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Who doesn’t love jazz music? Jazz is a genre that originated in the early 20th century in New Orleans.  Today, NYC is a popular place that is home to world-famous jazz clubs, including a few hidden nightclubs! A reliable jazz tour operator can cut down your efforts in looking around for “jazz clubs near me”…

The Big Apple is rightly referred to as the World Capital of Jazz, with its numerous jazz clubs and jazz bars. The city is also one of the biggest multicultural cities in the world.  Therefore, if you are searching for “jazz bar near me,” New York is where you need to be. With a tour…

Do you love jazz and are searching for “jazz clubs near me?” If so, then a jazz tour in New York City is exactly what you need.  The Big Apple is known for having the highest number of top jazz clubs across the city! It’s the best place to visit to go on a jazz…

Midtown Manhattan is a popular neighborhood in New York City as the city’s primary and largest central business district.  The business epicenter has the headquarters of major companies of all industries, including Bloomberg LP, Colgate-Palmolive, Barnes & Noble, Citigroup, and many more. When you are in this borough of NYC, you can plan to do…

Just like every part of New York City, Lower Manhattan is full of history and various cultures. It’s a popular borough of New York City and is a must-visit for any tourist.  From museums to parks and eateries, the area offers so much to do. It’s one of the most popular boroughs in NYC and…

Do you love jazz music? If so, the Big Apple is where you need to visit for your next trip. The city is filled with world-famous jazz clubs and is alive with jazz music. Not to mention, the cultural diversity in New York is something you should experience at least once in your lifetime.  Any music lover will love the jazz genre. This music is so good that even people who are not really into music will love jazz tours for the mere experience itself.  3 Great Jazz Tours to Explore in the Big Apple Harlem Juke Joint Tour The Harlem juke jazz tour from Big Apple Jazz Tours starts at 6 p.m. from a cafe in Harlem and ends at 10 p.m. Like any other tour offered by this special tour operator, this jazz tour is anything but basic….

Are you looking at doing something different to do in New York? If so, then booking a group jazz tour is exactly what you should do! Whether you are a musician yourself or someone who loves music, jazz is a great genre to listen to. Jazz tours give you a deep dive into the world-famous…

Big Apple Jazz Tours takes visitors to see where the Tree of Hope stump was placed and explains what happened to it.  Visit the jazz tour pages and select the Harlem Juke Joint Tour. Happy 90th Anniversary wishes are due Harlem’s Tree of Hope stump which was relocated to the southern spot on the median…

NAMA – New Amsterdam Musical Association – photo by Gordon Polatnick Happy Autumn Friends: The Good News First: This has been a bounce-back year in the storied Harlem jazz club world, (which we’ve been tracking since 1997). The pandemic and resulting inflationary economy has done a number on the scene.  Minton’s Playhouse, which had a…

The light at the end of the tunnel report – We are finding it difficult to pull together jazz tours that can get to three clubs a night within 4-5-hours as we did prior to March 2020.  In March 2021 we were able to start touring again – taking guests to live jazz performances in only one club per night, which was a blessing, hearing some of the most joyous nights of music we ever witnessed.   Nowadays, we are happy to report that hearing live jazz in two clubs per night is becoming typical on certain nights of the week.  Importantly, some regularly scheduled outdoor jazz events have been produced by local heroes throughout the pre-vaccine pandemic to great effect – bringing all-star players into intimate settings with little or no fanfare.  These events helped sustain the scene through…