Birdland Jazz Club is a place where jazz and Latin, separated at birth in the Caribbean, got back together once upon a time in New York City. The original “Jazz Corner of the World” was named after bebop legend Charlie “Yardbird” Parker. Over 20 years ago, Chico O’Farrill started Birdland’s Latin Sunday nights. The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, directed by his son Arturo O’Farrill, carries on the tradition. It must be one of the longest standing gigs in jazz. 🇨🇺
Birdland Jazz Club Shows
IN RESIDENCY
Italian Jazz
Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks play vintage hot jazz in the Birdland Theatre at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen; on Mondays and Tuesdays at 5:30pm & 8:30pm (4:30pm & 7:30pm doors). From $25. 🇮🇹
Cuban Jazz
The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra plays Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen on Sunday nights at 8:30 & 10:30pm (7:30pm & 10pm doors). From $36+. 🇨🇺
SEPTEMBER
Eliane Elias, the Grammy- and Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian jazz pianist and singer, starts her “Time and Again” tour; at Birdland jazz club in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan; Wednesday-Saturday, September 11-14, 2024. From $41. 🇧🇷
Birdland Jazz Club Tickets
Birdland Jazz Club
315 West 44th St
(between Eighth & Ninth Ave)
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
(212) 581-3080
Go early. Even with reservations, seating is first-come, first-serve.
Tickets usually have per person service minimums.
About Birdland
Named after Charlie “Yardbird” Parker, the original “Jazz corner of the world” was one of the New York jazz clubs where jazz and Latin came back together.
The original Birdland opened on Broadway in 1949 with Charlie “Yardbird” Parker headlining. As the 52nd St jazz scene collapsed, the energy moved to Birdland and other clubs. Jazz legends played regularly until the original closed in 1965.
The club reopened uptown at Broadway and 105th in 1986. It moved to its current Hell’s Kitchen location in 1996. Jazz legends play regularly again.
Social Media
X @birdlandjazz
Facebook @BirdlandJazzClub
Instagram @birdlandjazz
YouTube @radiofreebirdland streams some shows live.
Latin Artists
Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Cuban jazz 🇨🇺
Fleur Seule, vintage jazz 🇵🇷
Miguel Zenón, Puerto Rican jazz 🇵🇷
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, Italian American hot jazz 🇮🇹