Best of Boston

2006 Best Jazz Club

Regattabar

What this third-floor space lacks in atmospher—it’s more cruise-ship quarterdeck than smoky back-alley haunt—is more than overcome by the quality of its acoustics and the pedigrees of its bookings. The club has been the site of countless memorable jams by the likes of acoustic act the Bad Plus, singer Irma Thomas, the Leo Blanco World Jazz Ensemble, and Snake Trio.

1 Bennett St., Cambridge, 617-661-5000, regattabarjazz.com