Jazz this weekend in New York (Nov 6–8)
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the city's jazz clubs, concert halls and bars, including late-night sets and jam sessions.
Also: Jazz tonight · Free jazz · Jam sessions · By neighborhood
Friday, November 6, 2026
- 2:00 PMJam in the Cafe with Panas AthanatosJazzcultural · Theater District · Jam session · musicians sit in
- 4:00 PMLive Jazz with KEYED UP!One Flight Up · Financial District · Free early set · Jazz Generation
- 5:00 PMYuichi Hirakawa Jazz GroupArthur's Tavern · West Village
- 5:30 PMBirdland Big BandBirdland Jazz Club · Theater District · Big band
- 5:30 PMHappy Hour w/ Peter WatrousBar Bayeux · Prospect Lefferts Gardens
- 5:30 PMOscar Noriega's Crooked QuartetBarbès · Park Slope · Clarinet-led quartet · happy hour
- 6:00 PMCharles McPherson Quintet featuring Terell StaffordSmoke Jazz Club · Upper West Side · Alto sax quintet
- 6:00 PMRick Germanson TrioMezzrow · West Village · Trio
- 6:00 PMRoxy Coss Quintet (feat. Alex Goodman)Smalls Jazz Club · West Village · Tenor sax quintet
- 6:00 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: Marc Daine's Django Nouveau feat. Rob Thomas181 Cabrini · Washington Heights · Trad & swing
- 6:30 PMMarcos Varela QuartetOrnithology Jazz Club · Bushwick · Quartet
- 7:00 PMBill Saxton & the Harlem All-StarsBill's Place · Harlem · Straight-ahead jazz · BYOB
- 7:00 PMFernando García & the Lux QuintetTerraza 7 · Elmhurst · Afro-Puerto Rican jazz
- 7:00 PMJason Marsalis Presents the Rare Works of Ellis MarsalisDizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle · Vibes · Sold out
- 7:00 PMJonathan Paik "Catch Me Weeping in Reverent Awe" (TJG Residency Commission '26)The Jazz Gallery · Flatiron · Piano · Experimental
- 7:00 PMLage Lund QuartetJazzcultural · Theater District · Guitar quartet
- 7:00 PMLinda EPOArthur's Tavern · West Village
- 7:00 PMSarah Hanahan QuartetZinc Bar · Greenwich Village · Alto sax quartet
- 7:00 PMStephane Wrembel's Django New OrleansThe Pocket Jazz Club · Theater District · Gypsy jazz meets New Orleans brass
- 7:00 PMSwing CollectiveCellar Dog · West Village · Swing band
- 7:00 PMTatiana Eva Marie: Jazz in ParisBirdland Theater · Theater District · Singer · Paris jazz
- 7:00 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: Festival All-Star JamKismat · Washington Heights · Jam session · musicians sit in
- 7:30 PMJason Tiemann QuintetThe Django · Tribeca · Drummer-led quintet
- 7:30 PMMarsalis' Swinging Cities: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton MarsalisRose Theater (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle · Orchestra · Big band
- 8:00 PMAstrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company (feat. Ben Rosenblum)Barbès · Park Slope · Singer with band · global jazz
- 8:00 PMCaracas TrioClose Up · Lower East Side · Venezuelan piano trio
- 8:00 PMEthan Iverson SextetVillage Vanguard · West Village · Piano sextet
- 8:00 PMJacqueline Kerrod TrioIBeam Brooklyn · Gowanus · Harp-led creative trio
- 8:00 PMMalika Zarra feat. Grégoire MaretKupferberg Center for the Arts (LeFrak Concert Hall) · Flushing (Queens College) · Singer
- 8:00 PMMegumi YonezawaBar Bayeux · Prospect Lefferts Gardens · Piano
- 8:00 PMNadav RemezBirds · West Village · Organ trio
- 8:30 PMCyrille AiméeBirdland Jazz Club · Theater District · Singer
- 8:30 PMNoël Simoné Wippler: November FridaysRoom 623 · Harlem · Jazz/R&B set + open jam
