Iridium
1650 Broadway, New York, NY 10019- Music every night:
- Yes
- Capacity:
- 80
- Reservations:
- Yes
- Age Restrictions:
- All ages
- Food/Drink:
- loaded bar, full food menu
Their words:
The Iridium Jazz Club has been thrilling International jazz fans since 1994 and is proud to announce an even better Iridium Jazz Club, now located at 1650 Broadway at 51st, in a historic jazz neighborhood. The New Iridium Jazz Club has been designed to be among the best live music experiences available anywhere! Improvements to the club include a new state of the art Meyer Sound System conceived by no less an authority than the legendary guitarist Les Paul, Acoustics, Lighting, Design and a Recording Studio. What hasn't changed is Iridium's stellar roster of jazz artists, including Les Paul who plays every Monday, along with our Wine Spectator award winning wine list and upscale cuisine. Unlike other jazz clubs that force you to endure cramped tables, indifferent service and typical club food, The Iridium Jazz Club excels not only by presenting New York's hottest jazz acts, but also with excellent cuisine, outstanding service, and one of the world's most intimate and visually exciting club, designed by noted designer, Larry Bogdanow and Associates. Perhaps this is why New York Magazine named us New York's Best Jazz Club and The New York Times called us "one of New York's major jazz clubs."
Our words:
Iridium's calendar will never disappoint, with residences from the Les Paul Trio in tribute to the legend being one of the strongest staples to their concert week. The sound is good, and the room is spacious, with some pretty strange wall designs. Sometimes it feels like you’re in the Hard Rock Cafe of jazz clubs, and the super-touristy location of Times Square doesn’t help the cause. Neither does the high ticket price. $25-$50, plus a food/drink minimum. There’s half price admission for students on second sets tuesday through thursday & sunday (both sets on tuesday.) Sometimes though, their bills are pretty unstoppable and you’ll have no choice. This is another one of those “once in a while” clubs, so make it count.