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- Forum Hall 324 East 43rd Street Built in 1889, the oldest hardwood-floor ballroom in Chicago sits at the corner of 43rd Street and Calumet Avenue. In the 1930s and ‘40s, it was a popular jazz venue with more dancing space than most nightclubs on “the Stroll.”
www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/August-2017/The-South-Sides-Last-Remaining-Jazz-Landmarks/The South Side’s Last Remaining Jazz Landmarks – Chicago Magazine
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From 1923 to World War II, as the Great Migration brought Black people from the Deep South to the South Side, Chicago became the jazz capital of the world. The Bronzeville neighborhood—a stretch of seven miles long and two miles wide and south of the Downtown Loop--was packed with jazz clubs, glamorous ballrooms, and exciting nightlife.
- Constellation. Music. Music venues. North Center. Located in the former home of the Viaduct Theater, this nondescript building houses some of the city's most progressive jazz, contemporary classical and improvised music.
- The Green Mill. Bars. Cocktail bars. Uptown. price 2 of 4. Al Capone and other gangsters used to hang here in the 1920s, but these days it’s all about the music.
- Jazz Showcase. Music. Music venues. Printers Row. Long heralded as Chicago’s leading jazz venue, the venerable club is the oldest jazz spot in the city and has been forced to relocate more than once since its inception in 1947.
- Andy's Jazz Club & Restaurant. Clubs. River North. This mainstream jazz haven runs regular, low-key residencies with some of Chicago’s most respected scene elders, Marques Carroll and Thaddeus Tukes among them.
Upon the arrival of the Second World War, bebop fell into the lap of the city, blending perfectly with the established jazz scene. Chicago established itself as a haven for pursuing creative resilience and audacity, nurturing innovative music talents such as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
- Forum Hall
- The Sunset Cafe
- Nat King Cole’s Three-Flat
- Louis Armstrong’s Greystone
- Parkway Ballroom
324 East 43rd Street Built in 1889, the oldest hardwood-floor ballroom in Chicago sits at the corner of 43rd Street and Calumet Avenue. In the 1930s and ‘40s, it was a popular jazz venue with more dancing space than most nightclubs on “the Stroll.” “I remember specifically that one of my first gigs was at the Forum Hall,” said Milton, the “Dean of ...
315 East 35th Street Later renamed the Grand Terrace Cafe when Al Capone bought a 25 percent stake, this “black-and-tan” (integrated) jazz club was one of the most important venues in the history of music. It’s where Earl “Fatha” Hines and Louis Armstrong made a name for themselves playing duets in the mid-’20s. A few years later, it’s where Cab Ca...
4023 South Vincennes Avenue Nathaniel Coles (he dropped the “s” as a teenager) was born in Alabama, but his family migrated to Chicago in 1923 when he was four years old, just as Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and Earl Hines were starting to draw crowds in Bronzeville. The Coles moved into this three-flat on Vincennes Avenue, just a few blocks...
421 East 44th Street Louis Armstrong was nearly two decades older than Nat King Cole, so when the Coles family arrived in Chicago in 1923, Armstrong was already a member of King Oliver’s band at the Lincoln Gardens. Armstrong lived in this greystone just west of King Drive on 44th Street with his second wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong, another member of...
4455 South King Drive The Parkway Ballroom wasn’t around for the first wave of Chicago jazz in the 1920s and ’30s. By the time it was constructed in 1940, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, and Cab Calloway had already skipped town for New York and L.A. The Grand Terrace Cafe closed a few months after the Parkway opened its doors, signaling the end of...
Jazz Showcase is one of the oldest jazz clubs in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1947 by NEA Jazz Master Joe Segal, whose son Wayne now owns and operates the venue. [1] [2] Segal's various showcases have served as a launch pad for a number of career jazz musicians.
May 28, 2020 · The Green Mill. Rumoured to be the oldest jazz club in America, the original incarnation of The Green Mill opened in 1907 and, in the years following, welcomed the likes of Billie Holiday and Benny Goodman. During the Al Capone era in the 1920s, Al and his crew sat in a particular booth where they could keep a watchful eye on both doors.
Feb 23, 2017 · Discover Green Mill Jazz Club in Chicago, Illinois: A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.
