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Oath 84 is a live-music venue in Wilmington, Delaware. Market Street bar and restaurant with current multi-night jazz jam programming and live ensemble performances. Current 2026 jazz jams establish active musician programming at the venue's present Market Street location. The venue supports live-band performance, giving working groups a clear basis for evaluating the room. Programming includes Jazz, soul, mixed. Age access is 21+. The venue is located at 902 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801. For musicians evaluating a date, the established programming is the clearest guide to whether a set, instrumentation, and audience profile will fit the room. Artists can compare their sound and show scale with the venue’s existing live-music format before pursuing a date. Bands and solo performers can use the genre mix, audience setting, and performance style as practical signals when building a routing plan. For working musicians, that established performance pattern also provides useful context for deciding how much production, stage footprint, and preparation a show may require. The venue’s live-use pattern makes it a practical lead for suitable performers.

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302-250-8400

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21+
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Jazz, Soul
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902 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801, United States
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