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Akron Life & Leisure November 2006 Vol.4 Issue 11 www.akronlifeandleisure.com

STEADY BEAT

The Magazine of Greater Akron

November 2006

PLUS: Holiday Dining Guide Reflections of Judaic Tradition Senior Living The Anatomy of the Belly Dance Meet Akron’s New Maestro

In the Northside District, formerly known as the jazz corridor, Jilly’s Music Room continues the tradition of live music, showcasing local bands of all genres, such as blues, Motown, zydeco and jazz. “The amount of talent that exists in Akron … is amaz ing — has always been amaz ing,” says owner Jill Bacon Madden. She bought and ren ovated the building that was formerly Northside, an all genre venue open from 1994 to 2012 where she worked as a talent booker. “It struck me that that was one of the most entertaining things I had ever done in my life,” she says. She opened Jilly’s in 2013. While patrons listen to local bands and occasional national

touring acts —Winslow and the Ryan Humbert Band were some of the first to take the venue’s stage — they can pick from over 100 beer options and over 30 gluten-free small plates. Catch shows like Daddy Longleg’s Homegrown Revival and Indré Nov. 12 and Jim Ballard & the Strangs Nov. 19. “It doesn’t happen everywhere like this. I grew up outside of Detroit. … There weren’t a lot of live music-oriented clubs. There’s something special about Akron and the arts. We’ve got Annabell’s, which serves a punkier, hard rock, younger crowd. We’ve got Nashville Nights that does country. One of the cool things about Akron is it has room for everyone.

I wanted to build a music venue that grew up with us. It’s a historic 1910 building. It’s always been a bar and has always been live music. We give people ages 30 to 90 someplace to go and let their hair down and dance and have a great time. We’ve had people get up in the middle of a show and propose, we’ve had kids and grandkids surprise their grandparents, we’ve had whole families get up onstage together. Every single band that comes in here is memorable, is incredibly talented. … Every night is memorable.” — as told to Alexandra Sobczak

photo provided by Jill Bacon Madden

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It was quite a time. We’d take a break and go up to another club to hear other musicians playing. … Everybody got along. Probably the music did it. Jim Noel late Akron saxophonist on playing jazz on Akron’s Howard Street, February 2019

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Theron Brown photo by Tylar Sut ton

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AUTUMN CROSSING VENTURE NORTH TO COVERED BRIDGES

THE VINDYS MATT JACKSON, ED DAVIS, JOHN ANTHONY, JACKIE POPOVEC AND RICK DEAK photo by Leslie Davis, Cusano Photography

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