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Door

April 19, 2020 By Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

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)
April 1981 at The Door
UT 4/81 p.50
May 1981 at The Door
UT 5/81 p.39
June 1981 at The Door
UT 6/81 p.33
August 1981 at The Door
UT 8/81 p.23
September 1981 at The Door
UT 9/81 p.33
November 1981 at The Door
UT 11/81 p.29
December 1981 at The Door
UT 12/81 p.26
January 1982 at The Door
UT 1/82 p.26

Bibliography

7756 Door items 1 chicago-fullnote-bibliography author asc https://jazzmf.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/zotpress/
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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