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Harlem Jazz Clubs and Nightlife (1920–1935)

Harlem Jazz Clubs and Nightlife (1920–1935)

  1. Club Deluxe opens at 142nd and Lenox

    Labels: Jack Johnson, Club Deluxe, Harlem

  2. Prohibition reshapes nightlife in New York

    Labels: Prohibition, United States

  3. Cotton Club begins Harlem run under Owney Madden

    Labels: Cotton Club, Owney Madden, Harlem

  4. Connie’s Inn opens as a major Harlem nightclub

    Labels: Connie s, Seventh Avenue, Harlem

  5. Small’s Paradise opens as Black-owned, integrated club

    Labels: Small s, Ed Smalls, Harlem

  6. Savoy Ballroom opens and becomes a dance landmark

    Labels: Savoy Ballroom, Lenox Avenue, Harlem

  7. Duke Ellington opens at the Cotton Club

    Labels: Duke Ellington, Cotton Club

  8. Live radio broadcasts spread Harlem club music

    Labels: Radio Broadcasts, Cotton Club

  9. Cab Calloway becomes Cotton Club headliner

    Labels: Cab Calloway, Cotton Club

  10. Prohibition ends, changing club economics and policing

    Labels: Repeal, Twenty-first Amendment

  11. Connie’s Inn closes, signaling a turning point

    Labels: Connie s, Harlem

  12. Apollo Theater reopens as venue for Black performers

    Labels: Apollo Theater, 125th Street, Harlem

  13. Harlem riot disrupts businesses and nightlife

    Labels: Harlem Riot, Harlem

  14. Cotton Club relocates to Midtown, ending an era

    Labels: Cotton Club, Midtown