3 Cleveland Jazz Spots That Hit All the Right Notes

On any given night, the city by the lake is serving up smooth sounds and good vibes at bars and clubs. Starry Cleveland nights beckon music lovers to congregate in lamp-lit places. What better place than a jazz restaurant and bar to let the cool night surround you?

Just like Cleveland’s historic cultural arts scene, these music venues showcase, support and preserve jazz artistry, in all its styles, from smooth, familiar tunes, to heady, complex arrangements, to global, like Latin jazz.

Encore

The newest edition to the Playhouse Square District is an intimate coktail bar that gives you the perfect vibe post any show but especially after the Tri-C Jazzfest. You walk in and are instantly met with a warm and moody atmosphere with decor to match all the historic and iconic Playhouse Square magic. Check out their incredible crafted cocktail menu and small bites to cap the night in style.

Bop Stop @ The Music Settlement

Hingetown’s renowned performance venue, the Bop Stop @ The Music Settlement has been providing Cleveland’s premier room for professional and emerging jazz artisrts with stunning views of Lake Erie. Grab a drink, eat some grub, and sway the night away to those smooth jazz tunes.

Velvet Tango Room

Velvet Tango Room’s known for its craft cocktails, special “back room” and jazz musicians offered every night of the week, except Sunday. They also have a patio so you can enjoy the tunes on a nice, summer day with a Death by Chocolate, one of their many signature cocktails.