Best of Boston

Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie have all played this small, dark, and smoky landmark. It's no wonder the owners have had to defend [...] read more»

Known to jazz addicts simply as the Willow, this club is inelegant, tiny, and out-of-the-way, yet accessible to big- and small-name musicians alike. jazz was [...] read more»

The Regattabar is the place to go to hear big-name jazz artists. Sonny Rollins played there in May, and Herbie Hancock and Dizzy Gillespie are [...] read more»

Yes, it's noisy. Yes, it's expensive. Yes, the taste is mainstream. No matter. Any club that can survive five years on Boston's anemic jazz scene [...] read more»

Because they're the only new jazz clubs in the area this year, and when it comes to presenting jazz, we give A's for effort. read more»

The competition around town isn't tough, but the Regattabar picks up where old Jazz Workshop left off: top players in an intimate setting. But will [...] read more»

At the start of 1988, this 80-year-old jazz club will be singing the blues when the landlady takes its lease away. read more»