Birdland Jazz Club is a live music venue in Midtown, New York City.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Set covers run $35 to $56 with a $20 food or drink minimum. The 17:30 and 19:00 sets are the easier walk-ins.
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Address: 315 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036, New York City
Smalls in a West 10th Street basement is the no-frills jazz room that runs four sets a night and a 23:45 jam session through to 04:00 most nights of the week.
TipBuy at the door cash, or stream the late-night jam free on SmallsLIVE if you cannot get in. Capacity is tiny so arrive early.
Blue Note on West 3rd Street is the West Village jazz room and restaurant that hosts touring headliners across two nightly sets, with a New Orleans Sunday.
Tip20:00 and 22:30 sets nightly. The 22:30 set is the easier reservation; the brunch jam runs Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30.
Mercury Lounge on East Houston is the 250-capacity Bowery Presents room where touring indie bands play one of their first New York shows. Two sets most.
TipDoors usually 18:30, openers at 19:00. Bandstand has no bad sight line; arrive early to claim a spot at the rail.
Bowery Ballroom on Delancey is the 575-capacity room with the perfect Manhattan sight line, an upstairs balcony and a downstairs lounge bar that opens.
TipBalcony seats fill first; the floor is general admission. The downstairs Pianos-style lounge runs through the show.
Music Hall of Williamsburg on North 6th is the 650-capacity Bowery Presents room that took over the former Northsix and books indie, electronic and rock.
TipDoors typically 19:00 with show at 20:00. The mezzanine has a clear sight line; the floor pit fills fast at the rail.
Brooklyn Bowl in a converted Hecla Iron Works building pairs sixteen bowling lanes with a 600-capacity music stage and Blue Ribbon kitchen serving the fried.
TipReserve lanes early on show nights; standing-room music tickets are cheap and let you eat at the rail.
