What to wear to jazz club

[minorsecond]

Hello all,

I'll be heading to a jazz club in about two weeks and it is my first time to go to one. How should I dress? I don't want to show up looking too casual (my female friends say that they are dressing up for it) but I don't want to look too former.

Could I wear dress shoes, nice blue jeans, black belt, white dress shirt and a jacket?

Something like this:

 

[kakaroach]

yeah. anything other than a t-shirt goes if you want to dress up. I have to tell you though, I go to them all the time and see a lot of young jazz players (in their 20's) wearing jeans and t-shirts and they're just there to watch the players. Anything is fine unless you smell funny, really.

 

[j]

Yes, that would probably be appropriate and probably more dressed than most people will be there, although some rare places don't allow jeans. You could also do a slim suit with chelseas and maybe a slim tie if it doesn't seem too out there for you.

 

[Connemara]

A case of WWJIW (What Would Jazz Icons Wear).

 

[Get Smart]

For a good casual look, you can't beat jocking jazz-legend Gerry Mulligan's vibe

-buttondown dress shirt
-chinos or a casual trouser
-desert boots or chukkas
-top if off with a G9 harrington....doesnt get more hep than that