Seventh Avenue South (jazz club)

Seventh Avenue South was a jazz club in New York City. It existed from 1977 to 1987.[1]

The Seventh Avenue South was located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan (21 Seventh Avenue South/Leroy Street) and it was founded by the brothers Randy and Michael Brecker.[2] A number of well-known jazz musicians played there: Mike Mainieri, Mike Stern, Chuck Loeb, Bob Mintzer, Hiram Bullock, Wynton Marsalis, David Sanborn, Al Foster, Kazumi Watanabe,[3] Steve Grossman, Junior Cook, Sal Nistico and Vladimir Horunzhy. The club was a start-up for the fusion group Steps Ahead, Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth big band and the Bob Mintzer Big Band. Some live albums were made in the club: Native Son, Jaco Pastorius' Live in New York City, Steps/Steps Ahead and Mike Mainieri.[4] The club was an important hot spot for the jazz, fusion and studio scene in New York.

References
  1. "New York Nights – Seventh Avenue South". JazzTimes.
  2. Website of Randy Brecker
  3. "Seventh Avenue South – Legendärer Jazzclub in Manhattan". Jazzband Live (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  4. Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (10 August 2016)

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