List of jazz venues in the United States

Main article: List of jazz venues

This is a list of notable American venues where jazz music is, or has been, played. It includes jazz clubs, nightclubs, dancehalls and historic venues as well.

Alabama

• Carver Theatre, Birmingham

Arizona

• The Nash, Phoenix[1]: 5 
• The Ravenscroft, Scottsdale[1]: 5 

California

• Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara[1]: 5 

Los Angeles metropolitan area

• The Baked Potato, Studio City[1]: 5 
• Billy Berg's, Hollywood
• Catalina Bar & Grill, Hollywood[1]: 5 
• Donte's, North Hollywood[2]
• Down Beat, Central Avenue[3]
• Dunbar Hotel, Central Avenue[3]
• The Haig, Hollywood
• Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz, Bel Air
• Jazz Bakery, Culver City
• Lighthouse Cafe, Hermosa Beach[3][4]
• Lincoln Theater, Central Avenue[3]
• Quality Cafe, Downtown
• Sam First, Westchester[5][1]: 5 
• Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood[3]
• Tiffany Club, Wilshire District

San Francisco Bay Area

• Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay[1]: 5 
• Black Cat, Tenderloin, San Francisco[1]: 5 
• Black Hawk, Tenderloin, San Francisco[4]
• Great American Music Hall, Tenderloin, San Francisco
• Keystone Korner, North Beach, San Francisco[4]
• Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Downtown Santa Cruz[4][1]: 5 
• Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley[4]
• Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio, San Francisco[1]: 5 
• Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
• SF Jazz Center, San Francisco
• Yoshi's Jazz Club, Jack London Square, Oakland[1]: 5 

Colorado

• Dazzle (Denver Performing Arts Complex), Denver[1]: 5 

Connecticut

• Firehouse 12, New Haven[1]: 2 
• The Side Door Jazz Club, Old Lyme[1]: 2 

District of Columbia

• Blues Alley, Georgetown, Washington[1]: 3 
• Bohemian Caverns, U Street, Washington
• The Club at Studio K (Kennedy Center), Foggy Bottom, Washington[1]: 3 
• Howard Theatre, Shaw, Washington
• Krazy Kat Klub, Downtown, Washington
• Lincoln Theatre, U Street, Washington
• Republic Gardens, U Street, Washington

Florida

• Heidi’s Jazz Club & Restaurant, Cocoa Beach[1]: 2 
• Judson’s Live, Orlando[1]: 2 

Georgia

• Eddie's Attic, Decatur
• The Velvet Note, Alpharetta[1]: 3 

Hawaii

• Blue Note Hawaii, Waikiki, Honolulu

Illinois

• Evanston S.P.A.C.E., Evanston[1]: 4 

Chicago

• Andy's Jazz Club[1]: 4 
• Bee Hive[4]
• The Black Orchid
• Club DeLisa
• Constellation Jazz Club[1]: 4 
• Friar's Inn (1920s)
• Green Mill Cocktail Lounge[1]: 4 
• HotHouse
• Hungry Brain[1]: 4 
• The Jazz Showcase[1]: 4 
• Kelly's Stables
• London House
• Macomba Lounge
• Plugged Nickel[4]
• Rhumboogie Café
• Regal Theater[4]
• Sunset Cafe
• Sutherland Lounge
• The Velvet Lounge
• Winter's Jazz Club[1]: 4 

Indiana

• Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis[1]: 4 

Louisiana

• The Blue Nile, French Quarter, New Orleans[1]: 3–4 
• Lulu White's Mahogany Hall, Storyville, New Orleans[4]
• Maple Leaf Bar, Uptown, New Orleans
• Mother-in-Law Lounge, Tremé, New Orleans[1]: 4 
• Preservation Hall, French Quarter, New Orleans[4][1]: 4 
• Snug Harbor, Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans[1]: 4 
• Tipitina's, Uptown, New Orleans[4][1]: 4 

Maryland

• An Die Musik Live!,Baltimore[1]: 2 
• Keystone Korner, Baltimore[6][1]: 2 
• Sportsmen's Lounge, Baltimore[4]

Massachusetts

• Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton
• The Lilypad, Cambridge[1]: 2 
• Ryles Jazz Club, Cambridge[4]

Boston

• Hi-Hat[4]
• Jazz Workshop[4]
• Lulu White's[4]
• Paul's Mall[4]
• Scullers Jazz Club, Allston, Boston[1]: 2 
• Southland
• Storyville[4]
• Wally's Cafe[1]: 2 

Michigan

• Blue Llama, Ann Arbor[1]: 4 
• Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Gross Pointe Farms[1]: 4 

