La Zorra y el Cuervo
La Zorra y el Cuervo
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Ray D
Cardiff, UK6 contributions
Jan 2023
Basement jazz club. The real thing. Quite modern music the night we visited, not copying 50s US jazz or the conventional Afro Cuban jazz of Gillespie, Valdes, Dorham, Tito Puente, etc. The pianist had great jazz chops all the same ...
Entry was cheaper in pesos, but not very expensive in $ or Euro (five or ten?)
Entry was cheaper in pesos, but not very expensive in $ or Euro (five or ten?)
Written January 28, 2023
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Xavier Rodo
7 contributions
Aug 2022
This is a small jazz club we discovered thanks to indications by Oscar, a fantastic host from Vapor 156 guest house and once we attended it we repeated the rest of nights before leaving. Every day there are different musicians and groups acting and it is really great as the quality of music performances was of high standard. The owners maybe a little nasty if you do not have cuban pesos as they apply the official change if you pay in euros (this may have changed due to the recent official change harmonisation done by the government on Aug. 12). Cocktails are not great but the music much compensates these shortages. A must see, fully safe and recommended activity!
Written August 21, 2022
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Ajay S
Los Altos Hills, CA50 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We arrived a little early and the establishment was very gracious in letting us in and giving us a place to sit. The show with a few Cuban Jazz artists started on time. The music was awesome and the interplay between the artists great to see. The drinks were an adventure for us .... some first timers like coke+wine ... hmm now that may be an acquired taste :-)
Written January 6, 2020
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JackyZwStn
Hengelo, The Netherlands43 contributions
Jan 2020
We read on TA good reviews, so decided to go to La Zorra y el Cuervo. A real Jazz Club. We had to pay CUC 15 because a special band will perform that night. So okay, fair. We were not even in our seat yet and had to order the first drink! (two are in the prise). At the same moment they gif us a kind of menu card to order something to eat, hmmmm strange.
Before the band started we met there an Canadian couple who know a lot about the Jazz scene and the band that would perform. So we where very excited about this, and felt like the lucky ones. But when the band got on stage, the Canadian woman says, “this is not the band who should play this evening”. They came especially for this band! The band cancelled the last minute, so they wanted the money back and went. Again hmmm, at the moment that we payed, La Zorra y el Cuervo know this already!! But…when the band gif us great evening, its okay.
The band started to play, it was more like a Yeahe Yoho is every body happy!! That is not what we expected, we expected more like a band who play good Jazz. During the break they came to us, to let us buy their CD. It was so commercial, create an ambiance, drink/eat a lot an buy a CD. If they had given a pure and beautiful performance, without Yeaheh Yoho, we would have stayed longer and would have bought the CD ourselves. We stayed four nights in Havana, been in various places and have seen better performances.
Sorry, for us it was a disappointment
Before the band started we met there an Canadian couple who know a lot about the Jazz scene and the band that would perform. So we where very excited about this, and felt like the lucky ones. But when the band got on stage, the Canadian woman says, “this is not the band who should play this evening”. They came especially for this band! The band cancelled the last minute, so they wanted the money back and went. Again hmmm, at the moment that we payed, La Zorra y el Cuervo know this already!! But…when the band gif us great evening, its okay.
The band started to play, it was more like a Yeahe Yoho is every body happy!! That is not what we expected, we expected more like a band who play good Jazz. During the break they came to us, to let us buy their CD. It was so commercial, create an ambiance, drink/eat a lot an buy a CD. If they had given a pure and beautiful performance, without Yeaheh Yoho, we would have stayed longer and would have bought the CD ourselves. We stayed four nights in Havana, been in various places and have seen better performances.
Sorry, for us it was a disappointment
Written February 10, 2020
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Aleksandar S
Toronto, Canada38 contributions
Mar 2022
Yet another legendary venue fell victim of COVID. It is open, but there is no more live music. From the conversation with staff it is not known whether live music will return to this place anytime soon. Too bad.
Written March 10, 2022
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DrMemory
Tucson, AZ32 contributions
Jan 2020
I was in Havana for the annual Plaza Jazz Festival and extended an evening at La Zorra y el Cuervo. The basement club opens at about 10pm. It is an cozy space with a small stage that is perfect for Jazz groups. The 10CUC cover includes 2 drinks. The Mojitos are quite good!
Written January 26, 2020
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marksw s
Sebastopol, CA36 contributions
Feb 2017
On the Friday night nephew and wife arrived n Havana , we went to La Zorra and El Cuervo Jazz Club on Calla 23 in Vedado. This is a basement club in the hipster jazz tradition with limited seating, maybe 150 people. We queued in a long line even though we got there at 10:10 pm and the doors do not open until ten. Almost all tourists and clearly several professional musicians from other countries. Unlike a number of other venues, this was an audience serious about hearing jazz and not about getting selfies. Blessedly, no smoking in the club.
Barely made it into the door and were told we’d have SRO only. I doubt ten more people got in after us. After about 20 minutes though, the doorman came up and moved us a table right on the bandstand. Apparently some VIPs did not show up so we got their seats. Buen suerte.
The star was a bi lingual Cuban diva, young, black, and obviously very hip. Multiple CDs .The band had just come off a tour of Europe and North America. I am utterly embarrassed to not know her name. The band included keyboard, trumpet sax bass and two percussions - traditional Cuban and trap set.
