From Prati to Ostiense: these are the best jazz clubs in Rome where you can listen to live music

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Rome’s music scene really has a lot to offer: from classical music concerts amid ancient ruins to rock festivals and maxi music events at the Circus Maximus. Jazz music also finds its place in the Eternal City, where iconic jazz clubs were born between the 1980s and the 2000s. If you are in the mood for an evening of jazz and blues in Rome, these are the 5 best jazz clubs in the city.

Gregory’s Jazz Club

If you are planning a visit to New York City, you cannot fail to include in your itinerary an evening at one of the Big Apple’s many quaint jazz clubs. But if you don’t want to leave the city and still experience a wonderful evening of jazz, you can stop by Gregory’s Jazz Club. Here, interpretations of the great jazz classics, jam sessions with international artists, and Japanese fusion cuisine will take you around the world on a journey of music and flavor while remaining in the heart of Rome.

📍Where: Via Gregoriana 54/a (Spanish Steps area)

Elegance Cafe

As the name implies, you can expect a sleek and modern ambiance at this jazz venue, with a balcony, a bar area and a dining room with a stage view. The highlight of the Elegance Cafe is definitely the acoustics, which have been taken care of down to the smallest detail by sound engineers and are “equal to that of a recording studio,” making the venue ideal for fans looking for the best listening experience. Programming is varied and ranges from the most classic jazz, to the deep lyrics and sounds of the blues, to innovative variations in the genre. Jazz lovers, all you have to do is sit back, choose from one of their incredible cocktails and enjoy a fantastic evening.

📍Where: Via Francesco Carletti 5 (Ostiense area)

Alexanderplatz

Impossible not to mention Alexanderplatz in this list. Behind a discreet door on Via Ostia hides Rome’s most renowned jazz venue, on whose stage jazz pioneers such as Chet Baker and Chick Corea have passed. Its walls, sprinkled with indelible signatures and photos, are testaments to all the great artists who have captivated jazz cafe audiences from 1984 to the present. Rome’s Alexanderplatz epitomizes the true essence of the jazz cafe, the typical 1920s New Orleans jazz cafe, where double bass notes and saxophone solos resound within the walls, while on the small tables under the stage fans of the genre sip a drink.

📍Where: Via Ostia, 9, 00192 Rome

Jazz Cafe Rome

Good food, signature cocktails and great music-everything one seeks for an evening punctuated by the rhythm of jazz and blues. Located between the Tiber and Piazza Navona,Jazz Café Roma offers a colorful ambiance and a relaxed atmosphere created by dim lighting, comfortable leather sofas on which to sit and enjoy a cocktail, and a music corner where the notes of saxes and basses echo every night. An ideal jazz venue both for an evening with friends and for a romantic date, where you can try typical Roman dishes with an exceptional soundtrack.

📍Where: Via Giuseppe Zanardelli 12 (Piazza Navona area)

Charity Cafe

Active since the 2000s, Charity Café is one of the city’s most popular jazz and blues clubs. The programming alternates between jazz and blues nights, weekly jam sessions, and incredible concerts featuring prominent international and Italian artists. The informal ambiance, cozy atmosphere, and wide selection of whiskeys and cocktails makes Charity Café the ideal place for an after-dinner drink with good music.

📍Where: Via Panisperna, 68, 00184 Rome (Monti area)