The Regattabar, one of the Boston area’s top jazz venues and among the country’s most highly regarded by fans and musicians, is closing for renovations in mid-November. A spokesperson for the club told the Banner that reopening is planned for June 2027.

Located inside the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, the venue has for decades hosted some of the world’s best jazz musicians: Cassandra Wilson, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Ron Carter, Branford Marsalis, Joe Henderson and Regina Carter among them.

The Regattabar is an intimate setting in which audiences are seated close to musicians in a velvety dark room exuding sophistication. It’s a perfect spot to open oneself up to new sounds. Just being there is emotionally soothing with shared tables and the potential for new friends.

Before the venue closes, it will be possible to enjoy 12 performers in shows happening this month and in November. True to the club’s tradition, the musicians vary from traditional to exploratory.

In October the remaining shows include Mehmet Ali Sanl kol (Oct. 22), the Joe Block Quintet (Oct. 23) and Ella Hunt (Oct. 30). Block’s show heralds his new album, “There Is Always Hope.” Hunt, known for her role in Mindy Kaling’s new TV show, “Not Suitable for Work” will perform songs from “Blindspot,” her debut album.

November is chock-a-block with shows that include the Zahili Zamora Afro-Cuban Jazz Quartet (Nov. 6), Donal Fox (Nov. 7), the Bill Charlap Trio (Nov. 13-14) and the Laszlo Gardony Sextet (Nov. 15).

Regarding the renovation, Regattabar manager Michael Murray told the Banner: “We look forward to welcoming guests to a reimagined Regattabar, building on the legacy of one of Boston’s most iconic live jazz venues and sharing more exciting details soon.”

Regattabar’s closure leaves the Boston area with many other great options to hear live jazz. Two other clubs attract national performers: City Winery and Scullers. Berklee College of Music, the New England Conservatory and Harvard’s Music Department routinely host famed musicians. Jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer at Harvard’s Department of Music and the Department of African and African American Studies is helping to bring talent to the area.

With the temporary closure of a major jazz club here, other venues have opportunities: Scullers, The Beehive, Lou’s, The Sinclair, Grace by Nia, Uptown Social, Long Live Roxbury, Jazz Urbane and Wally’s.

Wally’s, in the South End, is Boston’s oldest jazz club and on any given night you can hear emerging talents from Berklee and elsewhere, some of whom go on to become famous. It’s a throw of the dice and if you enjoy live music that will need to be enough.

The Sinclair, in Harvard Square, offers audiences music that goes from folk to so-called indy. The very big news at The Sinclair this fall is a one-night-only show with The Bad Plus on Wednesday, Nov. 11 on their farewell tour. This is the last chance in this area to hear one of the great jazz bands of the past quarter century. The bad news is that The Sinclair has no seating; it is standing room only.

Jazz Urbane, in Nubian Square in Roxbury, is a welcoming club with shows Thursday through Sunday evenings. It’s not fully open yet, but hosts regular ticketed shows. No better place to hear jazz from musicians on the rise.

The Beehive, in the South End, has “live jazz, soul burlesque, country, reggae, blues and funk,” all served up alongside a full restaurant menu.

Lou’s, which opened in July 2025 in Harvard Square, is a subterranean bar and restaurant and live music venue.

“From Thursday through Monday nights, Lou’s has live bands performing jazz, soul, R&B, funk, reggae and other genres,” Randy Tartow, talent buyer for Lou’s, told the Banner. “A rotating world of DJs from 10 p.m. too, every night.”

Long Live Roxbury, inside a brewery on Hampden Street, offers local performers and cold beer on Thursday nights only.

“Shows take place in The Tap Room, which was built in 1856,” Michael Feldman, CEO of Geospatial, which sponsors the music, told the Banner. Geospatial, a major company specializing in “land surveying, 3D scanning, construction engineering,” has its Boston HQ in the building. “Music is heard from Brazil to Ecuador to local talent. I’m looking forward to hearing sax player Stan Strickland, a Boston legend, on Dec. 3. And each year we have a Jazz Christmas; this year it’s on Dec. 17 with John Lockwood.”

Nia Grace is trying to change the landscape of music, dining and socializing at her two establishments: Grace by Nia (in the Seaport) and Uptown Social (in the South End). Both restaurants offer updated versions of traditional African American cuisine, musical acts and settings where folks can mingle. Uptown Social has live music Thursday through Saturday. Grace by Nia has live music Friday through Sunday.

Scullers, inside the Hilton Double Tree hotel in Allston, is on par with Regattabar. Famous and not-so-famous musicians, from the late, great Benny Golson to folks whose names may become just as well known in the near future, have performed here.

So, while waiting for the very estimable club Regattabar to reopen, you can enjoy and discover the relatively unsung local clubs. Music is everywhere.

Boston’s jazz scene is growing. In the absence of one club, chances are created for others. This is a pivotal time for local musicians and venues to fill the gap.