Jazz research on the Internet: a continuing saga
1901 14th St., NW
Opened 1943.
-1948-1954
Owned by Benny Caldwell.
Subsequently Club Trinidad.
Artists
Bibliography
http://househistoryman.blogspot.com/2012/02/jazz-drugs-murder-and-1940s-club-bali.html
https://dcist.com/story/11/05/15/looking-back-club-bali/
727 8th St., NE
Candy shop became nightclub in 1940. – WP 1/3/71 p.C10
December 31, 1955 was the club’s final night. – WP 12/30/55 p.45
Building demolished in 1999.
-1952-1953-1955-
Recordings by Charlie Parker (1953), Bud Powell (1953), Dizzy Gillespie (1955).
Continue Reading7th St. and T, NW
1910-1970, 1975
Owned by Morton Gerber (), Sam Steifel (1931-). Manager Shep Allen.
Changed to movie theater in 1970, owned by District Theaters.
Recordings by Duke Ellington (1946), Cootie Williams (1947), Lionel Hampton (1948), Charlie Parker (1952), Charlie Parker (1953).
Continue Reading1405 L St., NW
(1941-1979)
Owned by Olivia Davis. Managed by Olivia Davis (1941-1953, 1956?-). Became a strip club in 1958. In 1965, tried jazz again for two weeks with the Harold Quinn Trio, but reverted to strippers (WP 10/10/65 p.G6).
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