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Ever since AER returned to the city's nightlife circuit in November 2018 after a year-long hiatus, the effort has been to position itself as a venue for not just electronica, but jazz evenings with a fresh roster of musical acts. Live at Aer is a gig where instrumentalists and two-piece bands perform every Thursday. "The evenings here are focused on jazz fusion coupled with electro or funk, by solo instrumentalists and musicians," says Ashwin Mathur, manager, Four Seasons, Mumbai.

Where: 1/136, 34th Floor, Dr E Moses Road, Worli
Call: 24818444

The BlueBop Cafe

If you want a taste of the golden era of jazz that ran from 1920 to the 1960s, the BlueBop Cafe is the place to go. Like most music enthusiasts, proprietor Amar Sukhi, believes we need more jazz in our lives. "I've grown up listening to it and, over the years, I've come to love and appreciate it. My sense is that we, in large part, become like the music we consume. Jazz and the blues are beautiful, intelligent and improvisational genres."

Where: 318, Linking Road, Khar West
Call: 8655192913

Bonobo

Nevil Timbadia, partner at Linking Road pub Bonobo, launched jazz nights three years ago when most restobars were busy with EDM. "It was a time when a lot of music festivals had shut down," he remembers. As a regular at jazz yatras, he was able to rope in artistes on a weekly basis. "The biggest challenge when putting up a live performance is the expenses involved in setting up the sound system. It's the reason why very few venues do it," he says. In the last few years, jazz has evolved in the city, he thinks. "It's more funk, hip and lyrical."

Where: 2nd floor, Vithalbhai, Linking Road, Phase II, Bandra West
Call: 26055353

Ministry of Crab

You don't need to block your evenings for a jazz performance. The folks at Ministry of Crab rather have you for come over a laidback lunch on a Saturday as they host jazz artistes. “It's a genre that works perfectly with the lazy afternoon vibe we are trying to create with great seafood,” says a spokesperson of Gourmet Investment Pvt. Ltd.

Where: 442, Chitrakar Dhurandar Marg, 14th road, Khar West.
Call: 7710898811

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