Thanks again for the recommendation. It's the best I've seen in the area so far. Price is not the most important consideration for me (although it is in the top three).




If I remember correctly, Mike Markaverich is the piano player on earlier posts to this forum from Nick's Piano Showroom. In that earlier post, I think he actually was playing the HG 178 that I ultimately purchased. If that's your teacher, I'd be interested in hearing about his approach and your progress. I didn't yet find it on your website, but you can find him here on Nick's site (look for videos on the right side of the webpage):

http://www.nickspiano.com/


Hop

Season's 52 - PGA Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens.

Season's 52

There is a piano player most nights at their very nice bar. Good restaurant and nice location.

Rossi's in Big Pine, CA. At least as of a couple of years ago. The food is overpriced and less than mediocre, just about anybody could make better Italian at home. The piano is an old, beat up, house painted upright, probably a Baldwin. the guy playing it looks like he was a enforcer for Sonny Barger and had just been released from San Quentin.

He's pretty good, though. An excellent sight reader, he played everythiong from the Addams Family Theme to the Moonlight Sonata.

When we left I threw five bucks in the tip jar, trying not to make eye contact.

In Kansas City t the Westin Crown Centre, I think on the third floor, maybe the second, is an old Yamaha grand. Ivory keys, I think, some of the keys are bare. It's pretty beat up, but I enjoyed playing it while waiting for a train last year. The action was pretty good. Some guy and his kids stopped by to give me a tip!

Soka University Performing Arts Center. This is a brand new $73 million arts center designed by Yashusida Toyota of the Disney Hall in Los Angeles. The grand -opening is tonight with pianist Horacio Gutierrez playing Rachmaninoff piano concerto no 2 - 8 pm.

Soka University
http://www.soka.edu/about_soka/our_campus/Soka-Performing-Arts-Center.aspx

Los Angeles Times article about acoustics!
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-soka-preview-notebook-20110917,0,6213304.story

Hello everyone
Live piano music at Kingsmill Resort Conference Center; The Bray Bistro in Williamsburg,Virginia. I play every Friday for a scrumptious seafood buffet from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Nice view of the James River from the dining area. Sunday Brunch buffet from 11:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. with live piano music from some of my friends.Really close to some fun and historical locations. Come on by if you're in town!

Regards,

Paulette Amory

New Orleans, LA:

Fritzel's Jazz Pub
733 Bourbon St

The house band is there most nights. Who all is playing varies from night to night. There's always a drummer and bass player, and either a clarinet, trumpet, banjo or maybe 2 of them, and most nights Richard Scott is on piano. The whole band is great....but of course the pianist is what makes it for me. They play old timey traditional jazz. Tip him and ask nicely and Richard will play a ragtime solo for you :-) They have a full bar and are cigar-friendly, if that matters to anyone (it's of utmost importance to me LOL).

Pat O'brien's
718 St Peter (just off Bourbon St)

This place is a must-see for tourists. Their signature drink, the hurricane, is a must-try. Pat O's has a big open courtyard with a gorgeous fountain. Off to the side of the courtyard is an enclosed piano bar. I've actually only been there once, and it's been over 10 years ago. My memory is foggy (too many hurricanes? LOL), they play pop and cocktail-lounge type stuff. I remember hearing "Piano Man" by Billy Joel. Writing this reminds me that I should check it out on my next trip down.

I go to New Orleans fairly often, but I'm only recently had any inkling to see live piano music. Any other suggestions appreciated. I'll post up if I find some other places as well.

Thanks gahdzila, good timing.

Kathy and I are hoping to get to New Orleans the end of the month.
Our friend concert pianist Jeffrey Biegel is playing with the LSO.

We've never been to New Orleans, you can't visit without making time to hear some good jazz.

Here's one in Prague--had a great night there with my two Czech friends in July. The pianist played old movie themes.

Try the "salty pancakes"

Kavárna Slavia
Café & Restaurant Slavia, a.s.
Smetanovo nábřeží 1012/2
Praha 1
110 00
IČ: 25776053
DIČ: CZ-25776053
Telephone: +420 224 218 493
Fax: +420 224 216 244
WWW: http://www.cafeslavia.cz
Email: info@cafeslavia.cz
Opening times
mo - fr: 8:00 - 24:00
sa - su: 9:00 - 24:00


http://www.cafeslavia.cz/index.php?id_page=uvod&id_rest=slavia&id_lang=en

The Skylon Tower revolving restaurant in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada has a pianist at dinner.

http://www.skylon.com/revolvingdining.html

Anyone know of any live piano venues near Detroit?

Not in Detroit, but I had dinner at The Rusty Scupper in Baltimore tonight.
http://www.selectrestaurants.com/rusty/about.php
They have a pianist playing jazz standards at the bar.
I arrived a little late, so only caught the tail end.

402 Key Highway
Inner Harbor Marina
Baltimore, MD 21230
tel (410) 727-3678 fax (410) 234-1084
info@rustyscupper.com

And in Old Town Alexandria, a piano bar with open mic nights. A hoot.

http://www.morrisonhouse.com/mrr-dining
The Grille
Morrison House Hotel
116 South Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Reservations:(866) 834-6628
Hotel:(703) 838-8000
Fax:(703) 684-6283

Not exactly a venue, pianist Bob Milne is sheduled to perform in Brooksville FL on Feb. 11. He plays mostly popular music (ragtime is his specialty, but also boogie woogie, blues, show tunes, pop tunes) and some classical (Bach, Mozart).

