MID-TOWN - (Between 35th & 69th Streets)
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AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: 2 Lincoln Sq on Columbus Av (bet 65th & 66th Sts). www.folkartmuseum.org. 212-595-9533. Free adm. Ev Wed: 2-3pm Bill Wurtzel/Mike Gari Duo.
AVERY FISHER HALL: Lincoln Center Plaza (corner of Columbus Av & 65th St). 212-875-5030. May 6: 7:30pm $20/25 adm Essentially Ellington Concert feat High School Jazz Bands w/guest Wynton Marsalis & JLCO.
B SMITH’S: 320W 46th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). 212-315-1100. www.bsmith.com. Free adm. Ev Fri&Sat: 8:30-11:30pm Albert Rivera Organ Trio; ev Sun: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch feat Duos.
BAR ON FIFTH: At Setai Hotel. 400 5th Av (bet 36th & 37th Sts). www.setaififthavenue.com. 212-695-4005. www.jazzbaronfifth.com. Ev night: 8-11pm free adm/1 drink min. May 1-3, 14&28-31: Antonio Ciacca; 4-6&20: Simona Premazzi; 7-12: Brandon McCune; 15-19: Stefania Tchantret; 21-26: Donald Vega; 13& 27: Manuel Valera.
BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). 212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets: 8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun 6,9&11pm. Adm varies/$10 min. Ev Mon: 7pm 1st set + 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; ev Wed: 5pm Louis Armstrong Centennial Band by David Ostwald; ev Fri: 5pm Birdland Big Band; ev Sun: Jazz Party feat Cyrille Aimée + Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch. May 1-5: Heath Brothers Qrt; 3: 6pm: Ali Ryerson Qnt; 7: 7pm Ty Stephens & SoulJaazz; 8-12: Steve Kuhn Trio; 10: 6pm Judy Wexler; 15-19: Joey DeFrancesco Organ Trio w/spec guest George Coleman; 22-26: Joe Lovano Us Five; 24: 6pm Manhattan Vibes; 29-Jun 2: Ravi Coltrane Qnt.
BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts). www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Ev Mon-Fri from 05/14: 12:30-2:30pm Piano in the Park. May 14-18: Roy Eaton; 21-25: Todd Robbins; 28-Jun 1: Terry Waldo.
CARNEGIE CLUB: At City Spire Centre. 156W 56th St. www.thecarnegieclub.net. 212-957-9676. Ev Fri: 9:30pm-12:30am Michael Bellar Ens; ev Sat: 8:30&10:30pm Sinatra tribute feat Steve Maglio & Stan Rubin 11 Piece Orch.
CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org.
CHEZ JOSEPHINE: 414W 42nd St (bet 9th & Dyer Avs). www.chezjosephine.com. 212-594-1925. Ev Sat: 8pm-12am Sarah Mc Lawler Duo.
CHURRASCARIA PLATAFORMA: 316W 49th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). 212-245-0505. www.churrascariaplataforma.com. Ev Fri& Sat: Portinho Gp feat Klaus Mueller.
COBI’S PLACE: 158W 48th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). 516-624-9406. See Local 802.
DIZZY’S CLUB COCA COLA: At Jazz @ Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall. Bway at 60th St. 5th Fl. 212-258-9595. www.jalc.org. Sets: Sun-Thurs 7:30&9:30 pm, Fri&Sat add 11:30pm, After Hours (AH) 11pm, Fri&Sat 12:45am. Adm: $30/35, Mon $20, AH $10, student discounts w/ID. Min $10 table, $5 bar. Ev Thurs: 11pm Late Night Session w/Michael Mwenso Trio w/guests. May 1-6: no 11:30pm sets Juilliard Jazz Orch w/Frank Wess; 7: Magos Herrera Sxt; 8-13: Bill Charlap Trio; 14: Purchase Jazz Orch w/John Fedchock cond by Todd Coolman; 15-20: Bill Charlap Trio; 21: Ralph Peterson Sxt; 22-27: no 11:30pm sets Juilliard Jazz Qnt; 28: Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirates & Troubadours; 29-Jun 3: Eric Reed UNMONK Qnt. After Hours w/May 1-5: (11:30pm 05/4-5) Essentially Ellington All Stars; 8-12: Manuel Valera Qnt; 15-19: Don Braden Qnt; 22-26: (11:30pm 05/25-26) Juilliard Jazz Ens; 29-Jun 2: Grassella Oliphant Qnt.
DOCKS: 633 3rd Av at 40th St. 212-986-8080. www.docksoysterbar.com. Ev Sun: 11:30am -3pm Jazz Brunch w/Oleg Osenkov & guest. May 6: Vic Juris; 13: Paul Bollenback; 20: Mike Moreno; 27: tba.
