Historical Plaque for Blackhawk Jazz Club.
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UPTOWN TENDERLOIN
Lost Landmarks #1 BLACKHAWK JAZZ CLUB
1949 – 1963
ON THIS CORNER OF TURK AND HYDE, THE WORLD’S BEST JAZZ MUSICIANS PERFORMED AT THE BLACKHAWK. THE CLUB’S LEGACY LIVES ON IN FAMOUS RECORDINGS BY MILES DAVIS. DAVE BRUBECK THELONIOUS MONK, AHMAD JAMAL AND MANY OTHERS. BILLIE HOLIDAY, DUKE ELLINGTON. DIZZY GILLESPIE, CHARLES MINGUS AND OTHER JAZZ LEGENDS PLAYED ON THIS STAGE, WHICH HAD A SPECIAL SECTION FOR TEENAGERS CORDONED. OFF WITH CHICKEN WIRE!
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