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DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Nightlife / ¼

Music, dance, after dark.

Clubs, techno and house rooms, live music venues, jazz bars, karaoke, social dance nights and festivals in Detroit and across Michigan, with address, phone, hours and the official calendar.

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Jazz, blues & soul / Downtown (inside Music Hall, Harmonie Park)

Aretha's Jazz Cafe

An intimate jazz club inside the Music Hall building in downtown's Harmonie Park, named in honor of Aretha Franklin and programming jazz, blues, soul and R&B.

  • 350 Madison St, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 887-8501
  • Show nights: Thu–Sat 8pm; Sun 7pm jazz jam; Wed “Foxxy Gwensdays”; see calendar

Jazz, blues & soul / Livernois / Avenue of Fashion

Baker's Keyboard Lounge

A historic Detroit jazz club on Livernois Avenue, pairing its performance evenings with soul food and American classics.

  • 20510 Livernois Ave, Detroit, MI 48221
  • (313) 345-6300
  • Mon, Wed–Fri 4pm–10pm; Sat–Sun 4pm–midnight; Tue closed

Jazz, blues & soul / Eastern Market

Bert's Marketplace

A long-running entertainment complex in Detroit's Eastern Market with a jazz room, a Motown room, a theatre space and outdoor barbecue on market days.

Jazz, blues & soul / Downtown

Cliff Bell’s

Live jazz, dinner, and drinks meet at the historic Cliff Bell's club.

  • 2030 Park Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 961-2543
  • Wed–Thu 5pm–11pm; Fri–Sat 5pm–midnight; Sun 4pm–9pm; Mon–Tue closed

Jazz, blues & soul / East Side (Harper Ave)

First Place Lounge

An east-side neighborhood lounge on Harper Avenue with a free live jazz night every Wednesday.

  • 16921 Harper Ave, Detroit, MI 48224
  • (313) 885-0109
  • Daily noon–2am; live jazz Wednesdays 8pm–midnight (no cover)
  • 21+

Jazz, blues & soul / Grandmont Rosedale

Miss Eva's

An intimate speakeasy-style cocktail lounge in Detroit's Grandmont Rosedale neighborhood featuring soul, jazz and R&B performers.

Jazz, blues & soul / East Side (East Warren)

Richy's Ballroom

An east-side event ballroom on East Warren Avenue that hosts a new jazz series on alternate Wednesdays from September 2026.

  • 13333 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI
  • Jazz nights on alternate Wednesdays 7pm–11pm (from Sept 23, 2026)

Jazz, blues & soul / Corktown (west Michigan Ave)

Ro Cham Beau

An intimate 70-seat jazz listening room on Michigan Avenue in west Corktown, built around attentive listening.

  • 3321 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216
  • Show nights (typically Thu–Sat 7pm–11pm; doors 7pm, music 8pm) and Sunday 2pm matinees
  • All ages

Jazz, blues & soul / East English Village / East Warren

Savoy

A Black-owned steak and seafood supper club on East Warren Avenue with live music every night from Wednesday to Sunday.

  • 17131 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48224
  • (313) 469-7558
  • Tue–Sun 11am–10pm; Mon closed; live music nightly Wed–Sun

Jazz, blues & soul / Midtown / Cass Corridor

Willis Show Bar

A classic cocktail bar and live entertainment venue with its stage directly behind the bar. The Art Moderne interior recalls its original show-bar era.

  • 4156 Third St, Detroit, MI 48201
  • (313) 788-7469
  • Thu–Sat 7pm–2am (credit card only)

Jazz, blues & soul / Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores

The Blue Goose Inn

A long-running east-side blues bar on Jefferson Avenue in St. Clair Shores, reopened under new ownership after a renovation.

