Looking forward to their re-opening greatly anticipating a good music and drink venueread more

Love to go to this place listening and watching the jazz players. I can enjoy my meal and a glass…read moreof wine or mix drinks while learning to the music.good service.

From the ambiance to the food and drinks, the friendly staff, and the live music, this place is a…read moretrue gem. Always a great experience that leaves you looking forward to the next one. Cheers!

Love this place and vibe ! Great food, good music, friendly staff…read more Recommend for anyone looking for a good place.

This is the best place to have dinner in Truckee. The food is terrific and there is always great…read moremusic. Here's a recap of our dinner last night: Two of us walked in and requested a table. The place was packed. The Hostess, Larissa, worked her screen for a minute then escorted us to our table --- right next to the band and with a nice view of the bar and football game. Our waitress, Christal, was attentive and extremely nice. She made great suggestions for dinner. I had the French Onion Soup and the Beef Bourguignon. Both were delicious. The band ("Quartet minus One") played a fantastic arrangement of Miles Davis's "So What" and many other songs. But here's the interesting part: during the evening I saw Larissa (Hostess) wiping down tables to speed seating. I went to the kitchen to thank the chefs and I saw the GM, JC, cleaning dishes! These people work very, very hard to make dining a memorable experience. I give Moody's my highest recommendation!!!!!

If you are a local or planning to visit Truckee, you'd do well to try out Moody's Bistro Bar &…read moreBeats for a quick bite or a special meal. It gets crowded at the dinner hour so reservations are recommended, but we lucked out and got a table in the speak-easy style bar. Since I was driving I had an N/A sparkling but the craft cocktails looked amazing. Everything my friend and I tried and shared was perfectly constructed and portioned. We tried the Zucchini blossoms (lightly crispy batter fried) deliciousness, the burrata salad (that had just enough burrata to taste, and none to waste). After seeing someone else get pizza on the way in we had to try it, and opted for the mushroom and asparagus pizza. It was worth the calories, but also light and crispy, and just right for two ladies to share with a few appetizers.

My husband and I had Ollie's band play at our wedding last month at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San…read moreFrancisco and were deeply impressed by their music! We'd seen Ollie and the band play on several YouTube videos we'd found online but nothing really compared to having them play live. As a jazz band they brought a beautiful energy to our wedding reception that impressed not just us but our 150 wedding guests. The music really was so beautiful and executed to perfection. Ollie is very easy going and was amenable to all our requests. A big shout out to Ben the keyboardist, too, who played Otis Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" as we walked down the aisle :) They really were a great band to work with :)

We hired Ollie's jazz trio for a birthday party we had at our home for around 50 people. The…read moreambiance was exactly what we were looking for. They sounded great and everyone loved them. Ollie was a pleaselure to deal with. 100% credible and professional. Thank you!

Sue always provides a wonderful experience complete with music, food and environment…read more The festivals and events are always well received and attended

Here's a business dedicated to fun, food, music & dancing for all ages! Louisiana Sue, (originally…read morefrom New Orleans, of course), brings the flavors of the south to our own Sacramento area. She is devoted to keeping Zydeco, Cajun, New Orleans style jazz & Caribbean music alive with continued sponsoring of festivals, Mardi Gras, dances, parties and a taste of the most popular of southern foods. You never know when or where the next event will be, so checking the website often will keep you apprised. A great idea to get family and/or friends together and have a "good ole time" eating, drinking, laughing, and dancing! EwwwwwwwwWeeeeeeeeee!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e-7Xu9GMYQ&feature=related

Should have stumbled in here sooner. I have driven by it many times in the past but was always on…read morethe way to something else. This past weekend I was going to breakfast down the way, and had some time to kill with the wait so wondered on down. This is a GREAT local music shop with small venue in the back. So many instruments and a very cozy/warm atmosphere. The converted house is the perfect building for this type of business. The owner (or one of them?) was quick to greet us and show us around the place. I tried out a couple of vintage instruments when I was there and he was very knowledgeable and informative about what I was playing. Looking forward to coming back for a live performance at sometime. They seem to have routine jam sessions as well as touring musicians stopping by the place.

