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venueA music venue is any location regularly used for a concert or musical performance. Music venues range in size and location, from an outdoor bandshell or bandstand to an indoor sports stadium. Typically, different types of venues host different genres of music...
s where
jazzJazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
music is played. It includes clubs, dancehalls and historic venues as well. It can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions of
notable, existing articles are welcome.
Canada
- Yardbird Suite
Yardbird Suite is a bebop standard composed by Charlie Parker in 1946. It is follows an AABA form. It was used as the title of Lawrence O. Koch's biography of Parker....
- Edmonton, Canada
- BeatNiq Jazz Club & Social Lounge - Calgary, Canada
- Town Tavern
The Town Tavern was a famous jazz club in Toronto, Canada, from the 1950s through to the late 1970s. The art deco building hosted an afterhours jazz club with rehearsal bands for a while before it was bought and turned into a workout club, and then resold again...
- Toronto, Canada
- George's Spaghetti House
George's Spaghetti House was a famous jazz club in Toronto on Sherbourne street operated by Doug Cole in which Moe Koffman led the house band. It hosted many famous musicians from Don Francks to Sonny Rollins, operating from 1956 through 1984....
- Toronto, Canada
- Colonial Tavern
The Colonial Tavern was one of the most famous jazz venues in Canada from the 1950s till its closure in the late 1970s. It was located at 199-201 Yonge Street in Toronto in which a historic plaque remembers this key jazz venue. The Colonial Tavern was owned and managed by brothers-in-law Mike G...
- Toronto, Canada
- The Montréal Bistro - Toronto, Canada
- Top o' the Senator - Toronto, Canada
- The Rex Hotel and Jazz Club - Toronto, Canada
- Upstairs Jazz Club - Montréal, Canada
- Biddle's Jazz and Ribs - Montréal, Canada
- Resto-Club House Of Jazz - Montréal, Canada
- Jazz Club Diese-Onze - Montréal, Canada
- The Cellar - Vancouver, Canada
- Hermann's Jazz Club - Victoria, Canada
France
- Le Caveau de la Huchette
Le Caveau de la Huchette is a jazz club in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The building dates to the sixteenth century, but became a jazz club in 1946...
- Paris, France
- New Morning
New Morning is a Parisian music nightclub that opened in 1981, specialising in jazz and blues.Its concerts are often featured on Mezzo TV.-History:The first concert was given on 16 April 1981 by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers....
- Paris, France
- Le Baiser Salé
Le Baiser Salé is one of the main jazz clubs in Paris, France. It was founded in 1983 and is settled in the rue des Lombards which hosts several other famous jazz clubs such as the Sunset/Sunside and Le Duc des Lombards....
- Paris, France
- Le Duc des Lombards
Le Duc des Lombards is one of the main jazz clubs in Paris, France. It was founded in 1984 and is settled in the rue des Lombards which hosts several other famous jazz clubs such as Le Baiser Salé and the Sunset/Sunside. The Jazz club is located on the corner of the Rue des Lombards and...
-Paris, France
- Sunset/Sunside
The Sunset/Sunside is one of the main jazz clubs in Paris, France. It was founded in 1983 and is the first jazz club to settle in the rue des Lombards which hosts several other famous jazz clubs such as Le Baiser Salé and Le Duc des Lombards....
- Paris, France
- La Soupe aux choux - Grenoble, France
Turkey
- Shaft
Shaft Rock Blues and Jazz Club is a blues and rock club in Istanbul, Turkey. Besides providing blues and jazz music which gives the place its name, it additionally offers a combination of rock music covers by famous Turkish musicians and a weekly free stage night for newcomer musicians...
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Nardis - Istanbul, Turkey
United Kingdom
- 606 Club
The 606 Club is a jazz club in Chelsea, London. It was originally in 606 Kings Road, but moved to 90 Lots Road in 1987. It is currently licensed for 165 people. One, or sometimes two, jazz events are held every day, making it one of the busiest jazz clubs in Europe....
