List of jazz venues in the United States

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
• The Ravenscroft, Scottsdale
• The Century Room, Tucson

California

• Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara

Los Angeles metropolitan area

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

San Francisco Bay Area

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

Colorado

• Dazzle (Denver Performing Arts Complex), Denver

Connecticut

• Firehouse 12, New Haven
• The Side Door Jazz Club, Old Lyme

District of Columbia

• Blues Alley, Georgetown, Washington
• Bohemian Caverns, U Street, Washington
• The Club at Studio K (Kennedy Center), Foggy Bottom, Washington
• 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
• Judson’s Live, Orlando

Georgia

• Eddie's Attic, Decatur
• The Velvet Note, Alpharetta

Hawaii

• Blue Note Hawaii, Waikiki, Honolulu

Illinois

• Evanston S.P.A.C.E., Evanston

Chicago

Indiana

• Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis

Louisiana

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

Maryland

• An Die Musik Live!,Baltimore
• Keystone Korner, Baltimore
• Sportsmen's Lounge, Baltimore

Massachusetts

• Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton
• The Lilypad, Cambridge
• Ryles Jazz Club, Cambridge

Boston

• Hi-Hat
• Jazz Workshop
• Lulu White's
• Paul's Mall
• Scullers Jazz Club, Allston, Boston
• Southland
• Storyville
• Wally's Cafe

Michigan

• Blue Llama, Ann Arbor
• Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Gross Pointe Farms

Detroit

• Aretha's Jazz Cafe
• Baker's Keyboard Lounge
• Blue Bird Inn
• Cliff Bell's
• Orchestra Hall, or Paradise Theater

Minnesota

• Artists' Quarter, Saint Paul
• Crooners Lounge & Supper Club, Minneapolis
• Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis

Missouri

• Ferring Jazz Bistro, St. Louis
• Murry's, Columbia
• Subway Club, Kansas City
• Peacock Alley, St. Louis

Nebraska

• Dreamland Ballroom, North Omaha

Nevada

• Cappozoli's, Las Vegas

New Hampshire

• Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club, Portsmouth

New Jersey

• Shanghai Jazz, Madison

Newark, New Jersey

New Mexico

• Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque

New York

• Jazz Forum, Tarrytown

New York City

Manhattan

52nd Street

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

Bowery

• Five Spot

Columbus Circle

• Dizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center)

East Village

• 8BC
• Nublu Club

Greenwich Village

• Arthur's Tavern
• Blue Note
• Boomer's
• The Bottom Line
• Café Bohemia
• Café Society
• Condon's
• The Cookery
• Mezzrow
• Nick's
• Smalls Jazz Club
• The Stone
• Village Gate
• Village Vanguard

Harlem

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

Lower East Side

• Slugs' Saloon

Midtown Manhattan

• Birdland
• Carnegie Hall
• Iridium Jazz Club
• Jazz Gallery, Flatiron District
• Metropole
• Roseland Ballroom

NoHo

• Studio Rivbea (see Sam Rivers)

SoHo

• Ali's Alley (see Rashied Ali)

Upper West Side

• Mikell's
• Smoke

Queens

• Louis Armstrong House Museum

North Carolina

• Sharp 9 Gallery, Durham
• Missy Lane's Assembly Room, Durham

Ohio

• Blu Jazz+, Akron
• Bop Stop, Cleveland
• Jazz Central, Dayton

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

• Earle
• Lincoln Theater
• Pearl Theatre
• Showboat
• South Restaurant & Jazz Club
• Zanzibar Blue

Pittsburgh

• Chris’ Jazz Café
• Con Alma
• Gullifty's, Squirrel Hill
• MCG Jazz

South Carolina

• The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head

Tennessee

• The Palace, Memphis
• Rudy's Jazz Room, Nashville

Texas

• Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth
• Sardines Ristorante Italiano, Fort Worth
• Scat Jazz Lounge, Fort Worth
• Señor Blues, El Paso

Virginia

• The Birchmere, Alexandria

Washington

• Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle
• The Royal Room, Seattle
• 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

References