SWITZERLAND Jazz Clubs

ASCONA

Jazz Cat Club @ Sala del Gatto. via Muraccio 21. Ascona. Tel: + 41 91 785 19 51 [contact: Nicolas Gilliet. The Jazz Cat Club is Ascona Jazz Festival's winter extension. The club organizes 8-10 concerts a year at the Sala del Gatto, featuring top international artists & bands.]

BASEL

Birds Eye Jazz Club. Kohlenberg 20. Tel: +41 61 263 33 41 Fax: +41 61 263 33 42

BERN

Bee-Flat. Zähringerstrasse 28. Tel: +41 31 305 20 35 Fax: +41 31 305 20 19 [contact: Christian Krebs. Best Jazzclub in the capital of Switzerland, Berne. New concert hall: Turnhalle im Progr, Bern. 4 Concert-series: Jazz Connected, World Women Voices, Neue Volksmusik and Solo Performing Artist. Door open at 20:00,]

Marians Jazzroom. Engestrasse 54. Tel: +41 31 309 61 11 Fax: +41 31 309 61 51. [contact: Zurbrügg Hans. Small Club (120 people maximum), great jazz & blues performers from Tuesday through to Saturday, two shows each night]

BÜLACH

Jazzclub Bülach. Frohaldenstrasse 31, 8180 Bülach. Tel: +41 44 860 34 48 [contact: Maria Tantanini. ]

CUDREFIN

Verein UpJazz / Association UpJazz ch. de Pégran 18. Tel: 026 677 1464 [contact: Gisler Maurice. contact: Gisler Maurice. Live Jazz. "UpJazz" 6-10 concerts/year, modern Jazz, Hardbop, Bebop,Maistream.Latin.]

FRIBOURG

La Spirale. CP 22. Petit-St-Jean 39. Tel: ++ (0) 26 322 66 39 fax: ++ (0) 26 323 14 00. [contact: Gilles Dupuis. Jazz, blues, world-music]

GENEVA

Jaydo's Jazz Café. 6, Rue Pradier. [. Ernie Odoom has spent a number of years “dreaming” of a new venue in Geneva, where musicians could hone their skills to perfection - every day of the week - leading to the creation of world class artisitc projects, thus benefitting music lovers and putting Geneva on the map as a happening place for creative music. Well at last it’s here! Come and check out The Early Sessions: top quality live music every day in the heart of the city... especially for the early bird. Food and drink available.Tuesdays through Saturdays - 5pm till 10pm. ]

 Le Contretemps. 1, Rue des Savoises. Tel: +41 22 3281800 fax: +41 22 3200120. Association Genevoise des Musiciens de Jazz. [Open February - June, and September - December. Every Friday from 8:30 to 12:00 pm. All jazz styles.]

Mr.Pickwick. 80 Rue De Lausanne. Tel: 022 731 6797 [ jazz nights! They take place on the third Thursday of each month and we have performances from top quality local bands. The concerts are totally free for the public and start at 21.00 hrs]

Sud Des Alpes 10 rue des Alpes. Tel: 0041 (0)22 716 56 32 Fax: 0041 (0)22 731 48 60 [contact: A.M.R. All jazz styles. Open from midle September to midle of June. Concerts start at 21h30. Near train station]

LAUSANNE

Chorus. 3, Avenue Mon-Repos, Lausanne, CH-1005. Tel: +41-21-323/22/33 [Open except summer time. Closed from July to 1st September), good food, good music]

LINDENHOLZ

Jazzclub Lindenholz. Postfach 37. 4934 Madiswil.

RHEINFELDEN

Jazzclub Q4. Hotel Schuetzen. Seminarhotel Schützen Bahnhofstrasse 19. Tel: +41-61-836 2525. [10' from Basel by train or car - right in the center of town]

SOLOTHURN

Freihofkeller. Am Friedhofplatz, Solothurn. Tel. 032 621 28 52

ST.GALLEN

Gambrinus Jazz Club Gartenstrasse 13. 9000 St.Gallen. Tel: 071 222 13 30. [contact: Suzanne Bertény. Small and cosy club with about 40 seats and with an original steinway&sons piano. All styles of jazz and blues. Open from Thur-Sat 19.00-open end. Daily fresh homemade Argentinian style food]

VISP

Jazz Chälli. Beim Blauen Stein. Visp. Tel: +41 - (0)27 946 54 79 [contact: Thomas Bellwald. Old wine cellar in one of Switzerland's most famous touristic regions (about 90 minutes from Zermatt/Matterhorn). Musical genres include traditional and modern jazz, as well as spoken word performances.]

USTER

Jazzclub Uster. Asylstr. 10. Postfach 1056. Phone: +41 (0)44 940 13 45 Fax: +41 (0)44 940 18 87

ZURICH

Bazillus. Ausstellungsstrasse 21. Zurich [contact: Beat Kennel. Concert every monday with the Group RONIN - music of Nik Baertsch (www.montags.ch) 9pm and every friday Bazillus 10pm jam-projects with residents. Fusion with new loop music, electronics, laptops, normal instrumentalists. No regular groups. Normal Bar. No kitchen.]

Jazz Circle Hoengg.  Regensdorfstrasse 237, 8049 Zurich.  Tel: 0041443414191 [contact: Miro Steiner. JCH was founded 2002 and is open for jazzfans and musicians who love old time jazz. Performances called JAZZ HAPPENING once each month, mostly on first Thursday at 20 in restaurant Gruenwald. Traditional Swiss food. Only One Old Time Jazz Club In Zurich.]

Widder Bar. Widdergasse 6, 8001 Zurich Tel: +41 12242526 [open daily from 11.30 am to midnight. International names and groups. Great venue in the old part of Zurich]

Jazzschule. Waldmannstrasse 12. Tel: 0041433054070 Fax: 0041433054078 [contact: Jazzschool Zurich. Zurich Jazzschool with great artists from the school itself and the whole of Switzerland. Allways open Saturday evenings and sometimes at weekdays]

Moods. Schiffbaustrasse 6. [International and swiss artists. good music!]