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Thursday 01 September 2005 00:00

Good jazz and good food have a long relationship. Musician Ray Gelato, who plays regularly at London clubs Ronnie Scott's, the 606 Club and the PizzaExpress Jazz Club among others, says: "Jazz started in New Orleans, the culinary capital of America, so most musicians write about food and are good cooks. Try a New Orleans jambalaya and listen to some real jazz - it's always invigorating."

Ronnie Scott's is a good place to start. While the club's music has always been applauded, food has traditionally been not so hot, with the late Scott himself (a notorious quipster as well as a fine musician) quoted as saying "a thousand flies can't be wrong". But the menu is getting a complete makeover under new owners Sally Greene and Robert Bourne, so look out for better things.

Jazz After Dark is an intimate venue in Soho, London, where bands encourage the audience to join in. There are menus at 10.95, and tapas starting at 3.95, but regulars often stick with the extensive cocktail list.

Another city famed for its jazz clubs is Prague. In the city's Aria hotel you can sleep in one of 52 rooms themed around musical legends.

There's an entire jazz floor, with bedrooms named after Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong.

And, don't think jazz is limited to trendy clubs. The Novotel London Greenwich hotel offers jazz brunches, as does the Joe Allen restaurant in the city's Covent Garden.

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