Venues
A new jazz club in the Financial District, one flight up at 108 Greenwich Street between Rector and Carlisle. Opened by drummer Joe Strasser, the intimate second-floor room, with its grand piano, tin ceiling, and red velvet curtains, is a home for New York's straight-ahead players.
A West Village wine bar on Downing Street with a carefully curated jazz program. Intimate and neighborhood in feel, with thoughtful booking in a cozy room.
A subterranean supper club beneath the Roxy Hotel in Tribeca, decorated in the style of a 1930s Parisian jazz haunt. The programming leans eclectic: jazz, cabaret, and soul, in a beautifully appointed, atmospheric space.
Intimate West Village basement that became a jazz institution in the 1990s. Known for its affordable cover, late-night jam sessions, and deep commitment to the straight-ahead tradition. Smalls has launched or sustained countless careers and remains one of the most beloved rooms in the city.
A Christopher Street bar with live jazz seven nights a week. Pool tables, ping pong, and shuffleboard share the room with the music, giving it a social, neighborhood feel. Jazz starts at 7 PM; Thursday through Saturday the music runs until 2 AM.
Named after jazz clarinetist Mezz Mezzrow, this intimate room sits a few doors from Smalls on West 10th Street. The focus is piano-led jazz: trios, quartets, and duos in a cozy, candlelit setting. Members get in free; walk-ins always welcome.
The Village Vanguard has been the standard for New York jazz since 1935. Tucked into a Greenwich Village basement, the wedge-shaped room has hosted virtually every major name in the music: Coltrane, Miles, Bill Evans, and continues to book the best working bands in the world, seven nights a week.
A Greenwich Village landmark since 1981, the Blue Note books internationally recognized headliners across jazz, blues, and soul. Multiple sets nightly in a classic supper-club format.
A West Village basement with a global booking sensibility. Brazilian jazz, Latin rhythms, and straight-ahead share the bill comfortably. Intimate, dark, and reliably good.
Founded by John Zorn in 2005 and now housed at The New School's Glass Box Theatre on West 13th Street, The Stone is a nonprofit concert space with no bar, no food, and no distraction. Each month is curated by a different artist. Admission goes directly to the musicians.
Named after Barry Harris's Jazz Cultural Theater of the 1980s and '90s, this Midtown room is Spike Wilner's latest project. A 90-seat studio venue at the former Swing 46 space on West 46th Street, combining a cafΓ©/bar with serious straight-ahead programming.
Named in honor of Charlie Parker, Birdland has been a Midtown institution since 1949. The current room on West 44th Street is known for its weekly big band nights and a consistent roster of top-tier performers.
A Lower East Side jazz room with intimate seating and adventurous programming. Multiple sets nightly in a space built for close listening.
A nonprofit jazz space in the Flatiron District dedicated to presenting adventurous and emerging artists alongside established voices. Concert-style seating, no food service. Just the music.
Located inside the Refinery Hotel, Winnie's Jazz Club has been celebrating the musicians who shape New York City's jazz community since 2013. Presenting nightly sets that honor the artistry, history, and evolution of the genre, Winnie's offers an intimate setting where the music, and those who make it, take center stage.
A 170-seat listening room inside the Muse Hotel in the Theater District, a short walk from Broadway. Opened in 2026 by Grant Gardner and Martin Porter, with a team drawn from Jazz Standard, the Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Crane Club, The Pocket pairs a serious jazz program with warm hospitality and a full food and drink menu. Weekly residencies anchor the calendar, including the Mingus Big Band's Mingus Mondays and Arturo O'Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
Perched on the fifth floor of Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Central Park. One of the best-programmed rooms in the city, with world-class talent matched by a world-class view.
An Upper West Side institution since 1999, Smoke is known for organ trios, hard bop, and late-night jam sessions. Three sets nightly in a warm neighborhood room that draws a loyal local crowd.
A French wine bar in Crown Heights with a serious jazz program. Burgundy and bebop make for one of Brooklyn's most pleasant weeknight spots.
A neighborhood wine bar and live music spot in Bed-Stuy with eclectic, adventurous booking. No cover, no pretense; just good music and natural wine most nights of the week.
The cafe counterpart to Ornithology Jazz Club, offering live music in a relaxed, neighborhood setting. A spot for coffee, food, and spontaneous sounds in the heart of Bushwick.
A dedicated jazz club in Bushwick at the heart of Brooklyn's thriving jazz scene. Serious booking in an intimate room, with a focus on contemporary and post-bop sounds.
A Queens music room on the border of Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, founded by Freddy Castiblanco and built around the music immigrants brought to New York. Latin jazz and Cuban descarga, Brazilian and Peruvian nights, tango, Colombian coastal music, and the house big band.
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