So, you live in smalltown nowhere and the only live jazz you have access to is either none, or a Utah basketball team on ESPN. Don’t worry, because Smalls Jazz Club in New York City has been recording their live sets for a few years now and you can listen to them in the club’s online Artist+Audio Archive.

Opened in 1993 by Mitch Borden, Smalls Jazz Club became a Greenwich Village institution and mainstay for such then up-and-coming jazz talent as drummer Brian Blade, trumpeter Roy Hargrove, pianist Sam Yahel and others. Sadly, Borden was forced to close the club during the city’s financial woes after 9/11. Then in February of 2007, Borden and his newfound partners musicians Spike Wilner and Lee Kostrinsky re-opened Smalls.

Just click on the Artist+Audio Archive button, pick an instrument of choice, pick an artist out of the list, pick a set date and enjoy.

The list of artist’s is exstensive and a veritable who’s who of artists on the national and international jazz a scene. A quick glance at LCJO trumpeter Ryan Kisor alone brings up well over 30 live dates going back to 2007.

It’s all streaming for free, and the drink minimum is whatever you can grab out of the fridge.

Check out Smalls Jazz Club site here.