Backstreet Jazz & Blues. 610 Westport Plaza. Tel: 314-878-5800. [Open 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. nightly.]

BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups. 700 South Broadway. Tel: (314) 436-5222 [BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups is St. Louis' Premiere Blues house. The 700 South Broadway building which houses BB's was known as Phil's Hotel as late as 1969 and has a colorful past.]

Beale on Broadway. 701 South Broadway. Te: 314-621-7880 Fax: 314-621-7980. [Contect: Bud Jostes. Beale on Broadway is a blues club first and foremost. Housed in a grand old building with exposed brick and hardwood floors, it is located between downtown and Soulard - the elite blues district of St. Louis. With such neighbors as the Broadway Oyster Bar and BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, the Beale has become St. Louis' cornerstone for the blues experience.]