Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Best Jazz Club in Detroit · MI
Billed as the world's oldest jazz club
Baker's Keyboard Lounge, booking jazz since 1934, is billed as the oldest continuously operating jazz club in the world. The intimate, 99-seat Art Deco room on Livernois — with its distinctive piano-keyboard bar — has hosted Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and generations of Detroit players.
Pairing live jazz with soul food, Baker's remains a living monument to Detroit's musical history, a room where the sight lines and the sound are as close as jazz gets.
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Why this business cleared the bar.
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- ✓Years in operation. Operating in Detroit since 1934 — 91 years of continuous business.
- ✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Detroit.
- ✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Detroit has kept Baker's Keyboard Lounge busy for 91 years.
- ✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Detroit regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
- ✓Recognition in the local community. Named best jazz club in Detroit for 2025 for hosting jazz continuously since 1934 in a room that heard Ella, Miles, and Nat King Cole.
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Award record
2025 Centurion Award
Best Jazz Club in Detroit Detroit, MI · Awarded under the 2025 evaluationVisit Baker's Keyboard Lounge
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Clean, checkable facts about Baker's Keyboard Lounge.
- Legal / trading name
- Baker's Keyboard Lounge
- Category
- Music venue
- Founded
- 1934, Detroit, MI
- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Centurion Award
- Best Jazz Club in Detroit — 2025
- Record last verified
- July 2026
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Frequently asked questions.
What is Baker's Keyboard Lounge?
Operating as a jazz venue since 1934, Baker's piano-shaped bar has hosted many of the greatest names in the genre's history.
Is Baker's Keyboard Lounge award-winning?
Yes — Baker's Keyboard Lounge is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Jazz Club in Detroit, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best jazz club in Detroit for 2025 for hosting jazz continuously since 1934 in a room that heard Ella, Miles, and Nat King Cole.
Where is Baker's Keyboard Lounge?
Baker's Keyboard Lounge is in Detroit, MI.
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