Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this February with a full slate of nightly performances! Come celebrate the holidays with us!
At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Margot Sergent Sextet, Wendy Moten, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Caelan Cardello Trio, Danny Jonokuchi Big Band feat. Lucy Yeghiazaryan, Natalie Douglas – “Tributes: ’70s Soul”, Catherine Russell, Gabrielle Stravelli Trio, Ye Huang Jazzical with Strings: Lunar New Year Celebration, Julie Benko & Euphonic Gumbo Mardi Gras Spectacular (with Livestream!), Chad LB Quartet, Mike Davis and the New Wonders, Nicole Henry in “What We Desire”, Karrin Allyson: Kameo, Mike Stern Band with Richard Bona, Dennis Chambers, Leni Stern, and Bob Franceschini, and Gunhild Carling.
Birdland Theater will present Sinne Eeg Trio with Gilad Hekselman, Helen Sung’s Live Wire Project, Melissa Errico – Lost In His Arms, Ethan Iverson Trio w/ Buster Williams & Billy Hart, and Gunhild Carling.
Repeat engagements include Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, Jim Caruso’s Cast Party with Billy Stritch at the piano, David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, Frank Vignola’s Guitar Night, The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band, The Birdland Big Band, Esteban Castro, and The Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra.
See below for the full schedule! More information can be found at www.birdlandjazz.com
February 1 (Sunday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Margot Sergent Sextet
Transport yourself back to the 1920 and 30s with Margot Sergent. In her native French, the exquisite vocalist and harpist brings you right into the world of romance, despair, and Bohemian grandeur which characterize the favorite songs of Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, and Charles Trenet. Sergent, along with her 6-piece group, invites you on a storyteller‘s journey, performing classics like “La Vie en Rose,” “Non, je ne regrette rien,” and “l’Hymne à l’Amour.” Sergent has performed across Paris and at France’s legendary l’Olympia. As saxophone legend Archie Shepp describes: “What she does is pure poetry. No doubt she is one of the most captivating artists of her generation.” This winter engagement marks Sergent’s eighth appearance at Birdland.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 1 (Sunday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM – Birdland Theater
Sinne Eeg Trio with Gilad Hekselman
The excellent Sinne Eeg is one of Scandinavia’s premier vocalists and songwriters. “Wowing audiences with a single sustained word,” says Downbeat Magazine; “one of the top jazz vocalists on any continent,” says JazzTimes. Winner of the 2014 Ben Webster Prize and Danish Music Awards’ Vocal Jazz Album of the Year 4x over, Eeg has graced concert halls across the world fronting quartets as well as orchestras. Unperturbed, technically gifted, and emotionally gripping, Eeg commands the music and stage with a rare vulnerability, honoring musical ancestors Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Cassandra Wilson, and Dianne Reeves. She has released 8 albums under her own name and another 4 as a co-leader. Highlights of her global career have included work with the Danish Radio Big Band (including the full-length We’ve Just Begun with the 19-piece group), the prestigious Danish Carl Prize 2018 for Song of the Year (“Aleppo”), and—personally awarded by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, the Queen’s Honorary Grant. Eeg will be joined on this Sunday evening at the Theater by guitar virtuoso and modern jazz lodestar Gilad Hekselman.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 2 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Wendy Moten
Birdland is proud to welcome acclaimed vocalist Wendy Moten back to the stage on Monday, February 2nd at 7PM! Known for her extraordinary versatility and soulful artistry, Moten—recently inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame—will lead an unforgettable evening of music, joined by her sensational All-Star band: Andy Ezrin, Paul Livant, Graham Hawthorne, and David Santos. From her Memphis roots to Nashville’s finest stages, Moten’s career spans genres and generations. Audiences may know her from her international hit “Come In Out of the Rain,” her show-stopping performances on NBC’s The Voice, or her collaborations with icons like Vince Gill, Todd Rundgren, and Michael McDonald. A celebrated member of the Grammy-winning Time Jumpers, she has also graced the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame. This concert promises an exhilarating journey through jazz, soul, and timeless storytelling—an evening not to be missed.
