Sixth Avenue Jazz Loft
About this listing
After hours hangout for jazz musicians from 1954 to 1964
Place Details
Borough : ManhattanNeighborhood : Midtown South
Place Matters Profile
From 1954 to 1964, this non-descript commercial building was the "after-hours headquarters" for hundreds of jazz musicians, including Thelonious Monk, Hall Overton, Miles Davis and Charles Mingus. The scene at 821 Sixth was extensively documented by photographer W. Eugene Smith, who lived in the building for seven years.
On The Web
The Jazz Loft Project
The Jazz Loft Exhibition at NYPL
Nominations
Anonymous NominatorNominated through the Jazz Across New York Community Focus project
