Seventh Avenue South (jan 1, 1977 – jan 1, 1987)

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Seventh Avenue South was a jazz club in New York City. It existed from 1977 to 1987.

The Seventh Avenue South was located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan (21 Seventh Avenue South/Leroy Street) and it was founded by the brothers Randy and Michael Brecker. A number of well-known jazz musicians played there: Mike Mainieri, Mike Stern, Chuck Loeb, Bob Mintzer, Hiram Bullock, Wynton Marsalis, David Sanborn, Al Foster, Kazumi Watanabe, Steve Grossman, Junior Cook, Sal Nistico and Vladimir Horunzhy[citation needed]. The club was a start-up for the fusion group Steps Ahead, Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth big band and the Bob Mintzer Big Band. Some live albums were made in the club: Native Son, Jaco Pastorius' Live in New York City, Steps/Steps Ahead and Mike Mainieri. The club was an important hot spot for the jazz, fusion and studio scene in New York.

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