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Akhnation
A young, multicultural crowd jams this club which has been going strong for more than 50 years. So to catch live hip-hop, Latin and Afrocentric acts be sure to drop into this Dutch dance institution. It also hosts raves and Ibiza-style dance parties.
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Amstel Haven
Bike or boat up to where the Amstel meets the Singelgracht, snag a canalside table under an umbrella, and have yourself a swell view of the water and skyscrapers. Daytimes, munch on uitsmijters, sandwiches and mains, and on weekend nights, the dining room becomes a dance floor with DJs or live music.
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Bethaniënklooster
This former monastery near Nieuwmarkt has a glorious ballroom, the perfect place to take in some Stravinsky or Indian sitar.
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Bimhuis
The Bimhuis is the beating jazz heart of the Netherlands, and its stylish new digs at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ draws international jazz greats like Branford Marsalis.
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Bourbon Street Jazz & Blues Club
Catch blues, funk, soul, and rock'n'roll performances in this intimate venue filled with local and international performers (and visited over the years by the likes of Sting and the legendary, departed Dutch musician Herman Brood. There are weekly jam sessions and unplugged nights too. Ages 23 and up.
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Brasil Music Bar
Get jiggy at the popular little club called Brasil. There's live Brazilian and Caribbean music on show three nights a week, and R&B and Brazilian DJs to fill out your calendar. The club, just like the dancing, is the epitome of the phrase 'hot and steamy'. Just try to keep your feet (and hips) still when you're there.
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Brix
The mod lounge setting at this new spot makes it a great place to chill over a beer or enjoy small plates like herring and salmon carpaccio, and chicken lemongrass sticks with banana chutney. There's live jazz Sunday and Monday nights from about .
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Café-Restaurant Kapitein Zeppo's
This site, off Grimburgwal, has assumed many guises over the centuries: a cloister during the 15th, a horse-carriage storehouse in the 17th and a cigar factory in the 19th. These days it's festive, attractive and almost romantic, with a beautiful garden and Belgian beers. There's live music Sunday from (cover groups and big bands).
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Casablanca
This jazz cafe has an illustrious history. Even if its glory days are over, they still book big bands four nights a week and other kinds of jazz the rest of the time. Wednesday to Saturday sees singing and dancing, including karaoke. It's sometimes referred to as Casablanca Muziek, to differentiate it from Casablanca Variété.
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Conservatorium Van Amsterdam
Students at the Netherlands' largest conservatory of music offer regular classical recitals. Note that the venue will move to the Oosterdokseiland (near Centraal Station) by late 2008.
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Cotton Club
Squish yourself into this dark, bustling brown cafe every Saturday ( to ) for live performances by home-grown and out-of town artist playing soulful, rhythmic, moving, vibrant jazz. If jazz isn't quite your main squeeze, then you can always head along to the regular salsa nights every Tuesday.
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De Badcuyp
A low-down and very cool venue off the Albert Cuypmarkt, De Badcuyp has regular World Jam and Open Kuip (open mic) nights, African dance cafés and musical offerings including South Indian, jazz and Latin.
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De Heeren Van Aemstel
Office workers and students cram into this grand café-style club to enjoy the roster of live big bands and pop and rock cover bands most nights.
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Getto
This groovy, very long restaurant-bar is loved for its entertainment (tarot readers, DJs, bingo competitions). Great people-watching from the front, and a rear lounge where you can chill. Draws a cross-section of the gay community.
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Jazz Café Alto
A slightly older crowd of jazz lovers is the kind of punter you'll find inside, toe-tapping to serious jazz and blues at this small (and packed) brown cafe. If you can, try to catch tenor saxophonist Hans Dulfer (father of Candy) and band. You can't miss the place - keep an eye out for the big sax on the facade.
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Khl
Proof of how far this district has come, KHL is a one-time squatter café gone legit. Next to the Lloyd Hotel, it's a historic brick building with great tilework, and the garden is worth a glass or two. There's often music on weekends, everything from Latin to pop to Klezmer.
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Korsakoff
Going strong since the late '80s and still grungy after all these years, this iconic hard-rock and alternative-music venue attracts a young and oh-so-cool clientele who front up each night with appetites that are whetted for lashings of punk, metal and goth. Korsakoff opens late and closes even later.
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Maloe Melo
This is the altar of Amsterdam's tiny blues scene, just a few blocks from Leidseplein. There's everything from Cajun zydeco and swing to Texas blues and rockabilly.
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Molly Malone's
Regularly packed with loads and loads of Irish folk out for a good craic, the notorious Molly Malone's, decorated in dark and woody colours, often finds itself holding spontaneous folk music sessions. If you fancy diving in and strutting your musical stuff, bring your own guitar with you when you come.
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Tropeninstituut Theater
The live agenda is like no place else in Amsterdam, mainly South American, Indian and African, films and offerings like Japanese geisha.
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