Reviews of Chatterbox Jazz Club (Night Club)

Erin Fetz

Rude!!!! We bought a round of beer (probably 12 beers) the lady didn't think we tipped enough so she said something to us. We then gave her more. (Plenty more)! On the next round she thought we weren't watching her and she barely tipped up the vodka to my friends vodka soda. It's small and dirty in there.

Phillip Bradley

The best dive bar left on mass ave. Great drinks even and great bar tenders

Tenisha Jones

Small but cozy place to grab drinks and listen to live music. I've never had a bad experience. Bands are always fantastic whenever I go, the servers and bartenders are nice, and the popcorn is pretty good to snack on as well! Decor is original and has lots of history behind it. Definitely a place to check out in Indy.

Tim Tiemann

The absolute place for good music and solid cocktails.

Yahdiel Ivonne Mora

This place was great! I loved the atmosphere and the music.

J O

Oldest, best jazz spot in Ondy. On Mass Ave.

Dan Hicks

The most cozy spot on mass Ave to grab an inexpensive drink, and enjoy some of world class jazz

Kirk Peebles

Always love the Chatterbox. Owner is the first to great you and the last to see you out. Jazz is live and always good. Never disappointed. Crowed is chill. Good vibe all around. Highly recommend.

doug miley

I've been going to this place for 20 years or longer, it is a great place for jazz. Fix your front door if you're going to put your prices on par with the other overpriced venues.

Kelly Sickle

Interesting music. Try the raspberry kiss... pretty tasty!

Jeffery J

It wasn't there fault the band didn't show up. Management did refund $7.00 door fee. Thank God for jukeboxes!

maddie b

Really fun and the drinks and music were good

TWG Engineering

If you like jazz...real jazz..its the place

Tyrelle Collins

Great music and great drinks

SupaDupaQ

Chatterbox is In a league of its own, but this league is a different one. It’s timeless and I love the acoustics. Service is great. Especially Ari. Lots of culture. But the place is too small at time. But not a complaint, just brushing shoulders.

Linda Rhodes

The music on Saturday night was on

Jacob Canada

Small quaint place with great music

Brendan Flood

It's an alright spot, but the limited beer selection and cold staff interactions will probably have you seeking out some place else. The music can be good depending on your tastes and who's playing.

Marina

Love the atmosphere at this place. Great place to just hang out and listen to good music

Michael Mcvey

People are very inviting the sounds were up soothing to my mental state of mind l shall return on 1st Friday of the month

Sherrita Niles

Awesome little gem on Mass Ave. Came on First Friday and it was packed. Found a spot at a table. The bartenders make excellent drinks. Have excellent customer service. Continuously make sure you are doing well. The band was great. Kept me engaged. I love the ambiance and reading the wording on the walls. Screams at you while you tap your foot and nod to the beat. Came alone and still had an awesome time. This place won't disappoint.

Inez Vlahovich

The band, the atmosphere, perfection!

Alex Turner

Old time, vintage bar that has a hipster vibe. Jazz night is awesome but you have to get there early to get a seat. Bartenders make good drinks. Small area so be prepared to be near people.

Katrice Leslie

Went for my birthday on a Monday was pleasantly surprise they had a live band which was really good. Plus cheap drinks and Jamaican patties

Tonya Geans

Nice cozy atmosphere. Great music

William Brooks

Great, funky ambiance. Great jazz too.

Stephanie Keiber

Rude people. I will never go in there again. This place is not African American Friendly.

Gordon Campbell

Good music and good beer. Friendly staff.

Ed Terrell

Not on my go-to list but nice little hole in the wall to hit up after a show. Definitely cozy but good folks and reasonable if you happen to show up thirsty.

Curtis Thorn

Always a great time here! Must see in Indy for sure!

Steve Badger

Great atmosphere for live jazz. Friendly service.

Zohaib

A wonderful Jazz bar that hosts some really talented musicians. I've come here often, the owner and staff are very welcoming and courteous. I would recommend going on the fourth Tuesday for Sarah Grain and the Billion Stars.

Tyrell Seaton

Nice place. Music was good. Friendly staff. Would have given 5 stars if the seating wasn't so very cramped.

Ben Husmann

My favorite place in all of Indianapolis. Serious dive bar with serious live jazz every night from 8-11ish. There are few other places on the planet where you can hear world class jazz musicianship on a Wednesday night with no cover. Seriously, go here.

brice wozniak

Super cool, I'll definitely return next time I'm downtown Indy

barry bell

Closed too early and very small

Gregory Smith

Sauce for days! Small, right kind of dive and talent. Local feel with damn good jazz. I will be back.

Terrence Enrique

My daughter and I had a few drinks after visiting her at work at Pumpkin Fish on Mass Ave! Absolutely loved the bar! Total country home feeling bar!! The bartender was fabulous! She loves her job and you could tell! Forgot to get her name! Sorry! She was awesome!

Jamie Blackburn

Love the initmate setting!!

