Jazz Showcase

CTL-E-5075 · Venue · club · 1947–present

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Chicago's oldest jazz club (founded 1947 by Joe Segal); 170-seat listening room at 806 S Plymouth Ct (Joe Segal Way), South Loop, in rebuilt Dearborn Station since 2008. Live seven nights a week. Not Black-owned (Segal family); stage, archive, and audience history inseparable from Black artistry.

The record

Also known as: Jazz Showcase Chicago

Relationships

Joe Segal — founded by
Jazz Showcase was founded in 1947 by Joe Segal.

Referenced by

Ahmad Jamal — performed at → this record
Art Ensemble of Chicago — performed at → this record
Dizzy Gillespie — performed at → this record
Gene Ammons — performed at → this record
Sun Ra — performed at → this record
Von Freeman — performed at → this record

Sources

CultureTechLens, "Venue Scout: Jazz Showcase & Chess Records / Blues Heaven Foundation," October 8, 2026 (CTL strategy file).
jazzshowcase.com (club website; calendar, tickets, private events) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-5075 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 2 sources (1 primary) · 7 mapped relationships · CTL research: MUSIC-001, PLACE-001.
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