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Best Jazz Venues
In terms of results, many venues that ranked in the top 100 were well known, though there were some unexpected appearances and I was pleasantly surprised to discover some very cool places that present jazz. In addition to the top 100, we also provide top lists by US-only, by non US-only and by city. Results by city should prove particularly useful to business travelers and vacationers; perhaps musicians will discover new places to perform.
So congratulations to the top 100 venues! Our email notifying you of your award should have arrived by now—if you don't see it, check your spam folder. As an additional token of thanks, a few venues that helped raise the awareness of the poll will receive a complimentary year of our premium venue page promotional service.
Of the 26,766 venues listed in our database, the following received the most votes:
- 1
Kozlov Club
Moscow, Russian Federation - 2
Bop Stop
Cleveland, OH - 3
Village Vanguard
New York, NY - 4
Philly Joe's
Tallinn, Estonia - 5
Piedmont Piano Company
Oakland, CA - 6
Smalls Jazz Club
New York, NY - 7
Vortex Jazz Club
London, United Kingdom - 8
Yoshi's Oakland
Oakland, CA - 9
Ronnie Scott's
London, United Kingdom - 10
Blue Note New York
New York, NY - 11
The Sequoia Room
Fort Bragg, CA - 12
SFJAZZ Center
San Francisco, CA - 13
An Die Musik Live
Baltimore, MD - 14
Le Chat Noir De Salis
Miami, FL - 15
Jazz Standard
New York, NY - 16
Nighttown
Cleveland Heights, OH - 17
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
New York, NY - 18
@exuberance
Philadelphia, PA - 19
JFC Jazz Club
St Petersburg, Russian Federation - 20
The Jazz Corner
Hilton Head Island, SC - 21
Fiesta Sunset Jazz
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 22
Blues Alley
Washington, DC - 23
Birdland
New York, NY - 24
The Bear Club
Luton, United Kingdom - 25
Blue Whale
Los Angeles, CA - 26
Bimhuis
Amsterdam, Netherlands - 27
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
New York, NY - 28
Chris' Jazz Café
Philadelphia, PA - 29
Esse
Moscow, Russian Federation - 30
Dazzle Jazz Club
Denver, CO - 31
BLU Jazz+
Akron, OH - 32
The Sound Room
Oakland, CA - 33
Mezzrow Jazz Club
New York, NY - 34
Sam First
Los Angeles, CA - 35
Igor Butman Jazz Club
Moscow, Russian Federation - 36
Crooners Supper Club
Minneapolis, MN - 37
South Jazz Club
Philadelphia, PA - 38
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
Chicago, IL - 39
55 Bar
New York, NY - 40
606 Club
London, United Kingdom - 41
Catalina Bar & Grill
Hollywood, CA - 42
California Jazz Conservatory
Berkeley, CA - 43
Jazz Showcase
Chicago, IL - 44
Art Boutiki
San Jose, CA - 45
Iridium
New York, NY - 46
Birdland Theater
New York, NY - 47
Jazz Alley
Seattle, WA - 48
PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho
London, United Kingdom - 49
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse
Berkeley, CA - 50
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Santa Cruz, CA - 51
The 75 Club
New York, NY - 52
Chocolate Secrets
Dallas, TX - 53
Cafe OTO
London, United Kingdom - 54
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
New Orleans, LA - 55
The Jazz Gallery
New York, NY - 56
Duc Des Lombards
Paris, France - 57
The Baked Potato
Studio City, CA - 58
Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club
Denver, CO - 59
Porgy & Bess
Vienna, Austria - 60
Blue Note Milan
Milan, Italy - 61
Ume? Jazzstudio
Ume?, Sweden - 62
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Minneapolis, MN - 63
Jazz Club Ferrara
Ferrara, Italy - 64
The Nash
Phoenix, AZ - 65
Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York, NY - 66
Blue Note Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan - 67
Scullers Jazz Club
Boston, MA - 68
Philadelphia Clef Club Of Jazz
Philadelphia, PA - 69
Jazz Forum
Tarrytown, NY - 70
New Morning
Paris, France - 71
Jam Club
Moscow, Russian Federation - 72
Regattabar
Cambridge, MA - 73
Cafe Stritch
San Jose, CA - 74
The Hat Bar
Saint-petersburg, Russian Federation - 75
Jazz at Kitano
New York, NY - 76
Twins Jazz
Washington, DC - 77
Vibrato Grill Jazz
Bel Air, CA - 78
Dom 7
St Petersburg, Russian Federation - 79
Sunset-Sunside
Paris, France - 80
Paris Bistro & Jazz Cafe
Philadelphia, PA - 81
Band On The Wall
Manchester, United Kingdom - 82
Jazz Cafe
London, United Kingdom - 83
Fasching
Stockholm, Sweden - 84
Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
San Francisco, CA - 85
Arthur's Blues and Jazz
Dublin, Ireland - 86
Zinc Bar
New York, NY - 87
Tula's
Seattle, WA - 88
Jazzclub Unterfahrt
Munich, Germany - 89
Moods
Zurich, Switzerland - 90
Andy's Jazz Club
Chicago, IL - 91
Tartu Jazz Club
Tartu, Estonia - 92
Lilypad
Cambridge, MA - 93
Blue Note Napa
Napa, CA - 94
Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club
Studio City, CA - 95
The Stone
New York, NY - 96
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Pittsburgh, PA - 97
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society at the Douglas Beach House
Half Moon Bay, CA - 98
Caton Castle Lounge
Baltimore, MD - 99
Constellation
Chicago, IL - 100
A-Trane Jazz Club
Berlin, Germany
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