Jazz & Blues Lounge

Of course, if you do visit Chicago and don’t have a small fortune to spend on a place like Stub Hub for tickets to sold out shows, you can still have a great time.  That’s the cool thing about a city like Chicago.  We have music everywhere and there is a thriving jazz and blues music scene here.
The first place you may want to check is the Chicago Reader, which is a weekly alternative newspaper.  They have a website, as you can see from the link there, and they are probably the definitive place to look for live music. 
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I recently was writing about how Buddy Guy is performing a bunch of shows at his place, Buddy Guy’s Legends.  I have been championing people going to see these shows.  Buddy, sadly, is not getting any younger and while I have not heard any rumors about his health and he seems happy, hale and hearty, the fact is one can never tell.  He is a legend and I understand, and from what I have seen, his live performances are electrifying and exciting.  This is a guy who loves music and loves to perform.
So, where do you get tickets?  Well, the …read more

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Throughout the month I have been talking about Buddy Guy and how not only is he a living legend, but that he was playing every weekend at his club this month.  If you want to see more about Buddy Guy’s Legends, you can click HERE and check out all kinds of stuff. 
Well, the time is running out to see this guitar virtuoso play live and in person.  Once again, I can say that seeing Buddy perform live is like nothing you have ever seen before.  It is also a truly amazing experience to see him in a setting like his …read more

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I hate to keep harping on Buddy Guy, but the guy (pardon the pun) is an amazing living legend and this is a great time to make your trek to Chicago and see him live in his own place.  I know, it’s cold here in Chicago in January and you want to head to Florida.  Well man (or woman) up and get up here.  Here’s your chance to see Buddy up close and personal.  For information about Buddy’s club you can click HERE. 
I have a friend who went to see Buddy live during his concerts at his club which he …read more

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Yes, I am going to be the first to admit that I have been extraordinarily lazy this week.  Well, that’s not entirely true, because I have been searching through YouTube for more jazz concerts and such, but I guess that really can’t qualify as work.  I have been enjoying it too much!
I had presented some things to do if you want to see some live jazz and blues earlier this week, and I wanted to present some things for the weekend.  Winter has returned to the Chicago area and the weather guys are even talking about snow.  It’s that post-holiday …read more

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After posting that live bit from Oscar Peterson yesterday, it made me wonder if I could locate some live Buddy Guy.  Of course, I wasn’t really concerned that I wouldn’t be able to find anything.  It seems that if you want to find anything all you need to do is a quick search on YouTube and you can find a video for anything you want. 
So, I picked this one very bluesy tune and decided to put the link HERE.  It’s Buddy doing some acoustic work, but damn, look at that man play guitar!  I love some good old-fashioned blues, too, …read more

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I am kind of psyched about this Buddy Guy performing throughout January thing.  I have not seen him perform live and in person.  I have seen Buddy performing live on television and his performance during his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame still leaves me breathless to think about, but I have never stood in a crowd and watched him play.  I am thinking that this January I may have to change that.
I do strongly suggest you check out Buddy Guy’s Legends home page.  You can do so by clicking right HERE.  You can find out directions …read more

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Chicago is home to a few great blues clubs.  We have also been the home of some great blues legends.  Fortunately, we are also the home of some blues legends who are still alive and well and making great music.  Koko Taylor is one, for example.  The second is the incomporable Buddy Guy.
If you have not seen Buddy Guy play, well, you are really missing something.  Other great guitar players stand in awe of Buddy.  Jimi Hendrix was rumored to have been in awe of Buddy and considered Buddy a major influence.  Chicago happens to by Buddy Guy’s home and …read more

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Since I seem to have gotten onto a bit of a blues kick this week, I figured I would at least post a few blues concerts and performances from the weekend here.  Of course, I immediately turned to the two bigges places I could think of when it comes to blues music.  Yes, that means Buddy Guy’s Legends and Kingston Mines.
I don’t care how commercial the blues snobs try to make you think Buddy Guy’s Legends is.  The fact is, the man is a legend and his club is fantastic.  You can view their website by clicking here. 
December 5th $10
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Writing my post yesterday got me feeling bad about the fans of the blues who might have stumbled across this particular blog.  Sure, I may not get quite as many readers as the other bloggers around here, but I get enough to at least be able to hold my head up at the end of the day.  I pictured some poor newbie when it comes to the blues doing a Google search, stumbling across this site, eagerly looking for information about blues artists and venues, and finding only page after page of information about Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and other …read more

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