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The best jazz bars in Toronto are home to some of the city's top musicians. While Toronto doesn't have its own distinct jazz sound, the city's venues are home to a plethora of talented emerging artists coming from institutions such as Humber College, York University and the University of Toronto. This new community of artists has reinvigorated jazz in a city where diehards still lament the loss of former staples like Montreal Jazz Bistro and Top O' The Senator. What Toronto lacks in distinctiveness, it gains in diversity; from classical, to funk, to fusion, you won`t be hard pressed to find the subgenre of your choosing in this city.

The Best Jazz Bars in Toronto The best jazz bars in Toronto are home to some of the city's top musicians. While Toronto doesn't have its own distinct jazz sound, the city's venues are home to a plethora of talented emerging artists coming from institutions such as Humber College, York University and the University of Toronto....

Jazz and blues have had a deep history in this city, which was once host to pioneering joints like Cotton Club, Lenox Lounge and the original Birdland. And though a lot of the old-school spots have since bitten the dust—with some others devolving into tourist traps—there are still plenty of clubs around town where you can go to immerse yourself in the real stuff. Here are a few of our favorites; we expect you'll leave yours in the comments.

The 7 Best Jazz Clubs In NYC Though a lot of the old-school spots have since bitten the dust, there are still plenty of clubs around town where you can go to immerse yourself in the real stuff.

Check out our list of Gotham's most elegant jazz clubs, perfect for impressing visitors or your next date.

Jazz clubs in NYC: The five classiest venues in town

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There is no better way to impress than to appear sophisticated in your cultural endeavors. Jazz music is often thought of as highbrow and complicated, but it doesn't need to be. Eldar, a Grammy-nominated, 22-year-old jazz keyboard virtuoso breaks it down for you so you have the crucial information you need to sound like an aficionado. Here are 10 jazz albums every man should own, according to Eldar, who feels they made a huge impact on the genre of jazz.

Jazz Albums Every Man Should Own Do you know what the essential jazz albums are? We have 10 recommendations from a jazz keyboard virtuoso.

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The jazz albums listed below are among the greatest ever recorded. Mostly selected from the "modern" jazz music era of 40's to the 70's, these recordings captured some of the passion and emotion that these musicians spent a lifetime developing.

Top 25 Jazz Albums of All Time Here are the 25 best jazz albums of all time described for you