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Amsterdam is a city made for jazz, and that´s been taken in by the locals, who look for those small bars, where the sound of a trumpet or a saxophone mix with the steps on the cobbled streets and the calm waters of its canals. So if you love this music and you want to travel to Amsterdam, we will tell you how and where you can have fun listening to a jazz band.
One of the places with the most tradition is Jazz Café Alto. Known for its informal and warm atmosphere that make it so cozy, it has live music every night of the week with the best representatives of national and international jazz. So while you enjoy a delicious beer or a special cocktail, you can have the pleasant experience of listening to great performers. It´s located on Korte Leidse Dwarsstraat 115 and it´s open every night from 9pm until the end. We just recommend that you arrive early because the place is small and fills up quickly.
Jazz Café´t Geveltje has 25 years experience as a place open for good music lovers. Inaugurated in the 80s as a folk music café, it evolved shyly towards jazz and fusion jazz, becoming a school of the great exponents of this type of music in Holland. Everything is about fun here, you only need to be ready to have a good time, because the place was completely rebuilt to have an accoustic according to the laws and that the sounds stay inside the café. It also has a bar where you can freshen up with delicious beers and some drinks that lift the decibels of fun. Located in the Jordaan district, on Bloemgracht 170, it´s open from Monday to Saturday from 8pm to 3am, open an hour later on Thursdays and opening at 10pm on Fridays.
Joseph Lam is a place founded in 1975 as a tribute to the dixieland band with the same name, that was the interpreter of the most famous band during the Second World War. Located on Van Diemenstraat 242, next to Oude Houthaven. During the week you can listen to different jazz bands and on Sundays you can attend it´s legendary jam sessions. Here you´ll find a good atmosphere, affordable prices and ensured fun.
If you love all music, we recommend Café Meander, on Voetboogstraat 3, a few yards away from ABC Treehouse. This place invites you to enjoy a festive atmosphere where you can listen to different live jazz music styles, trip-hop, dance, disco, soul, funk and salsa. Also, there are fun parties with DJs for those who feel alone at 30.
In the Red Light District in Amsterdam we find Casablanca, a theatre that has a great restaurant and bar that combines jazz, party and karaoke with interesting panoramas for those who like to enjoy the night in good company. It´s address is Zeedijk 26.
Rent apartments in Amsterdam and enjoy the good panoramas that this city offers all year long, especially if you like jazz music.
Translated by: aleixgwilliam