$75 VIP / $50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 3-7 (Tuesday-Saturday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM (2/3-5); 8:30 & 10:30 PM (2/6-7) – Birdland Jazz Club
Maria Schneider Orchestra
The legendary, groundbreaking composer and arranger Maria Schneider returns to Birdland this February. Ms. Schneider’s music, which has received 7 GRAMMY wins and 14 nominations across jazz, classical and arranging categories, is regarded as some of the most evocative work of our contemporary artistic world. In this week-long engagement, she performs her latest work, American Crow: A Narrative in Notes and Frames, which draws upon the composer’s lifelong love of birds, as well as childhood experiences with her family’s two pet crows that became public menaces and required, as it were, a kind of house arrest. Schneider’s last project, the double-album Data Lords (2020)—called “the most daring work of Schneider’s career” by esteemed critic Nate Chinen—was a Finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize, pitting the digital world against the natural one in musical form to warn listeners of the profound dangers of Big Data and reacquaint them with their essential lifeforce. Ms. Schneider—a living icon of music—recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of her debut recording, Evanescence, at Town Hall. Don’t miss this five-night engagement by a musical giant.
$50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 6-8 (Friday-Sunday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM – Birdland Theater
Helen Sung’s LiveWire Project
One of jazz piano’s brightest stars in the past 20 years, Helen Sung is a Guggenheim Fellow praised by The New York Times for her “crisp swing,” “elegant invention,” and “fresh ideas, often inspired from her classical training.” Sung brings an innovative band to Birdland Theater this February for a weekend of performances with her LiveWire Project, featuring drummer Kush Abadey, saxophonist John Ellis, bassist Vincente Archer, and Wendel Patrick, a DJ. The pianist’s career, which began with years of classical study in her Texas youth, took a turn when she discovered jazz while attending the University of Texas at Austin. Her subsequent successes—earning the piano chair in the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute, winning the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Jazz Piano Competition, and then performing with jazz giants Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis, Regina Carter, Ron Carter, Cecile McLorin Salvant, the Mingus Big Band, Terri Lyne Carrington and others—have cemented her name in the contemporary jazz landscape. Long a boundary-breaker, the ever-searching Sung has a talent for bridging divides. She combines music with neuroscientific research to promote healing (through Columbia University’s Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute) for those living with dementia; she platforms underrepresented artists (through her “Re-Orientation: Asian American Artists Out Loud” series in collaboration with Chamber Music America); and she has created hybrid works like her last release, Quartet+ (Sunnyside, 2021), featuring the string quartet Harlem Quartet and produced by violinist Regina Carter. Don’t miss Sung’s brilliantly uncommon group as they explore for the weekend. *Live Wire Project (Jazz Plasticity) by Helen Sung and the Helen Sung Group has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works program funded through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 7 (Saturday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Caelan Cardello Trio
A talented young pianist with a sensitive touch, a love for swinging, and a robust technical facility, Caelan Cardello started playing piano at the age of 5. Since his early training in both jazz and classical styles, the young artist has been recognized by the music community many times over, including as the recipient of the New Jersey Governor’s Award, the James Moody College Scholarship Award for “Outstanding Musicianship,” the 2021 BMI Foundation’s Future Jazz Master Award, and selection as a Semifinalist in the prestigious Herbie Hancock 2023 International Piano Competition and as a Finalist in the American Pianist Awards. He has performed at some of New York City’s most famed halls of music, including Dizzy’s Club, Minton’s Playhouse, Smalls Jazz Club and the Jazz Standard. Just last summer the recipient of a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School, Caelan is active in and out of New York City. He released his debut album, Chapter One, last fall, and he brings his sparkling trio to the Jazz Club for one winter night.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 8 (Sunday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Danny Jonokuchi Big Band feat. Lucy Yeghiazaryan
