Hey, drop me an email (<!-- e --><a href="mailto:adrian@holovaty.com">adrian@holovaty.com</a><!-- e -->) when you get to town, and we can set up a jam. There are quite a few gypsy jazz players here in Chicago.
Definitely check out Alfonso's band Wednesdays at the Green Mill. Unfortunately my band (Hot Club Thing) isn't playing during your visit, but it looks like Le Percolateur is playing (http://www.chicagogypsyjazz.com/).
Oh, and yeah, Tony Ballog moved to San Francisco a year or so ago. Steve Gibons (http://stevegibons.com/) is playing with Alfonso now -- they've played together a long time, stretching back to the early 2000s. Steve is great.
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Definitely check out Alfonso's band Wednesdays at the Green Mill. Unfortunately my band (Hot Club Thing) isn't playing during your visit, but it looks like Le Percolateur is playing (http://www.chicagogypsyjazz.com/).
Adrian
Adrian, I will get in touch when we arrive. First week is in Sheridan which is an hour or so west according to google.