ALL THAT JAZZ

If jazz is your poison and London's your city, then Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is home. Opened in 1959 by Scott and Pete King, fellow tenor saxophonists, the Soho club captured the essence of New York's 52nd Street jazz spots, where Scott, as a young man, was intoxicated by the sounds of Miles Davis and the Charlie Parker Quintet. Ronnie Scott's became a legendary jazz hangout that hosted, among others, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, and Jimi Hendrix in his final public performance. Today, under new owner Sally Greene, the club has been revamped by Parisian designer Jacques Garcia and includes the new, members-only Ronnie's Bar, inspired by Garcia's Black Bar, at the Hotel Costes, in Paris. Recently, Wynton Marsalis and Carleen Anderson performed, and Nicole Kidman, Sting, and Vince Vaughn have all popped in for a nightcap.

EMILY POENISCH