Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Monday, August 17, 2026.
Zigmund's early Smalls quintet gives the night a serious jazz anchor before the later jam traffic starts.
Wilner at Mezzrow is the quieter piano-room counterweight to the bigger Monday jazz choices.
A Bowery Slam at the Nuyorican gives the list a live poetry pulse that feels specific to the city.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new castle thriller at BAM is the film pick with the cleanest auteur pull.
Faouzia brings Warsaw a pop-theatrical touring show with more shape than most Monday club bills.
Marshall's big-band set gives Jazz at Lincoln Center a sturdy, horn-heavy Monday option.
Christeene at Joe's Pub is the performance-pop wildcard with enough bite to cut through a slow Monday.
The Monday Vanguard Jazz Orchestra remains one of the city's most reliable big-band rituals, and still worth treating as an event.
Rev. Vince Anderson's Union Pool residency still has the sweaty Brooklyn gospel-bar charge that makes Monday feel less quiet.
Giraudo's tango quartet at Lunatico is a late live-music pick with actual neighborhood texture.