The $20 minimum per person spend is easily done with the delicious menu. The ground floor is devoted to jazz with 200 table seats and bar to the right the downstairs is a 100-seat theater for non-jazz music, and other acts from comedy to burlesque.
It has two stages with live performances all evening. Along with its storied history, the club is famously mentioned in Kerouac’s novel, On the Road. Next, it was uptown to the Birdland Jazz Club, whose walls are lined with black and white photos of the jazz legends who played there. Publicity Director of Sacks & Co., for the press tickets. Follow the club on Instagram for its schedule. Bow Tie,” “Flamenco Sketches,” and “My Funny Valentine.” Carter graciously thanked the guests for supporting jazz, his band, and the club, saying, “We are faced with things in the world which we bring here with our personal lives, and when the stars align between us as a band, this great music happens, and we share it with you.”The encore was a 1934 Broadway single turned jazz standard, “You and the Night and the Music,” after which Ron held up his handkerchief that read, “Warning: Genius at Work.” For a view of that genius, check the PBS film Finding the Right Notes (2022), documenting his historic life. The hour-and-a-half set sans intermission dedicated to Miles included “5-9-5,” “Seven Steps to Heaven,” “Mr. He played with Miles, Evans, Shorter, Hawkins, Hancock, Silver, and Baker, and is not slowing down at 86 as he carries his standup bass to the gig, an instrument he singularly brought into the spotlight.Īs expected, the music elevated the house with Carter’s smooth, strong, and subtle note expressions, trading solos while giving nods to Greene and Crossley, and a smile to Rosnes for her triple adagio fluidity. Carter is a three-time Grammy winner and the most recorded bassist in jazz. I went to the gig by bass extraordinaire, Ron Carter with his Foursight Quartet of Renee Rosnes (piano), Jimmy Greene (sax), and Payton Crossley (drums) at the Blue Note. Society News is bringing you insider tips of the New York City arts and culture scene firsthand after spending five days there! A city brimming with things to do, here are some top go-to’s:Ĭonnoisseurs of jazz will find A-listers playing at the Blue Note on West 3rd Street in the Village and the historic 1949 Birdland Jazz Club at 315 West 44th Street next door to where the Record Plant was once located.
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