Cliff Bell's
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| name = Cliff Bell's
| image = Cliff Bell's.jpg
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| location = Detroit, MI
| coordinates = {{Coord|42.3368|-83.0527|type:landmark_region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| type = Jazz club
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| broke_ground = 1934
| built = 1934
| opened = 1935
| closed = 1985
| expanded =
| renovated = 2006
| demolished =
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| former_names = Cliff Bell's (1935–1958), Winery, La Cave, AJ's on the Park, Cliff Bell's (2005-current)
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| website = {{url|cliffbells.com/}}
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Cliff Bell's is a jazz club in Detroit, Michigan which is located at 2030 Park Ave.{{cite web|url=http://cliffbells.com |title=Welcome to Cliff Bell's |publisher=Cliff Bell's |date= |accessdate=2011-05-25}} It originally opened in 1935,{{cite web|url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/travel/08hours-detroit.html |title=36 Hours in Detroit - NYTimes.com |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=2011-05-05 |accessdate=2011-06-28}} and it is named after John Clifford Bell, an entrepreneur in Detroit in the 1930s.{{cite web |url=http://buildingsofdetroit.com/places/cliffbells |title=Cliff Bell's, Buildings of Detroit |publisher=BuildingsofDetroit.com |accessdate=2011-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518010625/http://buildingsofdetroit.com/places/cliffbells |archive-date=2011-05-18 |url-status=dead }} Notable artists such as Marcus Miller have performed at Cliff Bell's.{{cite web |url=http://www.krisjohnsonmusic.com/2011/01/detroit-mi-010711-cliff-bells-usa-kris-johnson-quintet |title=Detroit, MI - 01/07/11 - Cliff Bell's - USA - Kris Johnson Quintet << Kris Johnson Music |publisher=krisjohnsonmusic.com |accessdate=2011-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324140716/http://www.krisjohnsonmusic.com/2011/01/detroit-mi-010711-cliff-bells-usa-kris-johnson-quintet/ |archive-date=2012-03-24 |url-status=dead }} Additionally, The Moth storytelling events are held monthly at Cliff Bell's.{{cite web|url=http://www.positivedetroit.net/2010/03/moth-storyslams-return-tomorrow-april-1.html |title=Positive Detroit: The Moth StorySLAMS Return Tomorrow, April 1 At Cliff Bell's |publisher=Positive Detroit |date=2010-03-31 |accessdate=2011-05-25}}
It was used as a location in the movie The Ides of March, in a scene where Detroit musician Bob Mervak was briefly shown singing We'll Meet Again. The entrance was also seen in the film Kill the Irishman, filming up Park Avenue.
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