Cork & Flame is a locally owned Winnipeg restaurant and lounge with live jazz, acoustic and local music in the entertainment mix. The 21+ setting is hospitality-first, so performers should create atmosphere while leaving room for dining and conversation. Polished vocalists and small ensembles with tasteful arrangements should feel especially natural here.
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Thomas Hinds Sampling Room is a downtown Winnipeg cigar-and-cocktail lounge with recurring jazz and R&B performances. The 21+ setting favors refined small ensembles, vocalists and acoustic acts that can create an adult late-night atmosphere without overpowering the room. Musicianship, groove and controlled dynamics should matter more than spectacle.
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- Talent Buyer
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- Age policy
- 21+
- Genres
- Acoustic, Jazz, Lounge, R&B
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- Address
- 185 Carlton St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J1, Canada
- Venue phone
- 204-942-0203
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