A trumpeter, composer, and arranger extraordinaire, the superb Danny Jonokuchi leads a bi-coastal 17-piece big band packed with New York’s legends and rising stars. In July of 2024, the band celebrated the release of A Decade, their latest recording, which commemorated the bandleader’s ten year milestone living and working in New York City. The album won the ISJAC Wayne Shorter Arranging Prize for its song “Ping Pong”; and their 2023 album, Voices (Outside In Music) was hailed as “a masterpiece” by Jerry Gordon (WPRB). Solidly standing as one of the most authentically toe-tapping dance bands in the country, the group has performed to sold-out crowds in Los Angeles and New York City at preeminent venues: Lincoln Center, Birdland Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club, Vibrato, The Django, Minton’s Playhouse, Vitello’s, Catalina Jazz Club, The Ziegfeld Ballroom, and Gotham Hall. They were also featured at the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2024 Gala and contributed their award-winning recording of “One O’Clock Jump” to the Late Night Basie album. Unanimously named winner of the inaugural Count Basie Great American Swing Contest by a panel of noteworthy judges including Christian McBride, Branford Marsalis, and Mark Ruffin, this swinging band counts Birdland vocal favorites Nicole Zuraitis, Catherine Russell, and Sara Gazarek as collaborators. They are joined by featured guest vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan—herself one of the finest interpreters to emerge from the New York City scene in recent times. A favorite of her peers and elders alike, including master pianist Johnny O’Neal (who has called her “as smooth as maple syrup on pancakes”), veteran trumpeter Joe Magnarelli (who deems her “a breath of fresh air”) and the delightful Emmet Cohen, who has hosted her on his show Emmet’s Place many times.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 9 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Natalie Douglas – “Tributes: ’70s Soul”
A fourteen-time MAC Award winner, two-time Backstage Bistro Award recipient, and Nightlife Award honoree, Douglas reunites with her longtime friend and music director Brian Nash (Silence! The Musical; Audra McDonald; Jennifer Holliday) and band to debut this vibrant new program. The concert celebrates soul music—one of America’s great indigenous art forms—blending jazz, gospel, rock, and R&B into a powerful and emotionally rich Black American musical expression. Through iconic songs by Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Donna Summer, The Commodores, and a few unforgettable one-hit wonders, Douglas and her musicians journey through the sights, sounds, and social shifts of the 1970s—from bell bottoms and disco to cultural upheaval and transformation. Hailed internationally, Douglas has earned multiple five-star reviews in London. Writing in The Times (UK), Clive Davis praised her “pure energy, playfulness and heart-on-sleeve emotion.” A longtime Birdland favorite, Douglas has produced more than 80 concerts at the club, her musical home.
VIP $65 / $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 10-14 (Tuesday-Saturday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM (2/10-12); 8:30 & 10:30 PM (2/13-14) – Birdland Jazz Club
Catherine Russell
It’s Valentine’s week with Catherine Russell! Internationally-renowned vocalist Catherine Russell is jazz royalty. Her grandfather, Elisha Ray, graduated from Juilliard in 1925 and performed with Harlem Renaissance legend James Reese Europe. Her mother, vocalist Carline Ray, toured with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm and attended The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music in the 1950s. And her father, Luis Russell, was Louis Armstrong’s musical director. Born into the music, Ms. Russell possesses an easy feeling and genuine soulfulness, documented on seven acclaimed recordings under her own name and over 200 recordings for and with other major artists. Her latest recording, My Ideal (2024, Dot Time) with pianist Sean Mason, earned the Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, joining 2019’s Alone Together and 2016’s Harlem on My Mind which received the same distinction. Russell’s style tastefully mixes early Harlem jazz stylings and American Songbook gems with New Orleans music and country blues stylings. Russell is a Valentine’s staple at Birdland. Fittingly so—since, after her every performance (Valentine’s or not), the feeling of romance stays hanging in the air. With Matt Munisteri (guitar) Tal Ronen (bass) Ben Paterson (Piano/Organ) Domo Branch (drums). February 10-11 only: Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet) Evan Arntzen (reeds) John Allred (trombone)
