The Love, Velma Guide to New York City’s thriving jazz scene

The cats at our in-house jazz destination Love, Velma hit the New York scene to find the best of the best to bring to The Catskills. New York Jazz scene is experiencing a high water mark not seen in years. The city is loaded with incredible players, old and new jazz venues dot the entire 5 boroughs, and both young fans and tourists alike have been turning out in droves, creating many more lucaritive opportunities to play for the entire ecosystem than in previous nightlife eras dominated by club culture and the city’s rock scene. Here are our New York Jazz Scene recommendations (not an exhaustive list)

The Village Vanguard

Orinthology

Close-Up

Smalls + Mezzrow

The Jazz Gallery

Lunatico

Barbes

Kissa Kissa (vinyl listening bar)

Nublu

Birds

Tomijazz

Smoke

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