Charlie Wright's International Bar

This ramshackle Hoxton pub might not look like much from the outside but Charlie Wright's International Bar stages an excellent regular jazz programme on all nights except Saturdays. Expect to see US, African and Brazilian names alongside British players from the Jazz Warriors, Jazz Jamaica and the F-IRE Collective. Gigs at Charlie Wright's don't usually start until 10pm but continue into the early hours on Thursdays and Fridays. The impressively late license (4am Thur-Sat) helps add to the New York dive vibe and, unlike in other more serious jazz enclaves, dancing is permitted. Among the international heavyweights who have electrified the small stage are Victor Bailey, Dave Binney, Damion Reid and Kurt Rosenwinkel.