PENNSYLVANIA Jazz Clubs

 

DELEWARE WATER GAP

Deer Head Inn. 5 Main Street [The Deer Head Inn, home of jazz in the Pocono Mountains for more than 50 years and the oldest continuously running jazz club in the country, is now under new management. The new owners, Denny Carrig, Bob Mancuso, Jason Wilson, and Mary Carrig, took over at the helm in October 2005. Some new and exciting changes are underway, such as restoring the Inn to its former elegant state. The Deer Head Inn’s music focus will continue to be jazz. Join us for an entertaining evening of great music, food, lodging, and ambience.]

HARRISBURG

The Bar at the Harrisburg Hilton & Towers. North 2nd Street, Harrisburg. Tel: 717-233-6000 Fax: 717-545-0051 [contact: John Reis. Mainstream, latin, be bop, modern. House jazz pianist with guests. Hours. Solo jazz piano Mon - Fri 5 - 9 p.m.; Duos and Trios Fri & Sat 9p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Sunday Brunch 11:30a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Light food fare available; Ninth year of live jazz 6 nights a week!]

PHILADELPHIA

Chris' Jazz Cafe. 1421 Sansom St. Tel: 215 568 3131 [contact: Mark DeNinno, Mgr. Jazz Club/Restaurant with headlining acts such as Pat Martino,John Swana,James Moody, Joey DeFrancesco,Eric Alexander,Jimmy Bruno to name only a few.Open 6 days a week 11:00 am to 2:00 am serving lunch/dinner/late menu. Voted Best of Philly 2002 as casual Jazz venue and listed in 100 Best Jazz Clubs in the world by Down Beat]

The Philadelphia Clef Club Of Jazz And Performing Arts. 736-38 S. Broad Street (Avenue of The Arts), Tel: 215-893-9912 Fax 215-893-9917. [The mission of the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, Inc. is to further the level of art and culture in the community. We wish to accomplish this goal through promoting the development of talent and providing opportunities for the growth of the performing artist specifically, with a special emphasis in instrumentalists. We seek to serve the artist and the community through providing a forum for the listening and appreciation of the great American Art Form of JAZZ and related disciplines. We also wish to promote the academic exchange of information related to JAZZ through educational programs. Finally, The Clef Club will be a depository to collect and preserve the history of JAZZ music for further research and interpretation by scholars, educators, artists, and the general public.]

23rd St. Cafe. 233 North 23rd Street. Tel: 215-561-2488 Fax: 215-977-8588 a[The 23rd St. Cafe has been featuring Jam Sessions since 1988 and 100's of musicians and vocalists have sat in from around the world. Mace Thompson, the owner, opens his establishment only on Tuesday nights free of charge to the public. He provides private parties and catering throughout the year. He also owns Mace's Crossing on 17th and the Parkway]

Ortlieb's Jazz Haus. 847 N 3d st. 922-1035. [Tucked in a desolate corner on the edge of Philadelphia's hipsterish Northern Liberties neighborhood, Ortlieb's is an easy joint to miss. A dozen blocks from Independence Hall, it is centuries removed from the city's tidy Colonial core. Once the lunchroom for the now-shuttered Ortlieb's brewery, with dark wood walls and latticed wooden beam ceiling, it still has the cozy feel of a Bavarian hunting lodge, complete with a mounted buffalo head peering over the drummer's shoulder.
But once you pass through the nondescript door, the club makes up for its lederhosen legacy with a bona fide jazz cool that attracts, Boone says, "some pretty heavy cats." ]

Painted Bride . 230 Vine. Tel: 925-9914 [The Painted Bride Art Center collaborates with emerging and established artists to create, produce and present innovative work that affirms the intrinsic value of all cultures and celebrates the transformative power of the arts. Through performances and exhibitions, education and outreach, the Bride creates a forum for engagement centered on contemporary social issues.]

PLAINS

River Street Jazz Cafe 665 North River Street. Tel: 717-822-2992. Fax: 717-821-9841 [Blues, jazz, RB, funk music in a unique atmosphere. Attracts national acts. Great place to see original regional talent. Best live music in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. Dinner and late night menu. Open Wed - Sat]

PITTSBURGH

Little E's Jazz Club. 949 Liberty Avenue - 2nd Floor (above Mahoney's Restaurant & Bar) Tel: 412-392-2217 Fax: 412-471-4757

WILKES-BARRE

The Woodlands Inn and Resort. 1073 Highway 315. Tre:570.824.9831 or 800.762.2222 Fax: 570.824.8865 [Jazz Night featuring Tony Cafora, Marty Edwards, Maggie Mae, Chuck and Fran from 9pm until 2am on Saturdays and Sundays]