Best Jazz Clubs in Salt Lake City
From speakeasy cocktail bars with live jazz to the world-class Eccles Theater, SLC has more jazz than its name might suggest. Here's where to find it.
Prohibition
A speakeasy-inspired bar with live jazz on weekend evenings. Excellent prohibition-era cocktails, dim lighting, and musicians who set a sophisticated mood.
Speakeasy atmosphere + live jazz weekendsThe Jazz Lounge at Grand America
The elegant jazz lounge at the Grand America Hotel features live jazz in an upscale setting. Perfect for cocktails before or after dinner at one of the hotel's restaurants.
Elegant hotel jazz experienceEccles Theater
While primarily a performing arts theater, Eccles hosts major jazz concerts and touring artists. Utah Presents programs world-class jazz acts throughout the year.
World-class jazz performancesThe Depot
A mid-size concert venue in the historic Union Pacific Depot that regularly hosts jazz and soul artists in a beautifully restored space.
Historic venue, intimate feelSquatters Pub Brewery
SLC's original craft brewery features occasional live jazz and blues on its patio and indoor stage, pairing local music with excellent house-brewed beers.
Live jazz + craft beerUniversity of Utah Fine Arts Events
The U of U's music department hosts regular free and low-cost jazz concerts featuring faculty and student performers. Consistently high quality and often overlooked by visitors.
High-quality & often free jazzJazz in the City of the Utah Jazz
Salt Lake City's jazz scene has a charming irony at its core: the city is best known worldwide for the Utah Jazz NBA franchise, yet the actual jazz music scene is relatively modest. That said, what exists is genuine and rewarding for those who seek it out.
The University of Utah's music program is the backbone of SLC's jazz scene, producing working musicians who perform across the city's venues. The Eccles Theater regularly brings in major touring jazz acts, and the intimate setting of Prohibition — a speakeasy-style bar downtown — delivers some of the most atmospheric jazz listening experiences in the city.
For visitors who love jazz, pairing a visit to the Grand America Hotel's jazz lounge with cocktails is a quintessential SLC upscale evening. The hotel's European-influenced design and live music programming make it feel genuinely special — not just a hotel bar.