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Arthur's TavernArthur's Tavern

57 Grove Street
New York, NY 10014
212-675-6879
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There are a number of legendary jazz clubs dotting Greenwich Village - the Vanguard and Sweet Rhythm (Sweet Basil) most prominent among them - but the history of Arthur's Tavern is as significant as any of the other jazz landmarks. Opened in 1937 at its present location at 57 Grove Street, Arthur's is the last continuously operating club to call Charlie Parker a regular player (to the degree that Bird did anything with what we'd call regularity), thus the club's nickname: “Home of the Bird”. And while it might be a little frayed at the edges, its endurance and vitality has made it as important to New York's cultural landscape as any of its Village brethren.

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