Name: Jazz Showcase & Jam
Start: 2026-11-19T19:00:00.000-05:00
End: 2026-11-19T19:00:00.000-05:00
Location: Shamrock Irons Irish Pub

Jazz Showcase & Jam at Shamrock Irons Irish Pub, on Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 PM. Easy one to plan a night around.

Shamrock Irons is an Irish pub on College Street in downtown Asheville, with Guinness, Irish whiskey, handcrafted cocktails and more than 32 beers on a rotating draft list. The kitchen serves Irish comfort food, including fish and chips made with North Atlantic cod and hand-cut fries, plus wings and loaded fries. Live music runs through the week, with a Thursday Jazz Showcase and Jam, Sunday Sips and Strings, and local and regional bands on Friday and Saturday nights.

Asheville locals call it a typical pub in the best way, with crisp fish and chips and friendly service, and the music nights make it feel like a gathering.

Shamrock Irons Irish Pub

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Looking for the best bars in Asheville? Find cocktail lounges, dive bars, rooftops and live music spots downtown, on the South Slope and in West Asheville. Downtown, [Little Jumbo](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4554-little-jumbo) pours cocktails in an old grocery on Broadway, [The Crow and Quill](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1617-the-crow-and-quill) stocks more than 800 whiskeys behind an easy-to-miss door on Lexington Avenue, and [The Workshop Lounge](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1583-the-workshop-lounge) has jazz inside The Foundry Hotel. [Capella on 9](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1369-capella-on-9-rooftop-bar-and-lounge) serves drinks with mountain views atop the AC Hotel, [District 42](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1888-district-42) sits on Pack Square, and [Cork & Keg](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4034-cork-keg-wine-bar-tap-room) pours wine inside The Weinhaus on Patton Avenue. [5 Walnut Wine Bar](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1529-5-walnut-wine-bar) has live jazz and acoustic sets most nights, and [Fitz and the Wolfe](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4035-fitz-and-the-wolfe) runs three rooms on Battery Park Avenue. On the South Slope, [Banks Ave.](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4031-banks-ave) hosts drag shows and DJ nights, and [Sovereign Kava](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1916-sovereign-kava-bar) pours kava on Biltmore Avenue. Haywood Road in West Asheville has [The Low Down](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2525-the-low-down) under The Hop, wine and vinyl at [Potential New Boyfriend](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/4165-potential-new-boyfriend), and late shows at [The Odd](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1413-the-odd-eclectic-dive-bar-music-venue-oddities-museum) and [Fleetwood's](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/2073-fleetwood-s). Out east, [The Social](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1502-the-social) is a neighborhood pub on Tunnel Road, and [Town Pump Tavern](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/3998-town-pump-tavern) and [White Horse](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/1558-white-horse-black-mountain) anchor downtown Black Mountain. When the night's over, call [AVL Ride](/asheville-nc/explore-places-to-go/723-avl-ride) for the trip home.

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LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses in Asheville, NC

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Jazz Showcase & Jam

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