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marmar

(80,167 posts) Sun May 31, 2026, 10:56 AM 21 hrs ago

Harlem's Cotton Club up for sale as jazz scene struggles

May 27, 2026

From the Harlem Renaissance to present day, jazz is nearly synonymous with Harlem, but over the last few years, jazz clubs have slowly shut down. CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley explores how the community is trying to keep jazz alive.

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Harlem's Cotton Club up for sale as jazz scene struggles (Original Post) marmar 21 hrs ago OP

Needs official historical acknowledgement if it doesn't already have it. Buddyzbuddy 21 hrs ago #1

Not the original location Krazy_Kat 21 hrs ago #2

All things must pass. LudwigPastorius 19 hrs ago #3

Buddyzbuddy

(2,941 posts)

1. Needs official historical acknowledgement if it doesn't already have it.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 11:14 AM

21 hrs ago

I would hate to see it replaced by a Dollar store or Denny's or ......

Krazy_Kat

(123 posts)

2. Not the original location

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Sun May 31, 2026, 11:32 AM

21 hrs ago

This version of the Cotton Club opened in 1978. Still sad to see any live music venue close.

LudwigPastorius

(15,090 posts)

3. All things must pass.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 12:48 PM

19 hrs ago

It's not like musicians make enough in NYC clubs to actually live in NYC anyway.

I had a pro tell me 35 years ago that, if you want to play jazz and survive, you need to move to Europe or Asia.

I knew a friend from college who did just that. He was playing as much as he wanted and occasionally teaching at Graz, and he made enough to have a house and family in Le Crest.

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