, Calumet Park
Gibson's, Rosemont
Green Dolphin Street, Chicago
Joe's Bebop Cafe, Chicago
Pacific Blue, Glen Ellyn
Pete Miller's Steakhouse, Evanston & Wheeling
Sullivan's Steak House, Naperville
Jilly's, Naperville
L'Anne, Wheaton

Club Blujazz-A New Jazz Club For Chicago Opens Friday March 12, 2010

In the following article from Metromix music & movies producer/writer Matt Pais of Tribune.com comes the review/overview of Chicago's newest jazz club, entitled, "What is Club Blujazz? 10 things to know about Bucktown’s new music spot" (as published by Matt Pais Metromix March 5, 2010) This club hopes to turn a younger crowd on to jazz while offering a true listening venue for avid, serious jazz and blues fans. The Grand Opening weekend will feature the Mike Melvoin Trio...

"Singer-guitarist Greg Pasenko has played with Bobby McFerrin, and his violinist wife Diane Delin has toured with Frank Sinatra. That's big stuff on a global level, but now the Lakeview-based jazz musician spouses have something big for us locals: a new jazz club.

On Friday Pasenko and Delin, who also run Chicago-based record label Blujazz Productions, open Club Blujazz, which offers live jazz seven nights a week. The spot, located on the southeast edge of Bucktown, comes with a very straightforward goal: becoming a destination for people who want to hear live jazz. “We’re not trying to be more than that,” says Pasenko, 58, “other than we want to be the best place to come hear music.”

Here are 10 other things you should know about the new spot:

1. Pasenko will perform at the club (7:30 p.m. Tuesdays) and so will Delin (7:30 p.m. Thursdays), but the spouses won’t take the stage together. “We’ve performed together a lot in the past. We’ve been together 20 years. That’s how we met. In any great marriage, which we have, it’s sometimes better that we do our own things. We’re in business so much together because we also have the record label.”

2. The long, vertical room, boasting hardwood floors, exposed white brick and handmade tables, offers unblocked sightlines and an inviting if basic feel. Pasenko emphasizes his desire to create an intimate, crowd-friendly environment not found at other Chicago spots. “If you go to the Green Mill it’s very hard to hear or see the music at times,” he says.

3. Pasenko wants serious jazz fans. “We’re not looking for walk-ins. We’re what I call a point of destination.” That’s why he’s covering the front window with a curtain and isn’t worried about street traffic. “We’re a listening club. Did you see that bus go by? We don’t want that distraction.”

4. The stage isn’t particularly wide, but it’s deep. Pasenko says that means the club will feature not just jazz trios and quartets but big bands that can set up in sections front to back.

5. Artists performing during the week—like the Mike Frost Project and Dan Trudell Trio—are based in Chicago but are also nationally recognized touring artists. Says Pasenko: “We don’t really like the word local. I like the word regional better.”

6. There will be an effort to bring in younger crowds. To that end, Pasenko lists Charlie Hunter and the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as examples of acts he’d like to book. Upcoming shows he thinks will appeal to a younger crowd are Moutin Reunion Quartet (April 30-May 1) and Joe Locke and the Force of Four (June 4-5).

7. Of course, it’s not just music at Club Blujazz. The spot, which doesn’t have a main bar but has a back window for drinks, isn't a place for cutting-edge mixology. Instead: a handful of vodkas, whiskeys and bottled beers, plus an apple martini. Light food options include flatbread pizzas ($8), cheese plates ($7) and cakes ($6) and espressos. Pasenko’s friend Carol Wallack of Sola advised him on the menu.

8. During the late-night set you’re welcome to head to the lone bar window, but during the first two sets Pasenko requests you order food and drinks from servers. His policy: “The customer’s right, unless he’s obnoxious and drunk.”

9. At around 11 p.m. Sundays Pasenko’s brother Robert hosts a pro blues jam session. If you want to participate, you better be at pro level. For five years Robert has hosted a similar session at Bridgeport spot Catcher’s Inn.

10. Particular attention was paid to the women’s bathroom, which includes granite countertops, stone tile floors and a full-length mirror. “My wife convinced me if the women’s bathroom looks great, then people will keep coming back,” says Pasenko. “If the women come back, then the men come too.” "

Basics:
Club Blujazz
Parking: Free parking on Ashland; metered parking on North; valet coming soon, Pasenko expects $5-$6
Cover: $10 weekdays, $20-$30 weekends. Accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express
Seating for 100
Tickets available at clubblujazz.com

Location:
1540 West North Ave
(Just two doors East of Ashland)
Chicago, IL
773-360-8046
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Slang Terms Used In Jazz

Ever wonder about some of the words or terms used by musicians and fans of jazz? Here is a list of slang terminologies, courtesy of AllAboutJazz.com: "Jazz Slang...from just about its inception, Jazz has had a (spoken) language all its own. Though most words haven't seen the light of day outside of a jazz club, quite a few have found their way into the mainstream American lexicon, and are still bandied about today. Words like, hip, cat and daddy-o have helped contribute to Jazz's "cool" mystique.

