Are teens welcome in Jazz Clubs?

We%26#39;re travelling this summer with our two teenage sons, 14 and 17. The 14 year old is an avid Jazz fan and aspiring sax player. Will he be welcome in the clubs? Is there any age restriction? Anyplace in particular that we should try? We are staying in the 1er in an apartment on rue Saint Honoré.

Any other hints for a 5 day stay in August? We%26#39;ve got guidebooks and I browse TA freqeuntly, there seems to always be something else great to put on the itinerary. Especially looking for good cheap eats!

thanks

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Hi KayakandMore

Google %26#39;Paris Jazz Clubs%26#39; and see what info you get - some sites I have found include :

fr.parisinfo.com/show_exhibition/rub8185.html

http://www.parisbestlodge.com/jazz2.html

www.jazz-clubs-worldwide.com/docs/france.htm

(in fact the Jazz-clubs-worldwide site is so good, I have had to add it to my bookmarks tonight!)

Lionel Hamptons Club, and New Morning seem to be the favourites, but there are others in the 1st.

As to %26#39;age%26#39; for entry, I do not know, but the French tend to be fairly %26#39;easy%26#39; about children being out late at night in Restaurants and bars, particularly. I can only imagine that they would jump at the chance to encourage a keen young jazz fan rather than to stamp on his enthusiasm. Jazz folk are usually pretty %26#39;cool%26#39; let%26#39;s face it!

Have a groovy time

EW

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In the search box above the posts on the right do a search using jazz or jazz clubs as your keywords and you should turn up several very detailed posts and threads discussing the locations of jazz clubs all over Paris and their admission policies. I don%26#39;t think you will have a problem — other than the fact that it could get to be expensive if you take in every jazz club in the city during your stay!

The rue des Lombards not far from your apartment is one of the centers of jazz in the city.

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As previously noted, use the %26#39;..Search In:..%26#39; feature (located below the GREEN %26#39;Paris Forum%26#39; line, using %26#39;..Jazz..%26#39; or %26#39;..Jazz Clubs..%26#39; as you basic Search criteria for a LOT of information on jazz in Paris. But there will be no problem taking teens to any.

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