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Bennetts Jazz Club: 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, Australia / Telephone: 03 9663 2856 Fax: 613 03 96506244 An award winning contemporary live jazz venue. Open every night, Bennetts Lane hosts local, national and international world class talent and has seen some of the worlds greatest musicians including Prince (twice), Maceo Parker, Kenny Kirkland, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jnr., and many more grace its stages.
Opened in 1992, Bennetts Lane prides itself on being a musical oasis, quintessentially located in one of Melbourne’s mysterious laneways, its staff maintain a passion for the art form and the atmosphere to enhance it. Bennetts Lane has been the site of many live recordings and releases and has played a significant role in making Melbourne one of the worlds great jazz capitals. As the key venue in Victoria’s many music festivals, Bennetts Lane consistently programs an exciting array of performers that span the standards to the extreme cutting edge. We serve light snacks, have a fully licensed bar, and make great cocktails – some of which are named after our exceptional performers.
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Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge: 2751 Broadway, New York, NY 10025 (Broadway between 105th Street and 106th Street (aka Duke Ellington Boulevard) in Manhattan / Telephone: 212-864-6662 / smokejazz.com / Nearby Subway Stop – #1, A, B, C @ 103rd Street
Smoke presents world-class jazz seven nights a week with candlelit tables, plush velvet banquets, antique chandeliers. A historic full-length bar creates a real jazz vibe to go with the intimate acoustics and intimate sight lines. The club serves as the perfect complement to classic jazz—the innovative American Bistro cuisine of critically acclaimed executive chef Patricia Williams. Smoke was named “Best New Jazz Club” in 2000 by New York Magazine.
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Club Monk: 53-34 DaeYeon 3 tong, Nam ku. Busan, South Korea. The club is located between Kyonseong Univ. & Pukeong Univ. across the street from the convenience store next to Ol’ 55 / Telephone: +82-(0)51-622-2212 Fax: +82-(0)51-312-5157 / Contact: JungRai Lee.
The 3rd oldest jazz club in Korea with a chilled atmosphere and offering several jazz styles – post bop, hard bop, fusion, etc. The club is open from 7:00pm- 2:00am with live performances from 9:00pm – 11:15pm Monday thru Saturday with no live music on Sundays. No food menu to speak of but offers several dishes, sausage, pork cutlet, fruit, etc. They have a music catalogue of more than 3000 jazz CDs.
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Creative Jazz Club Aotearoa: 1885 Britomart, 27 Galway Street, Auckland City, New Zealand / Skype: mark.robinson.newzealand / Contact: Mark Robinson.
The CJC Creative Jazz Club Aotearoa is a new artist-based initiative whose aims are to create an environment where musicians can perform and grow their creative projects through weekly performances. Each week features a fresh act from Auckland’s creative hub followed by a jam session to mingle, hear and meet other musicians.
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The Carnivore: P.O. Box 24598, Langata Road, Nairobi, Kenya / Telephone & Fax: 254-2-561959 or 561882 / Contact: Jan Verweil. The restaurant presents international guests backed by the Jazz Academy Ensemble. The jazz happens every Thursday with a eating capacity of 1200. The menu features “nyama choma”, traditional and game meats.
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