Justice Foreman

Awesome little bar, great live music

Eleodor Sotropa

This is the right jazz bar in Indy. Dinner at Salt, followed by Chatterbox makes for a cool Friday evening, and a happy missy. Close to Chicago club quality, minus the drive. 7 dollars charge for that quality music? Sign me up everyday of the week.

Shreeja mothi rupchandar

Want to listen to good Jazz music any day of the week? This is the place to go, it is a tiny hole in the wall and easily missed if you are driving by, Bar is well stocked, dont expect any fancy cocktails. Fun place to go by urself or with a group of place.

Kasey Litts

Fun little place with great live music and friendly service

Denelsia Walker

Beautiful music, atmosphere, and service from staff ♡

Theresa Wadlinger

Friendly bar staff. Great jazz. Perfect dive bar experience.

Richard Washington

Furniture could be better but the atmosphere was great. Wonderful waitresses with excellent customer service. Music was great and drinks were delightful.

Andre Golden

Nice chilled place good people nice atmosphere, drinks a little weak but price right

Mike D

I've always loved this dive jazz bar feel. This place is perfect in my taste. Decor is a hodgepodge of memories between the owner, staff, and customers. Patrons are encouraged to leave their mark on the bartop, which is a kind of customers guest list. For those with the urge to leave their mark in private, the bathroom is a testament to bathroom graffiti. My favorite dive of dives. You'll see me here at least once a week if possible.

Matt Cechini

Went here for the first time and had a great experience. The atmosphere is perfect for jazz and the musicians are excellent. Drinks were ok, but really this place is about the music.

Stephanie Reinhardt

Cute place and good prices on drinks. Friendly staff!!!

Ben Phelps

Great place for jazz. Bartenders, owner, all love and appreciate jazz.

Janet smith

It's a hole in the wall that serves snack food with good service... nothing fancy!

Richard Plath

Great ambience. It was a dive when the owner originally purchased it. He hasn't changed anything except to run off the drunks and add the music.

Matthew Mann

Lanei was an awesome bartender. Great place to hangout and drink.

Nathan Chavez

Great music, good drinks, nice atmosphere. A must visit in Indy!

Ramsey Gill

The quintessential Midwest dive bar. Stiff drinks and fantastic live music.

David Meropol

Chatterbox had the perfect amount of dive-ness. The floors were patchy and the walls were covered with a random selection of decor. That being said the drinks were strong and of great value. The staff was extremely friendly and we felt welcomed. We came on a Saturday so the $7 jazz show started at 22:30. The music was amazing. We will be back

Isiah Palmer

Music was good. Service was a joke bartenders were rude and took 30 min to get another drink. Couldn’t get their attention and they were standing and talking. Went here on a Tuesday night not busy. Was very excited to go here left disappointed.

Cherise Watkins

Still fun.

David Foster

old school, great music, cheap drinks, very limited alcohol selection

Clare Cashen

Always a great jazz act and friendly service. There's a cover to get in, but I'm pretty sure that means they pay the musicians, which I'm more than happy to contribute towards!

Michael Hopkins

Cool little dive bar, great music! The staff was nice!

Kurt Melville

Nice eclectic feel. Good drink, nothing too fancy. Great patio in the summer. Good bands, not too loud for the small size.

Sunny Atwal

The Chatterbox is so representative of Indianapolis culture. Whether you're a tourist or a local, I cannot express how important it is for you to make the chatterbox a part of your night!! It is the most fun jazz bar to go to in the city and it truly lives up to its name. Every time I have been to this bar, I've always had conversations with other customers. If you want to catch the live music, it starts at 8 pm Sunday-Thursday and 10 pm on Friday/Saturday. Also they don't have actual food there, just popcorn.

Michelle Carson

This place has its own magic

Douglas Allen

Cheap prices good bourban whiskey

Greg Trainor

Cool place with cool drive. Great memories here - nothing fancy, in fact you may call it a dive, but jazz music, friendly service and a homey atmosphere make you want to come back. The juke box is pretty cool too

arron roberts

Great staff and fantastic music

Derrick Means

Chill little spot, great jazz, cool people, mellow vibe, smoke free

Jordan Buck

This should be a national landmark.

Albie Witz

A cultural treasure trove, a modern day rarity, the Chatterbox is THE place for real jazz music. Any given day of the week you're likely to see the very best of Indiana music for little or no cover. Coupled with cheap drinks and a great patio right on Mass Ave you really couldn't ask for more. Free Sunday through Thursday!

Darrin Snider

Have been a patron for 25+ years. Best music. Best atmosphere. Best people you will find in Indy. I have five 'happy places" I scatter across this planet, and The Chatterbox is one.

Davida Ramey

Tiny place with a chill jazz vibe

jess walton

Fantastic jazz bands, super chill feel. Bright and Inviting. Delicious drinks. Fabulous bar staff.

Spencer Biddle

Best spot on mass ave. If you like jazz and stiff drinks, this place is for you. Bartenders rock and know their gin and juice. Get ready to scrawl your name in permanent marker on the paper towel dispenser and groove to some sexy sax.

