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The Graystone Ballroom: Detroit’s Greatest Contribution To Jazz

The Graystone became Detroit’s “cradle of jazz,” and many greats including Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and Guy Lombardo took the stage here and became nationally renowned while playing at the Graystone

Jazz

The Graystone Ballroom: Detroit’s Greatest Contribution To Jazz

4237 WOODWARD AVE. DETROIT, michigan

Bohemian Caverns [Club Caverns, Crystal Caverns] and Jazz on the “U Street Corridor”

Open since 1926 Bohemian Caverns is a jazz venue that is A key historic landmark in the “U Street Corridor” in DC. It is considered one of the nations oldest, jazz clubs in the world.

Jazz

Bohemian Caverns [Club Caverns, Crystal Caverns] and Jazz on the “U Street Corridor”

2001 Eleventh Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001

Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio in Englewood NJ Shaped the Sound of Modern Jazz

Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio is a location where practically every major jazz musician of the 1950s and 1960s was recorded. Rudy Van Gelder was considered the greatest recording engineer of all time.

Jazz

Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio in Englewood NJ Shaped the Sound of Modern Jazz

445 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Watts Mozambique, An Important 60’s Jazz Venue in Detroit

The Watts Club Mozambique was established in 1969 by Detroiter Cornelius Watts to showcase local talent.

Funk

Jazz

R&B

Watts Mozambique, An Important 60’s Jazz Venue in Detroit

8406 Fenkell St Detroit, Michigan 48238

Blue Bird Inn Was The Hippest Modern Jazz Nightspot in Detroit In The 50’s

The Blue Bird Inn was “The hippest modern jazz nightspot” in Detroit during the city’s bebop era.

Jazz

Blue Bird Inn Was The Hippest Modern Jazz Nightspot in Detroit In The 50’s

5021 Tireman St. Detroit, Michigan

State Of The Union Bar and The Vagabond Poetry Series Created a Musical Melting-pot In DC

State of The Union bar was a lounge and live performance venue in North West DC, on the historic “U Street Corridor”.

Funk

House music

Jazz

State Of The Union Bar and The Vagabond Poetry Series Created a Musical Melting-pot In DC

1357 U Street NW Washington DC, DC 20009

The Howard Theatre Was The Largest Colored Theatre In The World in 1910

When it opened in 1910 the Howard Theatre it was known as “the largest colored theatre in the world.” After falling to disarray it was restored and reopened in 2012.

Jazz

R&B

Soul

The Howard Theatre Was The Largest Colored Theatre In The World in 1910

620 T Street Washington, DC 20001

Gold Star Studios Is Where The Wall of Sound was Built

Gold Star Recording Studios was a trailblazing studio that changed the course of modern music through technology and hosting pioneering producers.

Folk

Jazz

Rock

Gold Star Studios Is Where The Wall of Sound was Built

The Story of Gold Star Studios

6252 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038

The “Brill Building Sound” Shaped Pop and Rock and Roll in the 60’s

The influential “Brill Building Sound” and the style of popular songwriting and recording created by its writers and producers defined 60’s popular music.

Jazz

Rock

The “Brill Building Sound” Shaped Pop and Rock and Roll in the 60’s

1619 Broadway, ny, ny 10019

Tin Pan Alley Was Where The Publishing Industry In The US Was Born

Tin Pan Alley* is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Jazz