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Critically acclaimed

Minton's Playhouse

Bar / Club
New York, NY
Business is Closed

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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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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