CANADA Jazz Clubs
BRITISH COLUMBIA
CHEMAINUS
Dancing Bean Cafe. 9752 Willow St. Tel: 250 246-5050. Fax: 250 246-5014 [contact: Larry W Kossey / Mona Kennedy. The Dancing Bean Cafe is a licensed bistro offering fabulous food and terrific treats in a warm inviting atmosphere. We have been supporting live local and touring musicians for over 2 years and feature a monthly open mic Jazz Jam hosted by the Aiko Jazz Quartet.]
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COBBLE HILL
Minstrels Jazz Club. 1490 Fisher Road. P.O.Box 144. Tel: (250) 743 1450. [contact: Phil Newns. Sunday afternoon Jazz from 2 - 5 p.m. A high calibre line up of professional musicians changes weekly. Minimal Cover charge includes coffee. Snacks available. Runs from September through May culminates in Annual Jazz Festival in the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island]
COURTENAY
Thursday Jazz at the Elks. Georgia Straight Jazz Society. 231 6th Street. [Operated by the Georgia Straight Jazz Society, the club features the best in jazz from Vancouver Island. Every Thursday, 7:30 pm with a different group each week; the third sets often a jam for both instrumentalists and singers. Admission by donation. Bar, Mediterranean appetizers. We also host a ticketed concert, one Sunday September - December and February - May, featuring artists such as Phil Dwyer, Bill Coon, Jennifer Scott, Brandy Disterhoff and Eli Bennet.]
NEW WESTMINSTER
Java Jazz Cafe & Bistro. 412 6th St. Tel: 604-521-2929. [contact: Ed & Salva Dayao. Ed & Salve Dayao come from long distinguished jazz careers that have included ten years at Trader Vic's at the Westin Bayshore. Now serving up foot tapping live vocal jazz and great filipino style home cooking that includes mouth watering bangus milkfish and their famous kare-kare to delight all your senses in their own establishment in a friendly cozy location every evening with different featured singers and guests from Tues to Sunday. Jam Sessions every Saturday from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm to warm up our winter afternoons. Hours Tues -Thurs Noon to 2:30pm & 5:30pm - midnight. Fri to 1:00am. Sat 3:00pm to 1:00 am. Sun 5:30 pm - Midnight.]
VERNON
Vernon Jazz Club. 3000 - 31st Street. Vernon state: BC [contact: Vernon Jazz Society. The Vernon Jazz Club, operated by the Vernon Jazz Society, is located on the second floor of a wonderful downtown heritage building in Vernon, B.C. Our concerts provide audiences an opportunity to listen to live music in a candlelit setting, while presenting musicians with an intimate venue in which to perform. We present concerts every second Saturday from September Through May. We have proudly hosted musicians from the Okanagan/Shuswap, Greater Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, New York, Cuba,and many points in between. This year we are celebrating our 11th season. 2010]
VICTORIA
Hermann's Jazz Club. 753 View Street. Tel: (250) 388-9166 [contact: Hermann. Hermann's has been the place for live jazz in Victoria for 25 years. Come to the club and enjoy dinner while listening to hot local and international jazz musicians]
VANCOUVER
Barclay's Lounge. 1348 Robinson Street. (604) 688 8850
Carnegie's. 619 W. Broadway, one block west of Granville; (604) 731-4141
Capones Restaurant & Live Jazz Club. 1141 Hamilton St. Te: 604-684-7900. Fax: 604-7960 [contact: Robert Gietl. Capones Restaurant & Live Jazz Club offers its guests the Total Experience. With live jazz 7 nights a week, outstanding food, a phenomenal wine list and exceptional service Capones really is the place to be. Featuring mouth watering tapas, pastas, pizzas & critically acclaimed signature entrees Capone is much more than just a jazz bar. Of course a trip to Capones is never complete with out trying one of our 35 award winning Signature Martinis. We also have a wide variety of imported liquors & beers to satisfy any desire one may have.
Capones jazz artists are hand picked local musicians and offer a vast array of west coast jazz and blues at its finest. Several of Capones artists have been performing with us since the very beginning.
