My favourite venues

A few of my favourite places to listen to jazz (and other genres too, at most of them).

Chelsea's 606 Club

UK

• Check out one of my favourite venues - London's marvellous 606 Club

• Jazz Cafe Posk in Hammersmith: a great, relaxed venue

• Fairly new on the scene is Soul Mama in East London

• Different venues, plus lots of music on offer at Boisdale in Belgravia and Canary Wharf

• Lots to see and hear at Kings Place, right next to Kings Cross and St Pancras

• Don't forget Ronnie Scott's, which has a range of jazz to suit all tastes

• Just a little further north in Soho is Pizza Express on Dean Street, which also has sister venues in Holborn and on the Kings Road

• One of my favourite clubs is Dalston's The Vortex Club

• A blatant plug for the fabulous Club 85 in my home town of Hitchin. They've just launched a GoFundMe appeal to ensure that live music continues, so please take a look.

• Meanwhile, Luton's Bear Club continues to showcase the best in jazz, blues and alternative music

• In Milton Keynes, there's also the Stables Theatre, which often features live music

• On the UK's south coast is Brighton's Verdict Jazz Club

US

[more to come - let me know your favourites, wherever they are in the world, and I'll check them out]