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Since its beginnings, jazz music has had a strong connection with the culture and people of New York City, where arguably some of the most important evolutions occurred.Our guide to New York's best jazz venues reminds you that it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
Jazz at Lincoln Center is the world's largest not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to jazz. With the world-renowned Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Arturo O'Farrill and a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Linco...
33 West 60th Street, Floor 11The classic jazz club reinvented, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola brings the music out of the basement with views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline, great soul food and some of the best music to be found anywhere in the city, every night. The club hosts a variety of established ac...
Broadway at 60th Street, 5th FloorLocated on the border of Soho, Zinc Bar offer a good mix of jazz, Latin, samba, and flamenco Bands. It is more of a late night place.
82 West 3rd StreetThe Village Vanguard is one of the coolest places to check out jazz in New York City. Always attracting top quality musicians like Geri Allen, the atmosphere is intimate. Check out their own weekly jazz orchestra on Mondays.
178 7th Ave S (West 11th Street)Regarding the Jazz scene in New York City, one of the Blue Note's managers matter-of-factly told us: "This is it." Indeed, the Blue Note is arguably the world’s most popular jazz club. Although the club only opened their doors in the early 80’s, it has the feel of a lon...
131 W 3rd StThe Stone is a not-for-profit performance space dedicated to the experimental and avant-garde. Each month a different musician is responsible for curating the programs with 100% of the nightly revenue going directly to the musicians. There are no refreshments or merchandise at Th...
16 Avenue C (East 2nd street)The Jazz Gallery is a not-for-profit jazz cultural center providing performance and exhibition space for work in the arts - visual, literary and musical - that takes jazz as its central influence. Our goal is to present an expanded understanding of jazz as a cultural tradition wh...
1160 Broadway, 5th Floor (bet. 27th and 28th Streets)Smalls is for Jazz purists who don't mind negotiating a cramped, no frills environment in exchange for some great jazz. Smalls features at least three bands all night, every night. Please note that Smalls does not serve alcohol! Feel free to serve yourself non-alcoholic beverages...
183 West 10th StreetLocated in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights, Smoke Jazz Club offers up a different variety of music throughout the week. On Monday nights, there’s a jam session, which typically begins around 10:30 after the headliners have played their sets. On Tuesday nights the club caters to f...
2751 Broadway (West 105th & 106th Streets)Jazz Standard presents an extraordinary lineup of world-class artists, warm hospitality, pitch-perfect sound, comfortable seating and earlier sets for those that want to drop in right after work. From classic jazz to funk, R&B, blues, and more, Jazz Standard brings you the le...
116 East 27th StreetWhen the original Birdland opened fifty-one years ago in December, 1949, Charlie Parker was the headliner and the club was located on Broadway, a few blocks west of 52nd Street, which was a hotbed of jazz in the 1930s and 40s. For the next fifteen years, the club's survival formu...
315 W 44th St (bet. 8th and 9th Avenues)The Iridium is a musical landmark famously known as a destination for intimately experiencing the best rock, jazz, and blues artists in the world. Over the last 20 years, The Iridium has built up a reputation for attracting iconic instrumentalists and vocalists seven nights a we...
1650 Broadway (bet. 49th and 50th Streets)A Prohibition-era dive bar with incredible nightly live jazz, funk, and blues in Greenwich Village.
55 Christopher Street (Between Seventh Ave. and Waverly Pl.)Cellar Dog (neé Fat Cat) is a great pool hall that doesn't scream pool hall when you first walk in. It feels like you are entering a jazz club and the fact of the matter is you are. The eleven tables here are located underground. In addition to the fine tables, Fat Cat also house...
75 Christopher Street (Seventh Ave. S.)List of Events As the legendary jazz pianist/composer (and mentor to Duke Ellington) Willie "The Lion" Smith once said: "I'd rather be a fly on a lamppost in Harlem than a millionaire anywhere else." His remark still holds true today: Harlem is in the midst o...
58 West 129th StreetOpen Sunday through Thursday from 6:00pm to 2:00am, and 6:00pm to 3:00am on weekends, The Bar Next Door features fireside dining along with live music nightly.
129 MacDougal Street (3rd and 4th St.)