San Diego jazz, coast to canyon: the no-frills serious room Dizzy's, Balboa Park's open-air Panama 66, the Gaslamp speakeasies, and La Jolla's Athenaeum series. Tables where the players are respected and the listening is real.
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San Diego's beloved no-frills listening room, a serious straight-ahead jazz institution for decades.
Pip’s Tip Most weekends in Bay Park. No-frills and straight-ahead, which means people come to listen, not to talk over it.
An open-air beer garden beside the Museum of Art sculpture court, hosting nightly local jazz combos.
Pip’s Tip Most nights, open-air beside the sculpture court in Balboa Park. Local combos, so it is the easy low-commitment night.
A plush whiskey bar with taxidermy and a small stage featuring live jazz trios most evenings.
Pip’s Tip Live jazz most evenings in North Park. Whiskey bar first, small stage second, so come for the pour and stay for the trio.
A basement speakeasy with a no-photos rule and nightly live jazz and blues, no cover.
An elegant nonprofit arts library presenting an acclaimed intimate jazz concert series in its reading room.
An opulent Old-World lobby lounge with a grand piano and live jazz amid chandeliers and antiques.
An upscale rooftop cabaret and supper club spotlighting jazz vocalists and touring cabaret performers.
A campus performance lounge programming jazz, world and experimental artists through UCSD's ArtPower series.
A cozy Spanish-style tapas bar near the coast with regular flamenco and live jazz evenings.
An iconic converted-quonset music hall booking major jazz, blues and roots acts north of the city.
An intimate music venue hosting eclectic bookings including jazz, soul and experimental combos.
Little Italy's three-story venue, soul, R&B and funk bookings in a room built for sound.
Pip’s Tip Show nights only, so check the calendar. Three storeys in Little Italy, built for sound.
San Diego's beloved no-frills listening room, a serious straight-ahead jazz institution for decades.
Jazz is one chapter of Pip's Lifestyle, find the lounges, whiskey bars, rooftops and the Domino Club below.
