The Louis Moholo Quintet performing at a jazz club.

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.^[1] 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.

Belgium[edit]

• Antwerp Jazz Club (AJC)


• Hot Club of Belgium


• Jazz Station Brussels


• L'Archiduc Brussels


• 
  The Music Village, Brussels

Bulgaria[edit]

• Jazz bar, Sofia

Canada[edit]

Toronto[edit]

• Colonial Tavern


• George's Spaghetti House


• Town Tavern


• The Rex Jazz & Blues Bar

Denmark[edit]

• 
  Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen
  

France[edit]

Paris[edit]

• Le Baiser Salé


• Le Caveau de la Huchette


• Le Chat Qui Pêche


• Le Duc des Lombards


• New Morning


• Sunset/Sunside

Marseille[edit]

• La Caravelle

Germany[edit]

Berlin[edit]

• 
  A-Trane^[2]


• 
  B-flat^[2]

Cologne[edit]

• The Loft^[2]


• Subway^[2]

Hamburg[edit]

• Birdland


• Mojo Club

Greece[edit]

• 
  Half Note Jazz Club, Athens ^[3]

Italy[edit]

• 
  Blue Note, Milan
  


• 
  28Divino Jazz, Rome
  

Japan[edit]

• 
  Pit Inn, Tokyo

Portugal[edit]

• 
  Hot Club of Portugal, Lisbon
  

Netherlands[edit]

• 
  Bimhuis, Amsterdam
  

Turkey[edit]

• 
  Shaft, Istanbul
  

United Kingdom[edit]

• 
  The Concorde Club, Eastleigh, Hampshire
  


• 
  Oxford University Jazz Society, Oxford
  


• 
  Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar
  

Bristol[edit]

• East Bristol Jazz Club

London[edit]

• 606 Club


• Club Eleven


• Ealing Jazz Club


• Jazz Café


• Le QuecumBar


• Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club


• The Bull's Head (Barnes)


• Vortex Jazz Club

Manchester[edit]

• Band on the Wall


• Matt and Phreds Jazz Bar

United States[edit]

• 
  Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit
  


• 
  Birdland^[4]


• Blue Note


• 
  Blue Whale, Los Angeles
  


• 
  The Bottom Line^[4]


• 
  Café Bohemia^[4]


• 
  Café Society^[4]


• 
  Carnegie Hall^[4]


• Catalina Bar & Grill (Hollywood, CA)


• 
  Condon's^[4]


• 
  Cotton Club^[4]


• Five Spot


• Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz Club (Bel-Air, CA)


• 
  Lulu White's Mahogany Hall, Storyville, New Orleans^[4]


• 
  Nick's^[4]


• 
  Preservation Hall, French Quarter, New Orleans^[4]


• 
  Regal Theater^[4]


• 
  Ryles Jazz Club, Cambridge^[4]


• 
  Savoy Ballroom^[4]


• Smalls Jazz Club


• 
  Tipitina's, Uptown, New Orleans^[4]


• 
  The Village Gate^[4]


• 
  Village Vanguard^[4]

See also[edit]

• Jazz club


• List of jazz festivals


• List of concert halls


• List of contemporary amphitheatres


• List of opera houses

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• 
  Jazz Near You: 20,000 venue listings


• List of Canadian Jazz Clubs with show schedules