Blues, Jazz entertainment in South America
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Banca Do Blues
A rather nondescript banca (newspaper stand) by day transforms into a serious jam fest for blues bands certain nights of the week. It’s a great street scene, with folding chairs, vendors selling beer and the clash of electronically amplified chords firing up the blues-loving crowd. The schedule changes, so call before making the trip. At the time of writing, bands were playing on Friday night, starting at about 7pm or 8pm.
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Club del Vino
This elegant spot, reminiscent of a small winery, is prettily lit up with fairy lights from the outside. Inside there's a good restaurant, a pleasant fountain courtyard, an intimate theater that seats about 100, and a tiny so-called 'wine museum.' Live jazz combos (along with tango, folk, blues and even flamenco) regularly play here.
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Barretto
Hands down one of the best places to see live music in the world, this bar inside the Hotel Fasano recalls prewar Milan and attracts top jazz and popular Brazilian musicians that normally only play large venues. Entrance fees match the glamor levels.
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Juan Sebastián Bar
A longtime bastion of jazz in Caracas, the refined club remains one of the most attractive environments anywhere for hearing jazz. If you wish, you can grab a seat right at the bandstand – there’s a counter to place your drink along the front of it.
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Usha-Usha
For something a little more intimate, this place is a graffiti-covered, hole-in-the-wall bar run by an eccentric local musician. It serves strong mixed drinks and hosts live jazz music most nights of the week. It’s definitely worth searching out.
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Club de Jazz
One of Latin America’s most established jazz venues – Louis Armstrong and Herbie Hancock are just two of the greats to have played here – this large wooden building hosts local and international jazz, blues and big band performers.
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X-Treme Bar
This classic watering hole hasn’t changed in years. Bizarre art, drunken graffiti, strong cocktails and good rock and blues keep things rambunctious well into the night as it fills to the brim with a steady stream of bodies.
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Bar Plaza
Probe Viedma's soul by eavesdropping on ñoquis (meaning literally gnocchis or government employees) quibbling about the economy over coffee and cigarettes. Look for live blues and tango on weekend evenings.
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Marka
This tucked-away bar set back off Calle Ecuador next to La Republika is a fine, relaxed spot to enjoy low-key music, friendly service, and good mixed drinks. There's live music - jazz and blues - every now and then.
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Café del Patio
Intimate café-cum-wine-bar in a sheltered patio with a mellow atmosphere. In summer some of Santiago's best jazz musicians perform here; the local bands that play the rest of the year are also worth hearing.
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Centro Cultural Corp Group
A multipurpose cultural center at the bottom of a bank building, staging an eclectic program of chamber music and jazz (theoretically listed under the 'Centro Cultural' button of their website).
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Sidewalk Café & Jazz Club
If the Sheriff St nightlife strip is a bit hot for you, this cafe/bar at the central Hotel Ariantze is an ambient place for a drink any night of the week. On Thursday nights there's live jazz.
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Thelonious Jazz Bar
Bebop fans love this charmingly low-key bar for its live and often impromptu performances and great atmosphere. A flier on the wall promotes forthcoming sessions.
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Patio Havana
This place is worth checking out if you’re a fan of jazz, samba, salsa or bossa nova. Fabulous musicians from all over Brazil (and the world) regularly pop in.
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Pub Alemán
Stop by this restored castlelike place for a stiff drink and dose of English or German conversation. There's live jazz piano on some Friday or Saturday nights.
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Boulevard Café
Just a few doors south of Las Quenas, the contemporary Boulevard Café has live local indie music acts with no cover charge from Thursday to Sunday nights.
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Sabor y Son Cubano
This spot gives the over-35 crowd somewhere to shake their rumps on the weekends, with jazz, classic salsa and Cuban music setting the pace.
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Harry's Bar
Nonstop jazz, blues and Latin music warm up this cozy, fun bar that boasts 50 brands of whiskey, and nearly as many beers.
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Bourbon Street Music Club
The top spot for live jazz and blues in Sampa, Bourbon Street has hosted the likes of BB King and Ray Charles.
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