WASHINGTON — After a historic D.C. jazz club caught fire last week, its owner promised the venue "will not be defeated." A week later, Blues Alley is reopening its doors for two live performances Tuesday night.
The fire was reported on Oct. 25. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, but the club did suffer some water damage as a result. In a statement posted on the club's Facebook page, owner Harry Schnipper wrote, "Blues Alley overcame the global pandemic and Blues Alley will certainly overcome this bump in the jazz road."
Tuesday night's shows feature musicians Dave Kline and Jon Carroll. Tickets for performances at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. are available here.
Founded in 1965, Blues Alley is the nation's oldest continuing jazz supper club, having showcased internationally renowned concert hall artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Grover Washington Jr., Ramsey Lewis, Charlie Byrd, Maynard Ferguson and Eva Cassidy in a small intimate setting.
Located in the heart of historic Georgetown in an 18th-century red brick carriage house, Blues Alley offers its patrons a unique ambiance, reminiscent of the jazz clubs of the 1920s and 30s.