Ana Wallace

This is an awesome place to hear some really great music. A small and divey bar, with regular groups that never disappoints. I have been many times, and will keep going back for a chill night out and a couple drinks.

Edward Whalen

Cozy jazz dive. It's not a club or a restaurant. Cheap drinks, live jazz nightly. No cover Sunday through Thursday, there is a door charge Friday and Saturday and for special holiday events. Music is usually 8 to 11 pm aside from Friday and Saturday when it is 10:30ish to 1:30ish.

Selina Bradley

Definitely overpriced cover ($7/person) for a dingy place. Plus, they added $2 per person to our cover for putting it on our card--something they didn't tell us about in advance. If I wasn't such a sucker for live music, I'd give this place 2 stars.

Phil Anthony

Beer wasn't small enough. I wanted to leave the moment I smelt the odor.

jeff jones

Loved the music, people, atmosphere

Corey Morse

Timeless place with great organic jazz. Can't beat it!

Aaron

Hole in the wall. Never have I ever seen a bad band here. Highly recommended.

Blair Hartman

This is one of my favorite places to drink in Indy. It's a great place to drink for cheap, and the patio is perfect for people watching. There are frequent jazz performances, and it's still a really cool place drink when it's quiet.

Troy Barnes

One of the last great dives on Mass Ave and some of the best jazz in the midwest to accompany.

Leah Andrews

This is what a Jazz Club should be. It is small and the music is great. They have good beer on tap and fantastic graffiti on the bathroom walls. When you sit at the bar and listen to the music everything in the world seems like it is right where it should be.

Anna Hollibaugh

Don't ever change. Good anytime. Juke box. So much stuff to look at you don't have to worry about talking to the people you're with. Bring cash for musician collection.

Jennifer Burnell

Great Jazz Historic, Fun, and Unique!!!

Marcus Woods

Eclectic hole in the wall to love it you have to visit

Ken Young

Good, friendly service and great live music. The bathrooms are a little cramped and decrepit, but taken care of nonetheless!

Andrew Okerson

Support your local music scene. Live music every night. Cheap drinks. Good people.

Zach Penrod

The drummer was a stud... great time good music

Zack McGill

Small standing room, great music, wonderful energy, good prices.

Dave Lawson

Classic Naptown jazz venue

George Roots

Fun.

Thomas Pastore

Great bar. Not a jazz fan tho ..

Ronda Shepersky

My daughter and I had a few drinks after visiting her at work at Pumpkin Fish on Mass Ave! Absolutely loved the bar! Total country home feeling bar!! The bartender was fabulous! She loves her job and you could tell! Forgot to get her name! Sorry! She was awesome!

Jesse Pitzer

It's the divy-est bar in downtown Indy and charming AF. Really talented bands play here all the time. They have pub food, really fair prices drinks and a cool little patio. Everyone should check this place out

Ben Wilkins

A staple of downtown Indy which has survived the Mass Ave. re-gentrification. It's a dive with a touch of soul in the live music on the weekends.

Chris Curtis

Fun jazz dive! Very small so get there early...

Carly Cox

Chill bar with great jazz. Not much room however, so you will be seated with people you don't know.

Linda Byrd

5 ⭐ Dive Bar! Just wasn't my thing.

Ashley Anthony

Great music, great atmosphere and drinks!

jessica young

The staff is so nice and drinks are inexpensive! Will definitely come back whenever we visit next!

Sarah Antonopoulos

ok place seats need replaced and there is no airconditoner...also place could use a deep clean

ray o'neal sr

Small but quite

Hannah Kelly

Intimate, semi-divey bar and music club. Avoid the food but enjoy the heck out of the music!

Clarence Jones

I love the Chatterbox. I'm friends with pretty much the whole staff. I love jazz and the dive bar feel that it brings. The only bar in Indy with this feeling.

Sydni Ash

Cute little dive bar in downtown Indianapolis.

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Lovely

CK Hardy

Great talent brought through to perform

Crystal Fry

Use to go here all the time... Nice atmosphere

Lainey Bell

Awesome jazz music and the service is good.

Bert Stewart

This place has the cheapest drinks downtown by far that I have found anyway. They serve a little bit of snack food if you need a bite. Every night they have live jazz and occasionally comedy. There's no cover charge they ask you to tip the entertainment. It's definitely a hole in the wall but that's part of its charm. A wonderful place to go out get a drink and be entertained without spending a fortune.

Jake Lazarus

Divey in the best way! Small spot with a little patio and fantastic live jazz. Reasonable prices and an uber-casual vibe. Beer, wine and cocktails to drink. Never had the food, but it always looks and smells tasty.

Ryan Wilkins

The atmosphere is amazing, the jazz is one of kind. The feeling in the air is electric. If you’re in Indy you have to visit this landmark. I love it, and the band makes me feel at home.

Mark D Anderson

Best place in Indy. Great atmosphere, wonderful people, and the music is always top notch.

J L

Nice small hole in the wall to see some live jazz.

Angelic Gisclair-Hadad

A classic. Come for the live local jazz music. Come for the relaxed but friendly divebar. Come to be a part of the local scene. Just come.