Updated 20 January 2012

These Ottawa and Gatineau area clubs, bars, and venues consistently present jazz. For what's happening in the clubs, see our Upcoming Shows listings.

This list does not include concert venues like the National Arts Centre, the Shenkman Arts Centre, Centrepointe Theatre, Cabaret La Basoche, La Nouvelle Scène, the National Gallery, or Ottawa-area churches, which are included in Upcoming Shows.

"Jazz" covers a wide range of music, from quiet piano stylings to free avant-garde jazz to rock / funk / jazz mash-ups. Search our listings for a venue to see what type of music is played there before assuming it's your style of music.

Downtown

Café Paradiso
199 Bank Street
613-565-0657
www.cafeparadiso.ca
Live jazz on Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings, and occasional weekday evenings for special shows.

Vineyards Wine Bar & Bistro
54 York Street (in the ByWard Market)
613-241-4270
www.vineyards.ca
Live jazz on Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday evenings .

Mercury Lounge Overkill Bar (lower level)
56 ByWard Market Square, lower level (in the Byward Market)
just north of George Street
Live jazz: Monday nights.

Café Nostalgica
603 Cumberland Street
University of Ottawa
613-562-5800 ext. 3000
cafenostalgica.ca
Wednesday night, except during the Christmas holidays. May be closed for part of the summer or for Reading Week.

Avant-Garde Bar
135 1/2 Besserer Street
Ottawa
613-321-8908
www.avantgardebar.com/
Live jazz on several nights each month.

Metropolitain Brasserie
Rideau Street at Sussex Drive
Ottawa ON
613-562-1160
Sunday brunch, and occasional evenings.

Chez Lucien
137 Murray Street (in the Byward Market)
Ottawa
613-241-3533
Hugh O'Connor, dean of Ottawa Jazz musicians, on Sunday afternoon.

Mercury Lounge (upper level)
56 Byward (Upstairs) near George Street (in the Byward Market)
Ottawa
www.mercurylounge.ca
Several nights each month.

Maxwell's Bistro
340 Elgin Street
Ottawa
613-232-5771
Lounge music on Wednesday evenings, and live jazz/swing/Latin on occasional Thursdays.

Babylon Nightclub
317 Bank Street
Ottawa
613-594-0003
www.babylonclub.ca
Occasional, with high-energy dance groups like Souljazz Orchestra.

Barrymore's Music Hall
323 Bank Street
Ottawa
613-853-9310
www.barrymores.on.ca
Occasional.

Zaphod Beeblebrox
27 York St.
Ottawa
613-562-1010
www.zaphodbeeblebrox.com
Very occasional.

The Rainbow Bistro
76 Murray Street, in the Market
Ottawa
www.therainbow.ca
Occasional.

Wasabi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar
41 Clarence Street
Ottawa
613-241-3636
One Monday each month.

Central

Umi Café
610 Somerset Street West at Percy Street (Chinatown)
Ottawa
613-656-1638
www.umicafe.org
Improvising Musicians of Ottawa/Outaouais (IMOO) Series: many (but not all) Sunday evenings.

Elmdale Tavern
1084 Wellington Street West (in Hintonburg)
613-728-2848
www.elmdaletavern.com
Occasional.

Carleton Tavern
223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale) (in Hintonburg)
Ottawa
JazzWorks Jams: Third Thursday of each month, except in the summer, and occasional other evenings.

Juniper Kitchen and Wine Bar
245 Richmond Road (in Westboro)
613–728-0220
www.juniperdining.ca
Brian Browne every Thursday evening.

Irene's Pub
885 Bank Street (in the Glebe)
613-230-4474
irenespub.ca
Occasional.

The Arrow and the Loon Pub
Fifth Avenue Court
Bank Street at Fifth Avenue, NE corner (in the Glebe)
Ottawa
613-237-0448
First Sunday of each month, except in the summer.

Groovy's Roti Hut
292 McArthur Avenue (a few blocks east of the Vanier Parkway)
Ottawa, Ontario
613-744-1551
Sunday evening.

Raw Sugar Café
692 Somerset St West
613-216-2850
www.myspace.com/rawsugarcafe
Occasional.