- London, England
- Club Eleven
Club Eleven was a nightclub located in London between 1948 and 1950. Despite being in business for only two years, the club played a significant role in in the early history of British bebop, a form of modern jazz....
- London, England
- Ealing Jazz Club
The Ealing Jazz Club was opened in January 1959 in the basement of 42A Ealing Broadway Ealing. London, England initially as “a backstairs session at the moist hoist”...
- London, England
- East Bristol Jazz Club
East Bristol Jazz Club is based in Bristol, UK and was formed in 2001 with the aim of supporting and bringing new jazz and new musicians to the Bristol community.The club had a residency at Seymours Club near Old Market before it moved to St George in 2006...
- Bristol, England
- Brighton Jazz Club (@komedia) - Brighton, England
- The Bebop Club (@The bear, Hotwells) - Bristol, England
- Oxford University Jazz Society
The Oxford University Jazz Society, also known as Jazzsoc, is the focus of jazz music at the University of Oxford, England. Formerly it was known as the Oxford University Jazz Club. The society provides the main arena for student players to interact musically, whilst also encouraging a non-student...
- Oxford, England
- Redcar Jazz Club
Redcar Jazz Club was a music venue in the seaside town of Redcar, North Yorkshire, England which was a regular stop for up and coming rock musicians during the 1960s and early 1970s. Almost all the famous, or soon to be famous names, played there for the local audience...
- Redcar, EnglandThe borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Skelton and Loftus. It had a resident population of 139,132 in 2001, and is part of the Tees Valley...
- Ronnie Scott's Club - London, England
- Vortex Jazz Club
The Vortex Jazz Club is a London venue that primarily features live contemporary jazz. The club's official website features book reviews and jazz CD reviews by critic Chris Parker....
- London, England
- Band on the Wall
Band on the Wall is a live music venue on 25 Swan Street in the Northern Quarter area of Manchester city centre. The building dates back to around 1862 when a local brewery, the McKenna Brothers, built it as the flagship pub of their operation. It was called the George and Dragon; the first license...
- Manchester, England
- The concorde club
The Concorde Club was launched in 1957 in Southampton by jazz aficionado Cole Mathieson, and is the oldest jazz club under the same management in the United Kingdom and possibly the world...
http://www.theconcordeclub.com - Eastleigh, Hampshire, England
- Matt & Phred's Jazz Club - Manchester, England
Northern California
- Black Hawk
The Black Hawk was a San Francisco nightclub hosting a spectacular range of jazz talents during its heyday from 1949 to 1963. It was located on the corner of Turk Street and Hyde Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. Guido Cacianti owned the club along with Johnny and Helen...
- Tenderloin, San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
- Jazz at Pearl's - North Beach
North Beach may refer to a number of places in the world:United States*North Beach, San Francisco, California*North Beach, Florida, a census-designated place in Indian River County...
, San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
- Yoshi's Jazz Club
Yoshi's is the preeminent jazz club of the San Francisco Bay Area.Started as a Japanese restaurant in Berkeley by Yoshi Akiba, a World War II war orphan, , and her friends Kaz Kajimura and Hiroyuki Hori, the club soon moved to a larger space on Claremont Avenue in Oakland, California and began to...
- Jack London SquareJack London Square is a popular tourist attraction on the waterfront of Oakland, California. Named after the author Jack London and owned by the Port of Oakland, it is the home of stores, restaurants, hotels, an Amtrak station, a ferry dock, the historic Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon, the ...
, Oakland, CaliforniaOakland is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California and a major West Coast port city, located on San Francisco Bay about eight miles east of the City of San Francisco. Oakland is a major hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay, and it is the county seat...
and San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
Southern California
- 2nd Street Jazz - Downtown
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
- Catalina Bar and Grill - Hollywood
Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, United States, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word "Hollywood" is often used as a metonymy of American cinema...
, Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
- Charlie O's - Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
Van Nuys is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.-Geography:Van Nuys is located at .-Description:Lot sales began at the new town of Van Nuys on February 22, 1911...