$50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 13-15 (Friday-Sunday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM – Birdland Theater
Melissa Errico – Lost In His Arms
Back for her fourth Valentine residency at Birdland, Melissa Erico will turn Birdland into New York’s sexiest and coziest hideaway for this winter weekend. Audiences will get a tour through the lost treasures of the American Songbook, full of whispers and romantic secrets. Come hear why The Wall Street Journal calls Melissa Errico, “A nonpareil performer” and why BroadwayWorld announced that she is “one of the great musical interpreters of our time.” Expect a journey from “When In Rome,” “Remind Me,” to Michel Legrand to Stevie Wonder’s “Ribbon in The Sky.” Accompanied by pianist Andy Ezrin’s trio (Chris Botti, Madeleine Peyroux), Errico transforms torch songs into modern reveries — songs that smolder, sigh, and sparkle.mThe perfect Valentine’s date! A tour of the most heartfelt side of the American songbook with one of our most sublime and soulful singers.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 14 (Saturday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Gabrielle Stravelli Trio
Award-winning vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli brings her trademark vocal style and sparkling trio to this Saturday early set at the Jazz Club. Praised by The New York Times for an “emotional intelligence” and “phenomenal voice,” an “easygoing confidence and impeccable taste,” Stravelli’s clear tone, gutsy rhythm, flawless scat-singing and contagious joy have delighted audiences the world over. Honors include the Bistro Award for Outstanding Recording (2020); the Broadway World Cabaret Award for Best Jazz Vocalist (2019); the MAC Award for Best Female Vocalist (2015); and the Bistro Award as a Jazz Vocalist (2015). She regularly leads her quartet in performances at the country’s finest jazz clubs and performing arts centers and has headlined domestic and international jazz festivals including the 2024 & 2023 Delaware Water Gap COTA Festival; 2023 Cape Cod Jazz Festival; 2023 Cayman Arts Festival; ’24, ’21 & ’18 WBGO Jazz on the Mountain Festivals; 2019 Providencia Jazz Festival in Chile; 2016 Eleuthera Jazz Festival, Bahamas; and the 2014 Maree Sonore Festival in Venice, Italy. Stravelli has debuted song cycles by world-renowned jazz pianist Fred Hersch and toured the U.S. premiering “Abyssinian” with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. She made her Carnegie Hall debut last year—and Beautiful Moons Ago, her latest release, was the first to feature her trio with pianist Michael Kanan and bassist Pat O’Leary. The momentum keeps building—catch her this winter on the upstairs stage.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 15 (Sunday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Ye Huang Jazzical with Strings: Lunar New Year Celebration
A revered Chinese-born multiinstrumentalist and composer, Ye Huang has performed across the world with Wynton Marsalis, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Arturo Sandoval, Eddie Daniels, and many others. Known for his clarinet, piano, and saxophone playing, Ye is the composer of a wide array of music: four albums, two clarinet sonatas, a clarinet concerto, a 7-movement suite, and an original musical, Jazzing—premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai (where he serves as musical director of the big band). He also serves as an Artistic Ambassador to the World Education Forum. Ye’s fusion of styles is a unique experience for every listener—a sound quite unlike any before it. His experimental work in 2024, an AI-composed realm entitled Quantum Groove, marked new explorations. Huang has been recognized by Forbes, WBGO, and DownBeat, delivered a TedX talk, and now leads the Jazzical 9 Ensemble, dedicated to a fusion of classical and jazz influences. For this performance at the Jazz Club, Ye celebrates the year of the Horse with the premiere of his “Yangtze River Suite,” which tells the story of the diverse topography of China, fusing folkoric Chinese music and jazz aesthetics. A unique creative voice, Ye Huang’s new music will be full of powerful surprises.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 16 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Julie Benko & Euphonic Gumbo Mardi Gras Spectacular (and Livestream!)
