List of jazz venues



This is a list of notable venues where jazz music is played. It includes jazz clubs, clubs, dancehalls and historic venues such as theatres. A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is the performance of live jazz music. Jazz clubs are usually a type of nightclub or bar, which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Jazz clubs were in large rooms in the eras of Orchestral jazz and big band jazz, when bands were large and often augmented by a string section. Large rooms were also more common in the Swing era, because at that time, jazz was popular as a dance music, so the dancers needed space to move. With the transition to 1940s-era styles like Bebop and later styles such as soul jazz, small combos of musicians such as quartets and trios were mostly used, and the music became more of a music to listen to, rather than a form of dance music. As a result, smaller clubs with small stages became practical.

In the 2000s, jazz clubs may be found in the basements of larger residential buildings, in storefront locations or in the upper floors of retail businesses. They can be rather small compared to other music venues, such as rock music clubs, reflecting the intimate atmosphere of jazz shows and long-term decline in popular interest in jazz. Despite being called "clubs", these venues are usually not exclusive. Some clubs, however, have a cover charge if a live band is playing. Some jazz clubs host "jam sessions" after hours or on early evenings of the week. At jam sessions, both professional musicians and advanced amateurs will typically share the stage.

Austria

 * Jazzland, Vienna
 * Porgy & Bess, Vienna

Antwerp

 * Antwerp Jazz Club (AJC)

Brussels

 * Hot Club of Belgium
 * Jazz Station
 * nl:L'Archiduc

Edmonton

 * Yardbird Suite

Montreal

 * Dièse Onze
 * Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill

Toronto

 * Colonial Tavern
 * George's Spaghetti House
 * The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar
 * Town Tavern

Vancouver

 * Frankie's Jazz Club

Czech Republic

 * AghaRTA Jazz Centrum, Prague
 * The Jazz Dock, Prague

Denmark

 * Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen

Estonia

 * Philly Joe's Jazz Club, Tallinn

Finland

 * Storyville, Helsinki

Paris

 * Le Baiser Salé
 * Le Caveau de la Huchette
 * Le Chat Qui Pêche
 * Le Duc des Lombards
 * New Morning
 * Sunset/Sunside

Marseille

 * La Caravelle

Berlin

 * A-Trane
 * B-flat

Cologne

 * The Loft
 * Subway

Frankfurt

 * Jazzkeller Frankfurt

Hamburg

 * Birdland
 * Mojo Club

Mannheim

 * Ella & Louis Jazz Club

Munich

 * Jazzclub Unterfahrt

Stuttgart

 * BIX Jazzclub

Tübingen

 * Jazz im Prinz Karl

Israel

 * Beit HaAmudim, Tel Aviv

Milan

 * Blue Note

Rome

 * Alexanderplatz
 * Casa del Jazz

Japan

 * Body & Soul, Tokyo
 * Pit Inn, Tokyo

Latvia

 * M/Darbnīca, Riga
 * VEF Jazz Club, Riga

Mexico

 * Zinco Jazz Club, Mexico City

Netherlands

 * Bimhuis, Amsterdam

Norway

 * Victoria Nasjonal Jazz Scene, Oslo

Portugal

 * Hot Club of Portugal, Lisbon

Russia

 * Igor Butman Jazz Club, Moscow & St. Petersburg

Spain

 * Jamboree, Barcelona

Sweden

 * Fasching, Stockholm

Switzerland

 * Marian’s Jazz Room, Bern

Turkey

 * The Badau, Istanbul
 * Nardis Jazz Club, Istanbul
 * Shaft, Istanbul

United Kingdom

 * The Concorde Club, Eastleigh, Hampshire
 * The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
 * Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar

Bristol

 * East Bristol Jazz Club

London

 * 606 Club
 * Cafe OTO
 * Club Eleven
 * Ealing Jazz Club
 * Jazz Café
 * Le QuecumBar
 * Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
 * The Bull's Head (Barnes)
 * Vortex Jazz Club
 * PizzaExpress Jazz Club

Manchester

 * Band on the Wall
 * Matt and Phreds

United States

 * Artists' Quarter, Saint Paul, Minnesota
 * Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit
 * Birdland
 * Blue Note
 * Blue Whale, Los Angeles
 * Blues Alley, Washington, DC
 * The Bottom Line
 * Café Bohemia
 * Café Society
 * Carnegie Hall
 * Colored Musicians Club, Buffalo, New York
 * Condon's
 * Cotton Club
 * Dakota Jazz Club
 * Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
 * Five Spot
 * Keystone Korner, Baltimore, MD
 * Lulu White's Mahogany Hall, Storyville, New Orleans
 * Nick's
 * Preservation Hall, French Quarter, New Orleans
 * Regal Theater
 * Ryles Jazz Club, Cambridge
 * Savoy Ballroom
 * Smalls Jazz Club
 * Tipitina's, Uptown, New Orleans
 * The Village Gate
 * Village Vanguard
 * Yoshi's, Oakland