Keren Görsev Jazz Bar, Istanbul

The entertainment at Kerem Görsev Jazz Bar includes mostly local trios and quartets, but the occasional international artist stops by, especially around jazz festival time. Kerem Görsev is one of Turkey's best-known jazz musicians and has been known to jam with the band; it's his bar, after all. It's worth arriving early to dine, and the North American cuisine isn't half bad. Students enjoy a 50% discount on weeknights, and Wednesday is "Ladies' Night," with no cover charge for the fairer sex. Cocktails are named after the world's great jazz masters. No one pays cover on Monday, as there is no live music. Live jazz starts at 11p almost every night.

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