Capones was the first restaurant to open in Yaletown twelve years ago when it was still a relatively quiet incubating neighborhood. Capones catered to the local warehouse workers with simple pizzas and cold beers. Since then Capones has grown tremendously and has become one of Vancouver’s top destination restaurants. Although Capones has been referred to as Yaletown’s best kept secret the secret seems to be out as Capones is grooving night after night. Call 604-684-7900 in advance to book a table. ]
The Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club. 3611 W. Broadway St. Tel: 604-738-1959. Fax: 604-738-1944 [contact: Cory Weeds. Premier jazz venue in Vancouver, featuring major players from local, Canadian and international scenes. Intimate room, thoughful menu and winelist. Hours: 7 or 8 til midnight(occasionally closed Tues/Wed in winter, call ahead)]
Chameleon Urban Lounge. 801 W. Georgia Street. (604) 669 0806
O'Doul's Restaurant & Bar. 1300 Robson Street. Tel: 604.661.1400 fax: 604.684.7092 [contact: Calvin DesChene. O'Doul's is an institution on Robson Street and has thrived since they introduced their jazz policy in the Spring of 1996. Open 7 days a week the restaurant is open until 11:00 pm and the bar until 1:00 am most days. The finest players on the local jazz scene perform on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights]
Sailor Hagar's Brew Pub. 86 Semisch Ave. North Vancouver. Tel: 604.984.3087 [contact: Allan Riedlinger. Vancouvers' oldest Brew Pub with Canada's finest Live Jazz performers Thursday thru Saturday after 9:00 PM]
VERNON
Vernon Jazz Club. 3000-31st Street. [contact: Vernon Jazz Society. The Vernon Jazz Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of live jazz, with emphasis on promoting interest in live music to young people. Club seats 150, nearly all shows are sold out in advance. Concerts every second Saturday from September through May. Special all-ages matinees on Saturday afternoons, (no alcohol served). Tickets $12 for members, $1750 non-members. Matinee tickets $5 at the door.]
WHITE ROCK
White Rock Traditional Jazz Society. Box 71555. Hillcrest P.O. White Rock. Tel: 604-531-6303 [contact: Don Phillimore, president, Tel: 604-591-7275. Local dixieland bands play every Sunday 3-6 pm September-April]
ALBERTA
EDMONTON
Jeffrey's Cafe & Wine Bar. 9640 142 s. Tel: 451-8890 Fax: 488-0583 [live music every weekend from the city's most prominent musicians]
Yardbird Suite. 11 Tommy Banks Way. Tel: (780) 432-0428 fax: (780) 433-3773 [contact: Edmonton Jazz Society. Jazz concerts every Friday & Saturday. Jam sessions every Tuesday. Closed in July & August]
SASKATCHEWAN
REGINA
Bushwakker Brewpub. 2206 Dewdney Avenue. Tel: 306 359 7276 Fax: 306 359 7750. [Jazz every Monday night at 8:00 PM. First Monday of the month is a jam. All jazz styles encouraged. No cover. Great pub food, including full meals. Huge selection of in-house, award-winning beers. Full bar.]
SASKATOON
The Bassment. 245 Third Avenue South. Tel: 1 (306) 683-2277.
MANITOBA
WINNIPEG
Cafe 232. 232 Nassua Street. Tel: 204.475.3841. [contact: T. Sellick. This 3rd floor Jazz Club runs from 7 - 10 pm on the first Sunday of every month, with the Walle Larsson Band, and with various guest artists. Three hours of smooth jazz, in a beautiful cafe setting, with leather chairs, around small tables, a selection of gourment coffees, cappuccinos, and a table of cheese cakes of every kind! A very sweet and relaxing way to wind up your weekend. Admission is $5/person.]