Birdland is happy to announce the return of Julie Benko – direct from Broadway’s Funny Girl and Harmony– with her band “Euphonic Gumbo” on Monday, February 16 at 7pm! Julie Benko marches her band out at Birdland once again for her annual Mardi Gras celebration! Let the good times roll with Broadway’s greatest star and her seven-piece ensemble Euphonic Gumbo for an evening of classic New Orleans-style jazz, featuring tap dancer extraordinaire (and Funny Girl castmate) John Manzari as a special guest. Songs include selections from her recent Club44 Records release Hand in Hand (“Louisiana Fairy Tale,” “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?”), her debut album Introducing Julie Benko (“Love for Sale”), and other classics (“Basin St. Blues,” “Iko, Iko,” “St. James Infirmary”), with fresh arrangements by her jazz-pianist spouse Jason Yeager. Grab your beads and join the parade – nobody’s gonna rain on this one! Julie Benko joined the annals of theatrical lore for her sensational understudy-to-star trajectory as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. She received Theatre World’s Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theatre and was named the 2022 “Breakout Star for Theater” by The New York Times and one of “10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2023” by Variety, honored as one of “40 Under 40” for Crain’s New York Business, hailed by CBS Mornings as “Broadway’s breakout star,” and profiled in numerous national media outlets including Time. Following Funny Girl, she returned to Broadway to originate the role of Ruth in Barry Manilow’s long-gestating musical Harmony. Benko has released 3 studio albums, including Hand in Hand (Club44 Records), a duo effort with her pianist-composer spouse Jason Yeager that won the BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award for “Best Commercial Album” and received a MAC Award nomination for “Best Major Album,” as well as Christmas With You (Club44 Records) and Introducing Julie Benko. This show will be live streamed—visit the Birdland website or veeps.com/birdland for more information.
$75 VIP / $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum / $20 Livestream
February 17-21 (Tuesday-Saturday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM (2/17-19); 8:30 & 10:30 PM (2/20-21) – Birdland Jazz Club
Chad LB Quartet
Celebrated from a young age as a saxophone prodigy, the masterfully technical and emotionally moving Chad Lefkowitz-Brown is now an internationally-recognized musician, seen on world stages with Taylor Swift, Chris Botti, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, and his own groups. Performances at Carnegie Hall, the Super Bowl, and Madison Square Garden have been highlights in his star-studded career, and his albums have met great critical acclaim: critic Doug Ramsey named Lefkowitz-Brown’s debut album, Imagery Manifesto, “Debut Album of the Year,” and DownBeat named Onward, his May 2017 release, an Editor’s Pick for 2017. Chad’s two 2021 releases—Open World, featuring greats Lionel Loueke, Randy Brecker, and other stars, and Quartet Sessions featuring his brilliant peers—were released on the La Reserve label. Other releases include Quarantine Standards (Sound Frame, 2020), Chad LB and Sonic Magic: Live at The Bridge (Featuring Randy Brecker) (2019), Standard Sessions (2019), and 2025’s Time In a Bottle.
$50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 20-22 (Friday-Sunday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM – Birdland Theater
Ethan Iverson Trio w/ Buster Williams & Billy Hart
Ethan Iverson came to prominence in the early 2000s as the pianist in the iconoclastic trio The Bad Plus, a group famed for its legendary explorations into genre cross-pollination and an experimentalism with style that connected with a new generation of music listener. But the pianist’s success has included many other expeditions, including a long-time post in the quartet of Billy Hart, the Miles Davis/Herbie Hancock drummer; work with legends Ron Carter and Albert “Tootie” Heath; recordings with Mark Turner, Tom Harrell, and Jack Dejohnette; and significant works of both program curation (Duke University’s Thelonious Monk Centennial Celebration) and jazz scholarship (his popular blog “Do The M@th). In this three night engagement at the Theater, Iverson reassembles a profound configuration in which he has spent considerable time: trio with legends Buster Williams on bass and Billy Hart on drums, two of the most recorded, influential instrumentalists of the past 60 years. As the pianist cautions: “Expect the unexpected!”
