Saturday, November 21, 2009

Mexico City Hotspots - Zincos Jazz Club















Zincos jazz club is an effortlessly cool nightspot in the heart of the Centro Historico located deep in the vaults of a former bank. Blacked out basement with low ceilings, red velvet curtains, and candle-lit cabaret style tables, it is the authentic jazz bar you are always so pleased to stumble upon - and there is always someone good playing whichever night you go...




















Last night the band was "People Project", a jazz ensemble with Brazilian, Mexican, Canadian, and Venezuelan musicians, fresh from the Monteal Jazz Festival, presenting their new CD "Natural". They played a real mixture of Jazz Fusion, Blues, and Funk all tending towards a Brazilian sound.




















Zincos is open from Wednesday to Saturday, and is located at Motolinia 20, esq Cinco de Mayo. Entrance is 200 pesos (16USD) and it is certainly a good idea to book a table in advance. The only touch of authenticity lacking is the smokey haze across the basement due to DF's no smoking policy - Hooray!! Check out their website for future programming at http://www.zincojazz.com/. Enjoy! To check out other great places around the globe, click here for My World Tuesday - where do you like to go for a guaranteed great night out??

15 comments:

A Cuban In London said...

Great review and a place I will definitely pay a visit to if I'm ever in Mexico. Last weekend I was at The Place watching a dance show. That's one of my favourite spots in London, The Place and Sadlers' Wells.

Greetings from London.

Sylvia K said...

This is a great review, Catherine! Love your shots! Wouldn't mind enjoying a little jazz there myself!

Have a great week!

Sylvia

Owen said...

Sounds like a real good time ! Thanks for the review...

SandyCarlson said...

Nice review.

Janie said...

Looks like a fun place to go and listen to good music.

Indrani said...

Hi Catherine, this is such a lovely post on the club, great pics shared too. I am slightly tempted to listen to the music myself. :)

Rajesh said...

Great place to relax.

PeterParis said...

Paris is also a great jazz club city, but I don't go that often! Your post reminds me that I should!!

Hazel said...

Deep in the vaults of a former bank - now that 'magically' reminds me of Gringotts, only it's fiction and yours is real. It will be wonderful to listen to jazz in such a place.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

That looks like a great place to go hang out and listen to some jazz.

I love no smoking policies! Power to the sinuses. (sinusi?)

Thanks for visiting.

ninja said...

Thanks for that inside so far from the stereotypical take on Mexican music.

Japa said...

Great review of a fun place. Very nicely said.

J said...

Sounds like a nice place to spend a leisurely evening - although reading your blog has suddenly given me an overwhelming craving for Mexican food!

B i r g i t t a said...

I tried to find this on Spotify and there was one link to zink jazz :)

Catherine said...

Glad you all like the look of this place - if you go into the website you can actually listen to all the upcoming bands´music - much apreciated