Bird's Basement

10 Best Venues & Places for Live Music in Melbourne | Condé Nast Traveler

"In 2016, jazz musician Albert Dadon opened a sister venue to Manhattan’s famed Birdland in a Melbourne basement in the Central Business District (CBD). Since then, local and international bands and performers have taken to the stage at the aptly named Bird's Basement, a high-class, intimate venue. The main genre here is jazz—anything from bebop and contemporary jazz to Latin jazz and big bands. Ravi Coltrane was the first act when the club opened; in the couple of years since, Australian trumpeter James Morrison, Antonia Bennett (daughter of Tony), and César Orozco have all graced the stage." - Carrie Hutchinson