Marrakech Nightlife - Live Jazz, Rhythm & Blues and Piano Bars

Marrakech nightlife is vibrant and varied and offers countless opportunities to enjoy all kinds of live music in different settings and decors. One of the musical elements that contribute to the city's cultural wealth and to its elegant and fashionable atmosphere is its live music in restaurants and piano bars. There are various venues that showcase jazz, rhythm n' blues and other beats, where you can enjoy the music together with a meal and a drink. Here is a list of some of those sonic havens:

Le Lawrence Bar

Le Lawrence Bar is set on the terrace of the high-class Hotel Sofitel in Hivernage. Elegant, convivial, animated, original and thematic, this bar invites you to discover a variety of upscale alcoholic drinks and cocktails with a most pleasant musical background of international standards. On a weekly basis, the duo Pile ou Face will delight you with their nostalgic rendition of jazz and pop classics, on guitar and piano, in a cordial and exclusive atmosphere.

Lotus Club

Located at the heart of the Hivernage neighbourhood, the Lotus Club is a chic and cosy restaurant rooted in the 1930s Villa Eva. You will be warmly welcomed in its refined and comfortable decor and its elegant lounge atmosphere. The choice of inventive and colourful cocktails is very wide, and its cuisine is innovative and playful. Let yourself be charmed by the finger-food and sushi's menu while listening to the jazzy and soul rhythms of the resident singer and his band, dancers and DJs.

Kosybar

This charming riad, located at the very heart of the medina, right next to the Badi Palace, is a bar and restaurant open day and night and offering, living up to its name, the cosiest of atmospheres. On the ground floor, you will be greeted around a piano and a wine cellar offering the best vintage local wines. The light Japanese-inspired menu, the elegant and intimate ambiance and the amazing views from the terrace will be animated with the classic melodies sung by lovely and amiable singers.

Le Montecristo

Le Montecristo's motto is « one place, four ambiances ». Located in the Gueliz neighbourhood, this place is at the same time a restaurant, a bar and a nightclub where you can drink, eat and dance at your ease. The ground floor's African bar is calm and relaxed, and it features a live pub, where two different bands with different soul, jazz and funk vibrations play every night.

L'Epicurien is actually the Es Sâadi Gardens & Resort Casino's restaurant. It is a place where you will find yourself immersed in the nostalgia of a 1950s Marrakech, thanks to its distinguished Italian art-nouveau decoration. Although it is quite close to the Casino's main hall, the restaurants' atmosphere is relaxing and intimate and quite inviting to relish in the chef's delicate and tasteful creations. A singer and a pianist will discretely animate your dinner with North and South American rhythms.

Churchill's Piano Bar

This is probably the most glamorous of all piano bars in Marrakech. It is the bar of the Hotel La Mamounia, currently still under renovation and a veritable institution in the city. It has a sumptuous, epic Moorish art deco interior, and requires an exclusive and strict dress code in order to maintain the elegant and fashionable atmosphere. The soft leather armchairs merge graciously with the grand piano, which brings out the jazziest and most stylish of sounds.

Le Blokk

This restaurant, located in the Palmeraie, offers an international cuisine animated with the fantastic voices of several male and female singers intoning jazz, blues, country and pop music. Too bad they sing over a karaoke instead of live music. The decoration is elegant and comfortable, but the ambiance often turns to vulgar and loud, the sound is rather awful and the singing cadence is that of an assembly line rather than a classy restaurant. Excellent singers, good potential, badly managed.

So, if you want to experience what Marrakech's nightlife has to offer, come to the Ochre City and enjoy its exciting beats. You can stay in one of the hotels in Marrakech that have their own live music and piano bar, or even choose one of the typical Marrakech riads for your accommodation, where you can enjoy the city's wonderful gastronomy, architecture and leisure. David Gonzalez-Company is a writer, journalist, educator and translator who has traveled extensively and has lived in several European, North American and African countries. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=David_Gonzalez_C.

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