9:30 Club
815 V Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-393-0930
An Alternative/Rock presenter of both national and local acts. Contact Lisa White for booking.

Afterwords at Kramer Books
1517 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-387-1462
One of the places where Mary Chapin Carpenter started her career. A small stage set up in a balcony area overlooking the bookstore below, seats about 50 people. Acoustic acts mainly with some light jazz trios. Call Pete Darich for bookings or email pete@kramers.com

Black Cat
1811 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-667-4490
An Alternative music venue of the same ilk as the 9:30 Club, we've heard it's partly owned by David Grohl of Foo Fighters fame. Concert line 202-667-7960. Vicki is the person in charge of booking. 202.667.4527 Mon-Thu noon-4. They suggest mailing a kit in lieu of meeting with them personally. PO Box 700038, Wash., DC 20056.

Blues Alley
1073 Rear Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-337-4141
The premiere Blues/Jazz club in Washington. They present mainly national acts. Local acts usually on Monday and Tuesdays. Booking by Ralph Camilli.

Brother's Coffee Bar
3238 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-237-2202
Coffee and a little Jazz here on the weekends.

DAR Constitution Hall
18th & D Streets, NW
Washington, DC 200
202-628-4780
3600 seat hall that presents a variety of events.

DC9
1940 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 483-5000
Booking Steve Lambert.
Great music venue; many different genres showcased.

Marc Barnes'
Dream
1350 Okie Street NE
Washington DC 20002
202-636-9030

Dubliner
4 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-737-3773
With a name like the Dubliner you know it's going to be Irish folk music. Mon - Sat from 9pm, Sun. from 7:30pm

Dumbarton Church
3133 Dumbarton St NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-965-2000o
Church doubles as a concert venue presenting Classical, Jazz & Folk. Call Connie Zimmer for booking.

Ellington's on Eighth
Restaurant and Lounge
424A 8th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-546-8308
Ellington's on Eighth is a Restaurant / Jazz and Poetry Lounge. Check website for schedule.

Garden Terrace Lounge
Four Seasons Hotel
2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-342-0444
A Sunday brunch Jazz with some of the best performers in town. If you can afford to go there maybe you'd like to take us with you?

Georgia Brown's
950 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-393-4499
Southern cooking and a Sunday brunch Jazz thing.
General Manager Martin Weldon is booking manager

HR-57 Center for the Preservation of Jazz
1426 9th Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
202-667-3700
A performance space that can be rented out. They present anything from Jazz jam sessions to theater.

Hard Rock Cafe
10th & E Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-737-7625
Stop by to see the WAMA Hall of Fame arch at the Hard Rock.

Ireland's Four Provences
3412 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-244-0860
Located in the Cleveland Park area near the Uptown Theater. Presents Irishmusic. Contact Andy Duffy for booking information.

Irish Times
14 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-543-5433
A friendly bar with Acoustic/Folk acts Friday - Sunday. Pete Papageorge is a regular performer. Brad and Brendan Kelly book the music.

Lisner Auditorium
G.W. University
730 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-6800
University presents cultural events and rents to nonprofits. Contact Rosanna Ruscetti.

Madam's Organ
2461 18th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-667-5370
Nightly entertainment of blues, r&b, soul, and funk in the Adams Morgan area. Contact Bill Duggan for booking

Marley's Lounge
Henley Park Hotel /926 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-638-5200
A nice hotel bar with piano music Tues-Thurs and a jazz trio Fri & Sat.

Mimi's American Bistro
2120 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 464 - 6464
Washington's only cabaret restaurant, employs singers/actors/ dancers/performers as servers. They perform throughout the night while serving their guests.

Nanny O'Brien Irish Pub
3319 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-686-9189
Located in Cleveland Park across the street from the Uptown Theater. Has Folk/Irish music Wednesday - Saturday. "Irish Session" Monday night. Brian Gaffney books the music.

Potter's House
1658 Columbia Road NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-232-5483
A coffeehouse in the 60s tradition with a smokefree restaurant, bookstore, art gallery and music venue. Every Friday night we host Sounds of Hope: Good Food, Good Music, for a Good Cause! Performers team up with a local charity to raise FUNds and awareness. 4th Fridays are open mics (both poetry and music and it's FREE for appreciative ears). Off street parking is available. For bookings or questions contact Mary Shapiro at FridayNights@PottersHouseDC.org.

Saloun
3239 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-965-4900
Another bar on the Georgetown strip presenting Jazz, R&B and Soul, Tuesday - Sunday.

Takoma Station
6914 4th St NW
Washington, DC 20012
202-829-1937
One of the top Jazz clubs in the area presents both national and local straight-ahead and progressive jazz acts, most every night. Call David Boyd for booking information.

Tom Tom
2333 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-588-1300
Located in Adams Morgan. Has a Sunday Jazz brunch.

Twins Lounge
1334 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-234-0072
Just moved to a new much nicer location. Has Jazz throughout the week. Call Kelly, the owner, for booking information.

Utopia
1418 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-483-7669
Live Jazz, Blues, Swing and Brazilian Jazz Thursday - Sunday.

Velvet Lounge
915 U Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Booking: 202-462-3213
An eclectic performance space that serves up a wide variety of music ranging from punk rock to alt folk. Located around the corner from the Nightclub 9:30 and across the street from the U Street/Cordoza stop on Metro's Green Line.

Warner Theatre
13th & E NW
Washington, DC
202-783-4000 (theatre info)
or 301-808-6900 (ticketmaster)

The Warehouse
1021 7th St. NW
Washington DC
202-783-3933
By the convention center
Cafe/bar/theater/art gallery/music venue
Live music from 1-3pm on Saturdays, generally accoustic

Warehouse Next Door
1017 7th St. NW
Washington DC
202-783-3933
Live bands throughout the week (check website for schedule), variety of genres Sunday nights open mic followed by live bands

West End Cafe
1 Washington Circle NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-293-5390
Near the George Washington University campus they present a classical pianist Thursday - Saturday and show tunes on Tuesday & Wednesday.

Westminster Presbyterian Church
400 I Street, SW
Wash., DC, 20024
202-484-7700
6-9 pm, $5, dinner available. Near Arena Stage. Friday night jazz concerts are very popular. Monday night blues concerts are catching on. Great downhome-style food. It's in the church, but you can eat during the show. Dancing encouraged.

Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-232-5263
Neighborhood bar in Columbia Heights. This friendly Washington DC bar is a great place to meet up with old friends or make new ones, have some drinks and enjoy great food, listen to live music, and dance the night away. Two floors, two full bars. Free wireless Internet access.

Zanzibar
700 Water Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.
Tel. No. 202-554-9100, FAX: 202-554-9103
The club features R&B and Jazz nightly

Zoobar
3000 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-232-4225
They book blues. The owner, Steve, is in charge of booking. DC's only blues-only venue. Home of the Thursday night open blues jam hosted by Big Boy Little Band with Bret Littlehales and Rusty Bogart. Great food, across from the Zoo.