Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Jazz & Blues
Jazzclub Unterfahrt im Einstein
( 448 2794;
www.unterfahrt.de
; Einsteinstrasse 42; Max-Weber-Platz)
Join a di-
verse crowd at this long-established, intimate club for a mixed bag of acts ranging from
old bebop to edgy experimental. The Sunday open jam session is legendary.
BLUES, JAZZ
JAZZ
Jazzbar Vogler
(Rumfordstrasse 17; Reichenbachplatz)
This intimate watering hole brings some of
Munich's baddest cats to the stage. You never know who'll show up for Monday's blues-
jazz-Latin jam session. Cover is added to your final bill giving you the opportunity to
listen in a bit before deciding to stay (so as not to 'buy a cat in a bag' as the Germans say).
JAZZ
Café am Beethovenplatz
( 552 9100; Goethestrasse 51; Sendlinger Tor)
Downstairs at the Hotel Mariandl,
this is Munich's oldest music cafe with an eclectic menu of sounds ranging from bossa
nova to piano to Italian
canzoni
(songs). Reservations advised.
Classical Music & Opera
Münchner Philharmoniker
( 480 980;
www.mphil.de
;
Rosenheimer Strasse 5; Am Gasteig)
Munich's premier
orchestra regularly performs at the Gasteig Cultural Centre. Book tickets early as perform-
ances usually sell out.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Bayerische Staatsoper
(Bavarian State Opera; 218 501;
www.bayerische.staatsoper.de
; Max-Joseph-Platz 2)
Considered one of the best opera companies in the world, the Bavarian State Opera puts
the emphasis on Mozart, Strauss and Wagner but doesn't shy away from early baroque
pieces by Monteverdi and others of the period. In summer it hosts the prestigious Opern-
OPERA