Eri Cafe
953 Somerset Street West
Ottawa
http://www.ericafe.ca/
Occasional.

AlphaSoul Café
1015 Wellington Street West (at Fairmont)
Ottawa
www.alphasoul.ca
Friday evenings.

Gatineau and other locations in the Outaouais (Québec)

secteur Hull
(just across the bridges from Ottawa, only a few-minute bus or bike or car trip from downtown Ottawa)

Le Petit Chicago
50 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Québec
819-483–9843
Monday night, and occasional weekend nights.

Molto Kitchen
131 Promenade du Portage (near Laval Street)
Gatineau, Secteur Hull
819-777-9334
Thursday and Saturday evenings.

Les Brasseurs du Temps
170 rue Montcalm
Gatineau, Québec
819-205-4999 ext 1
www.brasseursdutemps.com/
Occasional, usually Mondays.

Sterling Restaurant
835 Jacques Cartier Road
Gatineau, Québec
819-568-8788
www.sterlingrestaurant.com/english/nousjoindre/index.php
Fridays and Saturday evenings.

Aura Resto-Lounge
77 Place du Portage
Gatineau
819-772-2872
www.aurarestolounge.com/en/
Wednesday evenings.

secteur Aylmer

Le Bistro Ambrosia
100 rue Principale
Aylmer, Quebec
819-682–5333‎
www.bistroambrosia.ca/
Sunday evening.

Bistro Bord'eau
31 rue Principale
Aylmer, Quebec
819-684-7771
www.bistrobordeau.ca/
Thursday evenings, and some Friday and Saturday evenings.

other parts of the Outaouais (further out)

Chelsea Pub
238, chemin Old Chelsea
Chelsea, Québec
819-827-5300
www.chelseapub.ca
Most Thursdays .

Café Soup'Herbe
168, chemin Old Chelsea
Chelsea, Québec
819-827-7687
www.soupherbe.com
Very occasional.

Wakefield Mill Inn (Le Mouin)
60 Mill Road
Wakefield, Québec
819-459-1838 or toll-free 888-567-1838
www.wakefieldmill.com
Occasional Saturdays.

The Black Sheep Inn
753 Riverside Drive
Wakefield, Québec
819-459-3228
www.theblacksheepinn.com/
Occasional.

Café des Artistes de la Lièvre
408 avenue de Buckingham
Gatineau, Québec (secteur Buckingham)
819-281-1987
cdadelalievre.com
Occasional.

La Grange de la Gatineau
80 chemin Summer, Cantley, QC
819-827-3164
www.grange.ca/
Occasional special weekend concerts.

West End / Rural

Options Jazz Lounge, Brookstreet Hotel
525 Legget Drive
Kanata
613-271-1800
http://www.brookstreet.com/options_music.php
Tuesday to Saturday.

Kanata Royal Oak
329 March Road
Ottawa (Kanata)
613-591-3895
Every Sunday afternoon.

Zola's Italian Restaurant and Eatery
194 Robertson Road (Bell's Corners)
Ottawa
613-721-0227
zolas.ca
Every Thursday evening, and most Saturday evenings.

Ballygiblin's Restaurant and Pub
151 Bridge Street
Carleton Place, ON
613-253-7400
ballygiblins.ca/
First Thursday of the month.

The Swan at Carp
108 Falldown Lane, Carp
613-839-7926
Occasional.

Cheshire Cat Pub
2193 Richardson Side Road
Carp
613-831-2183
www.cheshirecatpub.com
Every second Monday in the summer.

South End / Rural

Mooney's Bay Bistro
Riverside Mall
731 Ridgewood Avenue off Riverside Drive (just east of Mooney's Bay Beach parking lot lights)
613-260-7550
www.mooneysbaybistro.ca
Several weekend evenings each month.

Branch Restaurant
15 Clothier Street East
downtown Kemptville, ON
Reservations and directions: 613-258-3737
Occasional.

East End / Rural

Casey's Bar and Grill
1880 Ogilvie Road (near Blair)
Gloucester, Ontario
613-742-1818
Sunday afternoon, except in the summer. Currently on hiatus.

Knox Fine Dining
16976 Maclean Road
Moose Creek, ON
613-538–5669
www.knoxfinedining.com/index.cfm
Saturday evening.