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Venue Mon Aug 28 2006
Showcase Has to Find New Showplace
On the verge of a huge weekend for Chicago jazz (see Slowdown), one Chicago jazz landmark, The Jazz Showcase, has announced it's lost its lease. The second-oldest jazz venue in the nation, the Showcase must vacate its Grand Ave. digs by January, and owner Joe Segal doesn't exactly know where they'll land. Maybe they'll get a boost from another newly-relocated jazz venue, the Velvet Lounge, and put up bebop stakes in the South Loop.