Birdland Jazz Club

What Birdland Jazz Club does

Birdland Jazz Club is a privately held, for-profit live jazz venue operating from 315 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan. Originally founded in December 1949 on Broadway at 52nd Street and named after Charlie Parker, the club closed in 1965 and was relaunched at its current 44th Street location in 1986. The venue comprises two distinct performance spaces — the ground-level Birdland Jazz Club and the lower-level Birdland Theater (added in 2018) — together hosting multiple nightly shows at 5:30PM, 7:00PM, 8:30PM, 9:30PM, and 10:30PM across genres spanning straight-ahead jazz, 1920s-style hot jazz, funk, Brazilian, Latin, and world music. Programming is anchored by long-running weekly residencies including Jim Caruso's Cast Party (since 2004), David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band (21st year), Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, the Birdland Big Band, the High Society New Orleans Jazz Band, and the Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra, supplemented by multi-night engagements featuring NEA Jazz Masters and GRAMMY-winning headliners.

The business operates an integrated dinner-and-show model. Tickets (priced approximately $24.91–$56.06) are sold exclusively through TicketWeb, with a $20 per-person, per-set food or beverage minimum met by an Italian menu, full bar, cocktails, and a curated wine list. The venue is restricted to ages 10 and above. Revenue is generated through three streams: ticket transactions, food and beverage sales, and a Shopify-hosted online gift shop selling Birdland-branded merchandise and gift cards (redeemable for F&B but not online ticketing). Group bookings for parties of 12+ are handled via email. Student discounts (50% off late weekday sets) are available through phone or email booking.

Customer acquisition relies on the venue's historic brand, a website event calendar, an email newsletter, and social media (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube). The audience comprises jazz enthusiasts, casual music fans, group/private event clients, and tourists seeking a quintessential NYC jazz experience. The venue's technology footprint is conventional SMB tooling: TicketWeb for ticketing, Shopify for e-commerce, and Google Analytics for web measurement; no proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Birdland positions itself on heritage, programming depth, and a tightly curated dual-room experience rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

Birdland Jazz Club

Legal name

Birdland Jazz Club

Website

https://birdlandjazz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Birdland Jazz Club is a historic privately held NYC jazz venue (founded 1949, reopened 1986) operating two midtown Manhattan performance rooms with nightly live programming, Italian dining, and an exclusive TicketWeb ticketing partnership serving jazz enthusiasts and group event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Jazz Venue / Music Club

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Musical Groups and Artists (711130), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nightlife Venue Groups & Operators (Multi-Location) (MPAGAIAL), Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD)

Keywords

• Live jazz performances
• Jazz club venue
• Live music entertainment
• Jazz artist residencies
• Italian dining and bar

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue stream from show tickets sold exclusively through TicketWeb. Ticket prices range from approximately $24.91 to $56.06 depending on event and seating.
2. Food and Beverage: $20 minimum per person on food or drinks per set. Italian dinner menu, cocktails, beer, wine. Corkage fee of $40 for outside wine. Birthday cake plating fee of $5 per person.
3. Merchandise: Gift shop operated on Shopify platform (birdlandjazzgiftshop.myshopify.com) selling Birdland-branded merchandise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Birdland Jazz Club operates a historic New York City live jazz venue at 315 West 44th Street, presenting daily jazz performances across two distinct spaces—the main Birdland Jazz Club and the lower-level Birdland Theater (added 2018). Programming includes weekly resident bands and variety shows (Jim Caruso's Cast Party, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, Birdland Big Band, Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra), ticketed through TicketWeb and paired with an award-winning Italian dinner menu and full bar service.

Product overview

Birdland Jazz Club is a jazz music venue in midtown Manhattan offering live performances across two distinct spaces: the main ground-level Birdland Jazz Club and the intimate Birdland Theater (opened 2018, located on the lower level). The venue operates with an award-winning Italian dining menu and bar service at both locations. Birdland hosts multiple weekly recurring residencies and event series including Jim Caruso's Cast Party (Monday), Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks (Theater residency), David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band (Wednesday), Frank Vignola's Guitar Night (Wednesday), The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band (Thursday), Birdland Big Band (Friday), and the Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra (Sunday). The venue also presents individual artist performances and special events. Tickets are sold exclusively through TicketWeb, and merchandise is available through an integrated Shopify gift shop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Jazz Performances at Birdland Jazz Club (ground-level venue) Ticketed live jazz performances at the main ground-level Birdland Jazz Club, featuring a full bar, Italian dining menu, and accessible seating. Tickets sold exclusively through TicketWeb; ticket prices typically $24.91–$56.06 depending on artist and showtime.
• Live Jazz Performances at Birdland Theater (lower-level cabaret venue) Ticketed live jazz performances in the intimate cabaret-style Birdland Theater with classic bar service, state-of-the-art acoustics and sight lines. Tickets sold exclusively through TicketWeb.
• Italian Dining Service (Club Menu and Theater Menu) Italian cuisine, decadent desserts, chef-curated wines, cocktails, and beer served before and during performances in both venues. Subject to a $20 per-person per-set food or beverage minimum.
• Birdland Gift Shop / Merchandise

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TicketWebcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTicketWeb is Birdland's exclusive authorized ticket selling platform. All ticket sales are processed through TicketWeb only. Birdland explicitly states 'TICKETWEB IS OUR ONLY AUTHORIZED TICKET SELLER' across all event pages. This exclusive arrangement ensures ticket price integrity and prevents scalping.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jazz Standard: Former NYC jazz club (closed 2020) that operated as a ticketed live jazz venue with full dinner service. Historically comparable to Birdland in format, scale, and programming approach.
• Smalls Jazz Club: West Village jazz club featuring nightly live jazz sets with cover charge and bar service. Directly comparable intimate NYC jazz venue with traditional programming focus.
• The Iridium: NYC jazz and rock club featuring nightly ticketed performances with food and beverage service. Directly comparable midtown venue with similar artist programming and dinner-show format.
• Blue Note Jazz Club: Iconic NYC jazz club in Greenwich Village offering nightly ticketed performances of world-class jazz artists, with dinner and bar service. Directly comparable operating model: ticketed live jazz plus food and beverage at premium price points in Manhattan.
• Village Vanguard: Historic basement jazz club in Greenwich Village operating since 1935. Directly comparable as a long-running NYC jazz venue focused on artist residencies and traditional jazz programming in an intimate ticketed setting.
• Dizzy's Club: Jazz club at Jazz at Lincoln Center offering ticketed performances with dinner and city views. Directly comparable premium NYC jazz venue with nightly programming of established and emerging artists.
• Smoke Jazz Club: Upper West Side NYC jazz club offering ticketed live jazz performances with dinner and bar service. Directly comparable intimate venue model with nightly programming and resident artist engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Jazz at Lincoln Center: Major institutional jazz organization producing concerts, festivals, and educational programming, including operating Dizzy's Club. Comparable as a leading jazz presenter with venue operations, though significantly larger and more diversified than Birdland.
• SFJAZZ: San Francisco-based jazz presenter operating SFJAZZ Center with ticketed performances, education programming, and a broader institutional mission. Comparable as a major jazz presenter with venue operations, though broader in scope including education and festivals.

Regional players

• Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club: Legendary London jazz club since 1959 offering nightly ticketed jazz performances with dinner service. Highly comparable as an iconic historic jazz institution with similar brand recognition in its home market, though UK-based.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/birdlandjazz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/radiofreebirdland
• Facebookfacebook.com/BirdlandJazzClub
• Instagraminstagram.com/birdlandjazz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/birdland-jazz-club

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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