Forte Jazz Lounge

Indoor seated jazz club on upper King Street, modeled on New York-style listening rooms; the venue describes itself as Charleston's only strictly jazz venue. Phone 843-637-4931. Show nights and set times as published: Wednesday and Thursday 7:00-10:00pm, Friday and Saturday 7:00-11:30pm. Age policy stated in the venue FAQ: all ages are welcome at all shows. Seating is table-service reserved; capacity is not published, and it is a small room. Tickets are sold through its own Turntable Tickets page; secondary-market listings show typical prices starting near $46 with an average around $63, so budget a per-person ticket rather than a bar cover. Programming is jazz exclusively - straight-ahead, vocal, Latin and organ-trio sets from Charleston and touring players. Parking recommended by the venue: metered King Street spaces, the Visitor Center Parking Garage (63 Mary St), the Visitor Center lot (375 Meeting St), and a paid lot at King and Radcliffe. About 5.5 miles from Mount Pleasant over the Ravenel Bridge.