Minton's Playhouse
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Minton's Playhouse is a historic Harlem jazz club renowned as a birthplace of bebop and a key venue for pioneering musicians like Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
jazz club ⓘ |
| activity | after-hours jam sessions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bud Powell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Lou Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
jazz enthusiasts
ⓘ
jazz musicians ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| building | Hotel Cecil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| closed | 1974 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
important site in African American musical history
ⓘ
key venue in the development of bebop ⓘ |
| era |
1940s
ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Henry Minton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| houseBandMember |
Joe Guy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenny Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
bebop
ⓘ
modern jazz ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harlem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Minton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Sugar Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a birthplace of bebop
ⓘ
jam sessions ⓘ modern jazz innovation ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| performanceType |
jam sessions
ⓘ
live music ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | National Register of Historic Places (as part of the Hotel Cecil building) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopened |
2006
ⓘ
2013 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| status | historic jazz landmark ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 206 West 118th Street ⓘ |
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