After dark · Live music
Village Vanguard
Opening hours
- Monday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Tuesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Wednesday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Thursday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Friday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday: 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
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View on mapFrom iconic 1960s gigs by John Coltrane to who's playing here now, this club lives up to its name.via Google
The historic basement wedge-shaped room that has hosted every major figure in jazz history since 1935.
Reviews from Google
The Village Vanguard may be the center of the jazz universe. You can feel and sense it as you descend from the sidewalk into this amazing space. The acoustics are awesome. Only the best play there. I saw Christian McBride there twice in December. A place for legends and those destined to be legends. The musicians and the music are marvelous. And so are the staff. Wonderful cocktails and whiskeys.
We had tickets to the 10 PM Monday show and were able to get inside around 9:30-9:45. You are required to buy one drink per ticket. Overall, the show was enjoyable but very crammed inside. For true lovers of jazz, this is a great place to come. If you are looking for a less formal/sociable atmosphere, this may not be the place to come. The musicians were phenomenal and we are glad we came but I likely wouldn’t go back.
So excited to come and experience this famous NYC jazz club. It is everything it advertises itself to be: classic music, classic atmosphere, iconic history, and a can’t miss jazz club if you are trying to find the best NYC has to offer. There are 4-5 others I would put up there with Village Vanguard, but then again, there are ZERO jazz clubs in the world that I know of that come close to NYC’s top 5. Kind of mind-blowing that there is such a concentration of the best jazz in the world. But that’s why I come.
To me The Village Vanguard is the best jazz club of the world and the times I visited I was so excited because of the history, the acoustics and the atmosphere. It’s about jazz music only at the VV. No food is served and that is totally fine. Coltrane, Rollins, Bill Evans were here and recorded some of their best albums. A place to treasure and love and to come to over and over again. Must visit for everyone into jazz. Love this place!
Village Vanguard was an amazing experience. It’s one of the best jazz clubs in NYC for a reason. The vibe was intimate and the music was top-notch. Felt like a real piece of New York culture in Greenwich Village. Totally recommend it.