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Jazz Standard

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116 E. 27th St., New York, NY 10016
nr. Park Ave. South See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-576-2232 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
4.5 out of 10
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2 Reviews | Write a Review
Scene: Bar Food, Classic NY, Live Music, Lounge, Restaurant & Bar

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Official Website

jazzstandard.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 6:30pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 6:30pm-1am

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 28th St.

Cover Charge

$15-$30

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Upcoming Events

Ongoing
Every Sun Jazz for Kids

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A world away from the low-ceilinged, cramped clubs of the West Village, the sleek, remodeled Jazz Standard is one of the most upscale and civilized spots to view jazz in the city. Located in the basement of Danny Meyer's similarly designed Blue Smoke restaurant, the club features the down-home country cooking of its upstairs neighbor, as well as its vast selection of wine and spirits, including over 25 varieties of tequila. Although it lacks the raucousness and character of veteran haunts like The Village Vanguard, the Jazz Standard makes up for it by enticing patrons with unobstructed views of some of the hottest jazz performers. And while the covers, which range from $15-$30, may seem hefty, the lack of a drink minimum means clients don’t need to speculate how heavy the tab will be by the end of the night. Be sure to survey this huge space with its red leather benches and exposed filament bulbs dotting the walls from the elevated back bar’s vantage point, and while you’re there, try out Blue Smoke’s original ale, and let the music do the rest. — Chris Fichera

Today I sat down outside to have a drink. The server's chatting with a couple, I sat behind them, facing the server. I'm sitting there waiting for him to come to me with the menus. He's still chatting, which is fine, it's been only 5 minutes. About 10 minutes later a waitress comes to the couple, looks at me, i smile, she goes back. "my" server stopped chatting with the couple and disappears behind me. A third server comes outside to check on the guy who's eating solo. He also sees me sitting there with no menus. It's been about 20 minutes since I sat down, 3 (!!!!) servers saw me sitting, waiting for service. So I get up, but I'm kinda curious where the first server went, so I turn around, he's standing behind me leaning against the wall, arms crossed... I was gonna step to him to ask what I was doing wrong, but instead, I kicked in a chair by accident and almost fell. I got distracted so didnt ask him, just put the chair on the top of the table, hoping to catch somebody's attention...

Jazz is finger linkin good

dynamisoz from 11372 | Posted on 6/14/07

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)

Probably one of the best place to enjoy jazz in nyc on your pay-day. Good jazz(guess that depends on whos playin) and good BBQ. Try the Kansas city BBQ.....IT is awesome....... I tried the st.louis ....did not like it at all..... Its definitely no cheap joint, but if money is not the problem, its a one of a kind.

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