Venues Location

SmallsLive Jazz Club

183 West 10th Street - basement
New York City, New York
10014, USA

Mezzrow Jazz Club

163 West 10th Street - basement
New York City, New York 
10014 USA

Doors open at 7PM. You may walk-in on a show depending on availability. Walk-in music charge is $25. Please be at the club 30 minutes prior to the show, particularly on the weekends and holidays.

You may reserve a seat here on our site. Reserve tickets are $35 Sunday through Thursdays and $40 on Friday and Saturday. Click an event on our calendar and then click "tickets”. You will be emailed a reservation number. Your name will be at the door at the time of the show. Please arrive 30 minutes before your show to ensure the best choice of seats. Late-comers will be seated at the discretion of the management and can be either refunded or seated on the next show.

There is a one-drink minimum per set for everyone who enters.

Student prices, with valid ID, is $10 for the late sets during the week. Musicians playing at the jam sessions will not be charged.

Angels, Wizards and Holy People are always free to enter.

Foundation

The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art and Education is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized in the state of New York. Our mission is:

  • The world-wide dissemination of Jazz Music through our live streaming and archived performances and the payment of royalties to the artists involved.
  • Sponsorship of individual Jazz projects and tours.
  • Music education classes both in universities and on-line.
  • Live performances from Smalls Jazz Club and Mezzrow.
  • Emergency funds for Jazz musicians in need and supporting the Jazz Musician Community, particularly of New York City, but ultimately world-wide.
  • Fulfilling our mission of World Peace Through Music.

  • There is no charge to become a member of the SmallsLIVE Foundation. All Members have access to our Live-Streams. By making a tax-deductible donation to the SmallsLIVE Foundation you can have access to our extensive Audio/Video Archive for the remainder of the tax year.


    The SmallsLIVE Foundation, Inc
    Tax ID: 38-4083862
    183 West 10th Street, Basement
    New York, N.Y 10014


    Please consider sponsoring a live group for a club performance. Contact us at foundation@smallslive.com for more information. Donate directly through our site or PayPal: foundation@smallslive.com or Venmo @SmallsLIVE.

    Archive

    The SmallsLIVE Archive is a dynamic, historical library which has captured 14 years of performances and grows weekly. The SmallsLIVE Archive is a documentation of all the shows performed at Smalls & Mezzrow since 2007.

    We feel that all the performances at Smalls and Mezzrow are of historic importance. The SmallsLIVE Archive is an initiative to document every single show performed at Smalls and Mezzrow. The Archive, begun in September of 2007 has now more than 17,000 recordings and represents more than 3500 musicians. The SmallsLIVE Archive is a dynamic, historical library capturing 12 years of performances and growing each week. The recordings in the Archive are the property of the Artists that create them. Artists may choose to make their shows private or public.

    As Supporting Members of the SmallsLIVE Foundation watch shows in the Archive usage is registered. Artists are payed royalties based on the percentage of their individual usage divided by the overall usage of the Archive. The more popular an artist is the larger his or her share of the royalty payout will be. By listening to your favorite artists in the Archive you are supporting them directly.

    SmallsLIVE catalog

    The SmallsLIVE Catalog is our collection of individually produced HD artist projects.

    The SmallsLIVE Catalog is a collection of HD projects, recorded live at Smalls Jazz Club or Mezzrow with tracks selected by the artist. These projects are available as collectible CD’s or as either HD or MP3 downloads. Members have a “library” from which they can access their recorded projects for their own downloads and enjoyment.

    Live Stream

    It is the policy of Smalls Jazz Club and Mezzrow to live stream all of our shows to our website as well as our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/smallslive) and our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/smallslive). Streaming begins at the start of the evening and goes until the close of the venues. There is no charge to watch these live streams. Please register as a member and confirm your email address to sign in and begin watching our live stream. Each show is available in our Archive generally one week after the performance.

    About us

    Smalls Jazz Club was created in 1994 by the enigmatic Mitchell Borden. Borden, a former Navy submariner, registered nurse, philosopher & jazz violinist, founded the club with an initiative to create an environment that was conducive to Jazz Music and its culture. Borden, who booked and managed the club, approached business from a stance of generosity rather than profit.

    The original Smalls was a raw basement space and had no liquor license. For just $10, patrons could bring their own beer and come to the club at any time, day or night. They could stay as long as they liked and often left just as day began to break. Borden’s concern was only with the music and the musicians who created it. Under his generous care, a culture of vibrant and newly energized young musicians claimed Smalls as their home base and began to develop their individuality in the music. This included such musicians as: Howard Alden, J.D. Allen, William Ash, Ehud Asherie, Omer Avital, David Berkman, Peter Bernstein, Brian Blade, Seamus Blake, Dwayne Burno, Chris Byars, Shard Cassity, Dwayne Clemons, Jay Collins, Marion Cowings, Jon Davis, Sasha Dobson, Duane Eubanks, Brian Floody, Joel Frahm, Ray Gallon, Paul Gill, Larry Goldings, Ned Goold, Jimmy Greene, Larry Ham, Tardo Hammer, Roy Hargrove, Ari Hoenig, Sherman Irby, Norah Jones, Ryan Kisor, Guillermo Klein, Myrna Lake, Carolyn Leonhart, Jason Linder, Joe Magnarelli, Jeremy Manasia, Joe Martin, Donny McCauslin, Brad Mehldau, Neal Miner, Tyler Mitchell, Jane Monheit, Mike Mullen, Zaid Nasser, Charles Owens, Jeremy Pelt, Sasha Perry, Jean Michel Pilc, Chris Potter, Josh Redman, Jon Roche, Ari Roland, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Grant Stewart, Phil Stewart, Joe Strasser, Greg Tardy Mark Turner, Diego Urcola, Richie Vitale, Myron Walden, Scott Wendholt, Spike Wilner, Ben Wolfe, Sam Yahel, Peter Zak and many others.

    After the events of 9/11/2001 transformed the economic landscape of New York City, Smalls Jazz Club went bankrupt in 2002. Borden then focused his energies on creating Fat Cat, a popular spot for college age people. Smalls was taken over by a Brazilian bar owner who renamed the place “The Rio Bar”, which became a dismal failure. Frustrated by his failure, he approached Borden and asked him to re-open Smalls with him as owner and Mitch as manager. Mitch agreed and Smalls was reborn in 2004. By 2007 the Brazilian owner realized that the jazz business was a poor one, decided to put the club up for sale. It was in February of 2007 that jazz pianist Spike Wilner and his friend Lee Kostrinsky became partners with Borden and sought to restore the club to its original vibrant spirit. Kostrinsky stayed on until 2011 when he decided to sell his share of the club. Mitch Borden and Spike Wilner continued to run the club until Borden’s retirement in 2019. The SmallsLIVE Foundation, a not-for-profit arts organization, was created in 2018 and played a critical role in keep the venues afloat during the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020. Smalls Jazz Club has emerged as the top club of its kind – a throwback to another era when jazz clubs were both proving ground for top artists but also social scenes for the jazz community. Smalls Jazz Club now has an international reputation and draws fans from all over the world as a destination spot for great jazz. In September of 2014, Spike Wilner opened our second club on the opposite corner of West 10th street and 7th ave – Mezzrow. Dedicated to the great “Really The Blues” Mezz Mezzrow, Mezzrow draws its inspiration for the great piano rooms of the New York past, particularly Bradley’s.