Price€€
NeighborhoodFlaminio
HoursBox office daily, concerts typically 20:30 or 21:00
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Tip: Santa Cecilia is the symphonic room; Sinopoli and Petrassi cover jazz, contemporary and book presentations. Tram 2 from Piazza del Popolo drops you at the door.

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Address: Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30, 00196 Roma, Rome

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Big Mama ★ 4.5

€€ TrastevereTue-Sun 21:00-01:30, closed summer

Big Mama has run on a Trastevere side street since 1984 and styles itself the Home of the Blues in Roma, with a small, low-ceilinged room that hosts nightly blues, jazz, rock and singer-songwriter sets from late September through early June.

TipDoors at 21:00, shows around 22:30; the room is tiny so arrive early for a sightline. The kitchen runs a short menu if you want to eat before the set.

Alexanderplatz Jazz Club ★ 4.6

€€ PratiTue-Sun 20:30-01:30, shows from 22:00

Alexanderplatz opened in a Prati basement in 1984 and remains one of Italy's oldest jazz rooms, with walls signed by Chet Baker, Chick Corea and a long roll of touring greats and a nightly programme that runs through the season.

TipReservations are essential and dinner before the 22:00 set helps secure a table near the band. Closed in high summer when the club moves its programming outside the city.

Casa del Jazz ★ 4.5

€ OstiensePark daily, concerts most evenings from 21:00

Casa del Jazz occupies a confiscated villa and 2.5 hectare park behind Porta Ardeatina, run by the City of Rome since 2005 with a 150 seat auditorium, a documentation centre and a year-round programme of Italian and touring jazz acts.

TipThe park is open during the day and the summer terrace programme moves shows outside. Buses 714 or 30 from the centre drop you close; allow a ten minute walk through the grounds.

Cotton Club Roma ★ 4.2

€€ TriesteTue-Sat 19:00-01:00, sets from 22:00

The Cotton Club programmes nightly jazz, latin and fusion sets in a small Trieste-district room, pairing the live billing with an aperitivo soundcheck and a light contemporary kitchen across an early dinner slot.

TipThe aperitivo soundcheck around 19:00 is the cheapest way in; the headline sets run from 22:00. Reserve a table close to the stage for a small room without bad sightlines.

Charity Cafe ★ 4.3

€ MontiTue-Sun 18:00-02:00, closed Mon

Charity Cafe is the small live room on Via Panisperna in Monti, with a stage programme that rotates through classic rock, soul and folk on Tuesday, blues on Wednesday and Saturday, jazz voice on Thursday, jazz on Friday and a jazz aperitivo on Sunday.

TipSets start at 22:00 Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday is a live jazz aperitivo running from 18:00 instead. The room is small enough that weekend nights need booking ahead.

Monk Roma (Sala Teatro) ★ 4.3

€€ Casal BertoneWed-Sun varies by event, typically 20:30 doors

Monk's Sala Teatro is the smaller live room of the Casal Bertone complex, programming weekly jazz quartets, stand-up nights and indie touring acts before the DJ floors take over after midnight.

TipThe live room seats around 200 and books theatrically; arrive by 21:00 for the headline. The garden bar outside stays open through the night if you stay on for the late DJ programme.

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