- 8:30 PMPangea Jazz Night Series: Amy LondonPangea · East Village · Singer
- 8:30 PMZeena Parkins TrioThe Stone · Greenwich Village · Residency · improvising trio
- 9:00 PMAdam Birnbaum TrioMezzrow · West Village · Piano trio
- 9:00 PMMark Sherman QuartetSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Vibes quartet
- 9:00 PMRalph Lalama TrioOrnithology Jazz Club · Bushwick · Tenor sax trio · Groove
- 9:00 PMReginald Chapman's ChaphouseBar LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant · Vocal jazz
- 10:00 PMBobby Harden with Off Da HookArthur's Tavern · West Village
- 10:00 PMJam SessionOne Flight Up · Financial District · Jam session · musicians sit in
- 10:30 PMLate Set with Bruce Williams QuartetJazzcultural · Theater District · Quartet
- 10:45 PMLate Night Session: Ocie Davis QuartetDizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle · Quartet
- 11:00 PMJason Marshall QuartetThe Django · Tribeca · Bari sax quartet
- 11:30 PMJinjoo Yoo QuartetCellar Dog · West Village · Late-night quartet until 2am
- 11:30 PMSet and Session: Ben ShermanClose Up · Lower East Side · Jam session after the last set
- 11:55 PMEric Wyatt QuartetSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Quartet
- 11:55 PMRound Midnight Solo Piano with William Hill IIIMezzrow · West Village · Solo piano
Saturday, November 7, 2026
- 11:00 AMWaHi Jazz Fest: Louise Rogers' Jazz for KidsLe Cheile · Washington Heights · Concert
- 1:00 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: Alex Strong's Jazz ArcadeLe Cheile · Washington Heights · Concert
- 1:30 PMStrictly Sinatra: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra starring Michael Dutra & His 9-Pc. Big Band EnsembleBlue Note · Greenwich Village · Sinatra tribute · brunch
- 2:00 PMJam in the Cafe with Sam LernerJazzcultural · Theater District · Jam session · musicians sit in
- 2:00 PMSmalls Afternoon Jam Session Hosted by David SandmanSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Jam session · musicians sit in
- 2:15 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: The Digba Ogunbiyi QuartetLe Cheile · Washington Heights · Quartet
- 2:30 PMJoe Taino & BlueflamesArthur's Tavern · West Village
- 3:00 PMDirty DesmondsBarbès · Park Slope · Alto sax trio
- 3:00 PMFamily Concert: Who Is Duke Ellington?Rose Theater (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle · Family concert · Big band
- 3:30 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: Ted Nash TrioLe Cheile · Washington Heights · Trio
- 4:45 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: The Ed Neumeister QuintetLe Cheile · Washington Heights · Quintet
- 5:30 PMEhud Asherie TrioBirdland Jazz Club · Theater District · Piano trio
- 6:00 PMAnthony Coleman: Saturdays in NovemberBarbès · Park Slope · Piano · Monk tunes residency
- 6:00 PMCharles McPherson Quintet featuring Terell StaffordSmoke Jazz Club · Upper West Side · Alto sax quintet
- 6:00 PMRick Germanson TrioMezzrow · West Village · Trio
- 6:00 PMRoxy Coss Quintet (feat. Alex Goodman)Smalls Jazz Club · West Village · Tenor sax quintet
- 6:00 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: Kavita Shah & François MoutinLe Cheile · Washington Heights · Bass · Vocal jazz
- 6:30 PMPeter Watrous SextetCafe Ornithology · Bushwick · Sextet
- 7:00 PMAxel ToscaArthur's Tavern · West Village · Latin & Brazilian
