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Cellar jazz club
Opened in 1956, Vancouver’s original Cellar on Watson at Broadway in the heart of Mount Pleasant was a legendary jazz club. The subterranean club began as a place for expressive local jazz players like John Dawe, Al Neil, and Dave Quarin to make music. It developed a reputation as an important venue on the North American west coast, where Charles Mingus, Art Pepper, Wes Montgomery, and other iconic jazz artists performed. The Cellar, which also offered experimental live theatre and displayed striking art, closed in 1964. Its legend lives on as one of the most memorable jazz joints in the history of Vancouver’s live music scene.