Jazz Jam, Zach Lane hosts Pearls Dive Jam, Wednesdays, 8:30-11:00 p.m.
Jazz, Fridays, 8-11 PM
Jazz, Saturdays, 8-11 PM
Q-Bar In the Sheraton Old Town, 800 Rio Grande NW, 244-9405
Live Entertainment
Tuesdays - Thursdays 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Fridays and Saturdays 6:00 - Midnight
(505) 843-6300
Sandia Pueblo Casino
Jazz, Tuesdays, 6-9 PM
Scalo Northern Italian Grill, 3500 Central Ave. SE, 255-8781
Jazz Jam
Tuesdays, 8:00 - 11:00 pm
The house rhythm section is Luis Guerra on bass, Arnaldo Acosta on drums, and Stu MacAskie on piano. The house band will play the first set, and open up the jam after the first set. Everyone (who can play) is welcome to join us. The jam session is one of the great traditions in jazz: musicians gather to trade ideas, try out new material, work on their chops, just hang out and have fun, and pass on the tradition to the next generation.
A steak house by day, turns into a hot salsa club on Friday and Saturday nights with live bands. Albuquerque's most popular and consistent salsa venue.
The Martini Grill, 4200 Central SE, 255-4111
Dance Lesson with Javier 8:30 p.m., DJ Louis spins the music from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., $2 cover
Restaurant with a separate room for dancing. Tuesday night is DJ salsa with DJ Kiko d'Castro.
Dance Lessons at 8-10pm, music from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.$3 cover.
SANTA FE
Cats Downtown, Plaza Mercado Center, third floor, (enter on Water Street, opposite Coyote Cafe), 983-3883
By day The Garden Bar restaurant, by night Cats Downtown. Located on the top floor of the Plaza Mercado building downtown, Cats has a large wooden dance floor, full bar, lots of tables and an outdoor patio.
Saturdays: DJ salsa on Saturdays with Mambo Italiano and/or DJ Carlota 9 p.m. $5 cover.
El Farol, 808 Canyon Road at Camino Monte Sol, 983-9912
8:30 p.m. $5 cover. Spanish tapas restaurant with wonderful atmosphere; the bar/music area has a very small dance floor.
Thursdays, April 3 & 10: Nosotros, 8:30 p.m. $5 cover
Garrett's "G" Spot at Garrett's Desert Inn, 311 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-1851
DJ salsa on Thursdays with Mambo Italiano, 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover.
Free salsa class at 7:30 p.m. Happy hours/dinner menu.
Live bands Saturdays, Nosotros or Manzanares y Sol (call for schedule).9 p.m. $ cover
Elegant lounge with medium-sized dance floor, full bar and restaurant.
Thursdays: Onda Tropicale
La Fonda Hotel, 100 E. San Francisco, 982-5511
No cover 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Bert Dalton Jazz Trio
The La Fiesta Lounge inside the La Fonda hotel is a comfortable bar with a small dance floor, cozy atmosphere, plenty of tables. Latin and straight Jazz on Mondays and Tuesdays.
