| Sheffield Jazz and Swing | Venues
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Here are most of the local venues where you can hear live music from both local and national acts.
Please
feel free to email us if any information is incorrect or there are any venues
which should be included, or any other changes should be made. The
opinions and expressions used in this web page are my own and it's publication
is for the purpose of providing an unbiased information service and for the promotion
of jazz and swing as a performance art. |
Venue |
When | Address & Tel No |
Current comments | Type & Style of Music |
| Sizzlers Jazz Club | Thurs | The
Quarter Dinner reservations
Jazz info |
Opening 7th Feb 2008. Formerly the Sola Bar behind Sheffield Cathedral. Full menu until 9:30pm Late bar until 2:00am |
Mainly vocal based jazz and swing but we will always be interested in putting on quality acts of most genres. Music starts about 9:30pm |
| The Lescar | Wed |
Sharrowvale
Rd, Hunters Bar, Sheffield. |
Consistently good venue. Run by the ever affable Chris Walker | Both
local and national acts play here and many styles of jazz and swing. |
| See
Web site |
Millennium Hall, Ecclesall Rd, Sheffield | Various
National acts mainly mainstream. |
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| Rotherham Jazz | Mon | Transport
Club, Union St, Masborough, Rotherham Tel 01709 382302 |
Great Trad venue. Hosts jazz every Mon except Bank Holidays etc | Mainly Trad Jazz but they have a real mix of quality artists at this very well attended club |
| Doncaster Jazz Scene | Various dates | Various
venues 01302 349898 |
Lists many of the Jazz events in Doncaster | Have
a look on the page Doncaster Jazz |
| The Moon | Various dates | Upperthorpe, Sheffield | New venue in 2008 Various styles of music on various nights. |
Have a look at their website |
| The Foyer | Once or twice per month | University
House, Western Bank, Sheffield 2228999 |
Lovely venue capacity about 200 | Mostly Swing based bands in a cabaret style setting. Various restaurant packages available |
| Walnut Club | Tue, Fri, Sat | Sheffield
Rd, Hathersage |
Recently voted one of Britain's top 50 restaurants | Diners only at this very upmarket restaurant. Duos on Tues, Quartets on Fri & Sat |
| The Rising Sun | Mon,
Tue |
Fulwood Rd, Sheffield | Quite new smoke free bar | Real ale pub. All varieties of music including classical. |
| The Cricket Inn | Sun | Penny Lane, Totley, Sheffield | Great gastro pub owned by the Thornbridge brewery | Once a month jazz on a Sunday I think |
| Royal Oak | 1st & 3rd Sunday | Chatsworth Rd, Brampton, Chesterfield. Tel 01246 277854 |
Great Pub as always | Various see myspace page
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| Ruskins Wine Bar | Fri lunch & Wed Eve | Tudor Square, Sheffield | Nice pre theatre bar | Duos only |
| The Pomegranate Theatre | Art in the bar. Mondays | Corporation
St Chesterfield 01246 345222 |
Art in the bar runs seasonally and they feature various jazz artists and various styles | Very
often sells out so prebooking is recomended. Pomegranate Theatre |
| The Showroom | Sun lunch | Brown St ,Sheffield (Nr Railway Station) | Very popular Sunday lunchtime | Duos only |
| Cubanas | Mon, Tue | Trippet Lane, Sheffield | Always a popular venue | Mostly Latin flavoured acts |
| The Crown | Tue | Penny Lane, Totley, Sheffield | Never in the listings | Usually Quartets. |
| The Ivory | Wed to Sun | Regent Terrace (Off West St) Sheffield | Never in the listings | Duos only |
| Nonnas | Sun Eve | Ecclesall Rd | Italian restaurant popular with the smart set. Expensive too! | Duos only |
| Slikstone Jazz | Every Mon | Silkstone Common, Cawthorne, Barnsley. | Only trad jazz. Nothing else just trad jazz. No exceptions just Trad jazz. | Trad Jazz |
| White Lion | 1st Tue every month | Chesterfield Rd, Heely, Sheffield | Jazz jam/workshop I think | |
| Zagato
restaurant. Aston Hall |
Fridays | Aston,Sheffield | There is often a break in the hosting of music so always check | Duo's perform in a retaurant setting |
| Cross Scythes | Sun | Totley, Sheffield | New in 2007 | Various jazz acts |
| Pacific Wine Bar | Sat & Sun lunch | Church Lane, Chesterfield. | Nice subterranean restaurant in the centre of town. | Duos only I'm afraid. |
Anyone
wishing to add their venue or club please let us know |
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