Baker's Keyboard Lounge

The overview

Billed as the world's oldest jazz club

Baker's Keyboard Lounge, booking jazz since 1934, is billed as the oldest continuously operating jazz club in the world. The intimate, 99-seat Art Deco room on Livernois — with its distinctive piano-keyboard bar — has hosted Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and generations of Detroit players.

Pairing live jazz with soul food, Baker's remains a living monument to Detroit's musical history, a room where the sight lines and the sound are as close as jazz gets.

The public record

What reviewers already knew.

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Public-record snapshot as of July 2026. Live ratings are always current on each platform.

The verification

Why this business cleared the bar.

Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. Baker's Keyboard Lounge cleared every one.

✓Years in operation. Operating in Detroit since 1934 — 91 years of continuous business.
✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Detroit.
✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Detroit has kept Baker's Keyboard Lounge busy for 91 years.
✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Detroit regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
✓Recognition in the local community. Named best jazz club in Detroit for 2025 for hosting jazz continuously since 1934 in a room that heard Ella, Miles, and Nat King Cole.

The full verification report — the specific data behind this award — is held by the business. The exact thresholds stay internal so the bar can’t be gamed. Read the methodology.

Award record

2025

Best Jazz Club in Detroit Detroit, MI · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation

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Visit Baker's Keyboard Lounge

Websitebakerskeyboardloungedet.com ↗

Location20510 Livernois Ave, Detroit, MI 48221

In business since1934

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Facts at a glance

The sourceable record.

Clean, checkable facts about Baker's Keyboard Lounge — for readers, search engines, and answer tools alike.

Legal / trading name: Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Category: Music venue
Founded: 1934, Detroit, MI
Location: Detroit, MI
Centurion Award: Best Jazz Club in Detroit — 2025
Record last verified: July 2026

A signal you can check.

This is a dated award record, published by The Centurion Awards after Baker's Keyboard Lounge cleared the 2025 evaluation for its market and category. It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — the criteria are public, only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. For everything else — hours, bookings, live reviews — go straight to the business itself.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions.

What is Baker's Keyboard Lounge?

Operating as a jazz venue since 1934, Baker's piano-shaped bar has hosted many of the greatest names in the genre's history.

Is Baker's Keyboard Lounge award-winning?

Yes — Baker's Keyboard Lounge is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Jazz Club in Detroit, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best jazz club in Detroit for 2025 for hosting jazz continuously since 1934 in a room that heard Ella, Miles, and Nat King Cole.

Where is Baker's Keyboard Lounge?

Baker's Keyboard Lounge is in Detroit, MI.