Huge boost for London nightlife after iconic jazz club to open in West End

Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published August 6, 2026 2:18pm Updated August 6, 2026 2:18pm Blue Note Jazz Club is considered one of the most famous jazz clubs in the world (Picture:Johnny Nunez/WireImage) There is finally some good news for London’s nightlife – a world famous club which spent more than a year trying to open has finally got a launch date. The Blue Note Jazz Club is opening its first-ever UK location in the heart of the West End, as an offshoot of its venue in New York, which has been dubbed one of the most famous in the world. It will officially open on September 23 on St Martin’s Lane, but its London opening did not come without difficulties. In February 2025, Metro reported the police said its proposed 1am closing time was far too late as it could ‘expose more peo