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 22 (Sunday) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Mike Davis and the New Wonders
Ever since he set foot in New York City as a teenager, the “eloquent trumpet prodigy” Mike Davis (Wall Street Journal) has had the ears of his contemporaries, his elders, and his audiences. But it was two years into his study at Manhattan School of Music before he encountered, firsthand, the visceral joy of early traditional jazz—and once he did, Davis was hooked. A decade and a half later, the trumpeter, cornetist, and bandleader is one of the New York trad jazz scene’s most beloved practitioners, his playing, speaking, and even his clothing all inflected with a prohibition-era speakeasy cool, invoking the world and music of Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke. The leader of the New Wonders (named for Beiderbecke’s cornet model), and a member of Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks, David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, the Lovestruck Balladeers, and the bands of Dandy Wellington, Glenn Crytzer, Terry Waldo, Dan Levinson, and many other traditional jazz and swing bands, Davis has earned praise from The New York Times and Downbeat, and his commitment to excellence shines through in every performance. Step into the world that the New Wonders reopen, and prepare to dance to numbers like “I’d Rather Cry Over You (Than Smile at Somebody Else)” and “She’s Funny That Way,” or “I’m Walkin Between the Raindrops.”
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 23 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Nicole Henry in “What We Desire”
Singer Nicole Henry and her band return to Birdland, this time with “What We Desire.” The New York Times, Miami Herald, and Jazz Times Magazine have compared the powerhouse jazz vocalist to Sarah Vaughan, Natalie Cole and Whitney Houston for her dynamic range, impeccable phrasing, and ability to connect to a lyric. Whether burning up a swing tune or gently caressing a ballad, Henry—named Vocalist of the Decade by BroadwayWorld Miami—makes each song uniquely her own, “aim[ing] right for the emotional center” (Billboard). She celebrates a 20-year recording career with 8 critically acclaimed chart-topping CDs, a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance,” and four Top Ten Billboard placements, and even a Nicole Henry Day in Miami for her ongoing legacy. Hot House Jazz said, “few voices can set a listening room on fire, then let it burn into a cinder like Nicole Henry’s.” An all-star cast backs her up: the greats Shedrick Mitchell on piano, Richie Goods on bass, Mike Piolet on drums, and Jean Caze on trumpet. Expect uncommonly played gems like “All the Way” alongside the 1970s hit “So Good, So Right” as Henry delivers a passionate and joyful evening in honor of what is perhaps humanity’s deepest desire: to be loved.
$65 VIP / $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 24 (Tuesday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Karrin Allyson: Kameo
Karrin Allyson has been nominated for a whopping 5 Grammy awards and lived a tremendous career in music. Her stylistic palette is broad: she has put out records addressing the music of Chopin, Jobim, Coltrane, Parker, Blakey, Ellington, and many others, all with no sign of losing the edge on her artistic daring. 2019’s Shoulder to Shoulder reflected upon women’s suffrage, one of history’s most important political movements; next, she visited the music of country legend Bonnie Raitt for five nights at Birdland; she brought audiences to Brazil featuring accordionist/pianist Vitor Goncalves, bassist Harvie S, and percussionist Rafael Barata on her latest album, “A Kiss For Brazil,” with Brazilian national treasure Rosa Passos as a special guest. What does she have in store for us on this one-off Monday night in September? Come catch Karrin in “Kameo” and find out for yourself. Featuring Rod Fleeman (guitar) and Miles Slonniker (bass).
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 25-27 (Wednesday-Friday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM (2/25-26); 8:30 & 10:30 PM (2/27) – Birdland Jazz Club
Mike Stern Band with Richard Bona, Dennis Chambers, Leni Stern, Bob Franceschini
Named one of DownBeat’s 75 Great Guitarists of All Time, Mike Stern is an iconic figure in post 1960s creative music. A member of Blood, Sweat & Tears in the 1970s—and in the 1980s, a member of groups led by Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Jaco Pastorius, and Michael Brecker—Stern’s fusion of rock and jazz styles was part of a movement of innovators that changed the way guitarists viewed their instrument. In 2009, Stern won the Grammy award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his recording Big Neighborhood. Having delivered 18 recordings as a leader and performed on hundreds more as a sideman, the guitarist continues to deliver jawdropping performances. For this run, he has assembled an all-star lineup of musicians, including Dennis Chambers on drums, Bob Franceschini on saxophone, Leni Stern on guitar and vocals, and Richard Bona on bass. Don’t miss these legends at work!
