Blues Alley   

please book again DR John or Leon Russell 011505

You really enter through an alley! Have been wanting to go there for many years and finally got there in 2001, not once but twice. The first time for Walter Beasley, the second time for Marcus Johnson. Both were great shows. The only reason I do not give it five stars is because it can get a little close(but then again you have a decent view from anywhere in the room unless you end up behind a pillar). They really pack you in and it is not a very large venue. Also parking can be somewhat of a problem(Georgetown)Do not spend a lot of time on the main drag. At the bottom of the hill to the right there is a parking garage. At the bottom . Other than that no complaints. The food and drinks are very good and the staff is very professional, including the door personnel. But as a lover of music I really appreciate the fact, that unlike some other venues throughout this country, they let you know up front to kept your conversation to a minimum as to not disturb the listening pleasure of others. Show, dinner and drinks for four was about three hundred dollars with tip. Hey Glynnpetti, I think smoking was allowed,but if so, I do not recall the smoke being overbearing, so they must have a decent exhaust system.

Have always wanted to go and have never been...can someone give me the lowdown on the smoke situation? Sad to say, I'm relative of a jazz legend and haven't been there yet.