Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street | Gramercy | built 1915
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- 1997
Danny Meyer opens the Jazz Standard jazz club
Restaurateur Danny Meyer opens Jazz Standard in the basement of his restaurant at 116 East 27th Street, whose upstairs space is then called Standard. New York magazine later lists the club as a "top 5 jazz joint".
Source: Wikipedia
- 2005
The Maria Schneider Orchestra begins an annual Thanksgiving residency
The Maria Schneider Orchestra plays a week-long engagement at Jazz Standard every Thanksgiving from 2005 to 2019. The Mingus Big Band, Mingus Orchestra and Mingus Dynasty take turns on Monday nights as the club's de facto house bands.
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- 2011
The Mingus Big Band wins a Grammy for a Jazz Standard recording
The Mingus Big Band, one of the Monday night house bands at the club, wins the 2011 Grammy for best large jazz ensemble album with Live at Jazz Standard, an album named for the club where the group plays.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2020
Jazz Standard announces it will close permanently
Jazz Standard announces that it will shut for good at 116 East 27th Street, blaming lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic and stalled rent negotiations. The closure ends more than two decades of live jazz in the basement space.
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- Jazz Standard (jazz club)Wikipedia
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