Hot Club of Portugal

Several great jazz musicians have played, jammed and given seminars in both the Praça da Alegria's club and in the Music School, including Ronnie Scott, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Haden, Benny Golson, Maria João and Dave Liebman.

He had been the first broadcaster to spread the taste for jazz music in Portugal at the microphones of the radio, at the end of 1945, in a program called “Hot Club”.

It was then that the idea was born to create an Association with the purpose of making this musical expression known and practised in Portugal.

The historical Hot Clube cellar was forced to close down (although the music school continued its activities, since it is located elsewhere in the city).

However, two years later, the club reopened in a new venue in a nearby building in Praça da Alegria, not far from the original location.