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Quick guide to 37 jazz clubs in New Orleans |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 28 January 2005 |
Quick guide to 37 jazz clubs in New Orleans: (For a complete list of clubs with live music including Jazz,
Cajun music, Rock, Blues and Zydeco
visit www.offbeat.com):
- 307 Jazz & Blues Club, 307 Jefferson St. (Lafayette),
337-262-0307 Located on Lafayette's happening Jefferson Street, this
jazz and blues club packs in the crowds with local and national acts.
Have a drink the in front bar then head to the intimate, candlelit
lounge in the back for some of the best music in Lafayette.
- Andrew Jaeger's House of Seafood, 300 Decatur 581-2534. This
French Quarter restaurant serves a delectable combination of nightly
live jazz with the finest local crabs, shrimp, oysters, crawfish and
other denizens of Louisiana's waters. Music nightly starting at 7.
www.andrewjaegers.com
- Apple Barrel, 609 Frenchmen St. 949-9399. Dubbed as Frenchmen
Street's best-kept secret, the cozy Apple Barrel Bar offers live jazz
or blues every night of the week. The bar's acoustics are so good that
some local artists have actually recorded here.
- Arnaud's Richelieu Room, 8l3 Bienville 528-9900 Live New
Orleans jazz nightly from 6:30 p.m. with no coat and tie required
(although Arnaud's Restaurant does require such dignified apparel).
- Blue Nile, 532 Frenchmen St. 948-2583 A groovy little
atmospheric music club offering live performances from famous and
up-and-coming jazz, blues, rock and funk acts. There is also salsa
dancing and Latin Jazz every Friday from Freddie Omar and his band.
Great mood lighting, cool furniture and decorations as well as an
extensive selection of imported draft beers & exotic beverages make
this Frenchmen Street nightspot a must visit. Live music Tuesday
through Sunday starting at 8.
- Le Bon Temps Roule, 4801 Magazine 895-8ll7 This Uptown bar
features a stage known as the House of Dues upon which is performed
local blues, funk, jazz and R&B for a clientele which includes
undergraduates, attorneys, music freaks who enjoy a good brew and
balletomanes.
- Cafe Brasil, 2100 Chartres 949-0851 The musical home of
cultural diversity - reggae, Latin, jazz, Klezmer - in New Orleans.
Located in the Faubourg Marigny, just outside the French Quarter,
between Esplanade Ave. and Elysian Fields at the corner of Frenchmen
Street. Open late.
- Cafe Sbisa, 1011 Decatur 522-5565 Jazz pianist Earl Brown
performs Fridays and Saturdays between 7:30 p.m. and l0 p.m. A jazz
brunch with his trio is on the agenda every Sunday between 10:30 a.m.
and 3 p.m.
- Can Can Cafe, 340 Bourbon 553-2372 The Silver Leaf Jazz Band plays traditional New Orleans jazz Tuesday through Sunday at 8 p.m.
- Creole Queen, l Poydras (at the River) 529-4567 Sail the
waters of the mighty, muddy Mississippi during the nightly dinner jazz
cruise. The ship boards at 7 p.m. and departs the dock at 8 p.m.
- Crescent City Brewhouse, 527 Decatur 522-0571 The original
New Orleans brewpub serves fresh beers brewed on the premises, Creole
cuisine and live jazz seven nights a week. The music continues until
midnight on weekends; on Sundays, the jazz can be sampled between 6 and
9 p.m.
- Donna's Bar and Grill, 800 N. Rampart 596-69l4 The
headquarters for brass bands in New Orleans. The French brothers -
drummer Bob and bassist George - lead the famed Monday night jam
sessions wherein a Who's Who of local jazz luminaries join in the fun.
- Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar, 5535 Tchoupitoulas 89l-8500 A
great mix of live blues, modern jazz, various roots music and good
smokes; satin smoking jackets optional.
More clubs follow:
- Fritzel's European Jazz Pub, 733 Bourbon 561-0432 Recently under
new management, Fritzel's continues to offer fine trad jazz by Jack
Maheu and Ryan Burrage weekly, Wednesdays though Sundays. Special
musical guests from Europe generally perform as well during Mardi Gras
& Jazz Fest.
- Funky Butt at Congo Square, 7l4 N. Rampart 558-0872 Named
after the theme song of jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden, this cozy club is
where one might encounter the best of New Orleans' young jazz lions
from Irvin Mayfield to Kermit Ruffins. There's a particularly
voluptuous painting in the vestibule. In a previous incarnation, the
Butt was frequented by Rock Hudson, whose ghost is sometimes sighted
cruising the surrounding streets.
- The Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude 947-9344 Reopened recently
under new management (and repainted on the outside too!) the Hi-Ho is
making a play to be one of the hipper little clubs in town. Everything
from blues to funk to jazz to what-have-you; call the club for info.
Open 7 days.
