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[edit]
Arizona[edit]
- The Nash, Phoenix[1]: 5
- The Ravenscroft, Scottsdale[1]: 5
California[edit]
Los Angeles metropolitan area[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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, 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[edit]
- Dazzle (Denver Performing Arts Complex), Denver[1]: 5
Connecticut[edit]
District of Columbia[edit]
- Blues Alley, Georgetown, Washington[1]: 3
- Bohemian Caverns, U Street, Washington
- The Club at Studio K (Kennedy Center), Foggy Bottom, Washington[1]: 3
Florida[edit]
- Heidi’s Jazz Club & Restaurant, Cocoa Beach[1]: 2
- Judson’s Live, Orlando[1]: 2
Georgia[edit]
- Eddie's Attic, Decatur
- The Velvet Note, Alpharetta[1]: 3
Hawaii[edit]
Illinois[edit]
Chicago[edit]
- 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[edit]
Louisiana[edit]
- 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[edit]
- An Die Musik Live!,Baltimore[1]: 2
- Keystone Korner, Baltimore[6][1]: 2
- Sportsmen's Lounge, Baltimore[4]
Massachusetts[edit]
- Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton
- The Lilypad, Cambridge[1]: 2
- Ryles Jazz Club, Cambridge[4]
Boston[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Blue Llama, Ann Arbor[1]: 4
- Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Gross Pointe Farms[1]: 4
Detroit[edit]
- Baker's Keyboard Lounge
- Blue Bird Inn
- Cliff Bell's[1]: 4
- Orchestra Hall, or Paradise Theater[4]
Minnesota[edit]
- Artists' Quarter, Saint Paul
- Crooners Lounge & Supper Club, Minneapolis[1]: 4
- Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis[1]: 4
Missouri[edit]
- Ferring Jazz Bistro, St. Louis[1]: 4
- Murry's, Columbia[1]: 4
- Subway Club, Kansas City[4]
- Peacock Alley, St. Louis
Nebraska[edit]
New Hampshire[edit]
- Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club, Portsmouth[1]: 2
New Jersey[edit]
Newark, New Jersey[edit]
New Mexico[edit]
- Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque[1]: 5
New York[edit]
New York City[edit]
Manhattan[edit]
- 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]
- Dizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center)[1]: 2
- 8BC
- Nublu Club[1]: 2–3
- 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
- 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]
- Birdland[4][1]: 2
- Carnegie Hall[4]
- Iridium Jazz Club
- Jazz Gallery, Flatiron District[1]: 2
- Metropole[4]
- Roseland Ballroom[4]
- Studio Rivbea (see Sam Rivers)[4]
- Ali's Alley (see Rashied Ali)[4]
North Carolina[edit]
Ohio[edit]
Oregon[edit]
- Blue Monk, Portland
- Brasserie Montmartre, Portland
- Jack London Revue, Portland
- Jimmy Mak's, Portland
Pennsylvania[edit]
Philadelphia[edit]
- Earle[4]
- Lincoln Theater[4]
- Pearl Theatre
- Showboat[4]
- South Restaurant & Jazz Club[1]: 3
- Zanzibar Blue
Pittsburgh[edit]
- Chris’ Jazz Café[1]: 3
- Con Alma[9]
- Gullifty's, Squirrel Hill
- MCG Jazz[1]: 3
South Carolina[edit]
- The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head[1]: 4
Tennessee[edit]
Texas[edit]
- Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth
- Sardines Ristorante Italiano, Fort Worth[10][11]
- Scat Jazz Lounge, Fort Worth[1]: 4
- Señor Blues, El Paso[12]
Virginia[edit]
Washington[edit]
- Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle[13][1]: 5
- The Royal Room, Seattle[1]: 5
- The Triple Door, Seattle
- Tula's Restaurant and Jazz Club, Seattle
See also[edit]
- Jazz club
- List of jazz festivals
- List of concert halls
- List of contemporary amphitheatres
- List of opera houses
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