Upper Manhattan (Above 70th Street)
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AARON DAVIS HALL: At City College. 138 Convent Av at W133rd St. 212-650-6900.
ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH: 132 Odell Clark Pl (formerly 138th St). 212-862-7474. www.abyssinian.org. May 7: 6-8pm free adm Harlem Jazz Shrines festival w/panel discussion by Professor Josef Sorett Jazz and the Spirit - The Arts of Harlem in the American Religious Imagination.
ALOUETTE FRENCH BISTRO: 2588 Bway (bet 97 & 98 Sts). www.alouettenyc.com. 212-222-6808. Free adm. Ev Tues: 7-9pm.
AMERICAN LEGION POST: 248W 132nd St (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-283-9701. www.colchasyoungharlempost398.com. Ev Wed,Thurs&Sun: 7:30pm-12am Jam.
APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531-5300. www.apollotheater.org. May 11: 10pm $10 adm Urban Jazz @ Music Cafe feat Kellylee Evans; 12: 3&8pm $10/25 adm Harlem Jazz Shrines festival feat Wycliffe Gordon w/Juilliard Jazz Orch, Theresa Thomason, Aaron Diehl, Philip Dizack, Natalie Cressman & Savion Glover, 10pm $10 adm Marc Cary @ Music Cafe.
BEACON THEATER: 74th St at Bway. 212-496-7070. www.beacontheatre.com.
BELLA LUNA: 584 Columbus Av (bet 88th & 89th Sts). www.bellalunanyc.com. 212-877-2267. Free adm. Ev Tues: 8-10:30pm Jack Wilkins & guests. May 1: Pete Bernstein; 8: Bucky Pizzarelli; 15: Freddie Bryant; 22: Peter Mazza; 29: Howard Alden.
BEMELMANS: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St at Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600. Sets: Mon&Sun: 5:30&9pm, Tues-Sat: 5:30&9:30pm. Ev Tues-Sat: 5:30pm Chris Gillespie; ev Tues-Thurs 9:30pm & Fri-Sat 9:30pm: Loston Harris Trio; ev Sun: 9pm Tony DeSare.
BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7th Avs). www.billsaxton.com. 212-281-0777. $15 don. Ev Fri&Sat: 9&11pm Bill Saxton All-Star Band
BILLIE’S BLACK RESTAURANT & LOUNGE: 271W 119th St (bet St. Nicholas Av & Frederick Douglass Blvd). 212-280-2248. www.billiesblack.com.
BRASSERIE JULIEN: 1422 3rd Av (bet 80th & 81st Sts). www.brasseriejulien.com. 212-744-6327. Free adm. Ev Thurs 6:30-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7pm-12am: Sedric Choukroun & friends.
CAFÉ ADDIS: 435W 125th St (bet Morningside & Amsterdam Avs). 212-663-0553. Ev Wed: 8-11pm Marcus Miller.
CAFÉ CARLYLE: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St at Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600. Ev Mon: 8:45pm Woody Allen & Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band; ev Tues-Fri 8:45pm & Sat 8:45pm&10:45pm: May 29-Jun 9: John Pizzarelli Qrt.
CAFÉ JAZZ: At Manhattan School of Music. Bway & 122nd St. 212-749-2802. Informal concerts feat students from School's jazz dept. Free adm.
CAMPAGNOLA: 1382 1st Av at 74th St. 212-861-1102. Ev Tues-Thurs 8pm-12am & Sun 7-11pm except 05/29-31: Lee Glantz.
CHOCOLAT RESTAURANT LOUNGE: 2217-23 Frederick Douglas Blvd. 212-222-4545. www.chocolatlounge.com. Ev Thurs&Sun: 6&8pm.
CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet 92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny. com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Mon&Tues 8pm-1am, Wed-Thurs 7pm-2:30am, Fri-Sat 8pm-3am, Sun 4pm-1am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios except Qrt Fri&Sat. Ev Mon: Roger Lent; ev Tues: Robert Rucker; ev Wed: Open mic w/Les Kurtz; ev Sun: Open mic w/Keith Ingham. Jam ev night: Mon w/Roger Lent, Tues w/Robert Rucker, Wed w/Joonsam Lee, Thurs w/Daisuke Abe, Fri-Sat w/Jesse Simpson, Sun w/Michika Fukumori. May 3: Denton Darien; 4: Evan Schwam; 5: Masami Ishikawa; 10: Alan Rosenthal; 11: Don Slatoff; 12: Vitaly Golovav; 17: Justin Lees; 18: Marc Devine; 19: SatchamoMannan; 24: Jon Weiss; 25: Keiko Kurita; 26: Art Lillard; 31: Roseanna Vitro.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Low Library. 1214 Amsterdam Av. www.cs.columbia.edu. 212-939-7000.
CORCHO WINE ROOM: 227 Dyckman St. 212-300-5700. www.corchowineroom.com. Ev Thurs: 9pm.
CREOLE: 2167 3rd Av at E118th St. 212-876-8838. www.creolenyc.com.
DWYER CULTURAL CENTER: 258 St. Nicholas Av at W123rd St. 212-222-3060. www.dwyercc.org. Ev 2nd & 4th Mon: 8:30&10pm $10 adm Craig Harris.
449 LA: 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 212-234-3298.
GARDEN CAFE: 4961 Bway at W207th St. 212-544-9480. www.gardencafenyc.com. Fri& Sat: 8-11pm Anette Aguilar & String Beans or Paul Hemmings. May 12&26: Tomas Janzon Duo.
HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150 Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240. www.harlemstage.org. May 8-10&12: Harlem Jazz Shrines festival. 05/8-9: 8pm Vijay Iyer, Amina Claudine Myers & Craig Taborn; 10: 7:30pm Terri Lynne Carrington; 12: 8&10pm Havana San Juan Orch by Louis Bauzo.
HENRY’S: 2745 Bway at 105th St. 212-866-0600. Free adm. Ev Sat: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch w/Bill Wurtzel.
HUDSON RIVER CAFÉ: 697W 133rd St at Riverside. www.hudsonrivercafe.com. 212-491-9111. Ev Sat-Sun: 11am-4pm Jazz Brunch.
LENOX LOUNGE: 288 Lenox Av (bet 124th & 125th Sts). 212-427-0253. www.lenoxlounge.com. Sets: Mon 9:30pm-2:30am, Wed-Thurs 8pm-12am, Fri-Sat 8,10pm&12am, Sun 7-11pm. Adm/min: Mon&Sun $10 + $16 min, Wed-Thurs $3/$16 min, Fri-Sat $20/$16 min/set. Ev Mon: Patience Higgins 05/7&14, Eric Wyatt 05/21&28; ev Wed: Jimmy Alexander 05/2,9&16, Danny Mixon Organ Gp 05/23& 30; ev Thurs: Fred McFarlane; ev Fri&Sat 12-4am Late Night Jam feat Greg Bandy (Fri), Bill Saxton (Sat); ev Sun: Open-Mic w/LaFayette Harris Trio. May 4: Silverman Qrt; 5: Benny Russell Organ Gp; 8&11: 7pm $10 adm/$16 min Harlem Jazz Shrines festival feat Blazing Tonges w/Gregory Generet & Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch; 12: Bill Jacobs Gp; 18-19: Antionette Montague; 25-26: Houston Person.
LIME LEAF: 128W 72nd St (bet Columbus & Amsterdam Avs). 212-501-7800. Tues-Thurs: 7-10pm. Ev Tues: Michelle Zangara Trio; ev Thurs: Emma Larsson.
LONDEL’S SUPPER CLUB: 2620 Frederick Douglas Blvd (bet 139th & 140th Sts). 212-234-6114. www.londelsrestaurant.com. Ev Fri&Sat: 8-11pm $5 adm.