- 7:00 PMBill Saxton & the Harlem All-StarsBill's Place · Harlem · Straight-ahead jazz · BYOB
- 7:00 PMDarrell Green QuartetCellar Dog · West Village · Quartet
- 7:00 PMJeremy Pelt – 50th Birthday CelebrationDizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle · Trumpet · Birthday show
- 7:00 PMJonathan Paik "Catch Me Weeping in Reverent Awe" (TJG Residency Commission '26)The Jazz Gallery · Flatiron · Piano · Experimental
- 7:00 PMLage Lund TrioJazzcultural · Theater District · Guitar trio
- 7:00 PMMike Monford & The Afrofuturistic PortalNublu · East Village · Alto sax · Experimental
- 7:00 PMM³ Festival 2026 (feat. Marta Sanchez)Roulette Intermedium · Boerum Hill · Experimental
- 7:00 PMStephane Wrembel's Django New OrleansThe Pocket Jazz Club · Theater District · Gypsy jazz meets New Orleans brass
- 7:00 PMTatiana Eva Marie: Jazz in ParisBirdland Theater · Theater District · Singer · Paris jazz
- 7:00 PMTroy BlakneySilvana · Harlem · Jazz
- 7:30 PMMarsalis' Swinging Cities: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton MarsalisRose Theater (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle · Orchestra · Big band
- 7:30 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: Berta Moreno — La Troupe-Nomadic Crossroads (premiere)Le Cheile · Washington Heights · Concert
- 8:00 PMEmberBirds · West Village · Collaborative sax trio
- 8:00 PMEthan Iverson SextetVillage Vanguard · West Village · Piano sextet
- 8:00 PMMichel Gentile QuartetIBeam Brooklyn · Gowanus · Flute-led jazz quartet
- 8:00 PMNir FelderClose Up · Lower East Side · Guitar trio with Matt Penman
- 8:00 PMPeter Louis OctetSilvana · Harlem · Latin/jazz/R&B octet
- 8:00 PMQueens Jazz Orchestra: The Jimmy Heath Centennial ConcertFlushing Town Hall · Flushing · Big band, Jimmy Heath centennial
- 8:00 PMVictor Gould TrioBar Bayeux · Prospect Lefferts Gardens · Piano trio
- 8:30 PMCyrille AiméeBirdland Jazz Club · Theater District · Singer
- 8:30 PMZeena Parkins TrioThe Stone · Greenwich Village · Residency · improvising trio
- 8:50 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: The Akili Bradley QuartetLe Cheile · Washington Heights · Quartet
- 9:00 PMAdam Birnbaum TrioMezzrow · West Village · Piano trio
- 9:00 PMAnant Pradhan with Larry McDonaldBar LunÀtico · Bedford-Stuyvesant · Groove
- 9:00 PMBen Solomon TrioOrnithology Jazz Club · Bushwick · Trio
- 9:00 PMMark Sherman QuartetSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Vibes quartet
- 10:00 PMCorey King LiveNublu · East Village · Groove
- 10:00 PMJam SessionOne Flight Up · Financial District · Jam session · musicians sit in
- 10:00 PMStrange MajikArthur's Tavern · West Village · Groove
- 10:10 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: Jazz WaHi Big 'Nuff Band celebrates Miles & 'TraneLe Cheile · Washington Heights · Big band
- 10:30 PMLate Set with Bruce Williams QuartetJazzcultural · Theater District · Quartet
- 10:45 PMLate Night Session: Ocie Davis QuartetDizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle · Quartet
- 11:30 PMAi Murakami QuartetCellar Dog · West Village · Late-night quartet until 2am
- 11:30 PMSet and Session: Ben ShermanClose Up · Lower East Side · Jam session after the last set
- 11:55 PMJustin Robinson QuartetSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Quartet
- 11:55 PMRound Midnight Solo Piano with William Hill IIIMezzrow · West Village · Solo piano
