• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

JazzMF

Jazz research on the Internet: a continuing saga

  • Art Blakey Chronology
  • DC Jazz Encyclopedia
    • DC Jazz People
    • DC Jazz Places
  • Lenox School of Jazz
  • Jazz Magazine
    • Jazz Magazine (1976-1980)
    • Jazz Magazine – Volume 1
    • Jazz Magazine – Volume 2
    • Jazz Magazine – Volume 3
    • Jazz Magazine – Volume 4
  • Label Listings
  • More
    • Biography
    • Jazz Musician Pseudonyms
    • Muslim Names in Jazz
  • Who is Michael Fitzgerald?
    • My Citations
    • Interesting Links

Woodie’s Hilltop Pub

May 3, 2019 By Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

2718 Georgia Ave., NW

Formerly Sabbatical Leave. Opened October 19, 1984. Owner Mickey Lewis. Booking manager Chips Bayen (1985-), Andre Smith (1987).

Room capacity of 90 (or 125).

Live jazz was presented sporadically during the club’s existence. Philly Joe Jones was resident drummer in 1984-85, and the Hilltop Pub gained a reputation as a prime destination for bebop. William A. Brower wrote, “When Woody’s [sic] is happening, it’s just about the best vibe in town.” (WI 3/20/85 p.16) Local rhythm sections accompanied visiting artists with Reuben Brown (p) and Billy Hart (d) appearing frequently in 1985 and 1986. Pianist-vocalist Alvin Coleman played weekdays in the early evening.

In early March 1985, the club was temporarily closed due to vandalism. (WI 3/20/85 p.16) It also closed later that spring for remodeling, reopening in September 1985. (WI 9/25/85 p.19) A regular Thursday feature for saxophonist Gary Thomas was short-lived, and the booking of weekend national jazz acts also ended in December 1985. Organist-vocalist Sedatrius Brown appeared regularly in the interim. Brown also played a long stretch in the summer of 1986. The early months of 1988 featured piano trios led by Eddie Hayter (January) and Mark Ellicott (February). The club again tried a policy for national acts in June 1989.

Artists

1984
Jackie McLean
Mickey Bass
Carl Grubbs
K. Shalong
Keith Killgo
Carl Grubbs
Charlie Rouse
Bill Hardman
Philly Joe Jones and Freddie Redd
1985
Webster Young
Junior Cook
Clifford Jordan
James Moody
Charlie Rouse
Philly Joe Jones
Buck Hill and Junior Cook
Carter Jefferson
Frank Wess
Freddie Cole
George Coleman
George Coleman
Jimmy Heath
Archie Shepp
James Moody
Jimmy Heath
Al Hibbler
Jimmy McGriff
1986
Hank Crawford
David ‘Fathead’ Newman
Groove Holmes
George Coleman
Sedatrius Brown
Archie Shepp
Sedatrius Brown
Charlie Rouse
Sedatrius Brown
Groove Holmes
Houston Person
Sedatrius Brown
Hank Crawford
Sedatrius Brown
Archie Shepp
Sedatrius Brown
1987
Charlie Rouse
Arnae
Doug Carn
Kamal Aboul Alin
Harper Brothers
Norman Connors
Arnae
Hank Crawford
Arnae
Nasar Abadey
Arthur Prysock
Gary Thomas
1988
Eddie Hayter
Mark Ellicott
Doug Carn
1989
Jimmy Heath
George Coleman
Mickey Bass at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 10/26/84 p.WK14
Carl Grubbs at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 11/2/84 p.WK22
K. Shalong at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 11/9/84 p.WK23
Keith Killgo at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 11/15/84 p.D14, 11/16/84 p.WK14
Carl Grubbs at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 11/23/84 p.WK25
Bill Hardman at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 12/21/84 p.WK23
Charlie Rouse at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 12/14/84 p.WK26
Philly Joe Jones at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 12/28/84 p.WK18
Webster Young at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 1/18/85 p.WK14
Junior Cook at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 1/25/85 p.F15
Clifford Jordan and Philly Joe Jones at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 2/1/85 p.WK13
James Moody and Philly Joe Jones at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 2/8/85 p.WK17
Charlie Rouse and Dizzy Reece at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 2/15/85 p.WK23
Philly Joe Jones at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 2/22/85 p.WK19
club closed
WP 3/1/85 p.WK16
Buck Hill and Junior Cook at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 3/8/85 p.WK12
Buck Hill and Junior Cook at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 3/15/85 p.WK19
Carter Jefferson at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 3/22/85 p.WK16
Frank Wess at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 3/29/85 p.WK9
Freddie Cole at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 4/5/85 p.WK17
Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 4/12/85 p.WK15
Reuben Brown at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 4/19/85 p.WK16
Wallace Roney at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 9/13/85 p.WK19
James Moody at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 10/18/85 p.WK15
Jimmy Heath at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 10/25/85 p.WK17
Al Hibbler at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 11/1/85 p.WK18
David 'Fathead' Newman at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 5/2/86 p.WK24
Groove Holmes at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 5/23/86 p.WK21
George Coleman at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 6/7/86 p.D10, 6/8/86 p.G6
Archie Shepp at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 6/13/86 p.WK23
Charlie Rouse at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 6/20/86 p.WK48
Hank Crawford at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 9/26/86 p.WK20
Archie Shepp at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 10/3/86 p.WK15
Charlie Rouse at Woodie's Hilltop Pub
WP 2/27/87 p.WK23

Bibliography

7756 Woodie's Hilltop Pub items 1 chicago-fullnote-bibliography author asc https://jazzmf.com/wp/wp-content/plugins/zotpress/

Wiki Tags:
1980s

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Tags

1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Copyright © 2023 · Michael Fitzgerald