April 29-30
Karrin Allyson
May 4
Freda Payne: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
 
May 5
Tiempo Libre with special guest
 
May 7-8
Erin Bode
 
May 12
Typhanie
Monique
& Neal Alger
 
May 19
Javon Jackson Band with LES McCANN
 
May 27-28
Ivan Lins
 
June 1
Nels Cline Singers
 
June 10-11
The Yellowjackets w/ Mike Stern
 
June 18
Patricia Barber
 
June 22
Henry Butler
 
June 23
Barbara Dennerlein
 
June 28-29

Sheila E.

 
June 30
Orchestra Baobab
 
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May 2008
 
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
             
     
01
Sophia Shorai
This honey-toned vocalist blends her classic sound with a pop sensibility.
7 pm • $5
02
booked for a private event

 

 
03
booked for a private event
 
 
Late Night
Doug Little & Charanga Tropical
11:30 pm • $5
Late Night
Jenny Dalton
11:30 pm • $5
04
Freda Payne
A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
She is
known for more than pop songs. She received her first professional
job from Pearl Bailey, which led to her performing with Lionel
Hampton, Sammy Davis Jr., and Quincy Jones,
among others.
7 pm & 9:30 pm • $50 & $35
05
Tiempo Libre with special guest 
This is a special taste of an exciting
new recording project.
Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre is one the hottest young Latin bands
today.
7 pm • $30
06
Nancy Harms
Jazz / Blues
With a unique texture
that is at once innocent
and sensual, one
can hear an array of
musical influences.
7 pm • $5
07 08
Erin Bode
Vocalist Erin Bode has a beautiful, crystal clear voice that is too exquisite to miss. She has consistently won over audiences with her sweet personality and sincere performances. Her distinctive repertoire and crossover appeal - evoking comparisons to Eva Cassidy and Norah Jones - have proven equally at home in grand venues or relaxed clubs.
7 pm & 9:30 pm • $20 & $15
09
Bruce Henry
Timeless voice of new world jazz
8 pm • $10
10
Cookie Coleman
Warm interpretations
of classic standards
backed up by world
class musicians.
8 pm • $10
Late Night
Rennie- works
11:30 pm • $5
Late Night
SayLovey
11:30 pm • $5
11
Mothers Day
BRUNCH SHOW
featuring the family matriarch - Jeanne Arland as well as Linda, Patty and Tracy Peterson - Roosa.
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
EVENING SHOW
Peterson Family
w/Jeanne, Linda, Patty, Ricky, Paul, Jason & more
7 pm • $20
05
Typhanie
Monique
& Neal Alger
One of Chicago’s premier singers teams up with a guitar virtuoso who has toured the world with
Patricia Barber. This duo brings carefully honed
groove-oriented versions of jazz standards, pop/rock
songs, and R&B/Soul music to life.
7 pm • $10
13
booked for a private event

 

 
14
Connie Evingson

She has “her own delicious
sense of swing, silken phrasing and sense of adventure”
- City Pages

7 pm • $5
15
booked for a private event

 

 
16 17
Nachito Herrera
“Explosive. Crowd pleasing … Jaw-droppingly good”
- Tom Surowicz , Minneapolis StarTribune
8 pm • $15
Late Night
Ellen Lease / Pat Moriarty Quintet
11:30 pm • $5
Late Night
Big Trouble
11:30 pm • $5
18
Paris Strother and Gentlemen

The talented local pianist is joined by Rene delFierro on guitar, Joshua Hari on bass, Louis Cato on drums, and Jonathan Merla on percussion

7 pm • $5
19
Javon Jackson & Les McCann
Sax master Javon Jackson
is joined by the legendary Les McCann on organ
7 pm & 9:30 pm • $30 & $22
20
TBA

 

7 pm • $5
21
TBA

 

7 pm • $5
22
David Singley Quarter

David Singley on guitar with
Chris Lomheim,
Gordon Johnson and
Jay Epstein

7 pm • $5
23 24
Debbie Duncan & George Faber
A night of Blues
8 pm • $10
Late Night
Volcano Insurance
11:30 pm • $5
Late Night
Keston and Westdal
11:30 pm • $5
25
Gordon Johnson
CD RELEASE

w/Bryan Nichols, Tanner Taylor, Laura Caviani

7 pm • $5
26
Closed for Memorial Day

 

 
27 28
Ivan Lins
Composer / singer / musician Ivan Lins is a superstar in his
native Brazil. His jazz classics have been recorded by many
international artists including Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald,
Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer, Diane Schuur, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Eliane Elias, Patti Austin, Toots Thielemans, Take 6, Lee Ritenour, David Benoit, Carlos do Carmo, Mark Murphy, Dave Grusin, Sérgio Mendes, Michael Buble and countless others.
7 pm & 9:30 pm • $27 & $20
29
C.C. Septet

“...Swings like crazy and performed with
enormous energy,”
Jerry Swanberg

7 pm • $5
30
Patty Peterson and The TC Jammers w/ special guest Bobby Lyle

Patty Peterson and the TC Jammers and a very special guest will be performing with them, Bobby Lyle.

8 pm & 10 pm • $25 & $20
31
Paul Renz
CD RELEASE w/ Anders Bostrum

 

8 pm • 10
Late Night
Ryan Lehman Quartet
11:30 pm • $5
Late Night
Sambo Makti
11:30 pm • $5
           
May 2008