Chicago jazz, from the South Side up: the 1907 Green Mill and its Uptown poetry slam, Joe Segal's bebop Jazz Showcase, the daily sets at Andy's, and Bronzeville's new rooms carrying a storied legacy. A city built on the music.
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A Black-owned Bronzeville wine bar and kitchen with regular live jazz honoring the neighborhood's legacy.
Pip’s Tip Live jazz weekly, not nightly, so check the schedule. Black-owned Bronzeville wine bar built on the neighborhood's jazz history.
A Black-owned Bronzeville creative-arts bar and vegan kitchen spotlighting local jazz, soul and spoken word.
Pip’s Tip Weekends only. Black-owned Bronzeville arts bar with a vegan kitchen, and the bill runs jazz, soul and spoken word.
The Capone-era Uptown speakeasy with vintage glamour, nightly sets, and the famed Uptown Poetry Slam.
Pip’s Tip Sets nightly in Uptown. Capone-era room, cash-friendly and old-school, and the Uptown Poetry Slam is its own night.
Joe Segal's revered bebop room, running since 1947 and among America's oldest jazz clubs.
A River North mainstay since 1951, serving straight-ahead jazz from matinees to late-night sets.
An intimate Streeterville listening room devoted purely to acoustic jazz, where nobody talks over the band.
A stylish Hyde Park two-level hall hosting jazz, soul and improvised music above a wood-fired kitchen.
A beloved Roscoe Village dive whose Sunday Transmission series showcases Chicago's adventurous improvisers.
A Logan Square cocktail bar pairing craft drinks with free nightly jazz and experimental sets.
An artist-run West Town loft where the Jazz Record Art Collective stages full-album tributes.
A Rogers Park supper-club cabaret with New Orleans warmth, intimate jazz sets and a global songbook.
An Avondale nonprofit loft that's a hub for Chicago's experimental jazz, free improv and creative music.
Humboldt Park's vintage 1930s lounge with a curving Deco bar and regular swing and jazz.
A University of Chicago arts center presenting marquee jazz concerts and free community performances.
A River North champagne bar with an intimate downstairs jazz room and a Sunday jazz brunch.
Evanston's intimate listening room drawing top touring jazz, roots and songwriter acts north of the city.
Buddy Guy's own South Loop club, Chicago blues royalty, national acts and January residencies.
Pip’s Tip Buddy Guy's own South Loop club, live blues nightly. The January residencies are the ones people plan around.
The Capone-era Uptown speakeasy, vintage glamour, nightly sets and the famed Poetry Slam.
Jazz is one chapter of Pip's Lifestyle, find the lounges, whiskey bars, rooftops and the Domino Club below.
