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Iridium Jazz Club

1650 Broadway, 51st Street, New York City, NY
212-582-2121
Ranked #231 of 460 nightlife in New York City
3.0 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
Type: Jazz Bars, Bar/ Clubs
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Boston, Massachusetts
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

I had very good experience with this place. Eating there is not cheap, but not more expensive as all good restaurants around Times Square, and the food was really good, also the service. If you don't plan to eat and just see the live jazz performance this will be really not expensive at all. I didn't plan to listen specific... More

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
2 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2011
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I went to the Iridium Jazz Club with high expectations of a fun, real, non-touristy NYC experience. I was not disappointed, my friends. This small, intimate club catered to its patrons with style and genuine kindness. The hostess and waitress were both pleasant in non-condescending ways, and they both understood that the show (this night featured Peter Tork's Shoe Suede... More

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New York City, New York
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011
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My husband and I went to the Iridium Jazz Club on July 27, 2011, to see Shoe Suede Blues, Peter Tork's blues band. Earlier I had rung the club to ask when doors open. A pleasant sounding lady answered the phone, gave me the information, introduced herself and said “nice to meet you.” I thought, wow, that’s the way to... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2011 via mobile

I wish we had read the reviews before we came here. The music was great but the service diabolical and the prices expensive. As we came at the end of a set (Sunday brunch) we were told we could stay on until the afternoon set for no extra charge. We heard 10 minutes of music at the end of the... More

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Syydney
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 November 2010

We visited there for some jazz and drinks on Saturday night and Freda was playing Ella Fitzgerald Music good, service was appauling , quality of wine - when we eventually were served was also very poor It took nearly 1 hour from the time we were let in to the time we were severed with water let alone a glass... More

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Columbia, South Carolina
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2010
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I saw Eliane Elias here on November 6 and got a good seat near the stage by showing up early to be one of the first in line. She and her trio were great but I couldn't help but be annoyed by the constant hum coming from one of the main speakers. During the set there were a couple of... More

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new york
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2010

WE went here with a group of 4 to see the Grusin show- Unreal. When can you see dave Grusin in a small club instead of Carnegie Hall? Foosd was great, big wine list, sound system was beautiful and service was polite, and invisible, you never knew they were there and they never disrupted the show. In a city with... More

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New York City
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2010
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Ugh -- just spent a /horrible/ evening at this place. My first trip there (I've lived here in the city for 12 years) and I felt like the place was only geared towards fleecing the tourists. After a $65 per person fee for entry to "mezzanine" seating (you're either behind a column, or four steps away from the stairs to... More

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Jersey City, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2009

I went last night with my husband and in-laws who are in town for the holidays and we all had a truly amazing experience! The Les Paul trio opened the show with a tribute to the legend. Then, Jose Feliciano began playing and finished his performance with his famous song "Feliz Navidad". His show was excellent. We ordered food before... More

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fmike13
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 December 2009

Went to the Iridium last night for a Les Paul tribute concert and let me first say the music was great. The venue was the worst place I've ever been to. When we went to get tickets a few weeks before, they told us they didn't have tickets and they wrote down our CC number on a piece of paper... More

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ks1nyc, PR Manager at Iridium Jazz Club, responded to this review
6 January 2010

We have never had a credit card "situation" here at the club, our ticket agents log credit card numbers into their books and then into a database, the papers are shredded thereafter. As far as tipping, patrons can always tip their desired amount or none at all, in fact many tip based upon food and beverage only, the same way... More

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