1920 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, Il 60613
773-348-7592
March 2010
Tuesday, Mar 9th - 8:30pm
$8 Cover
Rose Colella Trio's Annual "Oscar" Movie - Music Tribute
Film Showing of the 1935 classic "Top Hat" (Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire) @ 7pm.
Followed by the Rose Colella Trio's Concert.
Join The Rose Colella Trio for an evening of Academy Award-Winning songs from the 1930's and on,
showcasing unforgettable tunes from classic films including
Fred & Ginger's hits "Flying Down to Rio," "The Gay Divorcee," "Swing Time," and "Carefree."
We'll also revisit themes from "The Wizard of Oz," "Pinocchio," "Cabin in the Sky," "Cover Girl," "Royal Wedding,"
Cary Grant's "An Affair to Remember" along with two of Audrey Hepburn's finest features,
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Charade."
We'd love to have you with us as we celebrate our second annual Oscars night @ Katerina's,
featuring Dan Effland on guitar and Joe Policastro on bass.
Wednesday, Mar 10th - 8:30pm
$No Cover
Sami Scot's Soulful Tribute to Women Singer-Songwriters
Back by popular demand!
Sami Scot's soulful vocals & piano arrangements pay
Tribute to Women Singer-Songwriters of the 20th & 21st centuries!
Travel the musical journey of your life
when we re-visit songs that have played out the soundtrack of our lives! Billie Holiday, Joan Baez, Carol King, Aretha Franklin, Sarah Mclaughlin,
Jonie Mitchell & many, many more!
830pm-Midnight
Request lists are passed around for this showcase!
Drink Specials all night long!
Thursday, Mar 11th - 8:00pm
$10 Cover
Petra's Recession Seven
Petra's Recession Seven -
Playing depression-era music for the new recession!!!
Petra van Nuis - vocals, Kim Cusack - clarinet, Art Davis - trumpet, Russ Phillips - trombone, Andy Brown - guitar, Joe Policastro - bass & Bob Rummage - drums
GREAT JAZZ DANCE BAND FEATURING 1920'S & 1930'S CLASSICS!
DRESS UP IN THAT ROARING ERA'S FASHION FOR A SPECIAL GIFT GIVE AWAY!
Friday, Mar 12th - 6:30pm
$No Cover
Nicole Kestler
Our club's "unwind after work" jazz series. 1st show every Friday, no cover. 630pm-9pm
2nd Seating After 9pm for Alfonso Ponticelli's Showcase.
Friday, Mar 12th - 10:00pm
$10 Cover
Alfonso Ponticelli's Gypsy-Jazz & Flamenco Showcase
Saturday, Mar 13th - 6:30pm
$10 Cover
Spider Saloff
630pm-9pm
2nd Seating After 9pm for the 10pm concert.
Saturday, Mar 13th - 10:00pm
$10 Cover
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames
Delmark Recording Artists,
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames. Soulful Blues, R&B, Motown!
Burnin' Love Delmark DE 806
Blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Dave Weld got his start on Chicago's west side in the late 70s. At the 1815 Club on Roosevelt Road, Dave was in the house band with Chico Chism, Shorty Gilbert, Hubert Sumlin, Detroit Junior, and Eddie Shaw. Dave played there with Otis Rush, Guitar Junior, Tail Dragger, Little Arthur, Johnny Littlejohn and more. During this time Weld was under the tutelage of JB Hutto, a Grammy winning, Blues Hall of Fame slide guitarist. JB introduced Dave to his nephew, Lil Ed. They started the band "Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials" and played every joint in the West side for ten years. Dave started "Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames" in 1988 with Lil Ed's blessing. Burnin' Love is Weld's Delmark debut and it features the legendary Abb Locke on saxophone (played with The Rolling Stones for years); soul & blues legend, Bernard Reed, bass; Jeff Taylor, drums & vocals; Monica Myhre, vocals.
Monday, Mar 15th - 8:00pm
$5 Cover
Elaine Dame's Musician Mixer Monday
Wednesday, Mar 17th - 9:00pm
$8 Cover
El Payo!
Latin Dance Party with El Payo!
Latin Drink Specials All Night!
Thursday, Mar 18th - 8:30pm
$8 Cover
Grazyna Auguscik & Paulinho Garcia
Friday, Mar 19th - 6:30pm
$5 Cover
Petra Van Nuis w/guitarist Andy Brown
630pm-9pm
2nd Seating After 9pm for the 10pm Concert.
