Thursday Jazz Jam at The Dakota
SAN ANTONIO, TX: Thursday Jazz Jam at The Dakota East Side Ice House brings San Antonio players and listeners into the same room for a weekly session shaped by improvisation, neighborhood ease, and the live energy of Hackberry Street.
The weekly jam runs from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM at The Dakota, 433 S. Hackberry St. Musicians are invited to bring an instrument and sit in as the night opens up; listeners can settle in for food, drinks, patio time, and a session that moves with the players in the room.
The Dakota describes itself as a community gathering place less than five minutes from downtown, and its Thursday jazz night sits inside a larger East Side music tradition shaped by jazz, blues, gospel, Tejano, hip-hop, and neighborhood venues that keep live music close to the people who make it.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Location: The Dakota East Side Ice House, 433 S. Hackberry St, San Antonio, TX 78203
Admission: No cover
Save a spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/its-jazz-night-jazz-jam-thursdays-at-the-dakota-tickets-877632712067
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Jazz Jam Thursdays at The Dakota bring Toro Flores, local players, music students, neighbors, and after-work friends into a relaxed East Side room built for improvisation.
Musicians can sit in. Listeners can settle in with food, drinks, and a night that changes shape as the players do.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
8 to 11 PM
The Dakota East Side Ice House, 433 S. Hackberry
No cover. Save a spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/its-jazz-night-jazz-jam-thursdays-at-the-dakota-tickets-877632712067
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Toro Flores and local musicians anchor the night from 8 to 11 PM, with room for sit-ins, conversation, food, drinks, and the East Side ease that makes The Dakota feel lived-in.
No cover. Reserve a spot online, then come ready to play or stay awhile.
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Toro Flores, local players, food, drinks, Hackberry, and a room where the next solo can change the whole night.
Thursday Jazz Jam at The Dakota runs 8 to 11 PM. Musicians can sit in. Friends can settle in. No cover; save a spot through the event link.
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The Dakota, 8 to 11 PM
No cover. Save a spot.
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Thursday Jazz Jam at The Dakota runs 8 to 11 PM on Hackberry. Come ready to play, or come ready to find your table and stay awhile.
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Thursday Jazz Jam at The Dakota, 8 to 11 PM. Sit in, post up, or bring the friend who keeps saying they need a better Thursday plan.
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Description: Thursday Jazz Jam at The Dakota East Side Ice House brings San Antonio players and listeners together from 8 to 11 PM at 433 S. Hackberry St. No cover; reserve a spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/its-jazz-night-jazz-jam-thursdays-at-the-dakota-tickets-877632712067
Pinned comment: Musicians can sit in. Listeners can settle in. The session starts at 8.
Tags: San Antonio jazz, The Dakota East Side Ice House, Thursday Jazz Jam, Toro Flores, East Side San Antonio, live music, SATX events
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The next session runs Thursday, May 21, 2026, 8 to 11 PM, at 433 S. Hackberry. No cover; reservations help the room plan for the night.
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Thursday Jazz Jam at The Dakota runs 8 to 11 PM. Come for the session, the patio, the food, the friends, or the player you did not know you were about to hear.