Jazz research on the Internet: a continuing saga
1633 Q St., NW
Manager Robert Smith.
Room capacity 198 “But we usually seat no more than 180.” (WP 10/5/90 p.WK17)
House quartet led by trumpeter Tom Williams with Bob Butta (p), Geoff Harper (b), Lenny Robinson (d). “During the week, the accent is on local talent.”
Continue Reading254 N. Washington St., Rockville, MD.
Closed in January 1980. (WP 1/30/80 p.B4)
2400 E. Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC
In 1976, RFK Stadium hosted the first annual Washington Kool Jazz Festival.
Continue Reading1300 Rhode Island Avenue, NE in the Rhode Island Plaza building.
Restaurant added live music in June 1953.
After a remodeling, it re-opened as Cafe Celebrity on November 20, 1953. Seating 150.
Uncertain whether the following artists, mentioned as possible future attractions, ever appeared: Nat King Cole, Patti Page, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, and Pearl Bailey.
Continue Reading1834 Columbia Rd., NW
Owned by Henry Williams. Opened 1980?; closed 1984? Subsequently .
2204 14th St., NW
Opposite Turner’s Arena. Formerly . Subsequently .
Opened 1953. Manager Louis Murray.