![]() InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, +852 2721 1211 The rest of the week, enjoy the talents of multi-instrumentalist Antoine Richard with the Gypsy Jazz Trio on Mondays and smooth jazz from saxophonist Joel Senase on Wednesdays and Sundays. Every Tuesday, sit in on a performance by Hong Kong jazz hero Eugene Pao, performing with the Anthony Fernandes Jazz Trio from 8:45pm. ![]() ![]() On top of a cocktail menu inspired by flavours unique to Hong Kong, its most updated jazz programme features the city’s leading contemporary jazz singer Jennifer Palor, who takes the stage from 9pm Thursdays to Saturdays. Here, regular jazz events fill up the programme every week, but Monday and Tuesday are open for private events only.īB Jazz Lounge, 2/F, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar Street, Central, Hong Kong, +852 2641 2880Ī list of best jazz spots wouldn’t be complete without the InterCon’s lobby lounge, which also happens to boast stunning panoramic views of the Hong Kong skyline. Opened by Joyce Peng, an old hand in Hong Kong’s live music scene, BB Jazz Lounge is both a mainstay in the local live music circles and also billed as a premium private club boasting the finest drinks and bites– think flutes of Dom Pérignon and Cristal paired with wagyu, oysters, seared scallops and more. Tiffany’s New York Bar, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, 70 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong, +852 2585 2545įormerly Orange Peel (sister venue to Peel Fresco), this popular jazz spot has since been rebranded to BB Jazz Lounge and remains a favourite on the SoHo scene. The band plays from 7pm on Mondays and Tuesdays 9pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays and 9:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays - performing a mix of soulful R&B, Jazz and Motown classics. Silencio, 6/F, LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong, +852 2480 6569īesides boasting a massive whisky collection (there are 300-plus drams on deck as well as house-blended cask selections), Tiffany’s New York Bar is also a mainstay in the city when it comes to a live jazz programme. Starting from this July, every guest with dinner reservations after 10pm will receive complimentary bar snacks and a glass of sake. The bar is soon to launch its own private label sake with a respected Japanese brewery that’s over 200 years old, so sake lovers will want to stay tuned for that. It’s pure art wherever you look - Tomoo Gokita’s enigmatic paintings on the walls Hong Kong’s most distinguished jazz musicians on the stage caviar-dusted sushi and snacks by former Nobu executive chef Sean Mell and premium sakes filling the menu with seasonal exclusives. We went out and spent it in Birdland, the bop joint. Lester Young was on the stand, eternity on his huge eyelids.” It has also been referenced in songs, plays, and even the TV series Sesame Street.Le Comptoir group’s swish contemporary izakaya concept prides itself on the ambience of Japan’s drinking dens, paired with modern art and jazz. In it, the author wrote: “I saw him wish a well-to-do man Merry Christmas so volubly a five-spot in change for twenty was never missed. One of the most famous of these reference is in Jack Kerouac’s On The Road. The club was also popular with writers of the beat generation and has been referenced in many of their literary works. The venue itself was a fashionable hangout for celebrities in the 1950s, with Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, and Judy Garland counted among the patrons. ![]() In that time it was noted in all kinds of places. Having been around since 1949, the club has had three separate iterations over the years in three different venues. If you’re interested in visiting a famous jazz bar, few are better known than Birdland in New York City. A post shared by Peter Richardson on at 12:48pm PSTīirdland, New York City – referenced in pop culture all the time
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