Minton's Playhouse
New York, NY
Business is Closed
Minton's Playhouse
Arguably, America’s greatest cultural contribution to the world has been jazz music. It may be argued with equal force that one of the most important shrines in the history of jazz was Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem.
Number of spaces
1 event space
Capacity
Max Seated: 60
Max Standing: 115
Food & Beverage
In-house catering
In-house beverage service
Technology
In-house A/V
Spaces
About
Minton’s was the place where Bebop was born; the place, really, where the foundations of modern jazz were established. Founded in 1938 by the saxophonist Henry Minton (from whom the establishment took its name) Minton’s Playhouse became, over the next decade, the setting for a revolution in jazz. Virtually everyone who was anyone in the world of jazz made his or her way to Minton’s during this period. Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Charlie Christian and Kenny Clarke were regular performers there. In addition, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Johnny hodges, Ben Webster, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRea, Billy Eckstine, Erroll Garner, Gene Krupa, Miles Davis, Art Tatum, Bill Evans and Art Blakey, to name just some of the giants, all played at Minton’s.
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Discussions
Press
Accolades
1 Star
Details
Capacity
Max Seated: 60
Max Standing: 115
Leadership
Black-Owned
Food & Beverage
In-house catering
In-house beverage service
Technology
In-house A/V
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