$50 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 27 – March 1 (Friday-Sunday) 7:00 & 9:30 PM – Birdland Theater
Gunhild Carling
International sensation, virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, vocalist extraordinaire—shall we say, conceptualist? The real question is: what can’t you say about Gunhild Carling? She seems to do it all: performing on trumpet, trombone, bagpipes, drums, piano, bass, three trumpets at once, a trumpet balanced vertically using no hands, all on one song which she is singing. Carling continuously proves she will break any limitation in front of her. And with her feel-good revival of 1920s hot swing, this brilliant entertainer makes audiences smile and dance as she wows them with unheard-of talents. Born to a family where everyone played multiple instruments, Carling began touring Europe as a girl; since then she has performed with the Count Basie Orchestra, the WDR Big Band, Sabrina Carpenter, Macy Gray, Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox, and countless others; and she has been delivered her amazing show on America’s Got Talent, Sweden’s Dancing With the Stars, ABC News, and in her online videos which have garnered over 70 million views. Carling is known to put the 1920s twist on popular contemporary songs such as Madonna’s “Material Girl,” Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” and Pharrell’s “Happy.” Expect a weekend of delightful surprises!
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
Monthly Engagements:
February 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 (Mondays and Tuesdays) 5:30 & 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater
Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks
Catch Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks every Monday and Tuesday evening at Birdland Theater! Giordano, the recipient of a GRAMMY Award for his work scoring the HBO show Boardwalk Empire, is a master composer and arranger whose 11-piece band, The Nighthawks, recreate the jubilant 1920s jazz sound with amazing definition, using violins, tubas, banjos, and collector’s item drum sets. The band has provided soundtracks for film and television productions including The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, Cafe Society, Boardwalk Empire, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and many more. Not to be missed!
$40 tables / $30 bar / $20 partial view table seating + $20 food/drink minimum
February 2, 9, 16, 23 (Mondays) 9:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
Jim Caruso’s Cast Party
Step into the glittering world of Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, the legendary weekly open mic night that turns Birdland into the ultimate showbiz playground! Every Monday, the iconic venue transforms into a raucous, star-studded celebration of music, comedy, and jaw-dropping talent, where seasoned pros and up-and-coming performers share the stage in an unforgettable, high-energy variety show. Leading the charge is the ever-dapper Jim Caruso. With his signature charm and boundless enthusiasm, Caruso keeps the night moving at a thrilling pace, welcoming Broadway belters, jazz virtuosos, master tappers, and the occasional surprise megastar drop-in! Fueling the musical magic is the incomparable trio of powerhouse musicians: the dazzling Billy Stritch at the piano, the rock-solid Steve Doyle on bass, and the dynamic Daniel Glass on drums. Together, they create a swinging, electrifying sound that transforms every performance into a showstopping moment. From Tony and Oscar winners to hopeful newcomers, Cast Party is where talent shines, friendships are forged, and the spirit of live performance is alive and thriving. Whether you’re gracing the stage or cheering from the audience, one thing’s for sure—you never know who might take the mic next! Join the party every Monday night at Birdland and witness why Jim Caruso’s Cast Party remains a can’t-miss New York City tradition.
$35 tables / $25 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 4, 11, 18, 25 (Wednesdays) 5:30 PM – Birdland Theater
David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band
Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and their colleagues, David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band breathes life and passion into America’s own great art form. Now in its 26th year of residency at Birdland, the weekly post-workday engagement is the city’s best musical bargain! Tuba player David Ostwald leads a rotating lineup that features talents such as clarinetist Anat Cohen, trombonist/vocalist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ehud Asherie, drummer Marion Felder and more!
