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Jazz in Bushwick: 8 Bars & Cafes to get Swingin’

Whether you like jazz at brunch or you brought your own instrument, there's a spot for you.

Jazz in Bushwick: 8 Bars & Cafes to get Swingin’

Jazz in Bushwick: 8 Bars & Cafes to get Swingin’

Whether you like jazz at brunch or you brought your own instrument, there's a spot for you.

Jazz in Bushwick: 8 Bars & Cafes to get Swingin’

Duke Ellington suggests one best tests a proper jazz song by swinging. Nonetheless, jazz is most commonly enjoyed in the 21st century by those sitting down in a bar. Good jazz elevates those nights into remembered moments on the town and doesn’t charge cover. Here’s eight places to go and maybe you’ll get swinging. 

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