Everything on at Village Vanguard this weekend and in the weeks ahead — hand-checked, free events first.
5 picks · checked Aug 12
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanBill Frisell brings his trio with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston into the basement jazz club that made the room a recording legend.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanBill Frisell brings his trio with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston into the basement jazz club that made the room a recording legend.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanThe 16-piece band that has owned Monday nights in this basement since 1966 — more than 2,700 Mondays and still standing.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanThe 16-piece band that has owned Monday nights in this basement since 1966 — more than 2,700 Mondays and still standing.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanThe Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsJoe Lovano brings guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Will Calhoun to the Village Vanguard basement.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanThe Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsJoe Lovano brings guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Will Calhoun to the Village Vanguard basement.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanThe Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBassist John Patitucci brings saxophonist Chris Potter and drummer Brian Blade into the Vanguard's basement for the last nights of a six-night stand.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanThe Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsBassist John Patitucci brings saxophonist Chris Potter and drummer Brian Blade into the Vanguard's basement for the last nights of a six-night stand.
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Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanBill Frisell's quartet with Greg Tardy, Gerald Clayton and Johnathan Blake holds the Vanguard's basement bandstand all week.
Village Vanguard, West Village, ManhattanBill Frisell's quartet with Greg Tardy, Gerald Clayton and Johnathan Blake holds the Vanguard's basement bandstand all week.
This list covers the weekend of Aug 15–16, 2026, and it refreshes automatically every week.
Stumblday curates and re-ranks NYC events each week from official venue and city sources — so you get a short, vetted shortlist instead of an endless calendar.