Jazz Slang list

18 Karat - All the way, full out.
The Duke is a classy guy, his heart is "18 karat."

Air-check - A recording of a radio or television performance.
Did you hear the "air-check" of Billie Holiday with Gerry Mulligan?

The Apple - New York city. This is now common usage.
We got a gig up in "The Apple" at Minton's with Diz and Bird.

Axe - An instrument.
Hey, Jack, bring your "axe" over tomorrow and we'll jam.

Baby - A term of endearment.
Hey, "baby," I got some bread, lets paint the town.

Bad - Good.
Thar dude Wynton Marsalis does some "bad" ass playin'.

Bag - A person's particular interest.
I'd like to play with your combo, dude, but your sound just ain't my "bag.".

Balloon lungs - A brass man with plenty of wind.
That cat must have "balloon lungs," Stix said he held that note for three and half minutes!"

Barn Burner - Originally in Sinatra slang this was a stylish, classy woman, but today, it can even be applied to a good football game.
Hey, Quincy, did you see Stella over at the diner? Man, she is one amazing "barn burner."

Barrelhouse - Barrelhouse was the colloquial term for a cabaret in New Orleans where liquor was served. Barrelhouse music is the type of music played in one of these cabarets.
Hey, Man, I dig this "barrelhouse" music. It flows free.

Beat - Exhausted or tired.
Man, we been blowin' all night. I'm really "beat."

Birdbrain - A Charlie Parker imitator.
It's 1957 already. We need something new. I'm gettin' tired of all of the "Birdbrains" around these days..

Blow - A jazzman's term for playing any instrument.
That European guy, Django Reinhardt, can really "blow."

Blow your top - A phrase which expresses enthusiasm or exasperation.
Hey man, I know it's tough, but don't "blow your top."

The Bomb - Very cool.
The Crusader's new CD, "Louisiana Hot Sauce" is "the bomb."

Boogie Man - In the jazz slanguage of 1935, this was a critic.
Roscoe just waxed a great disc and the "boogie man" gave it a bad review.

Boogie Woogie - An early piano blues form that was popularized in Chicago. The term has sexual overtones.
Hey, Lester, dig that "boogie woogie" that Yancy is layin' down.

Bose Bouncing - To play notes so low as to bounce a Bose speaker from its foundation.
I'm sorry, my bass player was just "Bose bouncing.

Bread - A jazzman's word for money.
Alright, Jack, if ya want me to play, ya gotta come up with some "bread."

Break it down - Get hot!! Go to town.


Bring Down or Bringdown - As a verb - to depress. As a noun - one who depresses.
Hey, man, don't "bring me down" with all of this crazy talk.
Hey, let's get out of here, that guy is a real "bringdown."

Bug - To annoy or bewilder.
Man, don't "bug" me with that jive about cleanin' up my act.

Burnin - Used to describe a particularly emotional or technically excellent solo.
Hey, man, did you hear that solo by Lee? It was "burnin."

Cans - Headphones.
That last take was really kickin', put on the "cans" and lets record the final take.

Cats - Folks who play jazz music.
I used to partake in late-night jam sessions with the "cats" over at Sid's.

Changes - Chord progression.
Hey, Pops, dig those "changes" that the Hawk is playin'.

Character - An interesting, out of the ordinary person.
Sonny is certainly a "character."

Chick - A young and pretty girl.
Hey, Buster, leave it alone. That "chick" is outta your league.

Chill 'ya - When an unusual "hot" passion gives you goose pimples.
Gee, Jody, doesn't it "chill 'ya" the way Benny plays the clarinet?

Chops - The ability to play an instrument, a highly refined technique. Also refers to a brass players facial muscles.
"He played the hell out of that Gershwin; he's sure got chops." and "My chops are still achin' from last nights gig."

Clams - Mistakes while playing music.
Charlie is really layin' down some "clams" tonight.

Clinker - A bad note or one that is fluffed.
Hey, Charlie, that was some "clinker" that you just hit.

