Friar's Inn
Friar's Inn (also New Friar's Inn ) was a nightclub and speakeasy in Chicago in the 1920s and is one of the legendary venues for Chicago jazz .
The Friar's Inn was in the basement of 60 East Van Buren and 343 South Wabash in the Loop district ; the establishment belonged to Mike Fritze. The New Orleans Rhythm Kings , originally called the Friar's Society Orchestra , and the Austin High Gang (who initially called themselves the Blue Friars ) performed at the Friar's Inn .
Well-known musicians of this era who performed at the Friar's Inn were Frank Teschemacher , Bud Freeman , Steve Brown , George Brunies , Merritt Brunies , Emmett Hardy , Paul Mares , Leon Roppolo , Bee Palmer , Lou Black and Mel Stitzel . At the beginning of her career, actress Joan Crawford also worked there .
The Friar's Inn , which was sometimes called the Friar's Club , should not be confused with the Friars Club in New York City.
literature
- William Howland Kenney: Chicago Jazz: A Cultural History, 1904-1930. Oxford University Press, New York City 1993, ISBN 0-19-506453-4
Web links
- Jazz Age Chicago: Friar's Inn
- A Popular Music Timeline
- The Austin High Gang
- Jazz Archive
- University of Chicago Library: Jazz Venue Ephemera
- Chicago Encyclopedia: Nightclubs
- Joan Crawford ( Vanity Fair , February 1936)
Coordinates: 41 ° 52 ′ 37.7 " N , 87 ° 37 ′ 32.5" W.