Jazz research on the Internet: a continuing saga
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.
Dedicated to Spencer Fullerton Baird, first curator at the Smithsonian Institution, on November 16, 1971. Previously referred to simply as the “auditorium of the Museum of Natural History.”
Continue ReadingCapacity 2,750. There are several performance spaces including the Concert Hall, Terrace Theater, and Theater Lab.
Early jazz programming, including the “House of Sounds” festival, was coordinated by Willis Conover.
Dr. Billy Taylor served as artistic advisor from 1994 to his death in 2010.
Continue Reading1334 U St., NW
Opened 1995. Closed October 12, 2010.
Owned by Ibrahim Aden.
Artists
1344 U St., NW
2001-August 2020
Owned by Kelly Tesfaye and Maze Tesfaye.
Recordings by Katy Roberts (2004), Michael Thomas (2008?).
2517 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
1963-2000
Originally owned by Joe Cohen, his father, and his brother, Kenneth. Opened in September 1963.
Owned by Joe Cohen (1963-1997). Booked by Ann Mabuchi (1978-1994), Vincent Brienza (1997). Bought by Retail Resource Group in 1997, but ownership reverted to Joe Cohen later that year.
Continue Reading2001 11th St., NW
(1961-1968) (-2016)
Owned by Angelo Alvino and managed by Tony Taylor (1959-1968). Renamed as Bohemian Caverns in 1961.
Owner George Sherman Lee (1968-). Became Frank’s Cave in 1969, The Caverns (owner Freddie Davis) in 1970, Underground Supper Club in 1973.
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