West Village, in Manhattan
Village Vanguard
Jazz Club · 178 Seventh Ave S
A triangular West Village basement holds the Village Vanguard, where the audience's job is simple: listen while the band works.
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's Monday engagement began in 1966 under Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. What started as a short booking became a continuing part of the club's life.
Other groups commonly take the stage for several consecutive dates. The small setting and explicit request to keep conversation down put attention squarely on the musicians.
Upcoming events at Village Vanguard (8)
MusicOur Pick
Tue Oct 13 · 12:00 PM
Ravi Coltrane Centennial Celebration
Village Vanguard · West Village
Ravi Coltrane marks his father's centennial at the Village Vanguard, where John Coltrane recorded.
MusicJazz / Blues
Tue Oct 13 · 12:00 PM
Ravi Coltrane - Saxophone
Village Vanguard · West Village
Also plays 1 other date, through Fri Oct 16
MusicJazz / Blues
Fri Oct 16 · 12:00 PM
Ravi Coltrane - Saxophone
Village Vanguard · West Village
Also plays 1 other date, through Fri Oct 16
MusicOur Pick
Tue Nov 3 · 12:00 PM
November 3-8 Ethan Iverson Sextet
Village Vanguard · West Village
The former Bad Plus pianist brings a sextet in, where the arrangements get nowhere to hide.
MusicOur Pick
Tue Nov 17 · 12:00 PM
November 17-22 John Zorn: New Masada Quartet
Village Vanguard · West Village
Zorn's Jewish musical vocabulary gets a compact, aggressive quartet.