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)
Bibliography
Harrington, Richard. “The Door Closes in Georgetown.” Washington Post, January 9, 1982.
Harrington, Richard. “Two from D.C. Buy The Cellar Door.” Washington Post, January 31, 1981.
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