Harlem Jazz Immersion Experience and Meal

Our premier jazz immersion experience takes you right to the heart of Harlem's legendary 1930's era venues for a night of rousing live jazz, a great meal, and stories from Harlem's Prohibition Era past.
Walk in the footsteps of jazz royalty: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and
Lady Day at the 90-year old Apollo Theater, where Ella Fitzgerald and Michael Jackson were both discovered. See their names on the Walk of Fame.

Hear all about the Roaring 20's night clubs and dance halls like The Cotton Club and Savoy Ballroom. Find out why one is beloved and the other is shunned.

Join us on a 15-minute stroll along 125th St and 7th Ave to the best nightclub in Harlem: Minton's Playhouse, dating back to the days of Monk, Bird, Dizzy and Miles.

Your expert jazz guides are a part of the scene and thrilled to introduce you as family to the whole crowd of local musicians and jazz fans, all digging the scene that continues to inspire.

Meeting Point

Apollo Theater

253 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA

Look for the guide right in front of the Apollo by the curb.

What's included:

• Ticket and prime seating - Minton's Playhouse legendary jazz club

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

Apollo Theater

253 W 125th St, , New York City, 10027-4408, New York

Our expert jazz guide will share the seminal history of this 90-year old theater with a chance to see the Wall of Fame, Tree of Hope replica, Walk of Fame, and the lobby gift shop. You will get photo opportunities in front of the legendary Apollo marquee.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Minton's Playhouse

206 W 118th St, New York, NY 10026, USA

Be our special guests to prime seating, a full meal, cocktail, and a set of the best musicians and vocalists in Harlem. Minton's Playhouse is the most historic surviving jazz club in Harlem, the birthplace of bebop where you will be treated like family and introduced to the owners, musicians and Harlem regulars.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Paris Blues

2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, , New York City, 10027-6212, New York

See the last of Harlem's great dive bar/jazz clubs which had been around since the 60's but didn't survive the Pandemic, as the owner, Sam Hargress Jr., fell victim to the virus, ending an era in Harlem's storied past.

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Hotel Theresa

2070-2080 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York, NY 10027, USA

We will stop to take in the splendor of Harlem's most iconic and historic hotel once dubbed, The Waldorf of Harlem.

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