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 4, 11, 18, 25 (Wednesdays) 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater
Frank Vignola’s Guitar Night
It’s the best jazz guitar lover’s show in the world. Frank Vignola’s virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Les Paul, the Boston and New York Pops, and more. Every Wednesday at 8:30pm in the Birdland Theater, Frank leads “Frank Vignola’s Guitar Night at Birdland.” Inspired by journeyman jazz guitarist John Pisano’s now famous Los Angeles Guitar Night, the Frank Vignola Quartet, featuring pianist Ted Rosenthal, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi, and drummer Alex Raderman, perform tunes from the standard repertoire, bringing in special guests weekly. In February, catch Pasquale Grasso, Bruce Forman and Ulf Wakenius (guitars, 2/4); Peter Bernstein (guitar, 2/11); Josh Dunn and Pasquale Grasso (guitars, 2/18); and James Chirillo (guitar, 2/25). **Guitar night streams live every week at: YouTube.com/RadioFreeBirdland
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 5, 12, 19, 26 (Thursdays) 5:30 PM & 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater
The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band
Led by veteran trumpeter Simon Wettenhall and Grammy winning pianist Conal Fowkes, The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band is a New Orleans-style group which for decades has served as Woody Allen’s band of choice in his movies, concert tours and other performances—including, on the silver screen, the celebrated Wild Man Blues, Sweet and Lowdown, Midnight in Paris, Blue Jasmine, Cafe Society, Magic In The Moonlight, and A Rainy Day In New York. Appearing on all the premiere concert stages of Europe and the United States, the group features Conal Fowkes (piano/vocals co-leader), Simon Wettenhall (trumpet/vocals co-leader), Tom Abbott (clarinet), Harvey Tibbs (trombone), Josh Dunn (banjo/guitar), Brian Nalepka (bass/vocals), and Kevin Dorn (drums). Catch them each Thursday at Birdland Theater.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 6, 13, 20, 27 (Fridays) 5:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
The Birdland Big Band
Every Friday, and for two headlining weeks a year, the “BBB” roars into action playing a thrilling and original mix of jazz, funk, Brazilian, Latin and world music for sold-out audiences. Featured weekly guest artists drop in from television bands (David Letterman, Saturday Night Live) and pop music touring bands (Rob Thomas, Rod Stewart). Come see for yourself why Time Out New York called the BBB “A completely unique experience… there isn’t another band like this anywhere,” and why yelp.com proclaims, “If you hear one band in NYC make sure this is it… and prepare to be blown away!”
$45 tables / $35 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 21, 28 (Saturdays except 2/7 and 2/14) – Birdland Jazz Club
Esteban Castro Trio
A force of indomitable technique, extraordinary passion, and expansive imagination, the 21 year-old Esteban Castro is a jaw-dropping pianist whose capacities on their instrument defy categorization. Seamlessly merging bebop, classical, contemporary jazz, and other traditions together, the pianist is a beacon of creative energy and sensitivity. Castro is the recent winner of the prestigious Bell Young Jazz Award 2025 by The Gilmore Festival—as well as a Finalist in the 2023 American Piano Awards; the First Prize winner at the 2019 MSM Precollege Philharmonic Concerto Competition, 2017 Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition, and 2016 Montreux Jazz Piano Solo Competition; the recipient of 15 Downbeat Student Music Awards, and a recent graduate of The Juilliard School. They have worked with musical heroes Ambrose Akinmusire, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Peter Evans, Gilad Hekselman, Billy Drummond, Mark Shim, and Ted Nash, among many others, and have performed to sold-out audiences at The Blue Note, The Montreux Jazz Club, The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, as well as in Switzerland, Italy, France, Peru, Canada, and Puerto Rico. A Young Steinway artist, Esteban returns with a trio to Birdland for two Saturdays in February.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum
February 1, 8, 15, 22 (Sundays) 8:30 & 10:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club
The Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra
Birdland presents the debut of its Latin Jazz Orchestra, directed by master saxophonist David DeJesus. A fixture on the New York City music scene for three decades, DeJesus brings his deep expertise in both jazz and Latin music to this exciting new ensemble. Composed of a rotating cast of New York’s top talent, the orchestra will perform classics of the Latin jazz big band repertoire, showcasing the vibrant rhythms and sophisticated arrangements that define this legendary style—lifting spirits with their dancing beats, their buoyant harmonies, and the deep traditions they represent.
$40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum