Does anyone know if I can go to listen to jazz and just have a cocktail? or do I have to have dinner? I will be a 52 year old woman alone. Any problems with that you think?
I there another place that someone thinks is better?
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Hi Lucy, I read somewhere that admission includes a free drink for 20 Euros so it seems you can just sit at the bar and listen to the music. Are you staying in Montparnasse?
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No, I am staying near de Republique in Marais. Do you have a better suggestion for jazz?
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Like many Paris jazz clubs, there%26#39;s a fixed %26#39;..cover..%26#39; that usually includes your first drink (subsequent drink orders are supposed to be less..but different clubs have different arrangements...so it pays to ask the deal) that runs anywhere from 15-to-20 €s for non-dinner patrons.
Le PETIT JOURNAL MONTPARNASSE—13 rue du Commandant Rene Mouchette (across the street from Gare Monteparnasse), 750 14th , Tel: 01.43.21.56.70, Metro: Montparnasse-Bienvenue
http://www.petitjournal-montparnasse.com/
When you arrive in Paris, pick up a copy of PARISCOPE at a newsstand to find out who%26#39;s playing what, where, while you%26#39;re there.
Closer to REPUBLIQUE will be another well respected venue--
NEW MORNING—7 rue des Petites Ecuries, 750 10th Paris. Tel: 01.45.23.56.39, Metro: Chateau d’Eau
http://www.newmorning.com/
There is a small %26#39;..concentration..%26#39; of good clubs around CHATALET, along rue des Lombards, in the 1er---
Les DUCS des LOMBARDS—42 rue des Lombards, 750 01st , Te:. 01.42.33.22.88, Metro: Chatelet
Le SUNSET %26amp; Le SUNSIDE—60 rue des Lomabards (near rue Saint-Denis), 750 01st , Tel: 01.40.26.46.60 %26amp; 01.40.26.21.25, Metro: Chatelet
Le BAISER SALÉ—58 rue des Lombards (near rue Saint-Denis), 750 01st , Tel: 01.42.33.37.71, Metro: Chatelet
Some other good clubs around the city are---
Le SLOW CLUB—130 Rue de Rivoli (at rue de Pont Neuf) 750 01st Paris. Tel: 01.42.33.84.30, Metro: Pont Neuf
7 LÉZARDS—10 rue des Rosiers, 750 04th ,Tel: 01.48.87.08.97, Metro: Saint Paul--
http://www.7lezards.com/
Le PETIT JOURNAL SAINT MICHEL—71 Blvd. Saint Michel (at rue Royer-Collar—across from Jardin de Luxembourg) 750 05th , Tel: 01.43.21.56.70, Metro: Luxembourg--
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/claude.philips/
CAVEAU de la HUCHETTE—(more ‘swing’ than ‘jazz’) 5 rue de la Huchette (at rue Saint Jacques) 750 05th , Tel: 01.43.26.65.05, Metro: Saint Michel
http://www.caveaudelahuchette.fr/
BILBOQUET--13 Rue Saint-Benoit (at rue de l’Abbaye), 750 06th Paris. Tel: 01.45.48.21.84, Metro: Saint Germain des Prés--
http://jazzclub.bilboquet.free.fr/
L’ ARBUCI—25 rue de Buci (at Carrefour de Buci) 750 06th , Tel: 01.44.32.16.00, Metro: Odéon
Le PETIT JOURNAL MONTPARNASSE—13 rue du Commandant Rene Mouchette (across the street from Gare Monteparnasse), 750 14th , Tel: 01.43.21.56.70, Metro: Montparnasse-Bienvenue--
http://www.petitjournal-montparnasse.com/
Le JAZZ CLUB LIONEL HAMPTON—88 Blvd. Gouvion Saint Cyr (In Hotel Le Meridien--Etoile), 750 17th , Tel: 01.40.68.30.42, Metro: Porte Maillot--
www.jazzclub-paris.com/gb/page_jazz.htm
It probably should go without saying that as a woman travelling alone....the same common sense that would apply if you were out at a club at home on your own...applies in Paris. Keep your your own personal %26#39;..weird...%26#39; meter tuned up.
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KDKSAIL,
Thank-you so much for all the great info!
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Lucy -
The area around rue Oberkampf/rue St. Maur/rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud close to your hotel has some of the liveliest bars and cafés in Paris. You can find just about any kind of music there, especially on a Friday or Saturday night. True, most of it won%26#39;t be jazz, and what is jazz may not be the kind of jazz you are looking for but I would still strongly urge you to wander the area especially with your ears and mind open. You will hear everything from an a capella choir singing Baroque music in the upstairs room of a café to rock-a-billy to North African music to cutting edge fusion jazz to most kinds of contemporary music.
Granted most of the people will be younger than you are, but I am quite a bit older and I love the area. There are some great places to eat around here too — L%26#39;Estaminet on rue Oberkampf is cheap, fun and friendly; Mémère au Piano on rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud has very good food, is very fairly priced and pleasant (reserve); Astier, also on rue J-P Timbaud is a long-established traditional bistro with an excellent cheese board and good wines, especially good value at lunch (reserve); L%26#39;Auberge Pyrénées-Cévennes on rue des Folies-Méricourt is another long-established and excellent bistro, a bit more expensive (reserve); Le Grand Méricourt on rue des F.M. gets consistently good reviews but I have not tried it.; Le Villaret on rue Ternaux is serious food and wine, seriously good, good value but not cheap, and very popular (reserve several days ahead).
My fave café in the area is L%26#39;Autre Café on rue J-P Timbaud just east of av. Parmentier, but there are a lot of good cafés around. There is a terrific N. African boulangerie on rue St. Maur between rue J-P T. and rue Oberkampf, La Bague de Kenza. If you do nothing else, have a look.
And have fun!
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Hi Lucy
As well as the suggestions by kdk and Irish rover, there are a couple of other jazz places that have been mentioned on this forum
The Czech Centre on Fridays at 18 rue Bonaparte in the 6th looks good value. Métro Saint-Germain-des-Prés on Line 4 or Metro Mabillon on Line 10 which goes to Gare d%26#39;Austerlitz where you can change to line 5 to Republique.
http://www.centretcheque.org/jazz.html
This link gives details of a place called Aux Trois Mailletz at 56 rue Galande in the 5th near the 2 Islands (Metro Saint-Michel) and also gives descriptions of some of the places kdk has already mentioned on the same page and by following the link at the bottom
http://www.parisbestlodge.com/jazz3.html
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Paris may be the best city in the world for jazz...and as noted, there are a lot of places that offer music.....but schedules tend to be a bit hit %26#39;n miss and erratic....so your best bet will be to buy a copy of PARISCOPE magazine or ZURBAN at almost any newsstand and check out who%26#39;s on, where...and then check this against the good paris street map you will carry with you to find out where, where is at. Make sure you make a list of the places alredy recommended or suggested as an aide memoire when you scan the listings.
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