Detroit

• Baker's Keyboard Lounge
• Blue Bird Inn
• Cliff Bell's[1]: 4 
• Orchestra Hall, or Paradise Theater[4]

Minnesota

• Artists' Quarter, Saint Paul
• Crooners Lounge & Supper Club, Minneapolis[1]: 4 
• Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis[1]: 4 

Missouri

• Ferring Jazz Bistro, St. Louis[1]: 4 
• Murry's, Columbia[1]: 4 
• Subway Club, Kansas City[4]
• Peacock Alley, St. Louis

Nebraska

• Dreamland Ballroom, North Omaha

New Hampshire

• Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club, Portsmouth[1]: 2 

New Jersey

• Shanghai Jazz, Madison[1]: 2 

Newark, New Jersey

• Sparky J's, later renamed the Cadillac Club
• The Kinney Club[7]
• Piccadilly Club[7]
• Club 83[7]
• Club Downbeat[7]
• Playbill Lounge[7]
• Front Room[7]
• Hi Spot[7]
• Teddy Powell's[7]
• Sugar Hill[7]
• Lloyd's Manor[7]
• Howard Bar[7]
• Key Club[7]
• Adams Theater[7]

New Mexico

• Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque[1]: 5 

New York

• Jazz Forum, Tarrytown[1]: 2 

New York City

Manhattan

The south side of 52nd Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues – looking east from 6th Avenue (c. March 1948); photo by William P. Gottlieb

52nd Street

• Downbeat Jazz Club[4]
• Famous Door[4]
• Hickory House[4]
• Jazz Standard
• Jimmy Ryan's[4]
• Kelly's Stables
• Onyx Club[4]
• Three Deuces[4]

Bowery

• Five Spot

Columbus Circle

• Dizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center)[1]: 2 

East Village

• 8BC
• Nublu Club[1]: 2–3 

Greenwich Village

• Arthur's Tavern
• Blue Note[1]: 2 
• Boomer's[4]
• The Bottom Line[4]
• Café Bohemia[4]
• Café Society[4]
• Condon's[4]
• The Cookery[4]
• Mezzrow[1]: 2 
• Nick's[4]
• Smalls Jazz Club[1]: 3 
• The Stone[1]: 3 
• Village Gate[4]
• Village Vanguard[4][1]: 3 

Harlem

• Alhambra[4]
• Apollo Theater, generally prior to the 1960s[4]
• Baby Grand[4]
• Cotton Club[4]
• Lenox Lounge
• Lincoln Theater[4]
• Minton's Playhouse[4]
• Clark Monroe's Uptown House[4]
• Savoy Ballroom[4]
• Smalls Paradise[4]
• Patrick's Place[4]

Lower East Side

• Slugs' Saloon[4]

Midtown Manhattan

• Birdland[4][1]: 2 
• Carnegie Hall[4]
• Iridium Jazz Club
• Jazz Gallery, Flatiron District[1]: 2 
• Metropole[4]
• Roseland Ballroom[4]

NoHo

• Studio Rivbea (see Sam Rivers)[4]

SoHo

• Ali's Alley (see Rashied Ali)[4]

Upper West Side

• Mikell's
• Smoke[1]: 3 

Queens

• Louis Armstrong House Museum[8]

North Carolina

• Sharp 9 Gallery, Durham[1]: 4 

Ohio

• Blu Jazz+, Akron[1]: 4 
• Bop Stop, Cleveland[1]: 5 
• Jazz Central, Dayton[9]

Oregon

• Blue Monk, Portland
• Brasserie Montmartre, Portland
• Jack London Revue, Portland
• Jazz de Opus, Portland
• Jimmy Mak's, Portland

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

• Earle[4]
• Lincoln Theater[4]
• Pearl Theatre
• Showboat[4]
• South Restaurant & Jazz Club[1]: 3 
• Zanzibar Blue

Pittsburgh

• Chris’ Jazz Café[1]: 3 
• Con Alma[10]
• Gullifty's, Squirrel Hill
• MCG Jazz[1]: 3 

South Carolina

• The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head[1]: 4 

Tennessee

• The Palace, Memphis[4]
• Rudy's Jazz Room, Nashville[1]: 4 

Texas

• Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth
• Sardines Ristorante Italiano, Fort Worth[11][12]
• Scat Jazz Lounge, Fort Worth[1]: 4 
• Señor Blues, El Paso[13]

Virginia

• The Birchmere, Alexandria

Washington

• Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle[14][1]: 5 
• The Royal Room, Seattle[1]: 5 
• The Triple Door, Seattle
• Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, Seattle

See also

• Jazz club
• List of jazz festivals
• List of concert halls
• List of contemporary amphitheatres
• List of opera houses

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