DON’T TELL MAMA: 343W 46th St. at Restaurant Row. www.donttellmama.com. 212-757-0788. May 14: 7pm Daryl Sherman.
FEINSTEIN’S: At Regency Hotel. 540 Park Av. at 61st St. www.feinsteinsattheregency.com. 212-339-4095. Sets: 8:30pm. Ev 1st Mon: 7pm Harry Allen Monday Night Jazz. May 1-5: Marilyn Maye; 7: Grant Stewart Qnt; 8-12: Nicole Henry; 9: 10:30pm John Malino Band; 16: 10:30pm Michael Fredo; 21: 10:30pm Peter Mintun; 23: 10:30pm Bryan Reeder Trio.
FLUTE BAR: 205W 54th St (bet Bway & 7th Av). 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com. Ev Wed: 8-11pm.
HUNTER COLLEGE: Lang Recital Hall. 695 Park Av (68th St bet Park & Lex Avs). 4th Fl. 212-772-4000.
IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St at Bway. 212-399-9457. Free adm. May 14: 8pm Vandoren Jam feat Mark Gross Qrt.
IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121. www.theiridiumjazzclub.com. Sets: 8&10pm. Adm varies/$15 min. Student 1/2 price adm 2nd set Tues-Thurs&Sun. Ev Mon: Les Paul Monday w/Les Paul Trio & spec guests feat tba 05/7, Mick Taylor 05/14, Walter Trout 05/21, tba 05/28. May 1: 8pm Sue Halloran & Ken Hitchcock w/Ray Marchica, 10pm Ray Marchica Band; 2: Jim McCarty w/John Hawken & spec guest Jann Klose; 3-4: Grandmothers of Invention; 5-6: Bernie Williams Qrt w/Gil Parris; 8: Ian Herman & Sean Harkness; 9-14: Mick Taylor; 15: 8pm Luba Mason, 10pm Joe Alterman; 16: David Lindley; 17: Arlen Roth; 18-20: Walter Trout; 22: 8pm Kelley Suttenfield Band, 10pm Marianne Solivan; 23: tba; 24-27: Oz Noy Trio feat Will Lee & Dave Weckl; 29: Terese Genecco Little Big Band; 30: Matt Schofield; 31: Trampled Under Foot.
JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets: Mon 8-11:30pm, Tues 8-11pm Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm, Sun 11am-2pm. $10 adm/$15 min/set, except Fri&Sat, $25 cover+min, Sun $29 buffet. Ev Mon: Jam w/Iris Ornig; ev Tues: Kyoko Oyobe Solo; ev Sun: Jazz Brunch w/Tony Middleton Trio. May 2: Bob Rodriguez Trio; 3: Peter Zak Trio; 4-5: Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio; 9: Nancy Valentine Gp; 10: Tomoko Miyata Trio; 11: Lynette Washington & Dennis Bell Jazz NY; 12: Ted Nash Qrt; 16: Teri Roiger Qrt; 17: Paul Beaudry & Pathways; 18-19: Barbara Carroll & Jay Leonhart Duo; 23: Leslie Pintchik Trio; 24: Pilc Moutin Hoenig; 25: Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano Qrt; 26: Sacha Boutros Qrt; 30: Nicki Parrott Trio; 31: Jerry Costanzo Trio.
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: Frederick P. Rose Hall, 5th Fl. Bway at 60th St. 212-258-9800. www.jalc.org. Allen Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT). May 1-2: AR 7:30pm $75-120 adm Tribute to Ethel Waters by Michael Feinstein feat Adriane Lenox; 11-12: RT 7pm free adm Ken Druker & Terry Waldo, 8pm $30-120 adm Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton feat Marcus Roberts Oct w/Alphonso Horne, Ron Westray, Stephen Riley, Ricardo Pascal & Joe Goldberg; 11-12: AR 6:30pm free adm Red Hook Ramblers, 7:30pm&9:30pm $55/65 adm Herlin Riley feat Ellis Marsalis, Henry Butler & Jon Batiste; 15-16: AR 7:30pm $75-120 adm Tribute to Cy Coleman by Michael Feinstein feat Tamara Tunie, Michele Lee & Chuck Cooper; 17-19: RT 8pm $30-120 adm JLCO w/Wynton Marsalis feat Chris Crenshaw & Sherman Irby.
JOE G: 244W 56th St (bet Bway & 8th Av). 212-765-3160. Ev Wed: 6:30-10pm Jeanne Gies & Howard Alden Duo.
JUILLIARD SCHOOL: 60 Lincoln Center Plaza. 212-799-5000. www.juilliard.edu.
KAYE PLAYHOUSE: At Hunter College. E68th St (bet Lexington & Park). 212-772-4448. www.kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu. May 21: 7:15pm www.sidneybechet.org, Sidney Bechet Society feat Dave Bennett & Bria Skonberg Band.