- Jazz Bakery
The Jazz Bakery is a jazz club in the former Helms Bakery on Helms Avenue off Venice Boulevard in Culver City, California. It was established as a not-for-profit company by jazz vocalist Ruth Price, others, including Maurice Hall co-founded the bakery. It is based on an informal concert hall model...
- Culver City, CaliforniaCulver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 38,816. The community is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also has a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County...
- Lighthouse Cafe
The Lighthouse Café is a nightclub located at 30 Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach, California. It has been active since 1949 and was one of the central West Coast jazz clubs from the 1950s throughout the late 1970s....
- Hermosa Beach, CaliforniaHermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 18,566 at the 2000 census. 2006 population estimates are 19,435....
- Spaghettini - Seal Beach, California
Seal Beach is a city in Orange County, California. As of 2000, its population was 24,157. The city was incorporated on 25 October, 1915.Seal Beach is located in the westernmost corner of Orange County. To the northwest, just across the border with Los Angeles County, lies the city of Long Beach and...
- Spazio - Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California
Sherman Oaks is an district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. In contrast to much of the Valley, the area is relatively urbanized, with commercial skyscrapers along Ventura Boulevard as well as scattered throughout...
- Steamers - Fullerton, California
Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 126,003....
Colorado
- Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge - Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
- El Chapultapec - Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
- Jazz@Jacks - Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
District of Columbia (Washington)
- Blues Alley
Blues Alley, founded in 1965, is a jazz dinner-and-nightclub in an alley off Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood.As of 2008, exclusively jazz musicians are booked into Blues Alley for approximately 360 nights out of the year....
- Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
- Twins - Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
- Bohemian Caverns
The Bohemian Caverns, founded in 1926 , is a restaurant and jazz nightclub located at 11th and U Steets, NW in Washington, D.C.The club started out as Club Caverns - a small establishment in the basement of a drugstore - famous for its floor and variety shows...
- Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
- KC Jazz Club - Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...
Georgia
- Churchill Grounds in Midtown Atlanta
- Five Spot in Little Five Points Atlanta
Illinois
- The Jazz Showcase
The Jazz Showcase is a famous jazz club in Chicago, a city that has had a prominent role in jazz history and still retains an influential jazz community. The club was first located at Grand Avenue and Clark Street, in the city's vibrant River North neighborhood. Founded in 1947 by Joe Segal, who...
- Chicago, Illinois
- Green Mill - Chicago, Illinois
- Fitzgerald's
Fitzgerald's is one of the oldest and widely recognized live music venues in the Greater Houston area. The club has been at the top of the live music scene in Houston since it opened in 1977....
- Berwyn, IllinoisBerwyn is a city in Cook County, Illinois, co-existent with Berwyn Township, which was formed in 1908 after breaking off from Cicero Township. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,016.-Geography:...
- The Velvet Lounge
Located on Chicago's South Side, the Velvet Lounge is one of the city's longest-running jazz clubs. Hundreds of established modern jazz musicians have played in the club, leading to its reputation as "dusty epicenter of Midwest's free form jazz scene....
- Chicago, Illinois
- Pete Miller's - Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois directly north of the City of Chicago, east of Skokie, and south of Wilmette, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan. Evanston is concurrently a city...
- Natures Table - Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
- Andy's - Chicago, Illinois
- Green Dolphin Street - Chicago, Illinois
- Pop's for Champagne - Chicago, Illinois
- Hunters - Rock Island, Illinois
Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,684 at the 2000 census. It is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf...
- Katerina's - Chicago, Illinois
- New Apartment Lounge- Chicago, Illinois
Louisiana
- Preservation Hall
Preservation Hall is a noted jazz performance hall located at 726 St. Peter Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It hosts nightly concerts featuring a rotating roster of bands. The bands of Preservation Hall typically perform jazz in the New Orleans style.Despite the fame of the...
