Nick's (Nick's Tavern) was a tavern and jazz club located at the northwest corner of 10th Street and 7th Avenue in the
Greenwich Village neighborhood of the borough of
Manhattan
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New York City
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which was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s.

Many jazz artists performed at the club including
Bill Saxton (a Friday night regular),
Pee Wee Russell,
Muggsy Spanier,
Miff Mole, and
Joe Grauso
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, among others.
Artists like
Miles Davis
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and
John Coltrane used to visit the pub to relax after their own gigs.
During the early 1950s, the club was noted for its regular
Phil Napoleon and
The Original Memphis Five Dixieland performances.
See also
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St. Nick's Pub
St. Nick's Jazz Pub located at 773 St. Nicholas Avenue, in New York City, in the area of Harlem known as Sugar Hill, Manhattan. It was one of the oldest continuous operating jazz club in Harlem specializing in Jazz and Blues. In the 30s it was ...
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List of jazz venues
References
External links
Official siteJim Cullum Riverwalk Jazz Collection at Stanford University
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1940 establishments in New York City
Jazz clubs in New York City
Music venues in Manhattan
Taverns in New York (state)
Greenwich Village
Music venues completed in 1940