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Manhattan Jazz Clubs Open Oct 2021

October 7, 2021 COVID Current List of Open Manhattan Jazz Clubs – OCT. 2021       COVID Current List of Open Manhattan Jazz Clubs – OCT. 2021 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 […]

Bill Saxton’s Holiday Jazz Stream

December 23, 2020 Bill Saxton – Harlem’s Saxa Claus – Streaming Holiday Cheer       Bill Saxton – Harlem’s Saxa Claus – Streaming Holiday Cheer I met Bill Saxton at St. Nick’s Pub one Friday night in 1997 during one of his weekly gigs.  Over the years we have remained friendly, our lives intersecting significantly in […]

Harlem Beat of the Streets

November 16, 2020   Harlem Beat of the Streets           Harlem Beat of the Streets As the winter of 2020 sets in, Big Apple Jazz is offering private tours during the day with a “Harlem Beat of the Streets” theme.  After owning a Harlem jazz cafe, and decades of experience as […]

Meet Gordon Polatnick

Meet Gordon Polatnick Meet Gordon Polatnick Meet Gordon Polatnick Meet Gordon Polatnick Meet Gordon Polatnick February 11, 2020 Meet Gordon Polatnick, Article by Jacqueline Bischof – 2008 Meet Gordon Polatnick, Article by Jacqueline Bischof – 2008 “Living the Jazz Life”by Jacqueline BischofAutumn 2008 It’s 11.30 on a Friday night in early Fall, and Dennis Davis is […]

Harlem’s Tree of Hope

June 13, 2017 Harlem’s Tree of Hope       Harlem’s Tree of Hope https://youtu.be/2SodAuFrcgs A vintage photo of a group of people walking down the Blvd of Dreams in front of the Lafayette by the Tree of Hope   Hi, folks, this is Gordon Polatnick, of Big Apple Jazz Tours.  There are a few things that I’m […]