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| - We'd found a club playing House Music the last time we visited Montréal in the Fall during a long weekend. And this time around, we came right in the middle of a Holiday week and wanted to do the music scene here all over again.
Except places we noticed, were either closed or had a teeny bopper crowd. Negative. One spot I called, sounded real shady when I asked about cover charge. Now unless the dude who answered was in his office or something, there was no sign of House Music playing and all I heard were crickets. F*ck that!
A few more searches, my husband found "Upstairs" on Google- while I did my own Yelp search- and Upstairs was a keeper. Given its long history, Upstairs, prides itself as the most popular spot for live Jazz in Montréal- featuring local bands that'll make you bop in your seat or grab a corner and do your thing.
The place is dark and old-fashioned with an energetic vibe. It's "The" place to be!!!! And boy....It was popping on a Wednesday night. No cover charge, just come in a bit early to either grab a table or sit at the Bar- if possible. We lucked out and grabbed the last 2 seats at the Bar then settled in real good with a nice center view.
Menu seems nice, but we'd just finished dinner about 2 hours prior- so we skipped food entirely and enjoyed cocktails- which were nice. Thank you Ms. Bartendress! I don't recall the band's name, but the kid who sang that night, was awesome and got everybody in a jazz groove.
I love music but I have my own preferences. And after that, I can jive to anything. There's Beauty and Soul in any type of music- whether it's Merengue, Hip-Hop, Bollywood, Salsa, Soca...I could go on. But listen...I didn't bust a move with House Music the way I wanted, but Upstairs Jazz Bar, came through real nice.
Because in the end, just like the Hamilton Brothers once sang, "Music Makes The World Go 'Round".
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