The Village Vanguard started its run in 1934. This venerable establishment has been serving up great jazz for nearly seven decades. Many jazz legends like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus have cut their teeth on the Village Vanguard stage. The ... Read review
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Tyner (piano); Reggie Workman (acoustic bass); Elvin Jones (drums).Recorded at The Village Vanguard, New York on November 2 and 3, 1961. Includes original liner notes by Nat Hentoff.All songs written by John Coltrane except Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein II).n
Advantages: great acoustics, intimate setting Disadvantages: can be overcrowded at times
The Village Vanguard started its run in 1934. This venerable establishment has been serving up great jazz for nearly seven decades. Many jazz legends like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus have cut their teeth on the Village Vanguard stage. The list of performers here is a veritable Jazz Hall of Fame.
This jazz club is located on 7th Ave in Greenwich Village. It's in a basement which lends an aesthetic ... ...people so it is intimate. I've seen performers such as Branford Marsalis, Don Cherry, Cecil Taylor and David Murray over the years.
Most shows cost $15-20 (US dollars) cover charge plus a two drink minimum. It doesn't seem too steep for the pleasure of capturing live jazz in such an authentic, intimate setting. It remains a dark, smoky jazz hole resisting the temptation of yuppification. This venue provides America's most original art form in the ...
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