Manhattan

Recent activity

Sep 25   New review for Tomi Jazz.
  It took months of emails to get a booking. The correspondence leading up to their decision was very pleasant. They said they require that all bandleaders fill out a W-2,…

Feb 16   New review for Bar East.
  I had a generally good experience with the staff. The guy running the board was a good guy, did a decent job, and recorded the performance on direct board to…

Feb 16   New review for Bitter End.
  Never booked this place myself, but went to go see a friend's band play there. The staff is horrible. There was one nice serving girl there, but every single other…

Dec 26   New review for Shell's Bistro and Jazz Lounge.
  Genres: jazz, blues, Latest review: Shells' Bistro does not treat musicians with respect, nor do they stick to the financial deal. The Owner/bar tender and wait staff were rude. The…

Dec 26   Shell's Bistro and Jazz Lounge was added .

Jun 19   Desmond's Tavern was added .

Venues in Manhattan

• COMA - ABC No Rio

   Lower East Side   
  Genres: Experimental, Free Jazz
  Latest review: “A Creative music series run by reedist Blaise Siwula, probably the longest running experimental/improvised music series in NYC. An open and musician friendly atmosphere, donations are given to musicians at…”

• Crash Mansion

   Lower East Side

• Delancey Lounge

   Lower East Side   
  Genres: afrobeat, rock, funk, jazz
  Latest review: “Nothing special. We played in the basement and saw a lot of people at the gig, decent sound, but somehow this didn't translate into much pay.”

• Desmond's Tavern

   Lower East Side   
  Latest review: “My one experience here was good. This is a solid venue with a nice clientele and a good sound guy who is pleasant to work with. Room sounded good, people…”

• Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

   Upper West Side

• Don Hill's

   SoHo   
  Genres: All
  Latest review: “Just played here about 2 weeks ago. problem with it mostly was there was a promotion conflict, where the promoter only had about 2 weeks to get the show promoted…”

• Drom

   East Village   
  Latest review: “We had a great experience playing there. We were treated very well and the sound was one of the best mixes we ever had (both onstage and offstage). We fell…”

• Ella Lounge

   Lower East Side   
  Genres: rock, funk, soul
  Latest review: “There are two spaces, upstairs and downstairs. Upstairs tends to have regular weekly performances (soul/funk band on Mondays, etc.) and varying groups downstairs. There isn't a built-in crowd, and on…”

• Fat Cat

   West Village   
  Latest review: “It's difficult for me to figure this place out. On the good side, Fat Cat books great jazz groups and hosts a very popular jam session. This is where a…”

• Garage

   West Village   
  Genres: jazz
  Latest review: “First and foremost, the Garage is a restaurant. People go there to eat and talk with their friends, not to listen to music. At this venue, a live band is…”