The Jazz Voyager
The next destination for the Jazz Voyager is the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania for a stop-off at The Bookstore Speakeasy. Located at 336 Adams Street, Bethlehem 18015, this cozy re-creation of a Jazz Age nightspot offers a modern American cuisine designed with cocktails that complement each dish and features a seasonal menu rotation, sourcing locally when possible.
Opens at 5:00 pm and closes between 11:00 pm, 12:00 am and 1:00 am into the weekend. Closed Sunday and Monday. This week the voyager is taking in a live jazz performance of the Hot Club Philly. For reservations and more information, the number is 610-867-1100.
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is heading off to the sea islands state where the Civil War started to the corner of The Village at Wexford where the Jazz Corner is located at 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928. The Hilton Head landmark is celebrating twenty years of offering superb jazz music and gourmet food in a chic yet charming venue amid the natural beauty of the low country.
The venue is the dream of the late jazz musician and historian, Bob Masteller, and he established the 99-seat space is an ideal setting to enjoy an evening of vocalist Tierney Sutton and trumpeter/vocalist Joe Gransden along with a bit of Southern-inspired cuisine. For more information and reservations the number is 843-842-8620.
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The Jazz Voyager
The next stop-off for this Jazz Voyager remaining on the other side of the Atlantic is a compact jazz club, established in 1992, with regular evening concerts by international musicians simply called A-Trane. Established in 1992 at Bleibtreustraße 1, 10625 Berlin, Germany, this Charlottenburg venue opens at 8:00 pm daily and closes at 1:00 am, seven days a week.
Named after the subway train that brought jazz musicians to downtown Manhattan and after saxophonist John Coltrane. It is also a play on words for the Strayhorn composition Take The “A” Train made famous by Duke Ellington, reputed to bring you up to Sugar Hill in Harlem.
There is food served here, however, there is a cafe just thirty meters away that serves up traditional German cuisine as well as international dishes of fish, meat and vegetarian. Reservations are highly recommended and may be made in conjunction with music seating but must be made in advance as meals are served prior to the performance at A-Trane. This trip will get me a seat or dinner and music by the Dominic Miller Band giving the crowd jazz and more at 9:00 pm. For more information or to make a reservation one can do so by dialing 49 30 3132550 or dinner only +49 30 31803780.
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is off to Omaha, Nebraska to see what the city has to offer in the way of jazz. The preferred venue of destination is in the Capitol District where The Jewell is located at 1030 Capitol Avenue, 68102. Sleek, intimate and classy this jewel of a nightspot is the brainchild of Brian McKenna, blending traditional with contemporary design to create a distinctive experience.
Small plates and entrees of American fare and specialty drinks named after favorite jazz compositions await this jazz voyager’s tastebuds. Two sets at 6:30 and 8:30 that Jorge Nila will be leading on Friday with Lars Erickson, Joey Gulizia and Mark Luebbe making up his quartet. The cover is $10.00 general admission, $5 for students. More information is available when you call 917~748~4337.
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The Jazz Voyager
Compact bar and live music at Oliver’s Jazz Bar is this week’s stop-off as once again the Jazz Voyager crosses the Atlantic. Just a four-minute walk from the National Maritime Museum, this venue, full of old furniture and sporting a rabbit’s head with antlers, has been the cornerstone of the United Kingdom jazz scene since 2003. It’s located at 9 Nevada Street, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 9JL.
Not necessarily en route to a listening club, this visit to jolly old England nonetheless presents the opportunity to catch vocalist Louise Balkwill along with Tim Quicke on trumpet and pianist Chris Eldred – piano taking classics from the Great American songbook.Open every day at 4 pm, closing at 12 am Sunday through Thursday and 2 am on Friday and Saturday.
Unfortunately, they do not have a kitchen so no menu is offered, however, they gladly welcome you to bring food purchased elsewhere. For more information, the number to call is +44 20 8858 3693 and to reserve a table 020 8858 3693.
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