Places to Visit for the Live Jazz Shows

By taking the consent of New Orleans, New York City is one of the finest places for an unforgettable live jazz show to enjoy. Particularly at the place of Harlem, which is Bebop’s birthplace and at where many of the stars of this genre had become a legend.

If you’ve got the desire to witness a jazz concert at your visit to Big Apple, then over here we have registered some of the best places like the clubs and halls where every night the magic arises among trumpets, saxophones, and guitars. So, let’s began to see them one-by-one that will be going to guide you on your “jazz tour at Harlem”.

1. Bill’s Place.

If you want to taste authentic jazz music in Harlem then Bill’s Place is the genuine place for jazz to go for. It’s not exactly the same as other trendy bars have where you can drink and listen to music, however it’s a simple lounge with the nucleus gathering to hear founder Bill Saxton plays.

The most weird thing about them is the size of the room, it’s so petite that all the seats are in the front row facing the stage, which makes this feeling monopolistic and almost personal.

They are situated in the 133rd Street area on the first floor of a row house, which is specially known by the name of Swing Street in the prohibition time as for its nightly open spikes and jazz clubs’ cultures. Ironically, alcohol is presently been prohibited in the club however you can bring your own drinks.

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Place: 148 W.133rd St. New York, NY 10030

Open: Fridays and Saturdays

2. Paris Blues.

For every unpretentious jazz lover, Paris Blues is a haven – over here you will not find any stage, only have better music! From its beginning (1968) it has continued to allure most of the foreigners who have come for a “jazz tour at Harlem” as well as the locals who’re searching to hear the most original jazz sound.

For an excellent free retro Jazz Jam experience, the musicians rally in a tiny alcove near the end of the bar and play their hearts out each night of the week. Be sure to carry an extra amount to tip this band during your trip to the Paris Blues as their show will lift you off your seat to dance to their beat.

You’ll also get a glimpse of the club’s founder, Mr. Samuel Hargress, Jr., an 81 years old guy who will remain around to liven up Harlem’s nightlife scene with his friendly, friendly demeanor.

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Place: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd (7th Ave.) Harlem, New York 10027

Open Every night of the week.

3. Ginny’s Supper Club.

This place is recognized to be the accolade of the Harlem Renaissance and is said to be the modern reincarnation of those glamorous speakeasies in the neighborhood that in the 1920s skirted Prohibition to give their customers a nightly treat.

Chef Marcus Samuelsson owns this place. Apart from it he also owns the famous Red Rooster Harlem restaurant where you can go for a dine. He also has the desire to open a second restaurant in the basement of the Red Rooster Harlem with a furtive entrance for dinners with live music inspired by the essence of the popular “speakeasies” of the neighborhood in the early twentieth century.

And very much famous! Over here you’re going to have a casual atmosphere along with great live music, the top most Southern food, and delicious Harlem-inspired originates cocktails like the “Harlem Mule” or the “Brownstoner”.

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Place: 310 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10027

Open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays.

4. Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor.

You will not find it in any other place except for Harlem where you can get hold of more familiar experience listening to jazz and that’s too in the living room of pianist Marjorie Eliot’s Sugar Hill apartment.

After losing her son for more than a decade, every Sunday at 3.30 PM lovely Ms. Eliot delights arranges a free informal concert of jazz music accompanied by the talented musicians who huddle and mingle with the audience.

These sorts of musical concerts are very much thrilling as it’s more than a program that provides the feeling of gatherings of friends who have come together to cherish the music and have a good time. At the break time, musicians are going to serve a few snacks and even halt down to have a gossip with the audience before they resume for the performance.

There is no hesitation in saying that Marjorie Eliot’s program is one of the most genuine concerts which you are going to witness in yours’ “jazz tour at Harlem“. Hence bring some extra cash for the performers’ tips.

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Place: 555 Edgecombe Ave, Apartment 3F at 160th St, Washington Heights

Open: Sundays