Combo - Combination of musicians that varies in size from 3 to 10.
Here me talkin' to ya Lester. Did you see that supreme "combo" that the Hawk put together?

Cool - A restrained approach to music. A superlative which has gained wide acceptance outside of jazz.
That cat Miles Davis plays some "cool" jazz. That cat Miles, is "cool."

Corny, Cornball - A jazz man's term for trite, sweet or stale.
Man, Guy Lombardo is one "corny" cat. Man, Guy Lombardo plays some "cornball" music.

Crazy - Another jazz superlative.
Count Basie's band sure lays down a "crazy" beat.

Crib - Same as pad.
Hey, baby, come on up to my crib awhile and relax.

Crumb - Someone for whom it is impossible to show respect.
Sleazy Eddie is a real "crumb."

Cut - To leave or depart. Also to completely outdo another person or group in a battle of the bands.
Hey, man, did you see the way that two-bit band "cut" when Basie "cut" them last night.

Dad, Daddy-o - A hipster's way of addressing another guy.
Hey, "daddy-o", what's cookin'.

Dark - Angry or upset (used in the Midwest).
Joe was in a real "dark" mood after Jaco showed up 30 minutes late for the gig.

Dig - To know or understand completely.
Hey, dad, I been listenin' to what you been doin' and I "dig" that crazy music.

DeeJay, Disk Jockey - An announcer of records on radio.
Man, he is one crazy "deejay". He spins some cool disks.

Down by law - is to have paid dues; that is, to have earned respect for your talent or ability to "get down."
Charlie Parker spent years on the road working a lot of dives to fine-tune his craft. He earned every bit of success and recognition he later received. He was "down by law."

Drag - As a verb - to depress or bring down a person's spirits or, as a noun - a person or thing which depresses.
Let's get outta here, that guy is a real "drag."

The End - Superlative that is used interchangeably with "too much" or "crazy."
The way Benny blows the clarinet is "the end."

Finger Zinger - Someone who plays very fast.
Ignasio the new guitarist is a finger zinger on the guitar. Damn, that boy is incredible!

Flip - A verb meaning to go crazy or a noun meaning an eccentric.
That dude is really cooking, I think he's going to "flip."

Flip your lid - Same as "Blow your top."
That cat looks crazy. I think he's gonna "flip his lid."

Fly - Smooth or slick.
Hey, Eddie, did you see the hat-check girl Bernice? Man, she is "fly.".

Fracture - To inspire or move someone.
You are the funniest guy I know. When you start to tell a joke, it "fractures" me.

Freak Lip - A pair of kissers that wear like leather; one who can hit high C's all night and play a concert the next day.
Ol' Satchmo, ...now he had a pair of "freak lips!"

Funky - Earthy or down-to-earth.
That George Clinton is one "funky" cat.

Gas - As a noun - something that moves you. As a verb - to stir up feelings.
The way that guy beats the skins is a real "gas."

Gate - Early term for a Jazz musician.
Armstrong is the original Swing Jazz player that's why they call used to call him "Gate."

Get Down - To play or dance superlatively with abandon.
Jaco can really "get down" on the 4-string.

Gig - A paying job.
I'm playing a gig in the city tonight.

Gone - Yet another Jazz superlative.
Lester is a real "gone" cat.

Goof - Fail to carry out a responsibility or wander in attention.
Hey, Leroy, stop "goofin'" when I'm talkin' to ya.

Got your glasses on - you are ritzy or snooty, you fail to recognize your friends, you are up-stage.

Groovy - Used in the fifties to denote music that swings or is funky. For a short while in the sixties, groovy was synonymous with cool. The word has been used little since the seventies.
Hey, Jack, dig that "groovy" beat.

Gutbucket -Gutbucket refers to something to store liquor in and to the type of music associated with heavy drinking. An early term for lowdown or earthy music.
That cat Satchmo started out playing some real "gutbucket" in the houses down in New Orleans.

Hand me that skin (later modified to Hand me some skin) - A big expression for "shake, pal."
Hey, whaddya say Rufus, "hand me some skin."

Head or Head Arrangement - An arrangement of a song that is not written, but remembered by the band members (the tune and progression to improvise on).
Man, Basie's band uses a lot of "heads", not those written arrangements. That's why his band really cooks.

Heat - Solo space.
Yo, man, I want some "heat" on 'Giant Steps'!

Hep - A term once used to describe someone who knows or understands. Replaced by "hip" about the same time that cool replaced hot. Some sources believe that "Hep" was the surname of a Chicago gangster of the 1890's.
Dipper Mouth Armstrong is a "hep" cat.

