Their Words: Offering weekly Jazz Vespers services along with social and cultural programs, Saint Peter’s Church has supported the needs of many musicians and their families for nearly 50 years. Since 1965, the church has been a spiritual home for the jazz community in New York, hosting countless memorial services for luminaries such as Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Bassist and composer Ike Sturm serves as the music director for the jazz ministry.
Our Words: St. Peter's is a church in Midtown Manhattan that offers a great setting to hear live jazz. It has a much bigger seating capacity than your usual jazz club, as well as more room in the stage area, allowing for large ensembles to perform there. Among those who have performed there are Clark Terry, Jay Leonhart, Jon Gordon, Helen Sung and Donny McCaslin, to name a few.
Music Every Night?: no, they have music every Sunday at 5pm - jazz vespers; Jazz on the Plaza summer series: every thursday from May to end of August - 12:30-1:45pm; Midtown Jazz at Midday: every Wednesday (except summer) - 1-2 pm.
Capacity: 330 seated
Reservations: no need for reservations, although online reservations can be made for festival events
Age Restriction: All Ages
Food / Drink: food and drink are provided at no cost after Sunday evening services
Price / Student Discount: Sundays at 5pm and "Jazz on the Plaza" are free. Wednesdays are $7 suggested donation.
