The end of The Jazz Standard in New York.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

17 hours ago, Mark Stryker said:

Worth reading.

https://medium.com/@emilyolcott_94288/i-remember-the-jazz-standard-b1fab2de8389

As I read this, I wondered if a similar story could have been written by one of the Regattabar's servers and where I would have fit into it. "The guy who always ordered one beer and one San Pellegrino but always asked us to get a big bottle from the other bar".

[Dmitry]

Over 1000 restaurants have permanently closed in NYC since the lockdown in March. I'm sure quite a few of them presented jazz bands for the pleasure of their patrons. It's a domino effect...

Edited December 4, 2020 by Dmitry

[BFrank]

I was only there a few times, but I liked the room and the sound was very good, too.

[mr jazz]

Always a favorite room.

[Ken Dryden]

I only made it to the Jazz Standard 3 or 4 times, but I always had a great time there. 

[Patrick]

Only a few times for me as well. I've really enjoyed Maria Schneider holding court there (w family and friends) during Thanksgiving week.

[clifford_thornton]

On 12/4/2020 at 9:45 PM, Dmitry said:

Over 1000 restaurants have permanently closed in NYC since the lockdown in March. I'm sure quite a few of them presented jazz bands for the pleasure of their patrons. It's a domino effect...

absolutely. Most of my neighborhood's bars and coffee shops/small restaurants are done and will not reopen. Some of these were particular favorites that served the neighborhood on a real first-name basis, leaving friends of mine without jobs. Much of this could have been subsidized for survival, but I guess that's another discussion for another thread.

[bluesForBartok]

Such a great club. Really sad to see it go.

I worked for Don Sickler years ago and helped him assemble a couple of shows at the Standard. Here are the pamphlets / cards we put together for those gigs:

Here's the collection: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Zd9i2dAjeM9ts5j77 and the individual images below. 

Billy Higgins True Blue All-Stars -

A:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/UcfYFFbyA7GVSu7Y9

B:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/Lin5u8ny2zwLBLJ28

Kenny Dorham 75th Birthday Festival - 

A: https://photos.app.goo.gl/iLwNbZs9aTAs5hhL8

B: https://photos.app.goo.gl/j6REmrkPF1usk9KE7

C: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cpmYPuc2K2mi383d8

Edited December 11, 2020 by bluesForBartok
removed bogus inline image errors

[mjzee]

1 hour ago, bluesForBartok said:

Such a great club. Really sad to see it go.

I worked for Don Sickler years ago and helped him assemble a couple of shows at the Standard. Here are the pamphlets / cards we put together for those gigs:

Here's the collection: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Zd9i2dAjeM9ts5j77 and the individual images below. 

Billy Higgins True Blue All-Stars -

A:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/UcfYFFbyA7GVSu7Y9

B:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/Lin5u8ny2zwLBLJ28

Kenny Dorham 75th Birthday Festival - 

A: https://photos.app.goo.gl/iLwNbZs9aTAs5hhL8

B: https://photos.app.goo.gl/j6REmrkPF1usk9KE7

C: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cpmYPuc2K2mi383d8

I was at one of those Billy Higgins shows!  I remember Billy introducing the band members by saying what subway stop in Brooklyn they lived near.

Hmmm...except I couldn't have been there January 19-24, 1999.  Did they come back later in the spring?

[CJ Shearn]

I loved the club.  It was my favorite.

[Hardbopjazz]

The many institutions that closed in NYC during this pandemic. 

https://www.curbed.com/article/nyc-businesses-closed-2020-pandemic.html?fbclid=IwAR0q_c4SOwB6ONoF_KIN0_lLMTCWtfGcQaMpAfO3hmL3UrHmvHvFjSrZFJo

 

 

Edited January 9, 2021 by Hardbopjazz

[mjzee]

47 minutes ago, Hardbopjazz said:

The many institutions that closed in NYC during this pandemic. 

https://www.curbed.com/article/nyc-businesses-closed-2020-pandemic.html?fbclid=IwAR0q_c4SOwB6ONoF_KIN0_lLMTCWtfGcQaMpAfO3hmL3UrHmvHvFjSrZFJo

 

 

OMG.  The list just goes on and on.

[Hardbopjazz]

yeah. NYC, like so many other places was hit real hard. 

[jcam_44]

That’s an incredibly long list. I have seen a few new restaurants open in my area and every time I see it, it shocks me that someone makes that move right now. 

[Hardbopjazz]

Well, when one club closes, another one comes along. The Cutting Room in NYC is now hosting jazz. July 18th was George Coleman and The Rhythm Session. Joanne Brackeen is coming up in a few weeks. But I'll still miss the Jazz Standard. 

[clifford_thornton]

Crazy list of places that shut down.

Some in Williamsburg I knew well and some of those closed not because of the pandemic, but because of other primary factors.