New York’s two world-famous jazz clubs are practically on your doorstep.
The Village Vanguard (178 7th Avenue South) opened its doors in 1935, and more than 100 albums have been recorded here, including landmark live shows by John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Dexter Gordon.
The much newer (it opened in 1981) but equally legendary Blue Note (131 West 3rd St) has also showcased a lineup of greats including Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock and Nina Simone.
And not to be missed, according to the Washington Square Hotel’s general manager Sonny Christopher, is the Fat Cat club (75 Christopher St, at 7th Ave) where you can get your groove on to a nightly jazz act while playing pool, ping-pong or shuffleboard, or even a sedate game of chess, scrabble or backgammon. It’s even been voted the city’s best pool hall by New York Magazine.
The Village Vanguard (178 7th Avenue South) opened its doors in 1935, and more than 100 albums have been recorded here, including landmark live shows by John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Dexter Gordon.
Village Vanguard New York by ElvertBarnes on Flickr
And not to be missed, according to the Washington Square Hotel’s general manager Sonny Christopher, is the Fat Cat club (75 Christopher St, at 7th Ave) where you can get your groove on to a nightly jazz act while playing pool, ping-pong or shuffleboard, or even a sedate game of chess, scrabble or backgammon. It’s even been voted the city’s best pool hall by New York Magazine.
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