Hide hitter - drummer.
The hide hitter didn't show, so we had to make it a duo.

Hip - A term used to describe someone who knows or understands. Originally "hep" until the 40's or 50's.
Yardbird Parker is really "hip".

Hipster - A follower of the various genres of bop jazz in the 50's. These were the precursors of hippies in the 60's.
Those "hipsters" that hang out at Shelly's Manne-Hole are really diggin' the West Coast sound.

Horn - Any instrument (not necessarily a brass or reed instrument).
That dude can sure blow his "horn.".

Hot - A term once used to describe "real" jazz. Replaced as a superlative by "cool" in the late 40's or early 50's.
Satchel Mouth Armstrong played some really "hot" jazz in the 20's.

A Hot Plate - A hot recording.
Boys, I think we got ourselves a "hot plate."

I'm Booted - I'm hip or I understand.
It's cool, man, I know just what you mean, "I'm booted."

In the Mix - Put it together, make it happen.
Put that cat "in the mix," we need a drummer for our upcoming tour.

In the Pocket - Refers to the rhythm section being really together as in...
Those guys are really in the pocket, tonight.

Jack - Jazz man's term for another person. Often used in a negative manner.
Please don't dominate the rap, "Jack." Hit the road, "Jack."

Jake - Okay.
Even though nobody seems to like him, that guy is "jake" with me.

Jam - To improvise.
The band is "jammin'" inside right now.

Jam Session - A group of jazz players improvising.
You might want go downstairs, Duke's boys are having a "jam session."

Jazz (Jas, Jass, Jaz) - The music which is discussed here. May have come from the French jaser - to chatter. May have come from Jasbo Brown - a dancer.
The 1920's was declared the Age of "Jazz."

Jazz Box - a jazz guitar.
The Ibanez PM model was developed in conjunction with Pat Metheny to meet his demand for a true "jazz box"

Jitterbug - A jumpy, jittery energetic dance or one who danced this dance during the swing period.
Artie Shaw is a hot clarinet player. He sure has all of the "jitterbugs" jumpin'.

Jive - A versatile word which can be used as a noun, verb or adjective. Noun - an odd form of speech. Verb - to fool someone. Adjective - phoney or fake.
Old Satchmo can lay down some crazy "jive." Don't "jive"me man, I wasn't born yesterday. That cat is one "jive" dude.

JAMF - Jive A-- Mother F--R. Someone who is not thought highly of.

Joe Below - A musician who plays under-scale.
How can you expect to make a buck when "Joe Below" almost plays for free?

Jump - To swing.
Let's check out that bar over there. It sounds like the joint is "jumpin'."

Junk - Heroin.
"Junk" and booze have laid a heavy toll on Jazz.

Kill - To fracture or delight.
You "kill" me, man, the way you're always clowning around.

Lame - Something that doesn't quite cut it.
Some of the cats that claim to be playin' Jazz these days are layin' down some "lame" music.

Licks, hot licks - An early term for phrase or solo.
Louie can really lay down some "hot licks."

Licorice Stick - Clarinet
Gee, Jody, doesn't it "chill 'ya" the way Benny plays that "licorice stick"?

Lid - Hat.
Hey man, nice lid.
"Lid" has also entered the world of hip-hop slang via a company called Ultimate Lids that makes hats.

Moldy Fig - During the Bop era, fans and players of the new music used this term to discribe fans and players of the earlier New Orleans Jazz.
What do you expect, Eddie is a "moldy fig" and he'll never dig the new sounds.

Muggles - One nickname for marijuana used by early Jazzmen (Armstrong has a song by this title).
Hey, Louis, I need to calm down. You got any "muggles?"

My Chops is beat - When a brass man's lips give out.
Too many high C's tonight, man, "my chops is beat!!"

Noodlin' -- To just play notes that have no particular meaning to a tune or solo.
Quit "noodlin" cat, let's start working the tune.

Out of this world - A superlative which is no longer in common use.
I'm tellin' ya, man, the way Benny Goodman blows is "out of this world."

Out to Lunch - Same as lame.
That guy is "out to lunch," I can't stand the way he plays.

Pad - House, home, apartment or bed.
Hey, Lester, c'mon up to my "pad" you look like you need to cool down.

Popsicle Stick - A sax player's reed.
I'm playing a great popsicle stick.

Rock - To swing or jump (as in Jump bands - the fore-runners of Rock and Roll bands).
Louis Jordan's band really "rocks."

Rock and Roll - Of course the new music of the 50's, but originally slang for sex.
Hey, baby, you're drivin' me crazy, let's "rock and roll."

