Blues, Jazz entertainment in Italy
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Cantina Bentivoglio
Bologna’s top jazz joint, the Bentivoglio is a jack of all trades. Part wine bar (choose from over 500 labels), part restaurant (the daily prix-fixe menu costs €28) and part jazz club (there’s live music nightly), this much-loved institution oozes cosy charm with its ancient brick floors, arched ceilings and shelves full of wine bottles.
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Venice Jazz Club
Jazz is alive and swinging in Dorsoduro, where the resident Venice Jazz Club Quartet improvises funky tributes to Miles Davis and Charles Mingus and grooves on Italian jazz standards. Drinks are steep, so starving artists booze beforehand and arrive by 8pm to pounce on free cold-cut platters.
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Al Vapore
The single best place for a consistent programme of jazz, blues and other music is this spot in Marghera, on the mainland. Concerts start at 21:30 and finish at midnight, generally on Friday and Saturday. On other nights you're as likely to hear ethno-chill-lounge DJ mixes.
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Contrappunto
What was a jazz club now opens its doors to all sorts of music. Jazz jams are just on Wednesday, but try live rock on Thursday, disco on Friday and world-famous DJs on Saturdays. Food is available; try the huge antipasto plate for two to four people.
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ConWinum Wine Bar
Part wine bar, part art gallery, ConWinum is a snazzy, softly lit place with tangerine walls and swinging lounge music. Designer-clad Italians drop in for live jazz on Friday and Saturday nights (summer only) and a daily wine tasting.
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Otto Jazz Club
Up the hill towards Vomero, Otto's is arguably the top jazz joint in town. It has hosted some of the biggest names in jazz and today still features top-quality concerts by mostly local, sometimes international artists.
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Be Bop
There's no rhyme - sometimes not even reason - to the music played here, although you might find something to suit on its menu of jazz, blues and country. Admission is usually free and the atmosphere laid-back.
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Around Midnight
One of Naples’ oldest and most famous jazz clubs, this tiny swinging bolthole features mostly home-grown live gigs, with the occasional blues band putting in a performance.
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Bravo Caffè
Across from Cantina Bentivoglio, Bravo is a sexy wine bar with red walls, black furniture and soft, subtle lighting. It too features regular live jazz and a full food menu.
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Bourbon Street
A red-brick slice of New Orleans in Napoli. Smooth American and Italian jazz musicians perform virtually every night to a mixed-age crowd of head-swaying jazz aficionados.
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Chez Baker Jazz Club
Jazz fiends should make for Chez Baker Jazz Club, which features frequent live music and hosts its own summertime Porto del Jazz festival.
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Tempio di Vino
A sweet enoteca in a pretty piazza. Enjoy a cool white Inzolia, and munch on olives and spicy salami as you listen to laid-back jazz.
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Ixtlan
A legendary pub, putting on impromptu jazz performances and jamming sessions. Good bar and buffet-style snacks.
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Casa della Musica
Casa della Musica puts on various performances, from jazz quartets to solo acts of all types.
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