- Howlin' Wolf, 828 S. Peters 522-WOLF Despite the name
(conjuring images of Chicago blues), this club is the high velocity
outlet for rock bands with occasional blues and jazz. Comfortable, cold
A/C and owner Howie Kaplan is determined to make you love his club.
Located in the Warehouse District.
- Le Jazz Meridien, Hotel Meridien, 614 Canal 525-6500 Elegant
jazz in the elegant lobby of an elegant hotel created by French
proprietors from the country where elegance was invented.
- Jimmy's, 8200 Willow 86l-8200 One of New Orleans' oldest
surviving music clubs, Jimmy's no longer features live bands on a
regular schedule, but opens as a concert venue during Mardi Gras and
Jazz Fest.
- Joe's Cozy Corner, l532 Ursulines 56l-92l6 Located in the
historically funky neighborhood of Treme, right outside the French
Quarter, Joe's features the ReBirth Brass Band every Wednesday at
approximately 11 p.m., as well as live jazz on Saturday and Sunday,
commencing at 7:30 p.m.
- Kerry Irish Pub, 331 Decatur 527-5954 The heart and soul of
Dublin in the middle of the French Quarter with Irish music (as well as
folk, jazz and blues) seven nights a week. James Joyce would feel right
at home; you may even hear locals spouting quotations from Finnegan's
Wake.
- The Line, 2029 N. Claiborne 947-9622 Every Saturday night
from midnight to 4 a.m., trumpeter Kid Merv & All That Jazz hosts
"Round Midnight," a late-night, old-school jazz jam with some of the
city's finest jazz musicians.
- Mama's Blues, 616 N. Rampart, 524-1871 The Funky Butt's
sister club, above Mama Rosa's Pizza, sporadically showcases locals
like Marva Wright, the Wild Magnolias and Cyril Neville, among others;
jazz & poetry nights are also held occasionally. Best to call
first.
- Maison Bourbon Jazz Club, 641 Bourbon 522-8818 This stalwart
Bourbon Street Dixieland & traditional jazz club currently features
bands led by young jazz lion Jamil Sharif, as well as trad favorites
Jamie Wight and Dwayne Burns.
- Natchez Steamboat, Toulouse St. Wharf 586-8777 This classic
Mississippi riverboat sails three times daily, at ll:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.
and 7 p.m. Traditional New Orleans jazz is featured and the evening
cruise includes dinner (reservations required).
- One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse 569-8361. All of the finer
points of El Matador and The Shim Sham Club rolled into one hip venue.
The club offers live jazz, funk, and rock as well as sexy burlesque
shows that can't be found anywhere else.
- Palm Court Jazz Cafe, 1204 Decatur 525-0200 Traditional jazz
cafe in the French Quarter with a truly monumental selection of jazz
recordings available for devotees of the music that was invented in New
Orleans.
- Preservation Hall, 726 St. Peter 523-8939 Back in the days
when the future of traditional New Orleans jazz seemed dim, this is the
place that kept the music alive. There is no bar or climate control.
The music begins nightly at 8 p.m. with a line usually forming outside
a half-hour before.
- Ragin' Rooster, 228 Bourbon 528-9315 Live musicians performing jazz, R&B, blues and the oldies seven nights a week.
- Razzoo Bar & Patio, 511 Bourbon 522-5l00 The delights
include karaoke, three-for-one Happy Hours (4 p.m. until 9 p.m.), live
music and a patio with natural humidity.
- Ritz-Carlton's French Quarter Bar, 921 Canal St. 524-1331
Catch top-notch local jazz entertainers Karin Williams, Ingrid Lucia or
Jeremy Davenport Tuesdays through Sunday at the five-star chain's cozy
watering hole.
- Sandbar, UNO Campus at the Cove 286-6381 Located on the
lakefront campus of UNO and often the site of performances by talented
faculty members (and gigging musicians) and his various gifted students
of jazz.
- Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen 949-0696 The city's premier jazz
club with live music seven nights a week. Ellis Marsalis is on stage
most Fridays and Charmaine Neville sings most Mondays. A nice
restaurant with great burgers and steaks is also on the premises. Two
shows nightly at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
- The Spotted Cat, 623 Frenchmen 943-3887 All sorts of funky
roots music can be heard here on a nightly basis. At least two bands
perform each night - the first starting around 6 p.m. and the second
about 9:30 p.m. Music ranging from blues to trad jazz to Latin and
various permutations make the Cat a current favorite hang for many on
the Frenchmen Street scene.
- Steak Knife Restaurant and Bar, 888 Harrison Ave. 488-8981
Located in the sedate Lakeview area of New Orleans, the Knife Bar
presents various jazz acts on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m.
until 1 a.m.
- Sweet Lorraine's, l931 St. Claude 945-9654 Live jazz on the
weekends with such stellar players as Michael Ward, Nicholas Payton and
Clarence Johnson, III.
- Wit's Inn, 14l N. Carrollton 486-1600 The music includes Top
40 covers, jazz, R&B and on Saturdays and Sundays,
singer/songwriters.
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