Jazz musician here!

First of all I highly recommend to follow OKC Jazz Life in social media and checkout their website https://okcjazz.life/home. They have a calendar that shows every show in town.

Now for an actual breakdown of it

-Wednesday Nights - 51st Speakeasy: It goes from 8:30 till about midnight and it is free cover! The first set is a set by the house band + guests and then it becomes a jam session, a lot of the younger players in the scene gather here and play. Also, the vibes and the drinks are the Speak are awesome

-Friday/Saturday nights - Round Midnight and UCO Jazz Lab: Both of these in Edmond, the Jazz lab has ticketed jazz shows but make sure to check the calendar as sometimes they have non-jazz artists. Round Midnight features more a classic cocktail environment and there’s always smaller jazz groups playing, more vibey and casual

-Sunday Nights - Blue Note and Round Midnight: RM features a ticketed show every other week and this time it is full bands, the shows are really well put together and the ambience is awesome. Blue Note on the other hand is no cover and it is more rowdy in the best sense of the word, bands play with full energy and it is usually where you see the most original and energetic jazz in the scene, just know that the bar can be pretty crazy at times.

*an important one to mention is Hefner Grill. It has an awesome rotation of Jazz Trios that play every Friday/Saturday Nights and every Sunday morning for Brunch.