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Birdland
315 West 44th Street
(between Eighth and Ninth Avenues)
New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 581-3080
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Admission varies. $10 food/drink minimum at a table. At the bar, admission includes one drink.
The great alto saxophone player Charlie Parker, otherwise known as "Bird," inspired the opening of the jazz club Birdland in 1949. Bird was a headliner there, as were other legends such as Count Basie and John Coltrane. The club has since relocated several times but today resides in the Times Square area again.
Aside from great jazz and Broadway artists, Birdland also features its own Birdland Big Band, led by Tommy Igoe. The house band plays every Friday, featuring jazz, Latin and Brazilian music from the world's best arrangers.
- Directions: Subway: A, C, E to 42nd Street - Port Authority
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Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Sun, Jan 1, 2012 – Sun, June 3, 2012 O'Farrilll leads the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra in two sets every Sunday night at Birdland. Grammy Award winning pianist, composer and educator Arturo O'Farrill was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City.
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Ongoing Though one never knows who will be performing, this highly praised open mic night is the drop-in spot for off-duty artists normally performing on Broadway and in the cabarets and jazz clubs of New York.