I went to the House of Jazz on a Saturday night and lived an incredible pop soul groovy funky jazz performance by local singer Elizabeth Blouin-Brathwaite. The crowd was singing and dancing by the end. I have never seen this kind of energy at a jazz club.
The setup is less intimate than at Upstairs where I'm a regular. But the décor is very upscale and iconic. On tap I took a Boréale at $7 a pint. The cover charge is fixed and quite steep ($10 + $2 mandatory coat check).
Keep in mind that I don't go to jazz clubs for the food.