Place

1834 Columbia Rd., NW

Owned by Henry Williams. Opened 1980?; closed 1984? Subsequently .

Artists

• Jamie Broumas
• Nap Turner (1983)
• Renee Morris (1983)
• Dohn Nunnley (1983)
• Buck Hill (1983)

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2204 14th St., NW

Opposite Turner’s Arena. Formerly . Subsequently .

Opened 1953. Manager Louis Murray.

Artists

• George Shearing (1953)
• Billy Taylor (1954)
• Mert Oliver (1954)
• Chris Connor (1954)
• Chet Baker (1954)
• Oscar Peterson (1954)
• Lee Konitz (1954)
• Buddy DeFranco (1954)
• Lester Young (1954)
• Gerry Mulligan (1954)
• John Malachi (1955)
• Chet Baker (1955)
• Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1955)
• Lester Young (1955)
• George Shearing (1955)
• Jackie London (1955)
• Kai Winding & J.J.

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Some sources give North East Casino.

Artists

• Tiny Bradshaw
• James Moody
• Joe Holiday
• Gene Ammons
• Benny Green
• Lynn Hope

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4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC

Owners Elliot Epstein and Ben Hiatt. was in Alexandria, VA. The DC location struggled with neighborhood resistance to a new nightclub, resulting in a legal dispute over the denial of a liquor license. As a result, it was mostly closed for more than a year, only open for brunch.

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3477 M St., NW

1981-1982. Formerly . 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.

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2406 18th St., NW

Artists

• Butch Warren (1998)

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