Jazz club

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Jazz
Stylistic origins: Blues and other folk musics, Ragtime, marching bands, 1910s New Orleans.
Typical instruments: Saxophone – Trumpet – Trombone – Clarinet – Piano – Guitar – Double bass – Drums – Vocals
Mainstream popularity: 1920s–1960s
Subgenres
Avant-garde jazz – Bebop – Cool jazz – Free jazz – Gypsy jazz – Hard bop – Jazz fusion – Latin jazz – Mainstream jazz – Modal jazz – M-Base – Smooth jazz – Swing – Trad jazz – Third stream
Fusion genres
Acid jazz – Asian American jazz – Bossa nova – Calypso jazz – Crossover jazz – Jazz blues – Jazz fusion – Jazz rap – Punk jazz – Soul jazz – Nu jazz – Smooth jazz
Regional scenes
Australia – Brazil – France – India – Italy – Japan – Malawi – Netherlands – Poland – South Africa – Spain – United Kingdom
Local scenes
Kansas City – New Orleans – West Coast
Jazz musicians
Bassists – Clarinetists – Drummers – Guitarists – Organists – Pianists – Saxophonists – Trombonists – Trumpeters
Other topics
Jazz standard – Jazz royalty – Jazz (word)– Jazz clubs – Jazz drumming

A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is live jazz. Often such venues are in the basement of residential buildings. They are rather small compared to other music venues, reflecting the intimate atmosphere of jazz concerts. Despite being called "clubs", these venues are usually not exclusive.

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