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Happy Birthday To Harlemite and Jazz Man Benny Carter

Posted on August 10, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Continue reading →

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Legendary Jimmy Scott at Red Rooster in Harlem

Posted on June 6, 2012 by | 2 Comments
The life of Jimmy Scott is not one of meteoric stardom, but a journey that has taken nearly 70 years to find its much-deserved success. Continue reading →

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The Baby Grand Bar in Harlem, 1953

Posted on April 22, 2012 by | 6 Comments

The Baby Grand Bar at 319 West 125th Street (between st. Nicholas and 8th avenue), opened in 1953, it was a saloon with a bright mural of a piano above the door and a rich Art Deco décor. Continue reading →

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Harlem Club, Lenox Avenue and 123rd Street, in Harlem

Posted on August 23, 2011 by | 1 Comment


The Harlem Club, on Lenox Avenue and 123rd Street, in Harlem, 1893. Dating from the late-19th century, the halftone prints capture a New York that sadly, in many cases, no longer exists. Continue reading →

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Remember: The Elks Rendezvous

Posted on July 9, 2010 by | 6 Comments

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The above Carl Van Vechten photograph shows a long-gone corner establishment at 464  Lenox Avenue circa 1940. The Elks Rendezvous Lounge had one of most impressive Art Deco neon awnings that we have come across in some time and there’s even a neon elk head at the top curve of the sign (click to enlarge). The musician Louis Jordan created a sextet called Louis Jordan and His The Elks Rendezvous Band after landing a residency at the Elks Rendezvous club at 464 Lenox Avenue in Harlem. Continue reading →

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