Blue LLama Jazz Club and Restaurant

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Enjoy Γ  la carte and prix-fixe menus of seasonally-inspired New American Cuisine & world class live music 5 nights a week featuring jazz, R&B, world music and more in an acoustically superb environment in downtown Ann Arbor. From the speakeasy ambience, accented by world class live jazz music, to the incredible Afro Caribbean cuisine designed by Chef JJ Johnson,

From our award-winning wine list and modern cocktails, designed by our in-house mixologists, to you, our treasured patrons,

Blue LLama is Ann Arbor's premiere Jazz Club and Restaurant, proudly serving our community since 2019. The award winning chef, restaurateur and cookbook author JJ Johnson joined our team as Creative Culinary Director, overseeing the culinary relaunch and future of the restaurant. His new menu brings the spirit and flavors of American jazz meccas like Harlem and New Orleans, along with flavors from Barbados and Puerto Rico through an Afro Caribbean menu, a style of cooking that Chef JJ has become known for.

Some nights are about the headliner. Others are about the room itself, the people, the energy, andthe feeling of being s...
09/18/2026

Some nights are about the headliner. Others are about the room itself, the people, the energy, andthe feeling of being somewhere special. We'd love for you to be a part of nights like this one at Blue LLama. Reserve your table and come be part of it this weekend! Reservations at bluellamaclub.com.

09/16/2026

From touring the world with jazz legends to preserving Detroit's own jazz history, catch the Vincent Chandler Experience, live this Friday, September 18 at 7pm & 8:30pm! Reserve at bluellamaclub.com.

09/16/2026

THIS THURSDAY!! SEP 17
TOMORROW!!

Sets 7pm & 8:30pm

Fresh off their wildly successful performance, is proud to bring back Dave Sharp worlds Quartet this Thursday!!!
Recognized in the Jazz Times Critic’s Poll, the DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET masterfully blends rhythms, sounds, and textures from across the globe with world music inspired original compositions. Featuring oud, violin, electric bass, synthesizer and world percussion, the WORLDS QUARTET is fueled by the spirit of jazz, world music and dynamic exploratory improvisation. Bassist, composer, and bandleader Dave Sharp leads the WORLDS QUARTET to explore music traditions from Armenia, India, Turkey, Egypt, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Greece.

The quartet has performed live at the JazzAscona Festival (Switzerland), the Detroit International Jazz Festival, the Lansing Jazz Fest, the Concert of Colors (Detroit), the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, the Bach Music Festival (Kalamazoo), the Lansing Harmony Celebration and the Rasa Indian Arts Festival (Ann Arbor), as well as intimate venues such as the Alluvion (Traverse CIty) Kerrytown Concert House (Ann Arbor), Blue LLama Jazz Club, Music Hall Jazz Cafe (Detroit), the Blue LLama Jazz Club (Ann Arbor) UrbanBeat Events Center (Lansing), the North Star Lounge (Ann Arbor) and the Riverfolk Music and Arts Blacksmith Shop Concert Series in Manchester.


Basses and Synth
Violin
Oud


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THIS FRIDAY | SEP 18SWING HAPPY HOUR: KERRYTOWN STOMPERS5:00 - 6:30pm | No Cover!!!!The Kerrytown Stompers are thrilled ...
09/15/2026

THIS FRIDAY | SEP 18
SWING HAPPY HOUR: KERRYTOWN STOMPERS
5:00 - 6:30pm | No Cover!!!!
The Kerrytown Stompers are thrilled to return to the Blue LLama Jazz Club to bring Swingin’ β€œHot Jazz”, performed by an All-Star Sextet. Specializing in Early Jazz from 1917 to 1940, you will hear, see and feel the reason this music has become so important in American culture. This music is instantly uplifting and fun. Not to be missed!

- cornet
Chris Tabaczynski Clairnet
- trombone
- guitar

- drums, washboard

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This week ends with something we won't soon forget. 🎢 Pandit Partha Bose and Pandit Samar Saha are traveling from India ...
09/14/2026

This week ends with something we won't soon forget. 🎢 Pandit Partha Bose and Pandit Samar Saha are traveling from India to perform on our stage this Sunday September 20th for an extraordinary evening of sitar and tabla that reminds you how far great music can travel!

Before that, we have another Wednesday Date Night with the Jacob Hart Piano Duo, the Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet performs Thursday, Friday brings the Kerrytown Stompers at 5pm for Swing Happy Hour followed by the Vincent Chandler Experience, and Saturday the David Janeway Trio featuring Ali Jackson and Rodney Whitaker headlines the night.

Swipe through and reserve at bluellamaclub.com!

SUN | SEP 13 TONIGHT!!JOAQUIN MOORE: THERE AND BACK AGAINSETS @ 6 & 7:30pmThere and Back Again features the sounds of .m...
09/13/2026

SUN | SEP 13 TONIGHT!!
JOAQUIN MOORE: THERE AND BACK AGAIN
SETS @ 6 & 7:30pm
There and Back Again features the sounds of .moore.sax on saxophone, on piano, on bass, and on drums. The quartet, made up of students, is a collaborative effort that you surely do not want to miss. Perfect for a fun and engaging night of music for everyone!
If you can't make it to Blue LL Jazz Clubama tonight, make sure to check out the live stream on our Blue LLama YouTube channel from 6-7pm, link in bio

In case you missed it...We had an amazing night here with the Sean Dobbins (.dobbins.7 ) Collegiate Collage featuring Dw...
09/13/2026

In case you missed it...
We had an amazing night here with the Sean Dobbins (.dobbins.7 ) Collegiate Collage featuring Dwight Adams ( ) on trumpet, Erena Terakubo ( ) on saxophone, Xavier Davis ( ) on piano, and Jeremy Allen ( )on bass.

09/12/2026

There and Back Again brings together four University of Michigan students, Joaquin Moore Galvan on saxophone, Milo Stout on piano, Daphne Titterington on bass, and Max Welterlen on drums, for a night of original compositions and fresh arrangements spanning jazz, R&B, and pop standards. Catch them live this Sunday, September 13, with sets at 6pm and 7:30pm. Reserve your seat at bluellamaclub.com.

Address

314 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI
48104

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5:30pm - 10pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 10pm
Friday 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Saturday 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Sunday 5pm - 9pm

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