Door

3477 M St., NW

1981-1982. Formerly The Cellar Door. Owned by Paul Kurtz and Howard Bomstein. Six months after buying the club they renamed it as The Door.

Capacity: 124

Like its predecessor, The Door featured a wide variety of music, with jazz being but a small part of the bookings.

Artists

• John Eaton (1981)
• Buddy DeFranco (1981)
• Lisa Rich (1981)
• The Heath Brothers (1981)
• Louie Bellson (1981)
• Larry Coryell (1981)
• Arthur Blythe (1981)
• Mose Allison (1981)
• Washington Jazz Battalion (1981)
• Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan (1981)
• Arthur Prysock (1981)
• Natural Bridge (1981)
• East Coast Offering (1981)
• New Moon Swing Band (1981)
• Jimmy McGriff (1981)
• Washington Jazz Battalion (1981)
• Stef Scaggiari (1981)
• Washington Jazz Battalion (1981)
• Widespread Depression Orchestra (1981)
• East Coast Offering (1981)
• Larry Coryell (1981)
• Jimmy McGriff (1981)
• The Heath Brothers (1981)
• Natural Bridge (1981)
• Widespread Jazz Orchestra (1982)
• East Coast Offering (1982)
• Mose Allison (1982)

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