Back Alley Jazz is the premiere live Jazz and Blues Club restaurant in Baltimore, providing the ultimate live Jazz & Blues and fine dining experience.

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Live and feel the 20s in a Jazzy 3-story Jazz & Blues bar/restaurant. Back Alley Jazz offers the ultimate live music and dining experience in a 3-story exposed brick and “artwork that’s a treat” as is the excellent gourmet Southern Accented Cuisine. No wonder early adapter acclaims Back Alley Jazz as “the best Jazz club restaurant in the greater Baltimore-DC-Annapolis metro area.

Back Alley Jazz provides an intimate venue for local and national jazz and blues musicians exploring the greater Baltimore-DC-Annapolis corridor.

Our Chef creates gourmet seasonal expressions paired with unique hand-selected wine lists from the finest vineyards around the world. Back Alley Jazz uses only fresh, high-quality, seasonal ingredients delicately combined with traditional spices. Each dish is prepared with the Chef’s culinary philosophy: "surprise, elegant, seasonal".

18 Karat --- All the way, full out.
The Duke is a classy guy, his heart is "18 karat."

Air-check --- A recording of a radio or television performance.
Did you hear the "air-check" of Billie Holiday with Gerry Mulligan?

The Apple --- New York city. This is now common usage.
We got a gig up in "The Apple" at Minton's with Diz and Bird.

Axe --- An instrument.
Hey, Jack, bring your "axe" over tomorrow and we'll jam.

Baby --- A term of endearment.
Hey, "baby," I got some bread, lets paint the town.

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