Nu-Jazz Venues in Chicago, IL

Andy's Jazz Club and Restaurant is a 144-capacity all-ages Chicago institution, one of the city's best-known and most-respected jazz establishments, offering casually sophisticated dining alongside live jazz in a room that has been a pillar of Chicago's jazz culture for decades. Being booked here carries genuine weight in the Chicago jazz community.

Clara is a 120-capacity 21+ artist-owned bar and performance hub in Chicago's Wicker Park celebrating the fusion of craft cocktails and music with genuine curatorial intention. The room books one to three months in advance with a particular focus on jazz, classical, and adjacent styles.

Jazz Showcase is the oldest historic jazz club in Chicago, founded in 1947 by Joe Segal and now owned and operated by his son Kyle, an all-ages 180-capacity room and the oldest and most storied jazz club in Illinois. Being booked here is a meaningful career milestone for any jazz artist.

Le Piano is a 21+ Rogers Park cocktail lounge and jazz room that invents Chicago's most intimate and romantic jazz experience, with a focus on piano-based jazz groups and a genuine commitment to the art form. The room is small and the programming intentional, giving it a character that is completely its own.

Winter's Jazz Club is a 151-capacity 21+ Chicago jazz room running live music five to six nights a week, Wednesday through Sunday, with a fully equipped house that includes sound, a drum kit, and a grand piano available for all performers. Chicago's home for straight-ahead classic jazz deserves that description.