# The best jazz clubs in New York City

From the Village Vanguard to Minton's in Harlem: New York's essential jazz rooms according to musicians, NYC Tourism and jazz sites.

- 46 votes · 12 items
- Mar 10, 2025 · suitcase.happy
- https://even.best/en/l/2272/the-best-jazz-clubs-in-new-york-city

## Top 12

1. **Birdland** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — The 'Jazz Corner of the World', now in Midtown.
2. **Village Vanguard** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — The 1935 basement where Coltrane and Bill Evans recorded live.
3. **Jazz Gallery** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Non-profit loft for new jazz.
4. **Smalls Jazz Club** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Tiny West Village basement with late-night jams.
5. **Minton's Playhouse** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Harlem birthplace of bebop.
6. **Smoke Jazz Club** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Upper West Side room on Duke Ellington Boulevard.
7. **Mezzrow** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Intimate piano-and-bass listening room.
8. **Jazz Standard** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Murray Hill club with barbecue upstairs.
9. **Blue Note** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Greenwich Village club with big-name residencies.
10. **Showmans** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — One of Harlem's longest-running jazz bars.
11. **Dizzy's Club** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Jazz at Lincoln Center's room with a Central Park view.
12. **Fat Cat** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Basement of pool tables and jazz until late.

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