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC: Bway & 122nd St. 212-749-2802. www.msmnyc.edu.
MANNA HOUSE: 338E 106th St (bet 1st & 2nd Avs). www.mannahousejazz.org. 212-722-8223. Ev first Sun 4pm $15/10/7 adm: MEEE Jazz Concert series. May 6: Dion Parson Qrt.
MAYSLES INSTITUTE: 343 Lenox Av (bet 127th & 128th Sts). 212-582-6050/ www.mayslesinstitute.org, 212-348-8300/ www.jmih.org. Free adm. May 8: 7-8:30pm Jazz for Curious Listener series feat Ella at 95.
MILLER THEATRE: At Columbia University. 116th St & Bway. www.millertheatre.com. 212-854-7799.
MINTON’S PLAYHOUSE: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). www.uptownatmintons.com. 212-864-8346. May 9-12: 10-11:30pm & 12-2am Jam Harlem Jazz Shrines festival. 05/9 TK Blue; 10: tba; 11: Barry Harris; 12: Winard Harper.
MO-BAY: 17W 125th St. 212-876-9300. www.mobayuptownnyc.com.
NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM: 104E 126th St #2C. (bet Park & Lexington Avs). 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. Free adm. Ev Tues 7-8:30pm Jazz for Curious Listeners series, in May: Ella at 95; ev Wed except 05/2&30: 7pm Jazz is Now series by Jonathan Batiste Band. Harlem Speaks series 6:30-8:30pm w/May 24: Janis Siegel; 31: Daniel Bernard Roumain. May 12: 12-4pm Saturday Panels series feat An Afternoon with Ella Fitzgerald.
NEIGHBORHOOD: 936 Amsterdam Av at 106th St. www.theneighborhood106.com. 212-666-6477.
NEW AMSTERDAM MUSICAL ASSOCIATION: 107W 130th St (bet Lenox & Adam Clayton Powel Blvds). 212-234-2973.
NEW LEAF CAFÉ: 1 Margaret Corbin Dr. Fort Tryon Park. www.newleafrestaurant.com. 212-568-5323. Ev Fri 7:30-10:30pm.
92Y: 92nd St at Lexington Av. 212-415-5500. www.92y.org.
PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd at 121st St. 212-222-9878. Ev Wed: 8pm-12am free adm Jam w/Les Goodson Holy Ghost Voodoo Qnt.
PARK PALACE: Museum for African Art Plaza. 5th Av & 110th St. May 13: 4-7pm Harlem Jazz Shrines festival feat Afro-Cuban Jazz Band by Bobby Sanabria w/spec guests & Candido.
PARLOR ENTERTAINMENT: 555 Edge-combe Av at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595. www.parlorentertainment.com. Ev Sun: 4pm free adm w/Marjorie Eliot, Bob Cunningham, Sedric Choukroun & spec guests.
SALOON: 1584 York Av (bet 83rd & 84th Sts). www.saloonnyc.com. 212-570-5454. Ev Mon: 8pm free adm Jam w/Joey Berkley Qrt.
SASA’S LOUNGE: 924 Columbus Av at 105th St. www.sasasloungenyc.yolasite.com. 212-865-5159. Ev Wed-Thurs&Sun: 9pm-1am; ev Fri: 10pm-2am.
SETTEPANI: 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917-492-4806. www.settepani.com. Ev Sun: 7-10:30pm Sedric Shukroon Trio.
SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd (bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807. www.shrinenyc.com. Free adm. Ev Sun: 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid. May 1: 6pm Martin Loyato, 10pm Irene Jacob; 2: 6pm Sax E & Pure Pressure; 3: 6pm Xan Campos Trio; 4: 6pm Jon Hatamiya; 5: 8pm Freddy Fuego; 6: 8pm Shrine Big Band; 7: 7pm Charles Brewer Trio, 9pm Micky Lee, 10pm Bart-Jan Hogenhuis, 11pm Roy Assaf; 8: 10pm Sould'Out; 9: 6pm Joe Breidenstine Qnt; 10: 6pm Todd Herbert Qnt, 8pm Yvonne Moneira, 9pm Duke Bantu X; 11: 6pm Asako Takasaki; 12: 6pm El Leader Maximo; 13: 8pm Faiz Lamouri, 9pm Steve Detroy; 15: 6pm Sebastian Boehlen; 16: 6pm Megumi Hakuba; 17: 7pm Omar Haddad; 19: 8pm Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, 9pm Nick Gianni; 20: 8pm David Caldwell-Mason; 22: 6pm Art Lillard & Heavenly Big Band; 23: 6pm Antonio Mazzei, 8pm Kandinsky Effect, 9pm MH The Verb; 24: 6pm Yoshida Hajime; 25: 8pm Moth To Flame; 28: 6pm Nick West Qrt; 29: 6pm Nue Jazz Project; 30: 7pm Trevor Long Gp, 8pm Rubber Skunk; 31: 8pm Owl.
SHOWMAN’S: 375W 125th St at Morningside. www.myspace.com/showmansjazz. 212-864-8941. May 8-12: 8:30,10&11:30pm except 05/11-12 9&11pm Harlem Jazz Shrines festival. 05/8: Danny Mixon; 9: Youngblood & Blood Brothers; 10: Lou Volpe; 11: Cynthia Holiday; 12: Sarah McLawler & Les Femmes Jazz.
SMALL’S PARADISE: 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd, 2nd Fl (entrance through the Magic Johnson Theater Lobby). 212-678-4400. May 7&9-11: Harlem Jazz Shrines festival. 05/7: 9pm Johnny O'Neal, Sachal Vasandani, Umar Hassan & Tap Messengers, 12-2am Jam; 9-11: 10am-6pm Education & Special Programs; 11: 7pm Marika Hughes & Bottom Heavy + Will Calhoun.
SMOKE: 2751 Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662. www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Sun-Thurs Early (E) 7,9&10:30pm, Late (L) 11:30pm, Fri-Sat E 8,10&11:30pm, L 12:30am, Brunch (B) Sat-Sun: 11:30am,1& 2:30pm. Adm/min vary. Ev Mon: 7&9pm Smoke Big Band by Bill Mobley, 10:30pm Jam w/John Farnsworth Qnt; ev Tues: E Mike LeDonne Qrt, L Groove Jazz & Funky Stuff feat Jason Marshall Organ Qrt; ev Wed: L Sam Raderman Qrt; ev Thurs: E Gregory Porter, L Jazz Meets Hip Hop w/Nickel & Dime OPS; ev Fri: L Ken Fowser Qnt; ev Sat: B KJ Denhert Trio, L Johnny O’Neal & friends; ev Sun: B Annette St. John Trio, E SaRon Crenshaw Band, L Jason Teborek Qrt. May 2: Barbara Martinez; 4-5: Buster Williams; 9: Pete Zimmer Qrt; 11-12: Billy Harper Qnt; 16: Chris Washburne & SYOTOS; 18-19: Willie Jones III Qnt; 23: Donald Edwards Qnt; 25-26: Miles Davis Bday Celebration; 30: tba.
SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & W End Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com. $10 adm. Sets: 8pm unless otherwise noted. Ev Thurs 9pm: Open Mic w/Andre Smith & Sugar Bar All Star Band. May 2: Chris Parker Trio; 4: Mozayik; 5: Irini Res & Jazz Mix; 19: Evans Thompson.
SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St. 212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. May 11-12: 8pm Arturo O’Farrill & Afro Latin Jazz Orch.
TEACHERS COLLEGE: At Columbia University. 525W 125th St (entrance near Bway at 120th st). www.tc.columbia.edu. 212-678-3000. May 11: 6-8pm Harlem Jazz Shrines festival feat documentary The Savoy King.
