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Ralph Watkins originally opened the Royal Roost as a chicken restaurant. [1] After a difficult start, Watkins was persuaded by Sid Torin (D.J. Symphony Sid) to try presenting modern jazz at the club. Beginning in 1948 the club began to showcase the likes of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Dexter Gordon, Tadd Dameron, and Max Roach.
A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is the performance of live jazz music. Jazz clubs are usually a type of nightclub or bar, which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Jazz clubs were in large rooms in the eras of Orchestral jazz and big band jazz, when bands were large and often augmented by a string section.
Type. jazz club. Opened. September 30, 1981 (1981-09-30) Website. www .bluenotejazz .com. The Blue Note Jazz Club is a jazz club and restaurant located at 131 West 3rd Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. [1] The club's performance schedule features shows every evening at 8:00 pm and 10:30 pm and a Sunday jazz brunch.
C. Carnival of Swing. Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium. Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.
Five Spot Café. The Five Spot Café was a jazz club located at 5 Cooper Square (1956–1962) in the Bowery neighborhood of New York City, between the East and West Village. In 1962, it moved to 2 St. Marks Place until closing in 1967. Its friendly, non-commercial, and low-key atmosphere with affordable drinks and food and cutting edge bebop ...
The Jazz at the Lake: Lake George Jazz Weekend was started in 1984 in upstate New York by artistic director and host Paul Pines, "poet of jazz" [1] and founder of The Tin Palace jazz nightclub, and program director John Strong. Presented by the Lake George Arts Project, this free festival weekend of contemporary jazz, featuring nationally ...
Sweet Basil was a jazz club in New York City's Greenwich Village, located at 88 Seventh Avenue South. Founded in 1974 by Sharif Esmat, it was considered among the most prominent New York City jazz clubs of its day. [1] Many jazz albums were recorded live at Sweet Basil, including Cecil Taylor 's Iwontunwonsi, McCoy Tyner 's Live at Sweet Basil ...
A magical comedy. Detroit Repertory Theatre’s production of Richard Strand’s “Annabella in July” plays this weekend and runs through May 5, with performances at 8 p.m. Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m ...