Rusty Gate - Someone who can't play.
That cat swings like a rusty gate.

Sackbut - The Sackbut was a 16th century instrument, similar to the trombone.

Scat - Improvise lyrics as nonsense syllables. Said to have originated on the "Hot Five" song "Heebie Jeebies" when Louis Armstrong dropped his lyrics.
I can really dig Dizzy's new way of singing "scat."

Scene - A place or atmosphere.
In the late twenties, Armstrong was the man on the New York "scene."

Schmaltz it - Play it "long-haired."

Schmaltz or Schmalz - It's the Yiddish word for chicken fat, and has been a slang term in the U.S. since the '20s for anything sickeningly sweet or "greasy", especially music or poetry.
That Lombardo guy is popular, but he sure plays a lot of "schmaltz."

Scratch - (see Bread)
I need to get my axe fixed, but I got no "scratch."

Screwin' the Pooch - Really bad mistakes while playing music.
Roscoe must've had a bad day, cause he's really "screwin' the pooch."

Send - to move or to stimulate.
Roscoe, you really "send" me.

Sharp - Fashionable.
Hey, Rufus, that's one "sharp" looking suit of clothes you're sportin' there.

Skins player - The drummer. (Skins comes from the days when cowhide or other dried animal skin was used to make drum heads.)
Man, we were all ready to have a little improv jam session but our "skins player" skipped out on us. There's one cat that I'm gonna skin!

Smokin' - Playing your ass off.
I can already tell from outside that Jimmy is "smokin'" tonight.

Snap your cap - Same as "Blow your top."
Hey, Buddy, calm down. Don't "snap your cap."

Solid - A swing-era superlative which is little used today.
Little Jazz can blow up a storm, he's really "solid."

Split - To leave.
Sorry I can't stick around Slick, I gotta "split."

Square - A somewhat outmoded term meaning unknowing which can be a noun or a verb.
That cat is a real "square"

Sugar band - A sweet band; lots of vibrato and glissando.

Supermurgitroid - really cool.
That club was supermurgitroid!

Swing - to get a rocking or swaying beat.
Ellington's band "swings" like no other. It's elegant.

Sraw Boss - From Dan Nicora: The term was explained to me by Richard Davis, bass player with Thad & Mel, and many NY groups. It refers to the lead alto player in a big band, being the dude who leads all the other saxophones, knows all of the answers and takes care of the crew.

Tag - Used to end the tune, repeating the last phrase three times.

Take five - A way of telling someone to take a five minute break or to take a five minute break.
Hey, Cleanhead, this is a cool tune and we're blowin' too hot. We oughta "take five."

Too much - Just one more jazz superlative. Originally something so good, that it is hard to take.
Art Blakey is a fantastic drummer. His playing is "too much."

Torch - Used occasionally as a description of a song that expresses unrequited love. Nobody could sing "torch" songs like Peggy Lee.

Train Wreck - Event during the playing of a tune when the musicians "disagree" on where they are in the form (i.e. someone gets lost), so the chord changes and the melody may get confused for several bars, but depending on the abilities of the musicians (it happens to the best of them), there are usually no fatalities and the journey continues.

Tubs - Set of drums.
Jo is really hot tonight. Listen to him pound those "tubs.".

Two beat - Four-four time with a steady two beat ground beat on the bass drum. New Orleans Jazz.
I can't dig this "two beat" jazz. My boys got to have four even beats to the measure.

Wail - To play a tune extremely well.
Count Basie did a tune called "Prince of Wails" -- a clever play on words. Damn, Basie's band can really "wail."

Walking bass or walking rhythm - an energetic four-beat rhythm pattern.
I really dig the way Earl plays the 88's. He plays the tune with his left hand and a "walking bass" with his right.

Wax a disc - Cut a record.
I just "waxed a disc" up at Rudy Van Gelder's studio with Jimmy Smith.

Wig, Wig out - To flip out. Also to think precisely.
I don't know what happened, man, we were just sittin' there and Louie just "wigged out."

Wild - Astonishing or amazing.
It's really "wild" the way Lee plays the trumpet.

Witch Doctor - A member of the clergy.
Have you heard, Margie's brother is a "witch doctor."

Woodshed (or Shed) - To practice.
Duke was up all night shedin' that untouchable lick.

Zoot - Used in the thirties and forties to describe exaggerated clothes, especially a zoot suit.
Look at that cat's "zoot" suit. It's crazy, man." "

(source: AllAboutJazz.com, smallsjazz.com)