  • 28911 E Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
  • (586) 296-0950
  • Mon noon–10pm; Tue–Thu noon–11pm; Fri–Sat noon–midnight; Sun noon–9pm

Jazz, blues & soul / The Hill, Grosse Pointe Farms

Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe

An intimate English-pub-style jazz supper club on The Hill in Grosse Pointe Farms, with live jazz Wednesday through Saturday.

  • 97 Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
  • (313) 882-5299
  • Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30am–4pm; dinner and live music Wed–Thu 6–9pm, Fri–Sat 6–10:30pm; The Dog House bar Wed–Sat 5–11pm

Jazz, blues & soul / Downtown Royal Oak

Goodnite Gracie Jazz & Martini Bar

A vintage-style martini lounge attached to D'Amato's Italian restaurant in downtown Royal Oak, with live jazz on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

  • 224 S Sherman Dr, Royal Oak, MI 48067
  • (248) 584-7400
  • Wed–Thu 4–10pm; Fri–Sat 4pm–12am; live jazz Wed–Thu 6–9pm

Jazz, blues & soul / Downtown Ann Arbor (Main St)

Blue LLama Jazz Club

A supper-club-style jazz room on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor, next door to The Ark, pairing dinner and cocktails with live jazz.

  • 314 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 372-3200
  • Wed–Thu 5:30–10pm; Fri–Sat 5:30–10:30pm; Sun 5–9pm

Jazz, blues & soul / West Ann Arbor (Weber's Hotel)

The Habitat Ultralounge at Weber's

A lounge inside Weber's hotel in west Ann Arbor with live music nightly and jazz on Friday and Saturday nights; 21 and over.

  • 3050 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
  • (734) 665-3636
  • Live music nightly; jazz Fri–Sat 9–11pm (per CVB listing)
  • 21+

Jazz, blues & soul / Kerrytown

Kerrytown Concert House

A nonprofit 120-seat concert venue in a 19th-century house in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown.

  • 415 N Fourth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 769-2999
  • Concert nights only; see calendar
  • All ages

Jazz, blues & soul / Downtown Ann Arbor (Main St)

The Ravens Club

A Prohibition-style speakeasy cocktail bar and supper club on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor, with no-cover live jazz.

  • 207 S Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 904-7883
  • Mon–Thu 4–11pm; Fri–Sat 4pm–midnight; Sun 4–10pm. Jazz Sundays 7–10pm; live music Wednesdays 7–10pm

Jazz, blues & soul / Burton (south of Flint)

Soothing Tunes Room

A jazz lounge in Burton, south of Flint, with live jazz every weekend, a soul-food kitchen and a "grown & classy" dress code.

Jazz, blues & soul / Old Town Lansing

Unicorn Bar

An Old Town Lansing tavern with live blues and rock bands on weekend nights.

  • 327 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Lansing, MI 48906

Jazz, blues & soul / Downtown Muskegon

The Block

An intimate, historic club-style room in downtown Muskegon run by the West Michigan Symphony, presenting jazz and small-ensemble concerts.

  • 360 W Western Ave, Muskegon, MI 49440
  • (231) 726-3231
  • Concert nights only; WMS ticket services Mon–Fri 9:30am–4:30pm
  • All ages

Jazz, blues & soul / Alger Heights

The Old Goat

A neighborhood restaurant in Grand Rapids' Alger Heights serving wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, with live music at dinner.

  • 2434 Eastern Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
  • (616) 288-6976
  • Mon–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10pm; Sun 10am–8pm; live music evenings and Sunday brunch
  • All ages

Jazz, blues & soul / Grand Hotel

Terrace Room at Grand Hotel

The Grand Hotel's evening ballroom lounge on Mackinac Island, where guests dance nightly to live music from the Golden Age repertoire.

  • 286 Grand Ave, Mackinac Island, MI 49757
  • (906) 847-3331
  • Nightly 9:30–11:30pm, May 1–October 24, 2026

Addresses, phone numbers and hours come from each venue's official channels, and every page shows when we checked them. Nightlife changes fast: check the venue's current calendar, age policy and cover before you go.

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