Best of Boston

Best Jazz Club

2007 Best Jazz Club

Regattabar

Cambridge
A knack for luring the top names in the biz has elevated the Regattabar to its rank among the very best in the East. Far [...] read more»
2006 Best Jazz Club

Regattabar

Cambridge
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 [...] read more»
2005 Best Jazz Club

Scullers Jazz Club

Boston
With its elegant low-lit atmosphere and glittering river views, Scullers is the cool king of local jazz haunts. Intimate without being overcrowded, it sports a [...] read more»
1999 Best Jazz Club, Scene

Wally’s Cafe

Boston
Its old location, across the street from where it is today, hosted the likes of Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday. The present-day stage has seen [...] read more»
1999 Best Jazz Club, Traditional

Scullers Jazz Club

Boston
So it's in a hotel, so what? Suits and garment bags can be forgotten in this dimly lighted club with its huge windows overlooking the [...] read more»
1998 Best Jazz Club

Regattabar

Cambridge
Some may complain that it's a bit pricey, but it still delivers the highest-caliber jazz acts in town. From Sonny Rollins to Herbie Hancock, Don [...] read more»
1997 Best Jazz Club, Cutting Edge

The ICA Theater

Boston
The Regattabar occasionally offers avant-garde performers like Don Byron or Michael Marcus, but no one would ever confuse with New York's Knitting Factory. The Institute [...] read more»
1997 Best Jazz Club, Scene

Wally’s Cafe

Boston
With the shutdown of the Willow and the yuppification of Bob the Chef's, Wally's proposed expansion into the space next to its current Massachuetts Avenue [...] read more»
1997 Best Jazz Club, Traditional

The Regattabar

Cambridge
The only place in town to catch big-name out-of-town acts like Sonny Rollins, Cassandra Wilson, and Tito Puente. A front-row table here for Betty Carter [...] read more»
1994 Best Jazz Club, Back-to-the-Roots

Wally’s Cafe

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»