List of jazz venues

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.

Austria

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Belgium

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See also: Category:Jazz clubs in Belgium

Antwerp

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Brussels

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Canada

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Edmonton

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Montreal

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  • Dièse Onze[2]: 6 
  • Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill[2]: 6 

Toronto

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Vancouver

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  • Frankie's Jazz Club[2]: 6 

Czech Republic

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  • AghaRTA Jazz Centrum, Prague[2]: 6 
  • The Jazz Dock, Prague[2]: 6 

Denmark

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Estonia

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Finland

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France

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Paris

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Main article: List of jazz clubs in Paris

Marseille

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Germany

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Berlin

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Cologne

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Frankfurt

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Hamburg

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Mannheim

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  • Ella & Louis Jazz Club[2]: 8 

Munich

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Stuttgart

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  • BIX Jazzclub[2]: 8 

Tübingen

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  • Jazz im Prinz Karl[2]: 8 

Israel

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Italy

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Milan

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Rome

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  • Alexanderplatz[2]: 8 
  • Casa del Jazz[2]: 8 

Japan

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Latvia

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  • M/Darbnīca, Riga[2]: 8 
  • VEF Jazz Club, Riga[2]: 8 

Mexico

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Netherlands

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Norway

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  • Victoria Nasjonal Jazz Scene, Oslo[2]: 10 

Portugal

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Russia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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  • Marian’s Jazz Room, Bern[2]: 10 

Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Bristol

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London

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Manchester

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United States

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Main article: List of jazz venues in the United States

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What Killed Jazz? The Plot Thickens". JazzWax. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd Alkyer, Frank (February 2024). "DownBeat 2024 International Jazz Venue Guide". DownBeat. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ^ a b c d Todd, Jeffrey D. (January 2012). "Mack Goldsbury (interview)". Cadence Magazine. 38 (1 (399)). Richland, OR: Cadence Magazine, LLC: 79–107. ISSN 0162-6973.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Ron Wynn, ed. (1994), "Venues", All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, pp. 715–721, ISBN 0-87930-308-5
  5. ^ Sutro, Dirk (2006). Jazz for Dummies. For Dummies (2nd ed.). p. 240. ISBN 9780471768449. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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