Mardi Jazz at the Café Jardin. Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain 340 Provencher, St. Boniface. Tel: 233-9515 [Tuesdays all year round, from 9pm to 12:30am. Licensed establishment]
ONTARIO
BARRIE
Simcoe County Jazz Society. 14 Nelson sq., West. Tel: 705-726-9926 [contact: Ted Fry. Traditional jazz presented the third Sunday of each month. Except July & August. Sticky Fingers Bar & Grill-199 Essa Rd., Barrie, On. 2:00-5:00. Bar & food. $8.00 Guests-memberships available-705-737-2959]
CAMBRIDGE
Southern Comfort Jazz Club. Fiddler's Green Pub & Restaurant. Water Street at Main. Tel: (519) 622 5270 [contact: Trevor Hodgson. Traditional jazz by Southern Comfort and guests first Sunday of each month. Fiddler's Green is a pub and restaurant in a riverside "Gothic" style building. Imported and local beers on tap]
GUELPH
Manhattans Jazz Club.951 Gordon Street.Tel: 519-767-2440 Fax: 519-766-9417 [contact: Thomas Aldridge. Come in for live music every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. Shows start at 8pm, $3.75 cover for the band. Enjoy one of our delicious pizzas while you watch the music. seats 140. live jazz every Fri and Saturday]
KINGSTON
Wellington Pub. 207 Wellington St. (near Princess St.); (613) 544-8526 [Jazz on Thursday nights, jams Sunday afternoons]
TORONTO
Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Ave.Toronto. Tel: 4165882930 [contact: Jin Ding. Established in 1989, our venue is the perfect hybrid of slightly upscale local pub and classy piano bar. Gate 403 is also a good place for live music, usually jazz or blues, performed everyday by a revolving cast of mainly local talents. We offer a complete menu, serving appetizers, entrées and desserts. The delicious food is coupled with an extensive list of Martinis, wines, cocktails and beer.]
Grossman's Tavern. 379 Spadina Avenue, One block south of College Street. Tel: 416-977-7000. [The Happy Pals have been stomping New Orleans style jazz at Grossman's Tavern for decades. How many decades? Nobody seems to know for sure. Founded and led by Kid Bastien until his death in early 2003, the Happy Pals are still rocking the house every Saturday 4:00 to 8:00 pm or later. If you can't make it to Grossman's this week, the Happy Pals new CD, "New Orleans Party Orchestra," will give you a taste!]
Home Smith Bar. Old Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Road. Toronto; Tel: 416 236-2631 [Jazz in an intimate and elegant setting Thursdays through Saturdays.]
H5 Traditional Jazz Club. 299 King Street E. Tel: 416-867-9499 ("C'est what?") 905-821-1728 (club) Fax: 416-867-1573 ("C'est what?") 905-826-6339 (club) [contact:Brian Towers. The club holds Saturday afternoon matinees from 3 to 6 pm (17th year) with "The Hot Five Jazzmakers" playing "20's" and "30's" jazz. The venue, "C'est what?" is a pub/restaurant in the heart of downtown Toronto which specialises in traditional Canadian micro-beers - there are over 24 on tap - more than any other pub in the city]
Pilot Tavern. 22 Cumberland Street. Tel: (416) 923-5716. [Local mucicians and bands. Saturday Afternoons at 3:30. Sunday, Monday.]
The Jazz Bistro. 251 Victoria Street. Tel: 416 363-5299 [Jazz Bistro, the home for live jazz in the city, sets a new standard for jazz presentation in the latest incarnation of 251 Victoria Street. Live music six nights a week]
The Reservoir Lounge. 52 Wellington street East. Tel: 416-955-0887 Fax: 416-955-0599. [contact: Hae-Soon Chung. A very cool '30's style jazz club in the heart of Toronto. Open between 8:00 PM and 2:00 AM, Tuesday thru Saturday. Live swing, big band, boogie woogie, and jive. The food is Cajun fusion and it's delicious]
Rex Hotel. 194 Queen St. W. Tel: (416) 598-2475 ["Where jazz musicians come to hear jazz." From humble beginnings, The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar has grown into a musical mecca presenting 19 shows per week. Since the late '80s, the Rex has been at the forefront of Toronto's thriving local jazz scene. The casual atmosphere, eclectic mix of retro-chic decor, and an exciting variety of draught beer combine to make The Rex feel like a second home. ]
WATERLOO
The Jazz Room. 59 King St N. [contact: Grand River Jazz Society. The Jazz Room is a sizzling night club dedicated to the best in jazz music presentation. Located at the Huether Hotel in Uptown Waterloo, the Jazz Room presents live music on Friday and Saturday nights on a continuous rotation of professional musicians.]