LAMBS CLUB: 132W 44th St (bet 6th Av & Bway). www.thelambsclub.com. 212-997-5262. May 2&16: Maurício de Souza Qrt.
LIGHTHOUSE: 111E 59th St (bet Park & Lexington Avs). 516-627-4468. Sets: 7:15pm.
LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of Greater New York Club Room. 322 W 48th St (bet 8th & 9th Sts). www.local802afm.org. Ev Mon: 7-9:30pm Jazz Foundation of America Jam; Ev Fri: 6-9:30pm Cobi Narita presents Singers & Tap Dancers Open Mic w/Frank Owens.
MERKIN CONCERT HALL: Kaufman Center. 129W 67th St (bet Bway & Amsterdam). 212-501-3330. www.kaufman-center.org. May 9: 8:30pm Hector Martignon Big Bands feat Edmar Castañeda, Brenda Feliciano, Joe Burgstaller, Christos Rafalides, Alex Han, Chelsea Baratz, Andy Hunter, Samuel Marchan.
NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE: 2W 64th St at Central Park West. www.nysec.org. 212-874-5210. May 11: 8pm $20/15 adm Lenore Raphael Trio w/spec guests Jerry Mandel & Ray Blue.
OCEANA: 120W 49th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). 212-759-5941. www.oceanarestaurant.com. Ev Sat: 9pm-12am. May 5: Aaron Diehl Trio; 12: Sarah Elizabeth Charles Qrt; 19: Curtis Brothers Trio; 26: Ryan Hayden Trio.
OPIA: 130E 57th St (bet Park & Lexington Avs). 212-688-3939. www.opiarestaurant.com. Ev Mon&Sat: 8pm. May 12&26: Tony Middleton.
PAUL HALL: 155W 65th St (bet Amsterdam & Bway). 212-769-7406. www.juilliard.edu.
PERA MEDITERRANEAN BRASSERIE: 303 Madison Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts). 212-878-6301. www.peranyc.com. Free adm. Ev Fri: 6-9:30pm.
PETER JAY SHARP THEATER: 155W 65th St (bet Amsterdam & Bway). 212-769-7406. www.juilliard.edu. Free adm.
PLAZA: Fifth Av at Central Park S. 212-759-3000. www.theplaza.com. Free adm. Ev Wed: 8:30pm Kat Gang; ev Thurs: 8:30pm Lapis Luna Qrt feat Shawn Aileen Clark; ev Fri: 8pm Doug Acosta.
ROBERTO’S WINDS: 149W 46th St. 212-391-1315.
SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org. 212-935-2200. Ev 1st Mon: 7:30pm free adm International Women in Jazz Jam; ev 1st Tues: 3-5pm free adm First Tuesdays seminar; ev Wed: 1pm $10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; ev Sun 5pm free adm Jazz Vespers. May 2: Cecilia Coleman Big Band; 6: Peter Eldridge Band; 9: Champian Fulton, 7pm $25 don Midtown Jazz 30th Anniversary Gala feat Art Baron, Joyce Breach, Catherine DuPuis, Barbara Carroll, Eric Comstock, Marion Cowings, Mauricio de Souza, Carol Fredette, Chris Gillespie, Russ Kassoff Big Band, Ed Laub, Alex Leonard, Jay Leonhart, Boots Maleson, Junior Mance, Jann Parker, Bucky Pizzarelli, Daryl Sherman, Frank Tate, Marlene VerPlanck, Ronny Whyte; 13: Timo Vollbrecht Qrt; 16: Marlene VerPlanck; 20: Cindy Scott & Brian Seeger; 21: Memorial for Clem DeRosa; 23: Band of Bones w/Dave Chamberlain; 24: Memorial for Ernie Ensley; 27: Ike Sturm Ens; 30: Barbara Carroll & Jay Leonhart.
SAN MARTIN RESTAURANT: 143E 49th St (bet Lexington & 3rd Avs). 212-832-0888.
SOFIA’S RESTAURANT/CLUB CACHÉ: At Edison Hotel. 221W 46th St (bet Bway & 8th Av). 212-719-5799. $15 adm/$15 min. Ev Mon&Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano Night-hawks Orch. May 10: Jill McManus.
