08 USA Open Musical Jam Sessions part8
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This article is from the Open Musical Jam Sessions FAQ, by Rich Kulawiec rsk@gsp.org with numerous contributions by others.
08 USA Open Musical Jam Sessions part8
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Unknown]
The Playhouse, 7407 W. Madison St. in Forest Park, (708) 366-6363, has an
open jam on Tuesday nights.
Contributed-by: rsk@itw.com (Rich Kulawiec)
and Marianne Pyra <mpyra@mcs.com>
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Unknown]
Pete's Place (in Lyons), 8550 West Ogden, (708) 447-9773, has a Wednesday
night jam session.
Contributed-by: Marianne Pyra <mpyra@mcs.com>
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Unknown]
The Edge (in Midlothian), 147th and Cicero, (708) 687-4244, has a
Thursday night jam.
Contributed-by: Marianne Pyra <mpyra@mcs.com>
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Unknown]
Saltes, 7541 Irving Park Rd, (312) 589-9460, has an open jam on Wednesday
nights.
Contributed-by: rsk@itw.com (Rich Kulawiec)
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Unknown]
Hugh's, 720 S. Barrington Rd. in Streamwood, (708) 894-3830, has an open
jam on Sundays beginning at 6 pm.
Contributed-by: rsk@itw.com (Rich Kulawiec)
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Blues]
Lee's Unlead Blues, 7401 South South Chicago Blvd., (312) 493-3477.
Every Friday and Saturday Lee (a woman) hosts Buddy Scott & The Rib Tips.
Buddy is a Chicago staple along with Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, and
others. He has been at Lee's for at least the past 5 years. He is
almost always on Chicago Blues Legends tapes. There is an open mic
usually on the late set both nights. The first starts around 11pm. Good
local regulars (including Johnnny Taylor's son) appear. Update:
Unfortunately, Buddy is now hosting jams on another ethereal plane; it's
unclear what the status of the host band is.
Contributed-by: lewis@ils.nwu.edu (Sharon Lewis)
and jterrasi@interaccess.com (Joe Terrasi)
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Celtic/Folk]
The (Irish) Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace, has open sessions for Irish
traditional music every Sunday night (starting around 8pm). The real
hot-shots from around town have been known to show up here (Liz
Carroll, Martin Hayes -- before he moved to Seattle, Marty Fahey, Larry
Nugent, Dennis Cahill, etc). The people here are pretty serious about
what they do, but they still have a lot of fun doing it. This is still
the big session in Chicago...
There are also Folk concerts on Wednesday and Friday nights, as well as
a much more pop-oriented concert on Saturday. The focus is definitely Irish.
Contributed-by: George Keith <keith@athens.dis.anl.gov> [May 94]
(Further comments from Greg) The Abby Pub (At Grace and Elston,
312-478-4408) was the site of one of the hottest Irish sessions in town.
There was a session on Sunday nights, and one during the week (Wed or
Thurs?) as well. People like Liz Carroll, Marty Fahey and other Chicago
Irish notables would play there when I was there. ['87-'91] If there are
other sessions in Chicago, this is the place to find out about them.
Contributed-by: Greg Sandell <sandell@epunix.sussex.ac.uk>
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Celtic/Folk]
The Hidden Shamrock (on Halsted, 1/2 a block south of Diversey) has sessions
starting at around 4pm (or 7pm, if there's a game on). This is one of
the best sessions in town, with a great mix of common and rare tunes
together. It is usually run by either Larry Nugent or John Williams,
along with a good back-up player (Joe Sobol, or Jim Dewan spring to mind).
It can be noisy, but the atmosphere is very friendly.
Contributed-by: George Keith <keith@athens.dis.anl.gov> [May 94]
Chicago, Illinois, USA: [Jazz]
There's a jazz jam session at the Woodlawn Tap, on the corner of
Woodlawn and 55th in Chicago Illinois, on Sunday nights from 9PM to
12AM. There's no cover, and only the second set is open to guest
musicians. The session is run by Curtis Black (trumpet), and features
Jonathan Cohen (piano), Robert Hodge (bass), and Douglas Mitchell (drums).
Contributed-by Jonathan Cohen <jdc5@cs.uchicago.edu> [Jan 95]
Evanston, Illinois, USA: [Celtic/Folk]
(near-north suburb of Chicago): Tommy Nevins Pub (1450 Sherman) has open
sessions every Sunday afternoon, usually starting around 3pm. Liz Carroll
is scheduled to play here every-other week, along with a couple other
fine musicians from Chicagoland. Makes for a GREAT session. On the
Sundays Liz is not scheduled to be there, there are usually several people
that show up and sing Irish songs (some in Gaelic, some in English).
There are often some old-time fiddle tunes played by the few fiddlers in
the room between songs.
Contributed-by: George Keith <keith@athens.dis.anl.gov> [May 94]
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