- Time TBAJJ SansaverinoThe Iridium · Theater District · Guitar · Smooth jazz
Sunday, November 8, 2026
- 11:00 AMGatherNYC Trio Candesco: Flute + Harp + ViolaJazzcultural · Theater District · Trio
- 11:00 AMWaHi Jazz Fest: Bonnefont Jazz BrunchThe Bonnefont · Fort Tryon Park · Concert
- 2:00 PMSmalls Afternoon Jam Session Hosted by Ryo Sasaki QuartetSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Jam session · musicians sit in
- 2:00 PMVocal Open Mic Hosted by Noa ChaitJazzcultural · Theater District · Jam session · singers sit in
- 2:30 PMWaHi Jazz Fest: The John Benitez Light TrioSt. Frances Cabrini Shrine · Washington Heights · Trio · Latin & Brazilian
- 3:00 PMEri Yamamoto DuoArthur's Tavern · West Village · Duo
- 3:30 PMClube do Choro with Regional SamaumaBarbès · Park Slope · Brazilian choro jam
- 5:00 PMJazz Vespers: Jay LeonhartSaint Peter's Church · Midtown East · Jazz vespers · free
- 5:00 PMJeremy Pelt – 50th Birthday CelebrationDizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle · Trumpet · Birthday show
- 5:00 PMWaHi Jazz Fest closing: Latin Jazz Party with Tres GatosDutch Baby Bakery · Washington Heights · Latin & Brazilian
- 5:30 PMDave Pietro QuintetBirdland Jazz Club · Theater District · Sax quintet · Album release
- 6:00 PMBen Monder / Theo BleckmannBarbès · Park Slope · Guitar & voice duo
- 6:00 PMCharles McPherson Quintet featuring Terell StaffordSmoke Jazz Club · Upper West Side · Alto sax quintet
- 6:00 PMJane Irving TrioMezzrow · West Village · Trio
- 6:00 PMMatt Pavolkas New QuintetSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Quintet
- 6:30 PMNat Harris TrioOrnithology Jazz Club · Bushwick · Trio
- 6:30 PMSimona Premazzi Quartet (feat. Noah Garabedian)The Django · Tribeca · Piano quartet
- 7:00 PMEd Cherry TrioCellar Dog · West Village · Trio
- 7:00 PMLage Lund QuartetJazzcultural · Theater District · Guitar quartet
- 7:00 PMStephane Wrembel's Django New OrleansThe Pocket Jazz Club · Theater District · Gypsy jazz meets New Orleans brass
- 7:00 PMTatiana Eva Marie: Jazz in ParisBirdland Theater · Theater District · Singer · Paris jazz
- 7:00 PMThe Creole Cookin' Jazz BandArthur's Tavern · West Village · Trad & swing
- 7:30 PMLuther S. AllisonClose Up · Lower East Side · Piano-led band with vocals
- 7:30 PMSheffa Music TrioTerraza 7 · Elmhurst · Candombe jazz trio + jam
- 7:30 PMValtinho AnastácioZinc Bar · Greenwich Village · Brazilian percussionist & band
- 8:00 PMEthan Iverson SextetVillage Vanguard · West Village · Piano sextet
- 8:00 PMHG QuartetSilvana · Harlem · Jazz quartet
- 8:30 PMThe Birdland Latin Jazz OrchestraBirdland Jazz Club · Theater District · Latin big band
- 9:00 PMNaama TrioMezzrow · West Village · Trio
- 9:00 PMStefano Doglioni QuartetSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Quartet
- 9:30 PMConrad Korsch TrioThe Django · Tribeca · Bass & vocal trio
- 9:30 PMXavier Kim TrioCafe Ornithology · Bushwick · Trio
- 10:00 PMHope D BatesArthur's Tavern · West Village
- 10:00 PMJam in the Cafe with Marc DevineJazzcultural · Theater District · Jam session · musicians sit in
- 10:00 PMOlli SoikkeliBarbès · Park Slope · Gypsy jazz guitar
- 10:30 PMSet and Session: Ben ShermanClose Up · Lower East Side · Jam session after the last set
- 11:55 PMPanas Athanatos QuartetSmalls Jazz Club · West Village · Quartet
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