Jazz in New York City in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Bossa Swings: Jobim and Getz Centennial with Julian Lee Quartet and Mar Vilaseca

  Dizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle / Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  until Dec 4

  MSM Jazz ComboFest

  Manhattan School of Music · Morningside Heights, Manhattan

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• 

  6:30 PM

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release · Eric Alexander · Cyrus…

  Smoke Jazz Club · Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz

  $25–$65 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Bossa Swings: Jobim and Getz Centennial with Julian Lee Quartet and Mar Vilaseca

  Dizzy's Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center) · Columbus Circle / Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

• 

  7:30 PM

  Nate Smith

  Le Poisson Rouge (LPR) · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • R&B

  $30–$35 Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• 

  6:30 PM

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release · Eric Alexander · Cyrus…

  Smoke Jazz Club · Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz

  $25–$65 Tickets ↗

• 

  8 PM

  Lolo Zouaï

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 4, 2026

• 

  6:30 PM

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release · Eric Alexander · Cyrus…

  Smoke Jazz Club · Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz

  $25–$65 Tickets ↗

• 

  8 PM

  Cindy Blackman Santana

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• 

  1:30 PM

  New York Holiday Swing with Svetlana & The New York Collective

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Tickets ↗

• 

  6:30 PM

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release · Eric Alexander · Cyrus…

  Smoke Jazz Club · Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz

  $25–$65 Tickets ↗

• 

  8 PM

  Cindy Blackman Santana

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

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Sunday, December 6, 2026

• 

  1:30 PM

  The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Choir
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

• 

  6:30 PM

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release

  Eric Alexander Quartet featuring Cyrus Chestnut “Fifth Quadrant” Record Release · Eric Alexander · Cyrus…

  Smoke Jazz Club · Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz

  $25–$65 Tickets ↗

• 

  8 PM

  Cindy Blackman Santana

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

Monday, December 7, 2026

• 

  8 PM

  GENA aka Liv.e & Karriem Riggins

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Monthly Jazz Jam: Celebrating Jewish Composers of Christmas Music & Their Songs

  Carol Sudhalter

  Flushing Town Hall · Flushing, Queens

  • Music
  • Jazz

  $0–$15 Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• 

  7 PM

  Chris Botti

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Thursday Night Jazz: Tyreek McDole

  Tyreek McDole

  Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) · Jamaica, Queens

  • Music
  • Jazz

  $10 Tickets ↗

• Music

  9:15 PM

  MSM Jazz Orchestra: Late Set

  Manhattan School of Music · Morningside Heights, Manhattan

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Free

Friday, December 11, 2026

• 

  7 PM

  Chris Botti

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• 

  7 PM

  Chris Botti

  Blue Note New York · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Big Band Holidays The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

  Jazz at Lincoln Center · Columbus Circle / Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Tickets ↗

• 

  7:30 PM

  The Bean Tones

  Le Poisson Rouge (LPR) · Greenwich Village

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Vocal jazz

  $25–$35 Tickets ↗

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Wednesday, December 16, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Big Band Holidays The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

  Jazz at Lincoln Center · Columbus Circle / Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Big Band Holidays The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

  Jazz at Lincoln Center · Columbus Circle / Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 18, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Big Band Holidays The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

  Jazz at Lincoln Center · Columbus Circle / Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 19, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Big Band Holidays The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

  Jazz at Lincoln Center · Columbus Circle / Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Universal Temple of the Arts Staten Island JAZZ Festival 38

  Nicole Zuraitis · Jumaane Smith · Kersten Stevens · The Dal Segno Trio · Jazzmeia Horn

  St. George Theatre · St. George, Staten Island

  • Music
  • Jazz

  $38 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  The 8-Bit Big Band

  Sony Hall · Theater District, Manhattan

  • Music
  • Swing

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 20, 2026

• Music

  2 PM

  Big Band Holidays The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

  Jazz at Lincoln Center · Columbus Circle / Upper West Side

  • Music
  • Jazz
  • Swing

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  3 PM

  Papo Vázquez: Holiday Jazz & Latin Jazz Parranda

  Papo Vázquez · Camille Thurman · Steve Wilson · Alvin Medina

  Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture · Concourse, Bronx

  • Music
  • Jazz

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  STEVEN MAGLIO & HIS BIG BAND ORCHESTRA

  The Cutting Room · NoMad, Manhattan

  • Music
  • Swing

  $95 Tickets ↗

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