Top New York City Music Tours

Harlem is one of New York City’s most culturally rich neighborhoods. Don’t miss out on its beauty just because you don’t know where to go on your own. This Harlem Sunday morning gospel tour, complete with a gospel choir service, takes care of the details for you. See the Apollo Theater and Cotton Club, and explore parts of this neighborhood. Upgrade to include a soul food brunch at a local restaurant.

Hip-hop music began in New York City, and there's no better way to explore this iconic music genre than this insider’s tour led by one of rap's Grandmasters. This exclusive experience takes you on an interactive musical journey through Manhattan, Harlem, and the Bronx to uncover the origins and evolution of hip-hop and rap music.

Discover the vibrant history and musical legacy of Harlem on this exclusive insider’s gospel tour. Stroll past beautiful brownstones while learning about Harlem’s famous former residents and take part in an uplifting Wednesday morning service featuring the talented ARC gospel choir, which supports drug addiction recovery programs within the community. Upgrade to include lunch at Sylvia’s, a local eatery renowned for serving up some of the best soul food in New York.

Discover the three genres of music that helped form rock culture in New York City’s East Village on this guided rock walk tour. Rock, punk, and glam helped introduce new music, rock ’n’ roll fashion, and a way of life to the world. See where bands like the Ramones, the New York Dolls, the Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, and others wrote music and played gigs. Soak up the rich musical history and get to know the East Village rock scene on the Original Rock ’n’ Roll Walking Tour.

Alexander Hamilton spent much of his life in New York City, and with this walking tour inspired by the Tony Award-winning 'Hamilton' musical, you can take a deep dive into the Founding Father's life and the making of the hit Broadway show. Whether you have already seen the show, plan to see it soon, or simply love the cast album, this tour provides context to the story and its songs as you explore lower Manhattan.

Delve into the musical legacy of Harlem with an exclusive insider’s jazz tour plus a live show at one of the neighborhood’s iconic venues. See Harlem landmarks like the Apollo Theater and Savoy Ballroom, and savor a preshow meal of soul food at Sylvia’s restaurant. After dinner, head to one of Harlem’s hottest nightspots for a live show featuring a 1920s swing ensemble or a modern rhythm and blues or jazz act.

Watch Harlem come alive after dark with a 3.5-hour evening tour to historic churches, landmarks and one of the neighborhood’s best jazz spots. Walk with your guide along vibrant Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, and learn about the cultural heritage of Harlem’s night clubs and gospel churches. Spot some of New York City’s distinctive brownstone architecture as you walk, then finish your evening at a live jazz club, where some of today’s best artists play tunes by Harlem’s music greats.

Immerse yourself in the music and food scene of MacDougal Street, one of Greenwich Village's most talked-about thoroughfares, on this walking tour. Ideal for music lovers and foodies, this tour explores off-the-beaten-path attractions and stops to sample music and food. Along the way, a guide shares stories about the folk music scene of the 1950s, jazz, and how this area got the moniker 'America's Left Bank.'

New York City's Harlem neighborhood is booming with history, but if you’re exploring on your own, you might miss out on some key details of the area. This Harlem gospel multimedia walking tour takes you to a gospel-accompanied church service and shows you around Harlem with a guide who’s lived in the neighborhood their whole life. Plus, you’ll start with a light breakfast and watch a video before you set out.

Harlem is one of New York's liveliest neighborhoods and a hub of African American history, culture, cuisine, and traditions. On this tour, discover Harlem landmarks such as Sugar Hill, Striver's Row and the Abyssinian Baptist Church; learn about the Harlem Renaissance; and see the homes of famous black writers, politicians and historical figures. Plus attend a Sunday service at a local church and hear one of Harlem's famous gospel choirs perform live.

To truly experience Harlem’s culture and get an understanding of its history, you need a guide who knows everything there is to know about the area. Your guide for this private Harlem gospel tour takes just you and your group to a local church service to enjoy an extraordinary morning of prayer and singing before taking a walking tour of Harlem’s local markets and finishing at the iconic Apollo Theatre.

New York City’s bohemian legacy is strong but can seem to travelers like ancient history. This tour is a masterclass in the history of the Greenwich Village and East Village punk scenes of the 1960s and ‘70s, visiting the fateful places where musicians—from the Velvet Underground to Blondie—lived, rehearsed, and performed. The tour also pays special attention to New York City punk’s LGBTQ roots and the East Village’s broader history.

The best that New York has to offer - amazing history, dizzying landmarks and sounds of jazz! Join me for a walk along Fifth Ave - the name associated with wealth, glitz, and glamor. Fifth Ave is one of the best-known streets in the world, especially the stretch known as Millionaire Row. Once upon a time, it was lined with the finest homes of New York's wealthiest people - a place of ambition, intrigue, scandal, and the most spectacular balls ever given. This tour is not just about the landmarks, it's about the history of New York during the Gilded Age and about the people like the Vanderbilts, the Astors, the Rockefellers, who shaped it into the metropolis. It's about millionaires and architects, visionaries and beautiful models, artists and writers whose names are forever connected to the 5th Avenue. The tour will end at a place where the sounds of jazz rule the night ( food and drinks are available and highly advisable!)

