"“One of my favorite things about being in New York right now is how any night of the week, you can go hear something absolutely mind-blowing. You don't have to go to the Village to hear great jazz. Birdland has been an institution for so long. I remember hearing the song ‘Lullaby of Birdland’ as a kid and being like, ‘Is that a real place?’ And then to walk by it and be like, ‘Oh my God, this is what songs have been written about.’ It’s so great for a random stumble in, or like, ‘Let me look online and see who's playing there.’ I'm such a fan girl. I'm like, ‘My god, is Samara Joy gonna be there? Is Robert Glasper there?’ You never know, so you gotta keep your eyes peeled and you might be really surprised.”" - brennan carley