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You can hear live jazz nightly across the Kansas City area.

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Jazz & Blues Clubs

It's been said that "while New Orleans was the birthplace of jazz, America's music grew up in Kansas City." The Kansas City style of jazz can still be heard nightly at clubs across the Kansas City area. Below are a few of our member clubs that feature live jazz.

Learn more about the history of Jazz in Kansas City and some of the legends that played in KC.

Jazz Clubs

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12 Baltimore Bar & Café

Type: American | Location: Downtown Area

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Hot appetizers. Cold martinis. Cool people. One hip place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Happy hour Mon.-Fri., live music Fri.-Sat., and brunch on Sun. Quality contemporary cuisine for all occas...
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American Jazz Museum

Type: Museums | Location: Downtown Area

  • American Jazz Museum has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

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The sights and sounds of a uniquely American art form come alive at the American Jazz Museum. The Museum includes interactive exhibits and educational programs as well as the Blue Room, a working jazz...
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Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City

Type: Casinos/Gaming | Location: Northeast

  • Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City has been rated 4 out of 5 stars

  • Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City is a Visitor's Choice
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Designated as the 2012 "Best Casino” by Ingram’s Magazine, the 2011 Kansas City Magazine’s “Best of Kansas City” readers’ poll and 2011 Best Casino in Home in the Northland Magazine’s readers’ poll, A...
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Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa

Type: Casinos/Gaming | Location: Northwest

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Discover Las-Vegas style gaming with non-stop entertainment and gourmet dining at Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa, located just five minutes from downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The award winning hotel ...
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B.B.'s Lawn Side Bar-B-Q

Type: Barbecue | Location: Southeast

  • B.B.'s Lawn Side Bar-B-Q has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

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Where barbecue meets the blues! Live blues Wed.–Sun. nights. Slow-smoked barbecue and Louisiana favorites. Appetizers, soups and sandwiches, sliced thin, piled high. ...
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Blue Room, The

Type: Jazz & Blues | Location: Downtown Area

  • Blue Room, The has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

  • Blue Room, The is a Visitor's Choice
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The American Jazz Museum's Blue Room is a museum by day and a working jazz club at night. Four nights a week, the Blue Room resonates with the sweet sounds of Kansas City jazz. As the only Kansas ...
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Boozefish Wine Bar

Type: Mediterranean | Location: Country Club Plaza Area

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This unique European Bistro & Wine Bar offers Mediterranean cuisine, an eclectic wine list, fully stocked bar and specialty beers on tap & bottle as well as daily specials & happy hour to keep you com...
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Club at Plaza III

Type: Jazz & Blues | Location: Country Club Plaza Area

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KC's Premier Jazz Club. ...
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Fat Fish Blue

Location: Northwest

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FAT FISH BLUE - all about good food, good music and good times! With a 50-seat patio and live music filtering out onto the sidewalk, this "Blues-n-Booze Joint" brings a touch of Bourbon Street to Kan...
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Harrah's Casino

Type: Casinos/Gaming | Location: Northeast

  • Harrah's Casino has been rated 5 out of 5 stars

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Harrah’s offers 392 luxurious hotel rooms with 69 suites. The casino offers the best in gaming and entertainment with more than 1,400 slot and video poker machines, 47 table games and the only World S...
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Isle of Capri Casino

Type: Casinos/Gaming | Location: Downtown Area

  • Isle of Capri Casino has been rated 4 out of 5 stars

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Conveniently located just minutes away from the downtown area, Isle of Capri Casino offers action-packed gaming, mouthwatering dining and captivating entertainment-all under one roof! We have more th...
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Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen

Type: Cajun & Southern | Location: Country Club Plaza Area

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Let the good times roll! No swamps, where there is a dixieland band in every bite. Live music every night. We serve great cajun, creole delights. We re-create the sights, sounds and pleasures of New O...
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Kansas City Power & Light District

Type: Nightclubs & Dancing | Location: Downtown Area

  • Kansas City Power & Light District has been rated 3 out of 5 stars

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Visitors can now experience a new Downtown Kansas City with the Kansas City Power & Light District. The $850 million entertainment district - the largest new development project in the Midwest - has r...
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Knuckleheads Saloon

Type: Nightclubs & Dancing | Location: Downtown Area

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We are a 119 year old 2 story building who hosts the best live music in Kansas City! We are a Honky Tonk Blues Roadhouse, the kind you would find in Key West or South Texas. We have a cool, down home ...
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Legends Outlets Kansas City

Type: Shopping Centers & Malls | Location: West

  • Legends Outlets Kansas City has been rated 4 out of 5 stars

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LEGENDS OUTLETS KANSAS CITY is Kansas City’s premier outdoor shopping and entertainment center and the only designer outlet center in the market. With a diverse and exciting tenant line-up satisfying...
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Museums at 18th & Vine

Type: Museums | Location: Downtown Area

  • Museums at 18th & Vine has been rated 4 out of 5 stars

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Take a tour of two of the city's most celebrated museums at the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District. The American Jazz Museum pays tribute to America's top jazz musicians. The Negro Leagues Baseball Mu...
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Mutual Musicians Foundation

Type: Performing Arts | Location: Downtown Area

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The Mutual Musicians Foundation is located in the heart of Kansas City's historic jazz district. Originally home to the Black Musicians' Protective Union Local 627 A.F. of M., The Foundation continue...
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The Kill Devil Club

Type: Live Music | Location: Downtown Area

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The Kill Devil Club is an adult oasis, downtown. It's Kansas City’s newest hotspot featuring hand crafted cocktails, plates for sharing and live music that moves you. For a full list of upcoming acts ...
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The Majestic Restaurant

Type: Steak Houses | Location: Downtown Area

  • The Majestic Restaurant has been rated 3 out of 5 stars

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Located at 10th & Broadway in the historic Fitzpatrick Saloon building in Downtown, Kansas City, the Majestic Steakhouse offers two Kansas City originals - jazz and steaks. The old Fitzpatrick Buil...
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The Midland

Type: Concert Venues | Location: Downtown Area

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The Midland by AMC is Kansas City's premiere indoor theatre for live music, comedians, family shows and private events. Located in downtown Kansas City in the Power & Light District, the original M...
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The Phoenix

Type: Live Music | Location: Downtown Area

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A Kansas City landmark! Locally owned and operated. Live jazz & blues five nights a week. Serving lunch and dinner ranging from seared crab cakes to sandwiches and desserts at a price that won't break...
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Theater League

Type: Performing Arts | Location: Downtown Area

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Theater League is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, performing arts organization dedicated to the development of professional legitimate theater, both as a cultural and an educational resource. Serving it...
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WestChase Grille

Type: Steak Houses | Location: Southwest

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WestChase Grille specializes in serving upscale comfort food. The decor is warm, elegant and inviting with live music five nights a week (Wed-Sun). The dinner menu has something for everyone, incl...
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Westport

Type: Nightclubs & Dancing | Location: Country Club Plaza Area

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Westport - Real People, Real Places, Real Life To be a truly great destination, you need real places, like the unique shops and exceptional dining of Westport. And, you need real life, like the viv...
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