Best jazz shows in Brooklyn

Brooklyn jazz doesn't live in one room, and that's the point. On any given night you can hear a hard-bop quintet at Ornithology in Bushwick, sit knee-to-piano at Bar Bayeux in Prospect-Lefferts, or stumble into a late set at the Owl Music Parlor in Ditmas. Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights have quietly become the borough's center of gravity, with rooms where the cover is low and the players are anything but. We lean toward the small spots—the corner bars, the back rooms, the BYO lofts—where you're close enough to see the drummer count off. Many of these shows are walk-in and start late, so this is your last-minute map. We update the list as venues confirm their weekly residencies and one-off sets, so check back before you head out.