The music was wild, very driving , very melodic but with tough rhythms and transitions. Lots of hints of rhumba. The singer had a great range and did sounds that I have a never heard a voice make. Percussion section was incredible. Highlight: one percussionist performed on only the triangle for ten minutes — I had no idea you could make a triangles interesting.
Difference: My nephew pointed out , “ They are all showing that they are having a great time together. Jazz is never this “fun” in the states.” Band leader said .. “Come on - I have been around the world and you tell me Habana is the first city where people aren’t gonna get to their feet and start dancing?” First time in a long time I have heard a jazz band say that.
Barely made it into the door and were told we’d have SRO only. I doubt ten more people got in after us. After about 20 minutes though, the doorman came up and moved us a table right on the bandstand. Apparently some VIPs did not show up so we got their seats. Buen suerte.
The star was a bi lingual Cuban diva, young, black, and obviously very hip. Multiple CDs .The band had just come off a tour of Europe and North America. I am utterly embarrassed to not know her name. The band included keyboard, trumpet sax bass and two percussions - traditional Cuban and trap set.
The music was wild, very driving , very melodic but with tough rhythms and transitions. Lots of hints of rhumba. The singer had a great range and did sounds that I have a never heard a voice make. Percussion section was incredible. Highlight: one percussionist performed on only the triangle for ten minutes — I had no idea you could make a triangles interesting.
Difference: My nephew pointed out , “ They are all showing that they are having a great time together. Jazz is never this “fun” in the states.” Band leader said .. “Come on - I have been around the world and you tell me Habana is the first city where people aren’t gonna get to their feet and start dancing?” First time in a long time I have heard a jazz band say that.
Written March 16, 2017
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RobinThom
Vancouver, BC, Canada1,108 contributions
Dec 2011 • Friends
This government run jazz club is a Havana institution. "The Fox and the Crow" is located on La Rampa (23rd) between Calle N and O close to the Hotel Nacional and the Habana Libre. The club is down a flight of stairs from the street. The atmosphere is intimate...a low stage right beside the tables and a bar at the back of the room. The acoustics are great and the bands are usually hot. The manager and doormen speak English and can provide you with a schedule of who will be playing that month and also opinions on who are the hottest groups. Sometimes International musicians will turn up to jam. I caught one of these sessions when Walter Blanding Jr. and a few others from the Wynton Marsalis tour blew it out with the locals. 10 CUC's with a couple of drinks included.
Written November 17, 2012
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Jenniferann58
Sydney, Australia35 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
Recommended to go by our host and we really enjoyed.
Doesn't really start till about 10pm and there are different musicians playing every night.
Entry fee of 10cuc when we went but that included two cocktails.
We had a great night and it was interesting listening to Cuban Jazz.
Interesting place s you look like you are entering a telephone box and the go downstairs.
Doesn't really start till about 10pm and there are different musicians playing every night.
Entry fee of 10cuc when we went but that included two cocktails.
We had a great night and it was interesting listening to Cuban Jazz.
Interesting place s you look like you are entering a telephone box and the go downstairs.
Written August 17, 2018
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Adolfo L
16 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
Great songs, great music, great singers. Can't ask for more. Arrive early so you can find a seat. Drinks only fair, but the music soon takes over and you will have a great time. The rendition of "Lagrimas Negras" was the best.
Written January 7, 2018
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Melissa M
Lansing, MI15 contributions
Are they open on Sunday night? I’m going there end of February to beginning of March Thanks Melissa
Juan Carlos L
1 contribution
¿Puedo acceder en pantalón corto?
Marcelo_Caballero
Figueres, Spain65 contributions
La verdad que no se. Llevate por las dudas en la mochila un pantalón largo. Las veces que he ido no he visto a nadie con pantalones cortos. Me da la sensación que lo mejor es ir con pantalones largos.
Creo que lo importante es que pagues y de paso disfrutarás de mucho jazz!
twojaguars
seattle, wa12 contributions
Hi I visited the club on Thursday May 30, 2019. The band was mostly women with two male sax players. Can you tell me the name of the band so that I may try and get some of their music?
Tom-2009
Toronto, Canada528 contributions
You can check their web site. They post programs 1 month ahead.
DHG
2 contributions
1. Does this location have an elevator? I have two traveling with me who would like to attend however, one is in a wheelchair and the other uses a walker. There are a total of 17 of us coming in late May 2019.
2. Also is it non smoking or have a non smoking area?
Mandy in Miami
Miami, FL139 contributions
No to both questions
Adventure823152
Omaha, NE9 contributions
Do you need tickets in advance? Did you come from a cruise ship? If so, how did you get to the venue?
wdarbonne
Littleton, CO18 contributions
Hi. You don't need tickets in advance. We went during our stop from a cruise. Taxis outside the port entrance are easy transportation to get there, however you may want to be clear with your driver about how much it will be. Worth it to go!
John C.
San Diego, CA9 contributions
We are arriving Habana 10-23-18 and will be there all day till 7 PM. Are there any good Afro cuban jazz place we can visit?
Jenniferann58
Sydney, Australia35 contributions
Sorry we only went out at night.
We did sightseeing during the day.
Claudia E
Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina27 contributions
Hay que sacar entradas previamente?
Inbama S
3 contributions
No!, entras como van llegando. Te recomiendo ir una hora antes, es decir a las 9pm. Pero si de casualidad andas por ahí en el día pregunta los eventos que tendrán ese mes y así acudes al que mas sea de tus gustos en los días que visites La Habana.
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