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Historic Jazz Dance Venues
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The Blue Note
Significance: One of the world's most famous jazz clubs; high level of musicianship. Notable Performances: Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles.
The Village Vanguard
Significance: Iconic Greenwich Village jazz club, known for avant-garde jazz. Notable Performances: John Coltrane, Bill Evans.
Whisky a Go Go
Significance: Launched the go-go dancing craze; rock and roll with jazz influences. Notable Performances: The Doors, Frank Zappa.
The Aragon Ballroom
Significance: Famed Chicago venue, known for big band performances. Notable Performances: Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra.
Café Society
Significance: First racially integrated night club in the United States. Notable Performances: Billie Holiday, Lester Young.
Birdland
Significance: Named after Charlie Parker; hosted legendary jazz musicians. Notable Performances: Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk.
Palladium Ballroom
Significance: Known as the 'Home of the Mambo', important to Latin Jazz history. Notable Performances: Tito Puente, Celia Cruz.
The Green Mill
Significance: Historic Chicago jazz club with Prohibition-era history. Notable Performances: Al Capone's hangout, Von Freeman.
The Apollo Theater
Significance: A key venue for African-American performers; launched many famous careers. Notable Performances: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday.
The Cotton Club
Significance: Iconic Harlem nightclub; a focal point for the Harlem Renaissance. Notable Performances: Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and the Nicholas Brothers.
Roseland Ballroom
Significance: Hosted many famous jazz dances and ballroom dancing events. Notable Performances: Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey.
Savoy Ballroom
Significance: Notable for popularizing the Lindy Hop; racially integrated. Notable Performances: Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald.
Monterey Jazz Festival
Significance: One of the longest-running jazz festivals with open-air venues. Notable Performances: Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie.
Connie's Inn
Significance: One of Harlem's most famous night clubs during the Harlem Renaissance. Notable Performances: Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller.
Minton's Playhouse
Significance: Birthplace of bebop; hosted many legendary jam sessions. Notable Performances: Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie.
Montreux Jazz Festival
Significance: Internationally revered jazz and blues festival by Lake Geneva. Notable Performances: Nina Simone, Miles Davis.
The Five Spot Café
Significance: A focal point for avant-garde jazz in the 1950s and ‘60s. Notable Performances: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane.
The Black Swan
Significance: Harlem's first major Black-owned music venue. Notable Performances: Ethel Waters, Fletcher Henderson.
Smalls Paradise
Significance: Important venue during the Harlem Renaissance, known for being open to all races. Notable Performances: Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday.
The Dakota
Significance: Historic venue associated with jazz, though more famously known for its residents. Notable Performances: The spot where John Lennon was shot.
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