Free Jazz Events in NYC

35 upcoming free jazz events across New York City

Top Venues for Free Jazz

Roulette (7)

Village Vanguard (4)

Bar Bayeux (3)

Smalls Jazz Club (2)

The Stone at The New School (2)

The Django (2)

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Eri Yamamoto Duo

Mon, Jul 20 at 5:00 PM

Eri Yamamoto Duo

Arthur's Tavern· Manhattan

WED 8 & 9:30 Elsa Nilsson Band of Pulses, Liminal Album Release concert

Wed, Jul 22 at 8:00 PM

WED 8 & 9:30 Elsa Nilsson Band of Pulses, Liminal Album Release concert

Bar Bayeux· Brooklyn

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane with The E-Collective

Thu, Jul 23 at 8:00 PM

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane with The E-Collective

92NY· Manhattan

Midnight- Producer Mondays with Ray Angry & The Council of Goldfinger Spinning Frei Speech and Co.

Thu, Jul 23 at 10:00 PM

Midnight- Producer Mondays with Ray Angry & The Council of Goldfinger Spinning Frei Speech and Co.

Nublu· Manhattan

Eric Person Quintet

Sat, Jul 25 at 6:00 PM

Eric Person Quintet

Smalls Jazz Club· Manhattan

LARRY OCHS with HIGHSMITH

Sat, Jul 25 at 8:30 PM

LARRY OCHS with HIGHSMITH

The Stone at The New School

Jazz at the Bandshell: Cindy Blackman Santana Group + Patricia Brennan Septet + Lucía

Sun, Jul 26 at 3:00 PM

Jazz at the Bandshell: Cindy Blackman Santana Group + Patricia Brennan Septet + Lucía

BRIC· Brooklyn

KRIS DAVIS | TYSHAWN SOREY | INGRID LAUBROCK

Sun, Jul 26 at 8:00 PM

KRIS DAVIS | TYSHAWN SOREY | INGRID LAUBROCK

Village Vanguard· Manhattan

THURS 8 & 9:30 Ben Monder w/Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton, Tom Rainey

Thu, Jul 30 at 8:00 PM

THURS 8 & 9:30 Ben Monder w/Adam Kolker, Jeremy Stratton, Tom Rainey

Bar Bayeux· Brooklyn

FRI 8 & 9:30 - Stephan Crump w/Darius Jones, Eric Mcpherson

Fri, Jul 31 at 8:00 PM

FRI 8 & 9:30 - Stephan Crump w/Darius Jones, Eric Mcpherson

Bar Bayeux· Brooklyn

Makaya McCravenTet

Sun, Aug 2 at 8:00 PM

Makaya McCravenTet

Village Vanguard· Manhattan

Makaya McCraven Tet

Sun, Aug 2 at 8:00 PM

Makaya McCraven Tet

Village Vanguard· Manhattan

Amanda Monaco Quartet

Sun, Aug 2 at 10:30 PM

Amanda Monaco Quartet

The Django· Manhattan

Jed Levy Quartet

Thu, Aug 6 at 8:00 PM

Jed Levy Quartet

The Django· Manhattan

ANDREW CYRILLE QUARTET

Sun, Aug 9 at 8:00 PM

ANDREW CYRILLE QUARTET

Village Vanguard· Manhattan

No Fun New Perspectives: Carlos Giffoni, Lee Ranaldo, Raven Chacon, Keith Fullerton Whitman, and more (Night 2)

Mon, Aug 10 at 8:00 PM

No Fun New Perspectives: Carlos Giffoni, Lee Ranaldo, Raven Chacon, Keith Fullerton Whitman, and more (Night 2)

