Am new in town too and VERY keen to find a good jazz spot.. If you find something, do let me know!! By the way, if you are into jazz, try jazzradio.com (free streaming of all types of jazz.. very cool).

Greg

try AMR, it is close to the train station.

Cosy atmosphere, cheap beer. live jazz music, and on Tuesday night the entrance is only 5chf.

Thanks Federica.. might even go there tonight.

Yeah that sounds great! Thank you for the suggestion

Speaking of which...

Any blues venues in the Lac Léman region?

I can't think of anywhere specifically dedicated to blues, but you could try:

http://www.tacos-bar.ch/

in Lausanne Flon.

Also Brasseurs des Grottes on Thursday:

http://www.bagblues.ch/

Other downtown Geneva pubs like Pickwick sometimes have blues bands. There's also a Blues festival usually in April.

Otherwise check out the 'Sorties' listings in lematin.ch, they have a Blues section (actually this is a good general site for finding out about local music events).

http://sorties.lematin.ch/

completely agree with Federica - AMR can be great on some nights - it's more of a jazz jam session so the mood always changes too - definitely worth checking it out.

Flux Laboratory in Carouge sometimes has events & the atmosphere is quite cool, 

& one of my favorite jazz trios from the Geneva area is Marc Perrenoud Trio, they play in select venues when they are in town...

Thanks for the suggestions! What time does the music usually start, say at AMR for example?

I think around 9-9.30pm

hey all, i run a jazz and classical lovers group, we've done several events and i think i'll try to organize some going forward as well. you'll also find some suggestions but i have to concur that AMR is a great venue and very accessible both price and geographically wise

http://www.glocals.com/groups/geneva/geneva-jazz-and-classical-lovers-group.htm

Gabs on rue de zurich is a nice jazz bar

Some people swear by Chat Noir in Carouge.  I've been to Gabs --- not jazz in my estimation.  There are some concerts coming up at Victoria Hall this fall... 

c'mon gabs is a great piano bar - he plays all of the classics upon request from Fats Waller to Oscar Peterson, and he signs - what more can you want :P

Piano bar?!? I'm sold! Who wants to go?