4488 Broadway and 192nd St.  212-567-9425
Latin Jazz Wednesdays is a new night, with great live bands, generally from 10PM to 1PM, $5 cover and 1 drink minimum

 

Copa's Regular schedule of Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday nights will begin on Tuesday, October 22nd.  Pricing for Tuesday will be $5 from 6 PM to 8 PM - $10 After 8:00 - Free Buffet from 6:00 to 8:00.  Striking decor, deep blue with white palms.

         El Flamingo
 

547 West 21st Street, Manhattan - (212) 243-2121 
Theatre-nightclub has Salsa-oriented events on Sundays, Mondays and TuesdaysSimply Salsa After Work Mondays, 5:30pm - 1am. Complimentary Hot Buffet beginning at 6:00pm. Complimentary Salsa and Cha-Cha Lessons at 5:30pm by top New York teachers and clave dancers such as Frankie Martinez and the Abakua Dance Company.  Co-hosted by Izzy Rodriguez and DJ Henry Knowles (fabulous dancers!) together with DJs such as Nelson Torres & Franklin Ayala. You might get to meet  the lovely and charming Priscilla Martinez, who often greets guests.  The whole crew here dances on clave! Vaya

           El Taller Latino Americano    

2710 Broadway, (corner of 104th St.), third floor. (917) 532-7165
Interesting bi-cultural incubator, with intimate performance space, Spanish language classes, fine musicians and an admirable history, led by talented musician/impresario Bernardo Palombo. Performances are generally $10, Seniors $8, Children under 10 free (w/adult).  The hip Afro-Cu-Bar on Fridays (through June, 2001) is produced by Cuban poet and cultural activist Mappy Torres (see picture) (!), bringing together some great musicians and audiences

Kaña  

324 Spring St., Soho, NYC 10013, (212) 343-8180
Cozy, brick-walled, candlelit little place, with tapas, sangria, and Spanish wine plus a bar.  On Azucar Sundays, live percussionists may join excellent DJ Babaloo for Salsa, Cuban Classics, Salsa Africana, Bachata, Merengue, at levels good for dancing... but you can talk, too.   Other music other nights, Spanish rock and such.  Dinner starts at 6PM, and weekends you can party till 4AM.  A let-your-hair-down alternative for anti-"scene" dancing/hanging.  Tiny space, cement floor, but intimate, dark and quite charming.

 

Kavehaz  

37 West 26th St. (between 6th and Broadway) (212) 343-0612
European-style coffee house, art gallery, jazz club, casual restaurant. Full Bar, and large beer and wine lists, too (just like Magyar hospitality)! Live jazz 7 nights per week, in a charming, new space with new sound system.  Every Wednesday they still feature former lead trumpeter for Tito Puente  Ray Vega, with his new Afro-Cuban Latin jazz group: Boperation, attaining ever- new juxtapositions of clave and jazz.  A class

 

Lava Gina 

116 Ave C (between 7th & 8th Sts), NYC, 212-477-9319

This ultra-cool little lounge is so cool, that there's no attitude, just incredible music, at the perfect level to talk or dance. 

7PM. These 2 days a week are sacred to excellent, Palladium-era, Classic Mambo™ dancers in New York. Prices subject to change for Special Events. Call for info, dress code.

Nells

 

246 West 14th Street, (between 7th and  8th Ave)
(212) 675-1567 or (718) 782-2942
Wednesdays - Cuban Soul: different live Cuban band upstairs every week - DJ Elvira downstairs.
See PLANET SALSA Events for current listings. 

'The Best Cuban Music Night'  by Village Voice 'Best of NYC 2000' - Cover, mostly $10, $7 before 10.  ID required for all. Dress Code - No jeans or sneakers.

Directions: A,C,E & L to 14th Street & 8th Ave. Park on street.

No Moore

234 West Broadway, New York City (at White St., 2 blocks south of Canal)
Toll Free: (877) No Moore. 
Saturdays - dance Salsa to live Cuban music bands presented by La Rumba. Re-opening after renovations July 26th, 2003. 
Directions: A-E-C Trains to Canal or 1-9 to Franklin.

Nuyorican Poets Cafe  

236 East Third St. (between Aves. B & C) Hotline: (212) 505-8183
This venerable bookstore-cafe-performance space features a weekly "Latin Jazz Jam" with clave-savvy trombonist Chris Washburne and his great SYOTOS band ("See You On The Other Side" band!).  Every Thursday night at 10pm, $5.00.  Sunday Night Jazz may also feature some top New York Latin Jazz bands, such as Bobby Sanabria. Call for schedule.

 

 

Remy Lounge
 

104 Greenwich Street, (between Rector and Carlyle) - (212) 267- 4646

 

 

Smoke  (formerly Augie's Jazz Bar - for 20 yrs!)  

2751 Broadway (between 105th & 106th St)   Info: (212) 864-6662
Intimate, plush jazz club (seats 70) with great sound quality, voted 
"best new Jazz Club" by New York magazine. 
On Sundays they have Latin Jazz, currently featuring clave-savvy trombonist Chris Washburne and his great SYOTOS band.  
3 sets a night, 9:00, 11:00, & 12:30 - NO cover charge with a $10 drink minimum (on Sundays at least thru May, 2001). Call. Smoking/Non-smoking areas. Bar open till 4 AM.  Swank, yet serious.  Do check it out.    

 

S.O.B.'s
  

204 Varick Street (7th Ave. and W. Houston), Manhattan - (212) 243-4940 "La Tropica" Mondays - Doors generally open 6:30 - After work dance class, usually by excellent clave dancer/teacher Mario Diaz, who is also a trained Latin percussionist. The classes are held from 7:00-8:00 and admission is free before 7:00 (usually $15 or more after 7)  At 9:00 top live bands begin

 

 

Supper Club  

240 W 47th St (between 7th & 8th Ave) - (212) 921-1940
Originally a Swing (retro/vintage, "jump") club, with dinner, show, and dancing on weekends-- however, every Sat in the summer, Mambo dancing from 10 PM to around 4 AM, with live Salsa bands. Cubansoul promoter Roger Barr has a hand in the new Saturday events, and DJ Elvira spins pur

Vudu Lounge

1487 1st Avenue (between 77th & 78th), Manhattan, (212) 249-9540 Thursdays Afterwork Stress Relief parties by Cine-Mas productions (646)-391-4520, seem to be fairly Latino oriented, with free lessons in Tango, Salsa, Mambo, Ballroom and more by Dance Times Square from 6 to 6:30 PM, complimentary hors d' oeuvres, DJs, stand-up comedy on the last Thursday of each month.  Some live bands may start in the fall (2002), with cover after 7 PM.  Free admission, as of April, 2002. Doors open at 5.  21 and over, ID a must. For band info, call (917) 701-0811

 

Zinc Bar  

 

90 West Houston Street, corner La Guardia Place, (212) 477-8337
Thursdays nights are Afro-Cuban (AKA  'Latin Jazz' in some circles), with sets at 10:30, 12, and 2.  Fridays - African; Saturdays - Brazilian Bossa Nova. Weekend nights, first of 3 sets starts 11 PM, then 12, and 2. Sunday nights - Brazilian Samba.  $5 plus 1 drink minimum. Smoking lounge in back.