Southern California Jazz Hot Spots
On any given Friday or Saturday evening in Southern California, you can probably find mellow jazz somewhere nearby. Hotel bars and restaurants all over the LA and San Diego area host jazz musicians or at least pipe in some jazz for you to enjoy while sipping a martini and chatting it up with your friends. While this isn't a bad thing, it can make the search for a true jazz venue kind of confusing. This is because any restaurant or bar that has hosted a jazz musician at least once in the past six months likes to call itself a jazz venue. But you might show up at said venue only to find that the talent booked for the evening is hip-hop.
So what we've tried to do (hopefully with some success) is create a list of venues that predominantly feature jazz. This mission is further complicated because jazz venues seem to come and go with regularity. So please feel free to tell us if something we have here is out of date or if we need to add a listing. With that, here goes, jazz venues listed by county:
Always call first for hours and performance schedules! You can also search for live music performances here.
Los Angeles County
2nd Street Jazz
366 East 2nd Street
Los Angeles
213-680-0047
Catalina Jazz Club
6725 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood
323-466-2210
www.catalinajazzclub.com
Charlie O's Jazz Club Bar & Grill
13725 Victory Boulevard
Valley Glenn
818-994-3058
www.charlieos.com
Harvelle's
Redondo Beach Pier
100 J Fisherman's Wharf
Redondo Beach
310-406-1931
www.harvelles.com
Harvelle's
1432 4th Street
Santa Monica
310-395-1676
www.harvelles.com
Hip Kitty Jazz & Fondue
502 West 1st Street
Claremont
909-447-6700
www.hipkittyjazz.com
Holly Street Bar and Grill
175 East Holly Street
Pasadena
626-440-1421
www.hollystreetbarandgrill.com
Jax Bar & Grill
339 North Brand Boulevard
Glendale
818-500-1604
www.jaxbarandgrill.com
Jimmie Maddin's Capri Lounge
1134 North Pacific Ave
Glendale
818-956-8738
La Ve Lee Jazz Club
12514 Ventura Boulevard
Studio City
818-980-8158
www.laveleejazzclub.com
redwhite+bluezz
70 S. Raymond Avenue
Pasadena
626-792-4441
www.redwhitebluezz.com
Sir Winston's Martini Bar
Queen Mary
1126 Queens Highway
Long Beach
562-435-3511
www.queenmary.com
Spazio Jazz Supper Club
14755 Ventura Boulevard
Sherman Oaks
818-728-8400
www.spazio.la
The Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Boulevard West
Studio City
818-980-1615
www.thebakedpotato.com
The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Avenue
Los Angeles
310-271-9039
www.jazzbakery.com
The Knitting Factory
7021 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles
323-463-0204
www.knittingfactory.com
Vibrato Grill & Jazz
2930 Beverly Glen Circle
Bel Air
310-474-9400
www.vibratogrilljazz.com
