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Your jazz guide customizes the best itinerary for each given night, based on the most talented players in Harlem’s most exciting jazz clubs.
Give us a three-day window of when you are available for a NYC jazz tour and we’ll give you 10% off!
We know exactly which clubs are swinging each night of the week, and which bands are not to be missed. We show you where it’s at, and introduce you to all the cats!
Since 1997, Big Apple Jazz Tours has been on the front lines of the underground New York City jazz scene – taking small groups of visitors down into the basements where thrilling jazz and blues still thrive in hidden jazz haunts from Harlem to Greenwich Village.
Our guests range from New Yorkers who rely on our insights, connections, and expertise, to visitors from around the globe hoping to have an immersive adventure they could never have expected and will never forget. View our jazz tours in New York City!
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Big Apple Jazz is recognized as the only tour company of its kind in New York City with a passion for seeking out the authentic hidden jazz haunts of Harlem & Greenwich Village. Gordon Polatnick founded this company in 1997 to offer intimate, small group experiences to travelers and locals alike who crave authenticity, insight, customer service, and a real good time!
Our extraordinary access even helps the talented players and singers among our guests get on stage and jam with the band. If someone in your group wants to play on your NY jazz tour, just ask, and we will make it happen!