Jazz Standard, One Of New York’s Top Clubs, Closes Due To Pandemic

The Mingus Big Band, playing a set at The Jazz Standard in 2008.

It is the first major jazz club in New York City to shut its doors permanently due to the coronavirus crisis. Its owners announced the club’s closing on Wednesday, after more than two decades.

(Image credit: Jimmy Katz/WBGO)

It is the first major jazz club in New York City to shut its doors permanently due to the coronavirus crisis. Its owners announced the club’s closing on Wednesday, after more than two decades.