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Excalibur

May 17, 2020 By Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

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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1980s

Club La Comeur

May 13, 2020 By Michael Fitzgerald 1 Comment

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)
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  • Kai Winding & J.J.
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Northeast Casino

May 13, 2020 By Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

Some sources give North East Casino.

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  • Tiny Bradshaw
  • James Moody
  • Joe Holiday
  • Gene Ammons
  • Benny Green
  • Lynn Hope
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Cates (DC)

April 30, 2020 By Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

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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1980s, 1990s

Door

April 19, 2020 By Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

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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1980s

Felix

December 30, 2019 By Michael Fitzgerald Leave a Comment

2406 18th St., NW

Artists

  • Butch Warren (1998)
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1990s
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