The KW Dixieland Jazz Club. Royal Canadian Legion, 19 Regina Street. Tel: (519)-886-4790. [Club Directors: Wayne & Nancy Pauli. Weekly Sat afternoon 2- 5PM Traditional Jazz featuring different top-of-circuit groups each week from Canada and USA. Legion Branch 530 with bar and snacks, elevator and parking. Mardi Gras every week. Its a total blast.]
WHITBY
Pub at Pearson Lanes. 101 Mary St. Tel: (905) 430 5699 Fax: (905) 430 8856 [contact: Ian Young. Traditional and Mainstream Jazz with the Bryan Livett Quartet and guests. Every Saturday from 4pm to 7pm. British style pub with great food and imported and domestic beers]
WINDSOR
Big Tony`S Original Woodfired Pizza Co. 911 Walker Rd. tel: (519) 252-1100. [contact: Tony Gallippi. Comfortable, jazz supper club...featuring some of the best local talent from Detroit and Windsor every Friday and Saturday nite...full italian style menu, and fully licensed]
Le Steak at Fillmore East. 53 Pitt Street East. Tel: 519-971-0457. [contact: Claudia DiNatale. French Cusisine with live Jazz performances from Tuesday to Saturday nights.]
QUEBEC
MONTREAL
Café Beaumeuse 207, Bord du Lac, POINTECLAIRE (Montreal) Tel: 514 697-4382 [contact: Mike]
House of Jazz. 2060 Aylmer. Tel: (514) 842-8656. [The House of Jazz, a Montreal landmark of entertainment, cuisine, and history. Built by French Montrealer Georges Durst, the House of Jazz has been a home to Canada’s finest Jazz musicians since 1981]
Dièse Onze Jazz & Restaurant. 4115-A St-Denis. Tel: 514.223.3543
Modavie. 1 Saint-Paul Street West. Tel: 514.287.9582 Fax. 514.287.9486. [In the heart of Old Montreal, where Saint-Paul Street and Saint-Laurent Boulevard meet, in a building that has preserved the charm of the old city with its exposed brick and stone walls, Modavie Restaurant features the flavours and colours of Mediterranean cuisine. Lovers of good wine and good times regularly gather at Modavie’s bar. The atmosphere is casual and friendly, and live jazz is on the bill seven nights a week. Come and experience the vibe! Every day 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Jazz live / Live jazz]
Upstairs Jazz Club. 1254 Mackay St. Tel: 514-931-6808 Fax: 514-931-5213 [contact: Joel. Upstairs Jazz Club is Montreal's best Jazz club, featuring Local and International Jazz artists, they also have a great resturant and full bar as well]
Cafe l'International 10, rue Principale Sud. Tel: 450-538-1717. [contact: Lise DesjardinsEvery weekend, pianist Andre Giroux and guests entertain patrons with standards, blues, and free improvisation. No cover, no minimum.]
NEW BRUNSWICK
MONCTON
Au Deuxieme. 837 Main, Street (corner of Main and Robinson); (506) 382-6192
SASKATCHEWAN
The Capitol. 1843 Hamilton Street. Regina. [contact: Tim Rogers, Joel Williams, judd Stachoski. The Capitol Jazz Club and Tapas Bar. The 1920''s speakeasies and gin joints come alive in this brand new restaurant and bar in the historic Singer building located in the heart of the revitalized Regina Downtown scene at 1843 Hamilton Street. Featuring high end hand crafted cocktails, a gourmet upscale tapas style menu from acclaimed chef Joel Williams, regular live music on our beautiful stage, all in a throwback swinging atmosphere built on the spirit of jazz!]
YUKON
Jazz Society of the Yukon. Box 31037, 211 Main St Whitehorse. Tel: 867-668-4518 [contact: Scott Wilson./ Presenter of "Jazz on the Wing" at the Yukon Arts Centre. Monthly Events. International Artists]
