It’s a very cozy place (I was touching the stranger next to me) with good live music. There is a $10 cover charge, and each guest is required to buy one drink per set. Bottled water (tap water isn’t available) is $6.00, and there is a 20% gratuity automatically added to the bill. The music was good, and everyone is sitting so close to the musicians. I saw no problems with the hostess or waitstaff like other reviewers complained about.
It is located upstairs in the "piano room". Cover was $15 per person, card only. Must order one drink per person, per set. You can get water, which is $6. The chocolate raspberry martini (first item on the menu) is very good. Very pricey though. Music was good. Place is small. Bartenders/waitresses goes around too frequently which was distracting but aight.
Cezanne is a true jazz club. Unassuming, not fussy. Just extraordinary artists and an appreciative audience. Good drinks. Highly recommend if you want to hear great jazz music with great ambiance.
Finally we got it back, in even better shape then before! Now Houston music scene is significantly improved with this speakeasy secretive place and great musicians to hear❤️🎸🎷🎺🎶
Wonderful jazz venue. Up close with musicians. Good cocktails. They seriously need more waiters.
Food is tasty w/ generous servings and prompt delivery. Wait staff are more attentive than other venues; they repeat orders to ensure you get what you want. Menu is reasonably priced for downtown restaurants. We took a booth in the rear by garage exit to avoid music; the tunes were done well but too loud for people who want to talk. Glad this place survives Covid; basement Jazz not open yet.
We've had a wonderful time at this jazz club two weekends in a row. Speakeasy vibes, as it's in the basement in the back of Birraporretti's. Both bands we've seen have been a lot of fun. Lots of skilled solos with a mix of slow and fast arrangements. Get comfortable with seating up front and in the middle next to some other people. It's a little cramped, but pretty easy to navigate. Note that there's usually a $15 cover, and a 2 drink minimum per person that you prepay ($25) so it's $40 per person to go. That being said, it's worth it, and once you drink those, you can go off-menu and get whatever you want from the bar. You can even get snacks and whatnot brought down by Birraporretti's if you're planning on staying for both full sets. We'll be back again and again I'm sure.
Here is free advice get another waitress and they will double the drink tab. Everything else is good but yo really have to wait ...........
Cezanne is always amazing, but since they moved a lot has changed. First of all, location is SO HARD TO FIND, it's basement of Biraporetti and there are absolutely no signs whatsoever, except "Live Jazz" going downstairs. Secondly, pricing is really weird. It used to be just cover charge, but now it's cover charge PLUS mandatory 2 drink purchase per person (even if person is not drinking alcohol!). So for an hour of amazing jazz music you are looking to pay $90 for couple. Really steep. Hope they will fix pricing soon.
Would get five stars but the drink preparation can be noisy. But it's a great intimate room. You're right up close to the musicians. I heard Eddie Lewis and sidemen, an excellent set. Cover is only $10 and I don't think there's any minimum. Most importantly they respect the music--people aren't there to talk but to listen.
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