Jazz at the Crowne

Thursday night jazz
Mel does the booking

Nice atmosphere, friendly staff keep the drinks coming. Good date night venue.

It's in a giant, soulless, corporate, airport hotel lounge on Century Blvd -- but there's free, validated parking.  There's a "suggested" $15 food/drink minimum, but with a free show and free parking, order up already and enjoy.

The room is an odd shape and usually too bright.  The waitstaff never seems to know much about much, and they are marginally competent in that unionized, soulless, no-one-seems-to-like-their-job, corporate hotel kind of way.

The jazz here seems to be a bit more of the safe, commercial variety compared to the Culver Club (booked by the same folks).  Maybe that's intentional, but maybe that's just my luck of the draw.

Three sets starting at 730. Sometimes there's a nominal cover charge.