Stumbled upon this place when visiting Reno! Super cute spot and the owners are very kind. Would…read morevisit again!

We attended the Third Annual Hot Jazz Jubilee this 2015 Labor Day weekend at the Double Tree by…read moreHilton in Sacramento, Ca. This is how a music festival should be done: half a dozen venues in a single behemoth hotel, with minimal walking between venues, in contrast to the Sacramento music festival Memorial Day weekend spread out over a mile of downtown. We made reservations for all four days of the Labor Day weekend, and arrived at 1215pm, checked in, got our room, and followed the Ophir Prison Band from the opening ceremonies at the lobby to a formal ballroom, with a 80+ folding chairs lined up. You know it's a zany group, when the band leader wears an oversize windup key mounted atop a helmet, saying wind me up to make me go! Band wears prison blue shirts and pants, with the words 'Ophir Prison' spelled boldly in back. Don't want to give anyone wearing such a uniform a ride in your car! Band plays lots of marching music, mixed in with classics like of the Sound of Music, throwing rubber ducks at the audience, while playing Swan River. Band leader could be a stand up comedian, with all the off color jokes! Big band swing music from the 1940s -before my time, and before your grandfather's time! Speaking of audience, the wife and I are among the youngest, and we are in our early 60s! Geritol generation, with 99% white -both in race and hair color! I'm the only nonwhite in the audience -well I wore thin white crisscross strap sandals. Wife says they look like ladies sandals, but nobody bats an eye! We get a quick lunch at Twigs café. Next band we catch up with is Shelly Burns band. Shelly is wearing red sandals in a mini skirt and looks great for her age -wish my wife could wear that kind of skirt on our days out on the town! She's a great singer, very animated, and the band does a mean impression of 'Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl!' Full house, with late arrivals like us forced to stand up, holding up the wall. Banjo players galore. Third act is Big Mamma Sue playing the washboard with a quartet including a piano player, a sax player and a banjo player. I'm a big fan of banjo music, and soak in the vibes in the RJ Bar, along with a 100 others, with 4 overhead TVs broadcasting the Giants' game. Great ambiance with full length windows stretching over onto the roof. Fourth act is Gator Nation, a Cajun-Zydeco music group, with music in French, just like in the old days. Group features an accordion player. Fellow Chinese Rick Quan lead guitarist, with foot stomping music rocking the stage! Now this is why we came to Sacramento, to enjoy music like this! They finish up with Jambalaya, the music, not the dish! We drop by Twigs café for dinner, and check out the Giants losing their 7th straight. Final act for the night is Stardust cowboys, a country western group. They are here because they play Western swing traditional tunes. Mandolin, accordion and fiddle players, in cowboy hats and cowboy boots, except for Vicki Campbell, female vocalist barefoot, with her toenails painted green. Definitely a group to watch out for at the other Jazz festivals! Western favorites like Deep in the Heart of Texas, finishing up with Happy Trails to You. Group does a rendition of rap music of the Beverly Hillbillies theme song black oil, can you believe it!? Saturday we get to Tom Rigney's show a half hour early, but all 500 seats taken or worse yet, saved when we get there. Tom in his cape and red cowboy boots rips up a storm on stage, including House of the Rising Sun and Orange Blossom Special. Lines for the women's bathroom, lines for the elevator from bottom floor to 1st floor, and lines for the truck lunch wagons serving Mexican and hamburgers! I'm dressed in shorts and sandals for outside temperatures in the 90s, but it is as cold as a meat locker inside, with the AC on full blast. Checking my toes for frostbite! Sunday at 630pm, Tom Rigney's show is half empty -everyone getting out of Dodge! A guy sits two seats away, tries to get up and is stuck. Bubble gum on his seat, and now its on his pants! He laughs and asks me if I put the gum on his chair. I say no, as I would never do that to a complete stranger. Now if I knew him a little bit better, than maybe! His girlfriend sat in the same chair and no stickum on her behind! Well she's not that familiar with him, as she doesn't pinch the gum off his behind! Water dripping onto the dance floor. The bar upstairs has been running the dishwasher nonstop the entire day, due to huge demand, and sprung a leak! More information at www.hotjazzjubilee.com!