- Le Caveau de la Huchette
Infobox music venue
name = Le Caveau de la Huchette
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location =Paris, France
type =Jazz club
years_active = 1946 — present
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website = [http://www.caveaudelahuchette.fr/ www.caveaudelahuchette.fr]Le Caveau de la Huchette is a jazz club in the
Latin Quarter ofParis . The building dates to the sixteenth century, but became a jazz club in1946 . The design has been compared to a cellar or labyrinth and allegedly it was once used byRosicrucian s and by those linked toFreemasonry .Since becoming a jazz club it has been a venue for American greats like
Lionel Hampton ,Count Basie , andArt Blakey , as well as leading French jazz musicians likeClaude Luter andClaude Bolling .Bill Coleman was an American expatriate in France who is also associated with the club.It was featured in the film "Les Tricheurs" by
Marcel Carné as well as other French films. It is considered one of the important part of Paris's nightlife in general. [http://www.10best.com/Paris/Voted_Best_of_the_City/Nightlife/index.html?businessID=14510] At present it is owned by French vibraphonistDany Doriz .ee also
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List of jazz clubs External links
* [http://www.caveaudelahuchette.fr/ Official site]
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