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New York

From the Village Vanguard's basement triangle to Harlem's swing-era speakeasies.

New York jazz, the whole canon: the 1935 Village Vanguard, the Blue Note and Birdland, the musicians' clubhouse Smalls, Dizzy's over Central Park, and the Harlem rooms where the music was born. The deepest scene in America.

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Harlem
Black-Owned

Bill's Place

148 West 133rd Street, New York, NY 10030
Two sets Fri & Sat, BYOB

Saxophonist Bill Saxton's speakeasy on old Swing Street, where Billie Holiday was discovered.

Pip’s Tip Two sets Friday and Saturday only, and it is BYOB, so bring your own. Bill Saxton's room on the street where Billie Holiday was found.

Bedford-Stuyvesant
Black-Owned

Sistas' Place

456 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Sets Saturday evenings

A community-rooted Bed-Stuy cultural cafe presenting acoustic jazz with a Pan-African spirit.

West Village

Village Vanguard

178 Seventh Avenue South, New York, NY 10014
Sets nightly

The hallowed basement triangle open since 1935, the most storied jazz room in the world.

Greenwich Village

Blue Note

131 West 3rd Street, New York, NY 10012
Two sets nightly

The globe-spanning brand's flagship, drawing the biggest names to an intimate Village room.

Theater District

Birdland Jazz Club

315 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
Sets nightly

Named for Charlie Parker, this Midtown institution has swung since the bebop era.

West Village

Smalls Jazz Club

183 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014
Sets nightly, late

A cramped, cash-loving basement where young lions jam till dawn, a musicians' clubhouse.

Columbus Circle

Dizzy's Club

10 Columbus Circle, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10019
Sets nightly

Jazz at Lincoln Center's elegant room with skyline views over Central Park.

Upper West Side

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

2751 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Sets Wed–Sun

A plush uptown supper club spotlighting hard-bop masters and organ trios.

West Village

Mezzrow Jazz Club

163 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014
Sets nightly

An intimate below-street piano room from the Smalls team, built for duos and trios.

NoMad

The Jazz Gallery

1160 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Sets several nights

An artist-run nonprofit loft prizing new composition and the cutting edge of the music.

Tribeca

The Django

2 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013
Sets nightly

A vaulted brick cellar beneath the Roxy Hotel evoking a Parisian jazz caveau.

Greenwich Village

Zinc Bar

82 West 3rd Street, New York, NY 10012
Sets nightly

A dark, romantic downtown room mixing jazz with Brazilian, Latin and African grooves.

West Village

Cellar Dog

75 Christopher Street, New York, NY 10014
Sets nightly, late

A rollicking successor to Fat Cat pairing straight-ahead jazz with pool and ping-pong.

Bushwick

Ornithology Jazz Club

6 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Sets nightly

A bird-themed Bushwick listening room and cafe championing Brooklyn's adventurous young scene.

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Bar Bayeux

1066 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Live jazz most nights

A snug neighborhood wine bar hosting serious improvisers just off the beaten path.

Park Slope

Barbès

376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Live music nightly

A French-owned Park Slope institution blending jazz with global and world-music residencies.

East Village

Nublu

151 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009
Live music nightly

An Alphabet City incubator where jazz, funk and global grooves fuel late-night improvisation.

Elmhurst

Terraza 7

40-19 Gleane Street, Queens, NY 11373
Live jazz nightly

A Queens loft-stage staple fusing Latin American rhythms with jazz above a lively bar.

Harlem
Black-Owned

Ginny's Supper Club

310 Lenox Ave, New York City, NY
Thu–Sat nights · Sunday gospel brunch

Harlem's modern supper club beneath Red Rooster, live soul, DJs and the famous gospel brunch.

Pip’s Tip Thursday to Saturday, underneath Red Rooster in Harlem. Sunday is the gospel brunch.

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Village Vanguard

The hallowed basement triangle open since 1935, the most storied jazz room in the world.

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