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Seo, who was a regular at the Chicago Bar in the early 1990s, called Neon Prophet what came closest to being a house band at the Chicago Bar.
“You’re the godfather of the Chicago Bar,” he said.
General Manager Ben West said the bar would open with limited capacity, as per the county’s COVID-19 protocols. But once the restrictions are eased, he plans to hire more staff, which could include former Chicago Bar employees.
Right now, the only former employee coming back is popular bartender Kerwyn Lewis, West said.
Running a bar is the latest career move for Seo, a South Korean who moved to Tucson in 1986 to work at the Hughes Aircraft missile factory. Nine years later, Seo left Hughes to partner with Peter Wilke at the Time Market on East University Boulevard.
In 2004 Seo sold its stake in the market and bought the café.
He and West had loudly dreamed of opening a jazz bar at the time, “but everyone told me not to do it in Tucson because I wouldn’t have an audience for it,” Seo said.
“I think Tucson is more of a jazz night or two types of city, not a place that can make a living playing jazz seven nights a week,” West said, which is why Chicago Bar Redux will offer a mix of musical styles, including acoustics, Bluegrass, rock and reggae. “You’ve been saying Tucson is the next Austin for years. So let’s mix up the music as often as possible. “
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