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The Jazz Kitchen is a prominent jazz club and restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana. The club showcases local, regional and national jazz acts. Opening in 1994 at the former location of The Place to Start at 54th Street and College Avenue, the Jazz Kitchen resides in Broad Ripple Village, Indianapolis.Voted one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world in 2009 by Down Beat magazine,the Jazz Kitchen is owned by David Allee, son of jazz musician and composer Steve Allee.
2009 brought some significant changes to Jazz Kitchen. In 2009, the jazz club adopted a "smoke-free" policy.And in February 2009, the corporate partnership of the Jazz Kitchen, Owl Studios and the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation under the moniker Indy Jazz Fest Corp. took over production of the Indy Jazz Fest, an annual festival held in June. As a foodie destination, the Jazz Kitchen received an OpenTable’s 2012 Diner’s Choice award listing among the Top 100 Late-Night Dining Restaurants in the co ...