Roulette· Brooklyn

Sylvie Courvoisier & Alden Hellmuth

Thu, Aug 13 at 7:00 PM

Sylvie Courvoisier & Alden Hellmuth

The Jazz Gallery· Manhattan

Styrofoam Winos • Wendy Eisenberg + Ryan Sawyer • Paco Cathcart

Fri, Aug 14 at 8:00 PM

Styrofoam Winos • Wendy Eisenberg + Ryan Sawyer • Paco Cathcart

Union Pool· Brooklyn

STEVE COLEMAN AND FIVE ELEMENTS

Sat, Aug 15 at 8:30 PM

STEVE COLEMAN AND FIVE ELEMENTS

The Stone at The New School

Nu Jazz

Tue, Aug 25 at 9:30 PM

Nu Jazz

Knitting Factory· Brooklyn

Caleb Wheeler Curtis UNDERCURRENTS

Thu, Aug 27 at 9:00 PM

Caleb Wheeler Curtis UNDERCURRENTS

Smalls Jazz Club· Manhattan

No-Neck Blues Band

Sat, Sep 12 at 8:00 PM

No-Neck Blues Band

ISSUE Project Room· Brooklyn

The Everymen • Paranoid Style • Leathered

Tue, Sep 15 at 8:00 PM

The Everymen • Paranoid Style • Leathered

Union Pool· Brooklyn

John Coltrane Centennial Celebration

Tue, Sep 22 at 7:00 PM

John Coltrane Centennial Celebration

Dizzy's Club· Manhattan

JOHN ZORN'S FLATLANDS

Mon, Oct 12 at 8:00 PM

JOHN ZORN'S FLATLANDS

National Sawdust· Brooklyn

Katherine Young: BIOMES (Album Release)

Sat, Oct 17 at 8:00 PM

Katherine Young: BIOMES (Album Release)

Roulette· Brooklyn

Red Hook Records 5th Anniversary: Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, and Qasim Naqvi // Amina Claudine Myers

Sun, Oct 18 at 8:00 PM

Red Hook Records 5th Anniversary: Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, and Qasim Naqvi // Amina Claudine Myers

Roulette· Brooklyn

Red Hook Records 5th Anniversary: Jason Moran, BlankFor.ms, and Marcus Gilmore // Caroline Davis, Qasim Naqvi, and Grey Mcmurray

Mon, Oct 19 at 8:00 PM

Red Hook Records 5th Anniversary: Jason Moran, BlankFor.ms, and Marcus Gilmore // Caroline Davis, Qasim Naqvi, and Grey Mcmurray

Roulette· Brooklyn

John Zorn’s Alea Iacta Est (World Premiere)

Tue, Oct 27 at 8:00 PM

John Zorn’s Alea Iacta Est (World Premiere)

Roulette· Brooklyn

Larry Ochs Safe Havens (for the Abstract Truth) // Nate Wooley’s Mutual Aid Music

Fri, Oct 30 at 8:00 PM

Larry Ochs Safe Havens (for the Abstract Truth) // Nate Wooley’s Mutual Aid Music

Roulette· Brooklyn

Find Your Own Voice: James Brandon Lewis // Abiodun Oyweyole and Taylor Pace // Oliver Lake and Josh Werner // Tuesday Taylor and Melanie Dyer

Mon, Nov 9 at 8:00 PM

Find Your Own Voice: James Brandon Lewis // Abiodun Oyweyole and Taylor Pace // Oliver Lake and Josh Werner // Tuesday Taylor and Melanie Dyer

Roulette· Brooklyn

Charles Lloyd Quartet

Sat, Nov 21 at 3:00 PM

Charles Lloyd Quartet

NJPAC· New Jersey

Caleb Wheeler Curtis & Jason Moran: "Incantation" Album Release Celebration

Tue, Jan 12 at 8:00 PM

Caleb Wheeler Curtis & Jason Moran: "Incantation" Album Release Celebration

National Sawdust· Brooklyn

Celebrating John Coltrane at 100

Sat, Apr 3 at 8:00 PM

Celebrating John Coltrane at 100

Jazz at Lincoln Center· Manhattan

Zoh Amba

Mon, May 17 at 8:00 PM

Zoh Amba

Knitting Factory· Brooklyn

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