HR-57

As good as it gets on a Friday night.  Great old school Jazz, BYO for a mere $5 corkage fee, dead in the middle of H-Street, friendly, clean, and did I mention awesome?  No?  This place is awesome.  Easy 5 stars.

Talking all that jazz.  

Just gimme some horns now.

and let's take that bassline for a walk.

I'd have to say when it comes to the art of jazz that this space is where you need to sit and take a listen.  The jam sessions are pretty cool, especially because you'll see random people just stand up, join in, jam out, and sit back down like it wasn't a big deal.  Meanwhile, to you it should be amazing, because there's a lot of talent that comes through here that aren't about anything but playing to play.  

A departure from the glitz and the glam that consumes some areas of DC, overpriced bottle/table service, and guest lists... that's a whole bunch of whatever and ever.  Not here, not this place, it's simple, it has a bar, and it has seats.  The focus of HR57 is where you want it to be...

....this place is about the music.

Nice little comedy club nestled off H Street.  The venue itself is not that big, but it's also not stuffy like most comedy clubs.  Went here last night (Tuesday) and there was a $10 cover charge and well worth the money. Some of the comedians had me dying laughing, others were so so. The biggest drawback was some of the patrons.  One table in particular which the host dubbed the "retard table" was so obnoxious and really almost ruined the night for everyone with their belligerent behavior.  

The decor is simple, plenty of seating, clean bathrooms, and big bar.

Aside from the disrespectful crowd, overall a great club and highly recommended.

Tip: Park on the side streets in the neighborhood.