Thelonious Jazz Club

Jazz in Buenos Aires

If you are looking to spend a night in a setting of utmost Buenos Aires cool, check out the famed Palermo jazz club, Thelonious. This bar features live jazz bands Wednesday through Sunday nights. On Friday and Saturday nights there are two bands in the line-up. Thelonious, named after the legendary American jazz pianist, is not a place to hear second-rate jazz. The performance on any given night will enrapture you with the energy, talent, and improvisational skills of the musicians.

Cover fees vary depending on the night: you can check their website, call for more information about that night’s particular show (see below for contact info), or stop by Thelonious to pick up the current month’s schedule.

Reserve a table for a night of elegance and spectacular jazz

In order to make sure you have a space to sit and view the musicians, you should call ahead and reserve a table.  If you come with a date, you’ll get a cozy table for two; bigger groups get couches and coffee tables; otherwise you can pull up a stool at the bar or even hang out on the stairs leading to the upper level. The place is small, so get there early if you don’t have a reservation. Your experience will be much more enjoyable if you have a seat, as the jazz sets are often quite long (an hour and a half on average).

Sip on a cool cocktail in the color of your choice

Thelonious club is usually packed with smartly-dressed Buenos Aires hipsters, old-school jazz fans, and foreigners visiting the city. It’s okay to be casual, but if you are looking for somewhere to show off your trendy new Palermo boutique finds, this is the place.

Everybody checks each other out, wondering who is going to be having drinks with the band after the show. So make sure you order a fashionable drink, like the local-standard Fernet and coke. The atmosphere alone at Thelonious is reason enough to stop by.

Whatever act is on at Thelonious, you can be assured that it’s a respected, nationally or even internationally acclaimed group of artists who dedicate themselves to their instruments. Depending on the artist, the songs may be original compositions with influences from classical jazz, modern rock, and Latin American musical genres, or they might be renditions of standards from the likes of John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie. The late-night bands on Fridays and Saturdays are more the dance-and-groove types, while the weekday night bands are better for listening and watching attentively.

Worth an after-dinner visit, for an evening of musical bliss

Even if you aren’t a jazz aficionado, Thelonious Club is pretty much sure to guarantee a unique and interesting evening. If you come hungry, you can order pizza or empanadas.  Thelonious also offers desserts, making it a great place to bring your date after an early dinner. Try their flan with dulce de leche, or simply a coffee or tea.  Or for an even more elegant dessert, cozy up to a bottle of champagne to enjoy the jazz in true style.

A place like Club Thelonious could exist in any fashionable international city: New York, London, or Paris. But in the tastefully decorated upstairs space of Thelonious, surrounded by eclectic people from all over the world, sipping Malbec with good company, you will be glad you are watching a jazz show in Buenos Aires.

Location of Thelonious Jazz Club

Nicaragua 5549, Palermo Hollywood

Website: www.thelonious.com.ar

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  1. […] There were plenty of people at the Thelonious Jazz Club who were there for the party – checking out the book, greeting friends – but there was obviously a built-in crowd as well. The crowd was young, hip, and had a great vibe – una bueno onda. After eyeing the stunning cocktails I regretted my red wine and promised myself a return trip to the Jazz club for twenty somethings. Thelonious Jazz Club Salguero 1884 in Palermo Tel: 4829-1562 […]

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  2. Hola
    me gustaria hablar con una persona que cuide de la programación musical de la casa.
    soy un músico argentino que vive en Rio de Janeiro y estoy queriendo hacer dos show´s en homenaje a los 50 años de la Bossa Nova junto a Jorge Navarro en Buenos aires para ocutbre o noviembre.
    gracias
    Este es la dirección de mi my space
    http://www.myspace.com/robertorutigliano
    R.R

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