As one of the oldest jazz clubs in the world, Ronnie Scott's is an important stop on any musical adventure. Originally opened in 1959 the club has featured most of the legendary and popular names in modern jazz and jazz fusion. The club officially reopened in 2006 with a refurbished look.

Ronnie Scott was a well-respected jazz tenor saxophonist touring internationally during the period from the 1940’s through to the 1970’s. Scott co-founded the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with former tenor sax player Pete King in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district, with the debut of a young alto sax player named Peter King before later moving to a larger venue nearby at 47 Frith Street in 1965. The original venue continued in operation as the "Old Place" until the lease ran out in 1967, and was used for performances by the up and coming generation of domestic musicians. The new enlarged club opened in October 1968 with a show featuring the Buddy Rich Band, and has since hosted some of the biggest names on the world jazz scene including Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, David Sanborn, Kenny Garrett, Billy Cobham and many more. In the booking schedule there has always been space left for artists such as Tom Waits, Jeff Beck, Linda Lewis, Eric Clapton, Elkie Brooks, Eric Burdon, Paul Rodgers, Jack Bruce and recently the Notting Hillbillies, featuring Mark Knopfler. Acts not exactly within the jazz field but nevertheless part of the unique "atmosphere" of the club that has always been so important.

Scott regularly acted as the club's genial Master of Ceremonies, and was famous for his repertoire of jokes, asides and one-liners. A typical introduction might go: "Our next guest is one of the finest musicians in the country. In the city, he's crap".

After Scott's death, King continued to run the club for a further nine years, before selling the club to theatre impresario Sally Greene in June 2005.