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During the 1930s, perhaps even earlier, one didn’t have to go to Manhattan for the Jazz scene, Brooklyn had one of it’s own. Come see how authentic jazz was done, when Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn had the largest Jazz community in around. The neighborhood held many venues that housed jazz greats like Thelonius Monk, Lena Horne, Carmen McRae, Randy Weston, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Hank Mobley, Eubie Blake, Ray Abrams, Betty Carter and others. All that eventually changed, and jazz clubs fizzled out in favor of a different generation of music. All eventually changed, and jazz club fizzled out in favor of a different generation of music. Yes, even Uptown and Midtown has changed as well.
DebbieMc, along with Eric Lemons values authenticity and selectiveness, when deciding who to feature and when. “REMEMBERING WHEN” a celebration of music lived in the hearts of many in the Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood.
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