- New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Snug Harbor
Snug Harbor is a popular jazz club, bar, and restaurant on Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny section of New Orleans, Louisiana.- Overview :...
- New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- The Spotted Cat - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Tipitina's
Tipitina's is a music venue located at the corner of Napoleon Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.Local music enthusiasts opened the venue in January 14, 1977. The name was inspired by a well-known song by Professor Longhair who also performed there until his death...
- New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- d.b.a. - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Maple Leaf Bar
The Maple Leaf Bar is a music performance venue in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is also a bar and hosts a variety of other events.The Maple Leaf is on Oak Street in the Carrollton neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans. Opened on Feb 24, 1974, it is one of the longest continuing operations of New...
- New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Club 300 - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Sweet Lorraine's - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Maison Bourbon - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Vaughan's - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Palm Court Jazz Cafe - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Donna's - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- The Dragon's Den - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- 528 Jazz Club - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
- Hi Ho Lounge - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major U.S. port and the largest city in the state of Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the largest metro area in the state....
Massachusetts
- Regattabar - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, a nexus of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Notably, Cambridge is home to two internationally prominent...
- Ryles - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, a nexus of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Notably, Cambridge is home to two internationally prominent...
- The Acton Jazz Cafe - Acton, Massachusetts
Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Route 2 west of Concord and about ten miles southwest of Lowell. The population was 20,331 at the 2000 census...
- Scullers - Boston, Massachusetts
- Wally's Cafe
Wally's Cafe is the oldest continually operating jazz club in the United States. It has been home to talent from the Boston area and specifically from Berklee College of Music that is located around a block away. Wally's was founded by Joseph L. Walcott. Mr. Walcott was a Barbadian who immigrated...
- Boston, Massachusetts
Michigan
- Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Baker's Keyboard Lounge located on 20510 Livernois Street in Detroit, Michigan is the world's oldest operating jazz club, operating since May 1934.-Early History:...
- Detroit, MichiganDetroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
- Bert's Marketplace - Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
- Cliff Bell's - Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
- Seldom Blues - Detroit Michigan
- Firefly Jazz Club - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. It is the state's seventh largest city with a population of 114,024 as of the 2000 Census, of which 36,892 are university or college students...
(Closed Aug 13, 2009)
Minnesota
- Artists' Quarter
The Artists' Quarter is a well known musician owned and operated jazz club in Twin Cities. The club opened in the early 1970s in South Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1995. The club is in the basement of the historic Hamm Building in downtown St. Paul.The club...
- Twin Cities, Minnesota
- Dakota Jazz Club
The Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant is a well respected jazz club in Twin Cities.The club opened in the 1980s at Bandana Square in St. Paul and moved to downtown Minneapolis on Nicollet Mall in 2002...
- Twin Cities, Minnesota
New York
- 55 Bar - Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village , often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families. Greenwich Village, however, was known in the late 19th – earlier to mid 20th...
, New York City, New York
- Zinc Bar - Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village , often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families. Greenwich Village, however, was known in the late 19th – earlier to mid 20th...
, New York City, New York
- Birdland
Birdland is a jazz club started in New York City on December 15, 1949. The original Birdland, which was located at 1678 Broadway, just north of West 52nd Street in Manhattan, was closed in 1965 due to increased rents, but it re-opened for one night in 1979...
- New York City, New York
- Blue Note
Blue Note is a chain of jazz clubs with restaurants. The first Blue Note opened in New York City's Greenwich Village in 1981 by its owner and founder Danny Bensusan, and is now considered one of the world's most famous jazz venues...
- New York City, New York
- Lenox Lounge
Lenox Lounge is a long-standing bar in Harlem, New York City. It was founded in 1939 and served as venue for performances by many great jazz artists, including Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane...
- New York City, New York
- Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - New York City, New York
- Five Spot
The Five Spot Cafe was located in New York City at the corner of Cooper Square and St. Mark's Place. The Five Spot had originally been somewhat further downtown at 5 Cooper Square, between Third and Fourth Streets when it first started presenting jazz. It was a very small place, where in the...
