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Jazz Bars in Manhattan

The world's jazz capital. Monk played here. Coltrane recorded here. Their heirs are on a bandstand tonight.

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  • Jazz in Greenwich Village
    10 venues→
    The spiritual home of modern jazz. 125-seat basements and 3 AM jam sessions.
  • Jazz in Midtown Manhattan
    12 venues→
    Birdland, Lincoln Center, Iridium. The institutional heart of the scene.
  • Jazz in Downtown Manhattan
    5 venues→
    Tribeca cellars, LES listening rooms, 2 AM late sets. Looser, newer.
  • Jazz Uptown
    12 venues→
    Brownstone sessions, supper clubs, and a scene that rewards knowing which night to go where.
  • Jazz in Harlem
    8 venues→
    Where bebop was invented, reborn in brownstones and 30-seat parlor rooms.
  • Jazz in Brooklyn
    4 venues→
    Where the city's working musicians actually live and gig. Manhattan talent at bar prices.
  • Jazz in Queens
    Guide→
    From Armstrong's Corona home to Elmhurst's back-room sets. Quieter footprint, deeply rooted.
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