Must-check music venues

1. Birdland

9.1

315 W 44th St, New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · Hell's Kitchen · 92 tips and reviews

Blue Note is one of Must-check music venues.

2. Blue Note

8.7

131 W 3rd St (btwn MacDougal St & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · Greenwich Village · 174 tips and reviews

Cleopatra's Needle is one of Must-check music venues.

3. Cleopatra's Needle

2485 Broadway (btwn 93rd St and 92nd St), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · Upper West Side · 37 tips and reviews

The Iridium is one of Must-check music venues.

4. The Iridium

8.3

1650 Broadway (at W 51st St), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · Theater District · 534 tips and reviews

Parlor Entertainment is one of Must-check music venues.

5. Parlor Entertainment

New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · Washington Heights · 1 tip

Showman's is one of Must-check music venues.

6. Showman's

8.0

375 W 125th St (Morningside Ave), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · Manhattanville · 18 tips and reviews

Smalls Jazz Club is one of Must-check music venues.

7. Smalls Jazz Club

9.1

183 W 10th St (btwn 4th St & 7th Ave S), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · West Village · 124 tips and reviews

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club is one of Must-check music venues.

8. Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

8.6

2751 Broadway (btwn W 105th & W 106th St), New York, NY

Music Venue · Upper West Side · 76 tips and reviews

St. Nick's Pub is one of Must-check music venues.

9. St. Nick's Pub

773 Saint Nicholas Ave (at 149th St.), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · West Harlem · 19 tips and reviews

Es Dee: Historical jazz spot. Tiny . .I mean cozy . .I mean intimate :) Got to St. Nick's Pub on Saturday night if you like African jazz.

Joe's Pub is one of Must-check music venues.

10. Joe's Pub

9.0

425 Lafayette St (btwn Astor Pl & E 4th St), New York, NY

Music Venue · NoHo · 89 tips and reviews

Apollo Theater is one of Must-check music venues.

11. Apollo Theater

9.1

253 W 125th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY

Theater · Central Harlem · 143 tips and reviews

Swing 46 is one of Must-check music venues.

12. Swing 46

6.9

349 W 46th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY

Night Club · Hell's Kitchen · 51 tips and reviews

Village Vanguard is one of Must-check music venues.

13. Village Vanguard

9.2

178 7th Ave S (at W 11th St.), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · West Village · 75 tips and reviews

The Living Room is one of Must-check music venues.

14. The Living Room

154 Ludlow St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY

Rock Club · Lower East Side · 49 tips and reviews

Sugar Bar is one of Must-check music venues.

15. Sugar Bar

8.1

254 W 72nd St (btw Broadway & West End), New York, NY

Caribbean Restaurant · Upper West Side · 25 tips and reviews

Arthur's Tavern is one of Must-check music venues.

16. Arthur's Tavern

7.6

57 Grove St (at 7th Ave S), New York, NY

Jazz and Blues Venue · West Village · 63 tips and reviews

Dessy Rabuse: fun, eclectic, great jazz band. Halloween, Hannukah,4th of July, Christmas etc. decor everywhere. No rhyme or reason but fun nonetheless!

Barbès is one of Must-check music venues.

17. Barbès

8.9

376 9th St (at 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY

Bar · South Slope · 64 tips and reviews

Glasslands Gallery is one of Must-check music venues.

18. Glasslands Gallery

289 Kent Ave (btwn S 1st & S 2nd St), Brooklyn, NY

Music Venue · Williamsburg · 83 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: The best spot to discover the next band of the moment has an amazing track record for booking hyped indie-rock acts and the DIY decor gives every show the air of a stumbled-upon loft party. Read more.

Café Viernulvier is one of Must-check music venues.

19. Café Viernulvier

8.9

Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 23, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen

Bar · Sint-Pieters · 103 tips and reviews

lamazone: 100% free and organic wireless internet! Surf while having a drink or maybe a bite to eat. Watch the people walk by and enjoy the architecture. Read more.

Hot Club de Gand is one of Must-check music venues.

20. Hot Club de Gand

Schuddevisstraatje 15B, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen

Jazz and Blues Venue · Binnenstad · 65 tips and reviews

Bert: Je moet een beetje zoeken (via steegje aan't druppelkot) maar het loont de moeite , een zalig rustig terras! Proef de Witkap Stimulo !

Café Video is one of Must-check music venues.

21. Café Video

Oude Beestenmarkt 7, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen

Bar · Sint-Jacobs · 47 tips and reviews

Minor Swing is one of Must-check music venues.

22. Minor Swing

7.9

Ottogracht 56, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen

Jazz and Blues Venue · Sint-Jacobs · 15 tips and reviews

La Resistenza is one of Must-check music venues.

23. La Resistenza

Brabantdam 82, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen

Bar · Centrum-Zuid · 6 tips and reviews

The Bandshell / Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of Must-check music venues.

24. The Bandshell / Celebrate Brooklyn!

9.4

Prospect Park W (at 10th St), Brooklyn, NY

Performing Arts Venue · Prospect Park · 149 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Thanks to Celebrate Brooklyn!, the Prospect Park Bandshell is to Brooklynites what Central Park SummerStage is to Manhattan residents—the place to hear great music in the great outdoors. Read more.

Central Park SummerStage is one of Must-check music venues.

25. Central Park SummerStage

9.1

Central Park (Rumsey Playfield), New York, NY

Music Venue · Central Park · 115 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: This New York institution has an ear for music of every type—M.I.A. and Television have played in recent years, as have Zap Mama and Nortec Collective. Even better? Many of the shows are free! Read more.