The Lot Radio ★ 4.4
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GreenpointDaily 10:00-00:00.
The Lot Radio in Greenpoint broadcasts live DJ sets from a shipping container on a triangular vacant lot, with a coffee, beer and wine counter open through.
TipOpen 10:00 to midnight every day with free entry; Saturday afternoons are when the best New York selectors swing through.
Elsewhere ★ 4.4
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BushwickMon-Thu varies by event, Fri-Sat 20:00-04:00, Sun varies by event.
Elsewhere in Bushwick spreads across three stories and five rooms, with a 600-capacity Hall, smaller Zone One and a rooftop bar running indie and electronic.
TipBuy advance tickets for the Hall headliners; Zone One and the rooftop often stay open free after the main show wraps.
Village Vanguard ★ 4.9
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West VillageDaily 20:00, 22:00 sets.
Village Vanguard has run jazz from a triangular basement on Seventh Avenue South since 1935. Two sets a night, Tuesdays for the Vanguard Jazz.
TipTwo sets nightly at 20:00 and 22:00. The 22:00 set Tuesday through Thursday drops to $35 if seats remain by 21:00.
Birdland Jazz Club ★ 4.6
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MidtownDaily 17:30, 19:00, 20:30, 22:00 sets.
Birdland on West 44th runs jazz, big band and New Orleans sets across a downstairs club and an upstairs theater room. The Birdland Big Band plays.
TipSet covers run $35 to $56 with a $20 food or drink minimum. The 17:30 and 19:00 sets are the easier walk-ins.
Smalls Jazz Club ★ 4.7
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West VillageDaily 18:00, 19:30, 21:00, 22:30 sets, 23:45 jam.
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 ★ 4.5
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West VillageMon-Fri 20:00, 22:30 sets, Sat-Sun 11:30 brunch, 20:00, 22:30 sets.
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.