NYC Jazz Clubs
These are the some
of the best jazz clubs in New York City. Reservations or advance
tickets are recommended at all clubs. Cover charges & minimums
are per person and subject to change
Birdland
315 W 44th Street | between 8th Avenue
& 9th Avenue
Info 212-581-3080 | Birdland
Sets Monday & Tuesday 5:30P 9:00P
11:00P | Wednesday & Thursday 9:00P 11:00P | Friday 5:30P
9:00P 11:00P | Saturday & Sunday 9:00P 11:00P
Cover Varies | Minimum $10
Classic jazz, bebop, Afro-Cuban; watch for
5:30P big band sets and Sunday nights with Chico O'Farrill
Blue Note
131 W 3rd Street | between 6th Avenue
& Macdougal Street
Info 212-475-8592 | Blue
Note
Sets Monday thru Thursday 8:00P 10:30P
| Friday & Saturday 8:00P 10:30P Late night jam until 4:00A |
Sunday 1:00P 3:30P 8:00P 10:30P
Cover $15 to $55 Late Night Jam
$5
The greats, simply the greats. The winter
2001-2002 sked features Chick Corea, David Sanborn, Regina Belle,
Monty Alexander & Les McCann, Jon Hendricks & Annie Ross,
Tania Maria, James Moody, Cassandra Wilson...you get the idea. Be
sure to catch the late night jam with Charles Blenzig &
Friends
The Bottom Line
15 W 4th Street | at Mercer Street
Info 212- 502-3471 | 212-228-6300 | The
Bottom Line
Sets Monday thru Sunday 7:30P 10:30P
Cover Usually $15 to $30
Note The Bottom line closed its doors
January 22, 2004. Allan and Stanley are still searching for a new
location so we're keeping the listing active. It ain't really gone
until it's really gone
Cabaret or jazz? Jazz or cabaret? Or
blues? Or a bit of rock? We've decided to call it a New York jazz
club just 'cause we can't easily pigeonhole it anywhere else.
Since 1974 the Bottom Line has consistently showcased some of the
best known talent around and introduced NYC music fans to many who
have gone on to be a bit more than well known, Bruce Springsteen
for one
Iridium
1650 Broadway | at 51st Street
Info 212-582-2121 | Iridium
Sets Monday thru Thursday 8:30P 10:30P
| Friday & Saturday 8:30P 10:30P 12:00M | Sunday 8:30P 10:30P
Cover $25 to $35
We liked the old room in the Empire Hotel,
haven't yet had a chance to hear the new one with a sound system
designed by legend Les Paul. Sounds you can tap your toe to: Kenny
Baron, McCoy Tyner, Mose Allison, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ron Carter,
Pharoah Sanders. Les Paul every Monday. Great for after theater on
Friday & Saturday nights
The Jazz
Standard
116 E 27th Street | between Lexington
Avenue & Park Avenue South
Info 212-576-2232 | Jazz
Standard
Sets Monday thru Thursday 8:00P 10:00P
| Friday & Saturday 8:00P 10:30P 12:00M | Sunday 7:00P 9:00P
Cover Monday thru Thursday $18 | Friday
Sat $25 | Minimum $10
One of the nicer rooms a few steps down
presenting a great mix of different players and styles. Good eats
in the upstairs restaurant
The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street | between Church
Street & Broadway
Info 212-219-3006 | The
Knitting Factory
Sets Show times vary 7 nights
per week, usually 1or 2 sets per night, sometimes 3 sets on
weekends,
Cover Varies, usually $10 to $20 in
Main Space
This is the most active jazz space in New
York. Four rooms--the Main Space, Old Office, Tap Bar and
Knitactive Soundstage--bring music lovers almost continuous
exciting sounds. You think you know what jazz is? The folks at the
Knitting Factory define the term rather loosely and fit a whole
range of genres under that umbrella and it's always exciting and
always good. Whether you like improv, fusion, alternative
bluegrass with a twist or something you just can't name, this is
the place for new sounds that respects the classics. The Knitting
Factory is more than a club, they produce jazz festivals, operate
three (or is it now four?) record labels and the show Live From
The Knitting Factory is aired weekly on the BET On Jazz cable
network
smalls
fat cat | 75 Christopher Street | near
7th Avenue South
Info 212-675-7369 | smalls
(site still active with performance info)
Sets Tuesday thru Saturday 10:00P to
4:00A | Sunday 9:00P to 1:00A
Cover $15 includes one complimentary
drink | Sunday usually no cover
Note smalls, the little club with big music,
was forced to close its doors in May, 2003. Owner Mitch Borden
took his show on the road, though not to far, with a line-up six
nights a week at the Fat Cat, a billiard parlor just around the
corner from the former smalls
Smoke
2751 Broadway | at 106th Street
Info 212-864-6662 | Smoke
Sets Usually 9:00P 11:00P 12:30A
Cover None to about $15 | Minimum
Usually $10
Monday night jams, Tuesdays with the
Hammond B3 Organ grooves, regulars Hot Pants Funk Sextet, Chris
Washburne, Jim Rotondi & David Hazeltine make for very serious
sounds in this uptown New York gem
Village Vanguard
178 7th Avenue South | near W 11th
Street
Info 212-255-4037 | Village
Vanguard
Sets Monday thru Thursday 9:30P 11:30P
| Friday & Saturday 9:30P 11:30P 1:00A | Sunday 9:30P 11:30P
Cover $15 to $20 | Minimum $10 |
No credit cards
A small room with a heck of a lot of
history stuffed in. No food service, no smoking at the tables,
just serious New York music. The Vanguard has played early host to
jazz luminaries such as Coltrane, Davis, Gordon, Getz and Monk
since 1935. Catch the best all-around players Monday nights with
the Vanguard
Jazz Orchestra
Various Lincoln Center Venues
If you like the classic sounds we've included
Jazz at Lincoln Center performances in our New
York City Concert Guide
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