SOMETHIN’: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). 212-371-7657. www.somethinjazz. com. Sets unless otherwise noted: Matine Sat 12-2pm + 2-4pm, PM Mon 6-9:30pm, Sat&Sun 5-6:45pm, Early (E) 7-8:45pm, Late (L) 9-10:45pm, Night (N) 11pm. $10 adm/$10 min unless otherwise noted. Ev Sun except 05/26: Matine NYJA Jazz Improvisation Made Easy + NYJA Big Band rehearsal; ev Mon: PM Alicia Tango Practica. May 1: E $5 adm Ryan Brennan Organ Trio, L Mark Miller Spt; 2: E $5 adm Xan Campos Trio, L Alan Leatherman; 3: E $15 adm Bob Rodriguez Gp, L $15 adm Rave Tesar Trio, N Ark Ovrutski Trio; 4: L Eliane Amherd Band, N $5 adm Derek Lucci; 5: PM Michael Bank & Big 7, E $5 adm David Greer & New Tuning System, L Tom Wetmore Ens, N $5 adm Anthony Fung; 6: PM Arturo Vera & Ethan Mann, E New York Korean Jazz Orch, L $15 adm Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ens, N $15 adm Meg Okura & Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ens; 7: 10-11:45pm Roy Assaf; 8: E One Soul Fellowship, L Micky Lee Project; 9: L free adm Paolo Tomaselli & Crossroads; 10: E Lyric Fury, L $5 adm Noah MacNeil Qrt; 11: E Jack Furlong Qrt, L free adm Jovan Johnson & Strictly Audio, N $5adm Stevie Swaggz; 12: E $12 adm Luiz Simas, L Jersey Jazz Trio, N $5 adm George Heid III; 13: PM $5adm Brad Clymer w/Everybody Trio, E Ariadna Castellanos; 14: 10-11:45pm Michael Eaton; 15: E Robert Locke, L Darrell Smith; 16: E Catherine Dupuis, L Rebecka Larsdotter; 17: E Primordial Jazz Funktet, L Media Noche Trio + 1; 18: E Ed Cherry, L Deon Yates; 19: L Matt Panayides, N Jeron White Qrt; 20: E Matt Garrison, L Adrian Cunningham Qrt; 22: E PJ Rasmussen, L Alex Wyatt; 23: E&L $15 adm Lee Feldman; 24: E Celso & New York Friends, L Travis Sullivan & Casual Sxt; 25: L Jake Hertzog Trio; 26: E $20 adm Frank Senior, L Gene Ess w/Niki King; 29: L Elias Meister & Pancho Molina; 30: L Arthur Sadowsky & Troubadours; 31: E NY Jazz Force, L Marla Sampson.
STEINWAY HALL: 109W 57th St. 212-246- 1100. www.steinwayhall.com.
STUDIO 100 BAR: At Marriott Residence Inn. 1033 6th Av (bet 38th & 39th St) 3rd Fl. 212-768-0007. Free adm/no min. Ev Thurs: 7-10pm Trios.
SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St (bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets: Mon,Tues&Thurs 8:30pm, Wed&Sun 8pm, Fri&Sat 9:30pm. Ev Mon: Tom Abbott Big Bang Big Band; ev Tues: George Gee Swing Orch; ev Wed: Stan Rubin Orch; ev Thurs: Felix & Cats Big Band.
TAGINE DINING GALLERY: 537 9th Av at 40th St. www.taginedining.com. 212-564-7292. Ev Tues 8-11:30pm free adm Jam w/Dorian Devins Trio.
TGI FRIDAY’S: 677 Lexington Av at 56th St. 212-339-8858. www.tgifridays.com. Ev Sun: 6-9pm Marc Devine Trio.
TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Mon-Wed 8-11pm, Thurs 9-11:30pm, Fri 9pm-1am, Sat Early (E) 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm-1:30am. Adm/min: Mon-Wed free/$5 min, Thurs-Sat $10/$10 min. Ev Mon: Hajime Yoshida Duo; ev Tues: Yvonnick Prene Gp; ev Wed: Yuko Okamoto Trio. May 3: Fukui & Whipple Duo; 4: Gary Negbaur; 5: E Scot Albertson & Frank Owens, L New Tricks; 10: Yuko Ito Trio; 11: Kayo Hiraki; 12: E Eiko Rikuhashi Trio, L Joonsam Lee Trio; 17: Scot Albertson Trio; 18: Jo-Yu Chen Duo; 19: E Akemi Yamada Trio, L Angela Davis Trio; 24: Shoko Amano Trio; 25: Daniela Schaechter; 26: E Chieko Honda Trio, L Tobias Meinhart Trio; 31: Arthur Sadowsky Trio.
TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7th Avs). 212-840-2824. www.the-townhall-nyc.org. May 11: Nino Katamadze.
TURTLE BAY MUSIC SCHOOL: 244E 52nd St (bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). 212-753-8811. www.tbms.org.
TUTUMA SOCIAL CLUB: 164E 56th St. 646-300-0305. www.tutumasocialclub.com. Sets: Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm.
ZANKEL HALL: At Carnegie Hall. 881 7th Av at 57th St. 212-247-7800. See Carnegie Hall.
