I know that's not a jazz term but we have recently seen Mary Poppins and there just wasn't one word that could express how good this tour was! Try fantastic, fun, informative, exciting, interesting, amazing, awesome - it was all of these and more. My son and I were recently in New York and as my son has a disability,... More

We met Gordon at the entrance to Jazz at the Lincoln Center on Saturday evening for our tour of Harlem music venues. Gordon started by taking us to th 5th floor of the Lincoln Center for a brief history of jazz and a summary of how our evening would unfold. We were lucky enough to be able to enjoy a... More

If you like jazz, you really need to take a tour of Harlem jazz spots. We took the Harlem juke joints tour & it was unbelievable. Gordon puts you right into the scene at 3 clubs; & different styles of jazz. Great music, amazing musicians, warm & friendly atmosphere. It truly opens up a side of the city & it's... More

Myself and 2 of my friends decided on a private tour with Gordon Polatnick to celebrate my husband's 35th birthday. As NY residents but not experts on jazz we wanted to experience local music pearls and find out more about jazz. Before the actual tour I spoke to Gordon who based on our interests made recommendations on the 3 music... More

gordon knows Harlem and Jazz like the back of his hand. His passion for the music and love of the history of Harlem and NYC shines through every word he speaks. This is fun and a great tour!

Gordon Polatnick is a master in that he brings to his tours a wide knowledge of jazz but also of its historical origins and varieties. Moreover, his patience is golden as he goes out of his way to answer questions and to acommodate individual requests. My boyfriend and I with a bunch of friends from Europe took his Sunday Harlem... More

BigAppleJazzTours is a SUPER cool NYC adventure for MUSIC lovers & all others who like to have fun with a tasty beat!:)

If you want someone who knows the music, knows the scene, knows how to show you a good time definitely take this tour. We had jazz musician friends in from the UK, we took them on this tour and they were thoroughly impressed and entertained, as were we. The places we went to were authentic jazz joints and the musicians... More

We took the tour because I have known about Harlem's Savoy Ballroom from New York's jazz hay days. I really was not sure what to expect of the harlem jazz scene today or what will be on the tour. I just booked the tour for us purely based on reviews. At first, my partner doubted the value of paying someone... More