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 […]
Tag: Harlem
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 […]
WSJ – The Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem
November 12, 2020 WSJ – The Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem WSJ – The Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem If you’re a hopeless romantic pining for a sepia toned, 100 year ago version of New York City you will marvel at how well-preserved Harlem still appears to be. If coming from the […]
Loving Tribute to the Harlem Underground Jazz Scene
October 9, 2020 Loving Tribute to the Harlem Underground Jazz Scene Loving Tribute to the Harlem Underground Jazz Scene https://youtu.be/3_6YkRWUaik We wanted to share this video of photos and clips from our time on the Harlem jazz scene. It covers the underground clubs and magnificent players we’ve been enjoying during our over 20 […]
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 […]
Resurrection of our old NYC Jazz Club Bible
December 2, 2019 Resurrection of our old NYC Jazz Club Bible Resurrection of our old NYC Jazz Club Bible Some of our long-time visitors -we’ve been around since the turn of the century- have been missing our big list of NYC jazz clubs, and the content we used to include about each club. […]
Harlem Jazz After St. Nick’s Fire
March 23, 2018 The Harlem Jazz Scene – a retrospective on the day after St. Nick’s Pub fire The Harlem Jazz Scene – a retrospective on the day after St. Nick’s Pub fire We woke up to the devastating news of a deadly fire last night in Harlem on the set of a Edward […]
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 […]
Big Apple Jazz Blog is on it’s way.
May 10, 2017 Big Apple Jazz Blog is on it’s way. Big Apple Jazz Blog is on it’s way. How do you like the new site? Big Apple Jazz Tours is proud to announce we are celebrating our 20th year in business with a website face lift. We want to thank David and Kristin […]