Friday, Mar 19th - 10:00pm
$10 Cover
Jack Cassidy & SYMBIA Funk,Latin Jazz, R&B
Symbia is Chuck Webb, Dale Pasco,Khari Parker & Paul Cotton! A favorite around Chicago, SYMBIA opened for Ziggy Marley, The Gypsy Kings, Hiram Bullock and Special EFX.Jack Cassidy has toured the world with Blues Legend Junior Wells; performed with Van Morrison, Grover Washington Jr., Lou Rawls, Buddy Guy, The Mighty Dells, Vic Damone & many more. Cassidy has performed for Her Royal Highness Princess Ann of Great Britian, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Billy Eckstein, and Jaco Pastorius.
Saturday, Mar 20th - 6:30pm
$10 Cover
Spider Saloff's Spring Fling!
630pm-9pm
2nd Seating After 9pm for the Rhythm Rockets Show at 10pm.
Saturday, Mar 20th - 10:00pm
$10 Cover
The Rhythm Rockets
Vintage Rhythm & Blues, with songs influenced by the sax-driven bands of the late 1940's and early 1950's.
From original compositions to matchless arrangements of vintage classics,
the Rhythm Rockets deliver danceable, high-energy music.
Fronted by veteran vocalist Nicole Kestler, the Rhythm Rockets move effortlessly between torch ballads by Etta James & Dinah Washingtonto up-tempo numbers by Louis Jordan & Louis Prima. COME & DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY!
Monday, Mar 22nd - 8:00pm
$5 Cover
Arlene Bardelle w/pianist, Tom Muellner & Guest Artist, Rebecca Sullivan
Another Monday Night Showcase of Chicago's fine Jazz Artists.
$5 Classic Jazz Cocktail Specials All Night!
Thursday, Mar 25th - 8:00pm
$No Cover
Greek Independence Day Celebration-Elliniko Boite Showcase!
Our club's Annual Greek Independence Day Celebration.
Elliniko Boite Showcase with a variety of Special Guest Artists!
Greek Cocktail Specials All Night!
Friday, Mar 26th - 6:30pm
$No Cover
Laury Shelley
"I worked with Laury with Michel Legrand - and you don't work with him unless you can produce! Listening to her now,
I am reminded of those halcyon days.
Like a fine wine Laury is better than ever!"
Phil Woods
Our club's "unwind after work" jazz series. 1st show every Friday, no cover. 630pm-9pm
2nd Seating After 9pm for The Jessie Palter Quartet.
Friday, Mar 26th - 10:00pm
$10 Cover
Jessie Palter Quartet
"Detroit jazz vocalist Jesse Palter shows her youth when singing—
& we mean that in a good way.
She inhabits Billie by way of Erkyah and can do Ben Folds–ish pop, neo-soul
& the standards with just the right combination of wink and sincerity." -
Time Out Chicago
Saturday, Mar 27th - 6:30pm
$10 Cover
Earma Thompson Tribute Concert
In memory of Earma Thompson's birthday, we will celebrate the love & beautiful music she had given to all of us with some of her close friends:
Jodie Christian-piano, John Brumbach-sax, Dennis Carroll-bass, William "Bugs" Cochran and Juli Wood-sax and vocals.
Cover charge and CD sales will go to the musicians and Earma's estate.
630pm-930pm
2nd Seating after Tribute for the Vasilios Gaitanos Concert.
Saturday, Mar 27th - 10:00pm
$10 Cover
Vasilios Gaitanos
Chicago's Greek Troubadour, Vasilios Gaitanos performs
The Classic Elliniko Songbook.
His haunting interpretations of timeless compositions awaken our philosophical passions about life.
And just as we begin to contemplate over a glass of wine,
he whisks us away on a whistful journey of Greek nights of honeysuckle & jasmine dancing on vines under a romantic sky.
Joined by Special Guest, the Lovely Demetra Gaitanos.
Wednesday, Mar 31st - 8:00pm
$10 Cover
Tecora Rogers Quartet
"...the Dinah Washington-like tonal clarity she brought to "Just in Time" and the unaffected poetry of her version of "You've Changed" helped explain the enthusiasm of the ovations she received." Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune Critic
August 2008
Symbia is Chuck Webb, Dale Pasco,Khari Parker & Paul Cotton! A favorite around Chicago, 
In memory of Earma Thompson's birthday, we will celebrate the love & beautiful music she had given to all of us with some of her close friends: 