Best jazz bargains

Monday nights at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola

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It’s tough to find a bargain at the city’s marquee jazz clubs, but if you’re keen to sample the refined vibe and spectacular park view at this Lincoln Center nightspot, the Monday-night “Upstarts” series, featuring rising stars and solid sidemen, will set you back only $20 to $25.

55 Bar

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This comfortable prewar Christopher Street basement features music seven nights a week, ranging from hard-driving postbop to slick fusion grooves. Early sets at 6 or 7pm are free; late sets typically run you $10 to $15.

Smalls

You might encounter legendary old-timers or freshly arrived aspirants at this cozy hang; on the best nights you might even find them working together. It’s always $20 to get in, and every night but Friday and Saturday your first drink is covered by that charge too.

The Stone

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If you’ve got a taste for adventure and a hole in your pocket, head east—way east—to the Stone, John Zorn’s no-frills musical laboratory in Alphabet City. For just $10 a night (and sometimes even less), you can tap into the latest developments from the city’s storied downtown avant-garde scene. No drinks, no tchotchkes, just music.

Cornelia Street Café

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Many a well-known bandleader has come to this West Village basement to work out new ideas in front of a small, intensely focused audience. Cover is typically $10 to $15, plus a one-drink minimum you’ll have no trouble meeting.