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Music
The Best Blues Clubs and Live Music Joints in NYC
You cannot talk about live music in New York without acknowledging the basement at 178 Seventh Avenue South.
Go for: the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, which has played every Monday night since 1966.
Nightlife
The Best Jazz Clubs in New York City
Open since 1935, and the room behind a whole shelf of the most important live albums in jazz.
Go for: any Monday with the orchestra, or a weeknight early set with a touring quartet.
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Things to Do Alone in NYC
The most important jazz room in the world is a triangle-shaped basement with sets at 8 and 10 p.m.
Go for: the 10 p.m. set on a weeknight.
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Things to Do in NYC as a Couple (Beyond Dinner)
The wedge-shaped basement where some of the great live jazz records were made still runs two sets a night, at 8 and 10 p.m.
Go for: the 10 p.m. set on a weeknight.
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The West Village Guide
The most revered jazz club on the planet.
Go for: The best live jazz in the world, in a room full of ghosts.