Transfer Pizzeria Café has been a fixture on Mitchell Street since before most Milwaukee jazz venues existed. Housed in the old Transfer Pharmacy building, it sits directly on the KK & Mitchell Green Line stop — one of the most accessible spots in the city.

The Martini Jazz Lounge runs every Thursday night, pulling in a rotating cast of Milwaukee's working jazz musicians in a room that's less formal lounge, more neighborhood bar that happens to have great music. No cover, ever. Martinis and cosmos at $8. It's become one of the most reliable weekly jazz nights in the city.