The Cascais Jazz Club, which opened in 2011, is located in the centre of Cascais.  It is unique in the Estoril Coast and the only venue that offers live music every weekend.  Run by Maria Viana, also a singer herself, it is a non-profit association the Jam Session Associação Cultural, which brings us live Jazz, Blues and Bossa Nova from Wednesdays to Sundays.

Local bands and musicians play at this Jazz Club.   Guest musicians from other countries are also invited to play. Above foto the trio Emilio Robalo on piano, Zeca Neves on Bass and Nana Sousa Dias on saxophone. The Club opens at 8.30pm.  The live music, jazz (Wednesdays – Saturdays) to Bossa Nova (Sundays), starts at 9pm and lasts until about midnight.  It is open to everyone.   The room is small but has a cosy atmosphere.  Located at Largo Cidade de Vitoria, 36, Cascais.  For details of the current programme please visit their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/cascaisjazzclub

Fidu’s Blues played in June at the Club – you can watch the video here  and another here .

Past concerts with the Cascais Jazz Club:

Curt Wilson Alumni Big Band concert in July 2019 Estoril:

On 19th July 2019 the Curt Wilson Alumni Big Band gave a concert at the Teatro Municipal Mirita Casimiro in Estoril.  The event was organised by Maria Viana and the Cascais Jazz Club.  You can see the video of the Curt Wilson Alumni Band playing in Estoril  here with one of the medleys.

A video by João Barata recorded on 26th August 2023 of Maria Viana of the Cascais Jazz Club introducing George Esteves de Almeida on piano, Ark Ovrutski, invited from the USA, on bass and João Ribeiro on drums can be seen at this link. Playing Those Days of wine and roses and O Grande Amor.

The above is a sample of the music provided in the past years.  Not jumping at the woodside but jamming at the Cascais Jazz Club !!