The Velvet Lounge is the only place in the world where you can hear the Chicago sound five days a week. The Sunday night jam sessions have been an effective way to promote younger members of the jazz community. Fred Anderson opened the Velvet Lounge in 1982 after his club, The Birdhouse, closed due to city zoning ordinances.

The Jazz Showcase is the most famous jazz club in Chicago, a city that has had a prominent role in jazz history, and still retains an influential jazz community.

Since its opening in June of ‘89, Buddy Guy’s Legends has built a reputation as the nation’s premier blues club.

The Green Mill is sophisticated informality, warm glowing atmosphere steeped in the heady sounds of the early '30s and '40s; it was actually patterned after Clark Monroe's Uptown House in Harlem (as it was during the '40s).

One of Chicago's Best-Known and Most-Respected Jazz establishments, historic Andy's offers casually sophisticated dining with a musical menu of Chicago's top Jazz Artists. The "Spotlight Performer Series" events showcase some of today's most "in demand" world touring musicians in an intimate setting.