- New York City, New York
- Iridium Jazz Club
The Iridium Jazz Club is a jazz club located on Broadway in New York City. John Colianni and the Mingus Big Band are weekly performers there. Up until his death at age 94, guitar legend and music industry pioneer Les Paul performed weekly at the club....
- New York City, New York
- Minton's Playhouse
Minton’s Playhouse is a jazz club and bar located on the first floor of the Hotel Cecil at 210 West 118th Street in Harlem. Minton’s was founded by tenor saxophonist Henry Minton in 1938...
- HarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.Harlem has been defined by a series...
, New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
- Savoy Ballroom
The Savoy Ballroom located in Harlem, New York City, was a medium sized ballroom for music and public dancing that was in operation from 1926 to 1958. It was located between 140th and 141st Streets on Lenox Avenue....
- HarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.Harlem has been defined by a series...
, New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
- Smalls - Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village , often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families. Greenwich Village, however, was known in the late 19th – earlier to mid 20th...
- New York City, New York
- Village Vanguard
The Village Vanguard is a jazz club in Greenwich Village in New York City on 7th Avenue South. The club opened on February 22, 1935 by Max Gordon...
- New York City, New York
- The Open Door - New York City, New York
- Clark Monroe's Uptown House
Clark Monroe's Uptown House, sometimes shortened to Monroe's Uptown House or simply Monroe's, was a nightclub in New York City. Along with Minton's Playhouse, it was one of the two principal clubs in the early history of bebop jazz....
- HarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.Harlem has been defined by a series...
, New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
- Jazz Standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
- New York City, New York
- Smoke Jazz Club - New York City, New York
- Sweet Rhythm - Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village , often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families. Greenwich Village, however, was known in the late 19th – earlier to mid 20th...
, New York City, New York
- Cleopatra's Needle
Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The London and New York ones are a pair, while the Paris one comes from a different original site where its twin remains...
- New York City, New York
Ohio
- Dick's Den - Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the county seat of Franklin County, although parts of the city also extend into Delaware and Fairfield counties...
- Murphy's Place - Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio within the Great Lakes Region and the county seat of Lucas County. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border. It is the principal city in the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the 2000 census,...
- Night Town-Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border...
Oklahoma
- UCO
-In education:*University of Central Oklahoma *University of California Observatories, a multi-campus astronomical research unit of the University of California-Other:...
Jazz Lab - Edmond, OklahomaEdmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state. The population was 68,315 at the 2000 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state of Oklahoma....
- Red Piano Lounge - Downtown Oklahoma City
Downtown Oklahoma City is located at the geographic center of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area and is the principal business district of the city...
- Deep Deuce
Deep Deuce historic neighborhood is a district in Downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It consists mostly of low rise apartment buildings and various formerly vacant mixed-use buildings and shops....
Jazz Cafe - Downtown Oklahoma CityDowntown Oklahoma City is located at the geographic center of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area and is the principal business district of the city...
Pennsylvania
- Gullifty's - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...
- Dowe's on 9th - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...
- Zanzibar Blue
Zanzibar Blue was a jazz club located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for its live jazz each night and for Sunday brunch, it branded itself as "Philadelphia's Premier Jazz Club". Owned by brothers Robert and Benjamin Jr. Bynum, the club was located in Center City, Philadelphia below the...
- Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...
- Chris's Jazz Cafe - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Texas
- Caravan of Dreams
The Caravan of Dreams was a performing arts center located in the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas during the 1980s and 1990s. The venue was best known locally as a live music nightclub, though this only represented one portion of a larger facility. The center also included a...
- Fort Worth, TexasFort Worth is the seventeenth-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Located in and a cultural gateway into the American West, the city covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, and Denton counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant...
- Jim Cullum's Landing - San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventh-largest city in the United States. The city is characteristic of other Southwest urban centers in which there are sparsely populated areas and a low density rate outside of the city. It was the fourth-fastest growing...
- Elephant Room - Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 15th-largest in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation...
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