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club crawl

 

Festival’s popular club crawl returns. For the second year, 9 downtown bars, lounges and restaurants will feature incredible live jazz on Friday and Saturday nights. Listen to jazz while enjoying acclaimed chef’s food, favorite martinis, creative sake cocktails or unique Californian wines lists, in settings ranging from sophisticated contemporary design to elegant grand hotels.

 

Stop at the featured venues during the club crawl and receive chances to win Southwest Airlines tickets, festival T-Shirts and other treats. Pick up your Club Crawl passport at the participating venues, or at any of the festival’s admision booths. Participation is free.

 

 

Arcadia Restaurant/San Jose Marriott

301 Market St. San Jose

408-278-4555

www.sanjosemarriott.com

 

Acclaimed Chef Michael Mina's ARCADIA now features a modern American Steakhouse menu, along with their original favorites.

 

Friday, August 8th:

Innerplay Jazz Ensemble - 8pm to 11pm

Saturday, August 9th:

Innerplay Jazz Ensemble - 8pm to 11pm

 

 

Fahrenheit

99 E San Fernando St

San Jose, CA 95113

(408) 998-9998

www.fultralounge.com

 

Fahrenheit is the San Jose nightlife staple that features a sexy and sophisticated restaurant and nightclub.

 

Friday August 8:

Primary Colors - 7 to 10 pm

Saturday August 9:

Kristen Strom Trio - 7 to 10 pm

 

 

Fairmont Lobby Lounge

170 South Market St. San Jose

408-998-1900

www.fairmont.com/sanjose

 

Grande elegance surrounds you in the Lobby Lounge at The Fairmont San Jose. It features an extensive selection of Californian wines by the glass and is also renowned for their creative martini.

 

Friday, August 8th:

NYPD Big Band - 9pm to 12am

Saturday, August 9th:

Juan P. Chavez y Arco Kemao - 9pm to 12am

 

 

Gordon Biersch

33 East San Fernando Street
San Jose, CA 95113
phone: 408-294-6785

www.gordonbiersch.com

 

A cross between New Orleans funk, German beer gardens and a World War II Era farm house, Gordon Biersch boasts one of the area's premier outdoor dining courtyards.

 

Saturday August 9:

Quasimodal - 12:30pm

Julio Bravo Orquesta Salsador - 3:30pm

Tito Garcia Orquesta / La Internacional - 6:30pm

Jazz soc. Jazz jam - 9:30pm

Sunday 10 August:

BR Jazz Group - 11:30am to 12:30pm

Wally’s Swing World - 2:45pm to 3:30pm

Anton Schwartz Quartet - 5:45pm to 6:30pm

 

 

Gumbo Jumbo

80 Market St
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 294-8626

www.gumbojumbo.com

 

Gumbo Jumbo features authentic Cajun cuisine with a trendy flair. Gumbo Jumbo is sure to provide you some good ol' Southern Hospitality!

 

Friday August 8:

INoahBand - 7pm to 11pm

Saturday August 9:

Jake Mackey and the Muddy Suns - 7pm to 11pm

 

 

The Hedley Club in the Hotel DeAnza

233 W. Santa Clara St. San Jose

408-286-1000

www.hoteldeanza.com

 

Relax in the classic art-deco elegance of the Hedley Club Lounge. The Lounge features a Seasonal Cocktail Menu, a dynamic wine program, and Mediterranean influenced appetizers.

 

Friday, August 8th:

Russo Alberts Trio - 8:30pm to 12:30am

Saturday, August 9th:

Eftekasat - 5pm to 7pm

Djabe - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Doug Ellington Group - 10pm to 1am

 

 

Koji Sake Lounge

48 S. First St

San Jose, CA 95113

(408) 287-7199

www.kojisakelounge.com

 

Explore the art of sake at the South Bay’s only sake lounge – a place where traditional Japanese simplicity and modern urbanism meet, bringing together impeccable service, exotic sake and contemporary style.

 

Friday August 8:

Panthelion - 9:00 to midnight

Saturday August 9:

Polyluv - 9:00 to midnight

 

 

The Paragon

211 South First Street

San Jose, Ca 94705

(Located a the Montgomery Hotel)

408) 282-8888

www.paragonrestaurant.com

 

Paragon San Jose is the South Bay's destination for lively, casual dining. Located in downtown San Jose, the restaurant features American Brasserie cuisine, a stylish dining room and live jazz, as well as an outdoor lounge and dining areas that invite guests to relax under the olive trees.

 

Friday, August 8:

Scott Miller - 7pm to 11:30pm

Saturday, August 9:

The Jazz Mechanics - 7pm to 11:30pm

 

 

South First Street Billiards

420 S 1st St

San Jose, CA 95113

(408) 294-7800

www.sofapool.com

 

Come listen to an inspiring and talented line-up that brings San Jose's unique jazz style under one roof, resulting from an amalgam of cultures, generations, musical genres, and global perspectives.

 

Friday August 8:

Los Pobres, SJSU Latin Jazz Ensemble - 9:30 pm

Doug Ellington and the New Urban Groove -10:30 pm

DJ CeChe fusing jazz and hip hop - between sets

Saturday August 9:

Jive Theory, Hip Hop Jazz Student Ensemble - 9:30 pm

Trademark, Hip Hop Jazz - 10:30 pm

DJ CeChe fusing jazz and hip hop - between sets