Comments on: Piano bars in Chicago?

Question: Piano bars in Chicago?

bubukaba — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:14:54 -0800

Where can I find a noirish or sleezeball lounge lizard style piano bar (or some approximation of one of these) in Chicago?

I'm not sure if "piano bar" is exactly the right term.

But I've been watching a lot of noir films lately and also reading up on lounge music (I'm aware that these are completely disparate sorts of scenes - but either one will do in this case), and I'm yearning for a glamorous-yet-shady place with a beautiful, smoky-voiced woman in a fancy gown at the piano playing some kind of vague jazz music and singing...

The music is probably the most important factor here.

By: mandymanwasregistered

mandymanwasregistered — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:33:04 -0800

The Green Mill would probably work. The interior has a nice Al Copone vibe and the music is fantastic. I wouldn't call the jazz they have there lounge music, though.

By: Toekneesan

Toekneesan — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:49:35 -0800

Yeah, I'd second Green Mill. Awesome music and a 40s noir vibe. Get yer PBR on tap.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:56:20 -0800

Yeah, lounge and jazz are actually two different sounds.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:07:50 -0800

BTW, if you want old school piano bar, Jilly's was where Sinatra used to hang – he was close friends with the owner. Don't know what it's like now.

By: crush-onastick

crush-onastick — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:01:22 -0800

By: locoindio

locoindio — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:40:30 -0800

me gusta el club de piano....

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:21:38 -0800

I like Jilly's--good bartenders, comfy stools, not too much of a crowd--but it's really just a bar on Rush Street. Less viagara triangle than most, but just a bar. I don't think there's even a place for a live musician to play.

There are three different pianists who play there during the week according to their website. It's called "Jilly's Piano Bar."