Chatterbox Jazz Club — Restaurant in Indianapolis

I CANNOT STRESS HOW DANGEROUS THIS PLACE IS!!! I was their during the indy pride event and one of the gentleman in the bar working the door pulled a gun on another guest for no reason. The bartender working was absolutely WAY TOO MESSED UP TO BE BEHIND THAT BAR! She asked me and the other bar guests if we had cocaine. Telling everyone at the bar she had not left since 10pm the night before. She kept slurring her words and handed my card and receipt to another guest, too disoriented to know who had just paid their tab. Another guest came in asking for a drink and I recommended a double vodka. It was at this point she got in my face screaming profanity about "me and my orders". The guest who I had recommended the drink to defended me and it was at that moment the man working the door said, "how would you like a 357 magnum in your face?" And proceeded to pull out his firearm. The bartender, with my card in her hand, chased the guest out and tackled him to the ground, again for no reason. I called the police and filed a report. I am not sure if the gentleman or bartender faced any charges or repercussions. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DO...

I stopped in Indianapolis for a day since had never visited before and as I was making my way down Massachusetts Ave (heading back to my car) - I noticed a large mural with a plaque which told the story of Etheridge Knight and towards the bottom it mentioned he frequented “the Chatterbox” and..

Hey wait! That’s literally the THIS BUILDING! Yes!

Went in, the place is awesome!! Great beer, great food and overall fantastic menu! The server Emery is absolutely amazing and we had a great conversation about the Chatterbox, Jazz Musix and No Wave Jazz like Lydia Lunch, James Chance (No New York stuff) and it was just and overall awesome experience to visit, have a beer and a great chat!

I’ll be returning at some point for some live jazz when I have more time. But one thing I will say.. The artwork plastered all over the walls in this place speaks beyond volumes.. It’s like the CBGBs of Jazz in Indianapolis! That’s the...

When you enter a bar there is an implied social contract. There is a freedom of speech that exceeds normal social interactions. However the woke bartenders (initially one then two of them) overheard by eavesdropping a young white male seated at the bar telling a joke to a black patron, seated next to him, and decided the joke was “racist”, using loud no-holds-barred profanity to condemn the offending customer, an apparent attempt of embarrassment. I never heard the actual joke but the reaction by two of the bartenders was much more disruptive than any joke could possibly be and I don’t care what the joke was,, considering the the black patron didn’t seem offended in the least. The music was excellent but the bartenders are woke...