This is part of a subscription series, so individual tickets are not sold, but if anyone is interested, let me know and I'll try to get free tickets for them.

Hop

Hop,

Sounds like fun.
Kathy and I would love to go if possible.

I'm in Largo, she's in St. Pete, so not too far away (about 1-1/2 hour I think).

I'll try to get two of the tickets; I'll let you know. I think the distribution date is in early January, so I can let you know one way or the other well before the performance date.

Hop

Looks like tickets are scarce but available. Please PM for details and to make arrangements.

Hop

Guide to Puget Sound Piano Bars

Get the full reviews at:

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/01/11/guide-to-puget-sound-piano-bars/

Whether it’s raucous dueling pianos and outrageous fun, or elegant surroundings and quiet jazz, piano bars in the Puget Sound are a great way to let your hair down after a long day at work.

88 Keys Dueling Piano Restaurant and Bar
315 2nd Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98104
206.839.1300
www.ilove88keys.com

Piano Bash
505 Bellevue Square
Bellevue, WA 98004
425.454.6862
www.pianobash.com

Open Thursday – Saturday, 6:00pm – 2:00am, Piano Bash is high octane fun


John Howie Steak & Piano Bar
11111 Northeast 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98004
425.440.0880
www.johnhowiesteak.com

Chef/restaurateur John Howie serves up custom-aged USDA Prime steak, American Style Kobe and Japanese Waygu beef, as well as fresh seasonal fish, seafood and chops. The


Chopstix
2820 B Oakes Avenue
Everett, WA 98201
425.259.9013
www.chopstixpianobar.com

Chopstix is located in Everett. They are open Thursday through Saturday 5:00 pm – 2:00am, and Sundays from 4:00pm to 9:00pm. What’s most fun is when they have Dueling Pianos


Vito’s
927 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
206.397.4053
www.vitosseattle.com

Vito’s is an iconic restaurant and lounge located on First Hill. Opened in 1953, it has a history rich in cocktail culture, and family-style Italian cuisine. Vito’s lounge offers live jazz, blues and lounge singers almost every night of the week.



Get the full reviews at:

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/01/11/guide-to-puget-sound-piano-bars/

The Sunday Brunch at Cafe Fleuri at the Langham Hotel in Boston has a Jazz Trio on Sundays that includes a pianist. Fun but expensive place for families. Come hungry as the buffet includes sushi, appetizers, breakfast with omelette station, carving station, pasta station, and the famous chocolate fountain and chocolate bar. Some of the music this weekend included the Mission Impossible Theme plus lots of jazz standards (Song for My Father, All of Me, ...) Lots of birthdays being celebrated. Piano is a keyboard rather than acoustic.

They also do the chocolate bar on Saturdays, but I'm not sure about the live music.

Cafe Fleuri
Lanham Hotel
250 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110,
USA T +1 (617) 451 1900 F +1 (617) 423 2844


http://boston.langhamhotels.com/restaurants/best_boston_restaurants.htm

Okay, I gotta admit I haven't read this entire thread, but I've perused it a couple times and left frustrated. There's gotta be a better way of compiling all this info into a more user friendly (i.e., searchable by locale) format??? Any computer experts got a suggestion(s)? I'd be willing to put some time into a project if it would be something very useful to people and with strong suggestions and support!

Chris's jazz cafe in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Trumpets jazz club on montclair new jersey
Blue note in new york
birdland in new york

This is a great thread, looks like an excellent resource to study. I am very interested in finding out about good piano venues.

Ask, and ye shall receive. TBROWN put Live Piano Venue map together, linked on the previous page:

Frank,

Have you compiled these wonderful suggestions into a single spreadsheet? It would be something great to refer to when I'm traveling.

This week is the grand opening of the first theater specifically built for jazz in the world, the SF Jazz Center, corner of Franklin and Fell in San Francisco. The Steinway D has arrived, and the Yamaha CFX and other pianos are due soon.

SF Jazz website.

Wow, how cool is that? !!
McCoy Tyner? Color me jealous.

Thanks for posting.

In the gigantic atrium of an office building in NYC(on 53rd Street between Madison and Park Ave. and next to Mason's Tennis Mart)the stride pianist Chuck Folds plays on weekdays from around noon-3pm It's completely free and he is sensational. He is also a walking encyclopedia of jazz history which he is very glad to share.
http://www.amazon.ca/Hitting-His-Stride-Chuck-Folds/dp/B0000031L7

Just down the street from us in Duluth (NE Atlanta) is a great intimate venue for live music. Eddie Owens Presents at Red Clay Theater. The focus tends to be on singer/songwriters, but many are piano-centered now that we have a Hailun grand in there. Tickets are affordable, and they are attracting great musicians.

For example, this Saturday, March 16, you can see Jimmy Webb at the piano. The seats are comfortable and I love the staff at the venue, too.