Discover the rock ’n’ roll history of Greenwich Village on a walking tour of New York City’s counterculture capital. Legendary musicians such as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and the Velvet Underground launched their innovative music into the world from clubs like Cafe Wha? and the Bitter End. Find out where iconic album covers were photographed and other fun details on a walking tour of the historic neighborhood.

Discover New York that tourists don't usually get to see. The tour starts in one of the oldest bars in New York famed by its literary history. A Prohibition-era speakeasy, it stayed open despite the law and survived in its original form. We'll take a walk along the path not usually visited by tourists where we'll see a private park and facades of private clubs. We'll get to a vantage point from which we'll be able to see some of New York's most fascinating buildings. I’ll share some of my favorite New York tales filled with daring, ambition, movie characters, love, murder, Prohibition, and ladies' skirts. We'll finish our journey in one of the city's most elegant Prohibition-style parlor where exquisite whiskey cocktail and sounds of jazz will make you feel like a Great Gatsby.

Be the star of your own NYC Movie! This tour is like no other because every person/group gets a personalized music video that they can use as a memory to last them forever. When ever someone books we ask them tell us some information about what is bringing them to NYC (Anniversary, Friends Reunion, Fun with the Family etc) and what song they want to use. That helps us craft a story unique to each person. On the day of the film shoot we’ll meet for a quick cup of coffee to go over the plan for the shoot. We’ll enter Central Park through Strawberry Fields and head east, hitting some of the most scenic locations along the way before returning to our meeting place. Our "Stars" as we like to call them are filmed with our professional film equipment and within 72 hours are sent a High Quality digital copy of their movie so their NYC memories can live on forever!

Explore TriBeCa and SoHo by foot on a fascinating tour led by a genuine New York City local guide. As you stroll from site to site in this often overlooked area of the city, hear fun facts and tales about its rich history, music history, art culture, and people. Stop for photos at must-sees such as the infamous Mudd Club and Wetlands Preserve, infamous sites where many bands of yore played their first New York City Show. See locations of a few recording studios vital to many recording groups big and small, plus locations where a few of those album covers were shot. Explore the most filmed and photographed street in a still ungentrified alley separation SoHo an TriBeCa. Stretch your legs with walks the gridless streets of the western corner of Manhattan. See famous headquarters of who you're gonna call when things get spooky.

I've lived the rise of Punk Rock in NYC during the 1980s. I played some of the little clubs and have many friends who were more successful musicians.

We're the Original Rock n' Roll Tour of NYC. Guides are music business vets and have worked closely with many of the bands. Tour includes stories and sites about The NY Dolls, Ramones, Velvet Underground, Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, The Clash and Andy Warhol .That is just a taste of this great rock walk through Union Square. Lots of bars and restaurants nearby to visit afterwards.

You’ve seen it in movies, you’ve heard it in songs, now let us take you on a stroll through the borough known across the globe with a host that's been in the entertainment business for 30 years. Brooklyn has been an iconic symbol of urban American culture for decades, producing some of the country's most talented authors, artists, musicians and writers.

Harlem’s contributions to hip-hop are unmatched, and on this guided walking tour led by a hip-hop historian, you can check out important landmarks like the Apollo Theater, the Graffiti Wall of Fame, Lenox Lounge, and historic Harlem jazz clubs. See popular locations for hip-hop music videos and hear exclusive stories. Admission to the Museum of the City of New York is included.

Scratch beyond the surface of New York City music with a deep dive into punk, disco, and hip-hop of the 1970s and ‘80s. Tour the neighborhoods where bygone cheap rent and industrial spaces created music hotspots, visiting recording studios, artist homes, and clubs along the way. This tour also pays attention to the neighborhood transformations from economic collapse in 1975 to bohemian havens to luxury art and shopping districts today.

Indie rock fans, walk the streets where your favorite bands got their start on this insider's tour that pays tribute to the indie music scene of the Lower East Side and Alphabet City in all its bohemian glory. Uncover hidden spots like the studio where The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs recorded their first albums, the bar where Beck and Regina Spektor rocked open mic night, musicians’ former apartments, legendary venues, and more.

Go straight to the heart of Harlem’s history, culture, and jazz heritage in way tricky to do on your own on this afternoon walking tour. Skip the research involved in DIY sightseeing, and let a guide show you the neighborhood's best bits. See landmarks, admire 19th-century brownstones, and visit a church for a live jazz concert celebrating Harlem’s greatest performers—an event difficult to find without a guide’s local knowledge.