World’s Top 100

Voted one of the “World’s Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the World” by Downbeat Magazine, The Jazz Kitchen features the best in local, regional and international jazz entertainment.


NOLA Meets Midwest

Our made-to-order menu borrows from New Orleans and Latino cuisine and fuses these exciting flavors with Midwest favorites.


Private Event Space

Celebrate your next event at a cool, hip jazz club. The perfect space for rehearsal dinners, receptions, corporate dinners and presentations.


Hot Latin Dancing

The Jazz Kitchen has long featured Indy’s Hottest Latin Dance Night. A welcoming environment coupled with the best in tropical and modern Latin music.


Featured EventsLook what's coming up...

    • January 28, 2012

      8 & 10p | $12

      UNITY  featuring CYNTHIA LAYNE, STEVE ALLEE, ROB DIXON, EVERETT GREENE, FRANK SMITH & KENNY PHELPS
      This group of Jazz Kitchen favorites will be performing a mix of swingin’ standards & toe-tapping originals.

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    • January 30, 2012

      7-11p | no cover

      Back by popular demand we present a monthly jazz jam session led by some of Indy’s finest and officiated by trumpeter Clifford Ratliff

      This will be a fixture on the JK calendar every last Monday of the month.

       

       

       

       

       

       

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    • January 31, 2012

      7-10:30p • $10
      NAPTOWN FANTASY SWINGERS

      Check out this new band featuring a mix of 30′s & 40′s swing and jump swing favorites.

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    • February 1, 2012

      8p | $8

      Every first Wednesday of the month features the latest trend setters presented by Old Soul Entertainment.
      This month features the ANNUAL J DILLA TRIBUTE

      Root Movements is a collaborative effort between Old Soul Entertainment and TwinPeaks Music. This monthly event is held the first Wednesday of every month at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, IN. Root Movements features local, national and international artist with heavy Soul and Jazz influences. The night is commonly referred to as a Jazz Infusion night. From month to month, the genre of music as well as the size of the crowd changes. One month you could come and experience a intimate night of all Jazz/Soul singers with 70 people in attendance. Another month could be live Hip-Hop over Jazz and soul breaks/samples with 250 people.  These elements are by design.

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    • February 2, 2012

      LATIN DANCE PARTY
      dinner starts at 5p | dancing starts 9p • $7 ladies FREE until 10p

      The Jazz Kitchen has long featured Indy’s Hottest Dance Night our famed “Latin Dance Party.” Regardless of the language you speak the welcoming environment coupled with the best Latin music has The Jazz Kitchen on top for years. Don’t dance salsa? No worries, we feature a free lessons every Thursday night from the folks at IntoSalsa.

      Free salsa lessons at 9:30p
      Interested in advanced salsa lesson email Yang at IntoSalsa at yang@intosalsa.com

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