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Nick's (now St. Nick's Jazz Pub) is a tavern and jazz club in the Sugar Hill district of Harlem, New York City which was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s.

The original jazz club here was the Poosepahtuck Club, featuring Joe Jordan as the house pianist, and blues singer Monette Moore. Nick's was established in 1940. Many jazz artists performed at the club including Bill Saxton (a Friday night regular),^[1]Pee Wee Russell, Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole, Joe Grauso etc.^[2] Artists like Miles Davis and John Coltrane used to visit the pub to relax after their gigs.^[3] During the early 1950s the club was noted for its regular Phil Napoleon and The Original Memphis Five Dixieland performances.^[4] It was renamed St. Nick's Jazz Pub in the 1960s. As of December 2013, it is closed for renovation.

References

^ Silverman, Brian (4 September 2007). Frommer's New York City 2008. John Wiley & Sons. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-470-14439-8.
^ Brinkofski, Elizabeth Dodd (1 July 2013). New York City Jazz. Arcadia Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7385-9914-4.
^ Carroll, Myka (18 October 2012). New York City For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-118-49540-7.
^ "Phil Napoleon". Redhotjazz.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

External links

Official site

40°49′35.9″N 73°56′36.2″W / 40.826639°N 73.943389°W / 40.826639; -73.943389

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[Silverman2007-1] Silverman, Brian (4 September 2007). Frommer's New York City 2008. John Wiley & Sons. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-470-14439-8.

[Brinkofski2013-2] Brinkofski, Elizabeth Dodd (1 July 2013). New York City Jazz. Arcadia Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7385-9914-4.

[Carroll2012-3] Carroll, Myka (18 October 2012). New York City For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-118-49540-7.

[RHJ-4] "Phil Napoleon". Redhotjazz.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

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 '''Nick's''' (now '''St. Nick's Jazz Pub''') is a tavern and jazz club in the [[Sugar Hill, Manhattan|Sugar Hill]] district of [[Harlem]], [[New York City]] which was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s.
-The original jazz club here was the Poosepahtuck Club, featuring [[Joe Jordan (musician)|Joe Jordan]] as the house pianist, and blues singer [[Monette Moore]]. Nick's was established in 1940. Many jazz artists performed at the club including [[Bill Saxton]] (a Friday night regular),<ref name="Silverman2007">{{cite book|last=Silverman|first=Brian|title=Frommer's New York City 2008|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qUSTO1PvaqAC&pg=PA366|date=4 September 2007|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-14439-8|page=366}}</ref>[[Pee Wee Russell]], [[Muggsy Spanier]], [[Miff Mole]], [[Joe Grauso]] etc.<ref name="Brinkofski2013">{{cite book|last=Brinkofski|first=Elizabeth Dodd|title=New York City Jazz|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z9COq8LydkoC&pg=PA53|date=1 July 2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-9914-4|page=53}}</ref> Artists like [[Miles Davis]] and [[John Coltrane]] used to visit the pub to relax after their gigs.<ref name="Carroll2012">{{cite book|last=Carroll|first=Myka|title=New York City For Dummies|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6NZ5WRbgPHQC&pg=PA271|date=18 October 2012|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-49540-7|page=271}}</ref>During the early 1950s the club was noted for its regular [[Phil Napoleon]] and the [[The Original Memphis Five]] [[Dixieland]] performances.<ref name="RHJ">{{cite web|url=http://www.redhotjazz.com/napoleon.html|title=Phil Napoleon|publisher=Redhotjazz.com|accessdate=6 December 2013}}</ref>It was renamed St. Nick's Jazz Pub in the 1960s. As of December 2013, it is closed for renovation.
+The original jazz club here was the Poosepahtuck Club, featuring [[Joe Jordan (musician)|Joe Jordan]] as the house pianist, and blues singer [[Monette Moore]]. Nick's was established in 1940. Many jazz artists performed at the club including [[Bill Saxton]] (a Friday night regular),<ref name="Silverman2007">{{cite book|last=Silverman|first=Brian|title=Frommer's New York City 2008|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qUSTO1PvaqAC&pg=PA366|date=4 September 2007|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-14439-8|page=366}}</ref>[[Pee Wee Russell]], [[Muggsy Spanier]], [[Miff Mole]], [[Joe Grauso]] etc.<ref name="Brinkofski2013">{{cite book|last=Brinkofski|first=Elizabeth Dodd|title=New York City Jazz|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=z9COq8LydkoC&pg=PA53|date=1 July 2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-9914-4|page=53}}</ref> Artists like [[Miles Davis]] and [[John Coltrane]] used to visit the pub to relax after their gigs.<ref name="Carroll2012">{{cite book|last=Carroll|first=Myka|title=New York City For Dummies|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6NZ5WRbgPHQC&pg=PA271|date=18 October 2012|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-49540-7|page=271}}</ref> During the early 1950s the club was noted for its regular [[Phil Napoleon]] and [[The Original Memphis Five]] [[Dixieland]] performances.<ref name="RHJ">{{cite web|url=http://www.redhotjazz.com/napoleon.html|title=Phil Napoleon|publisher=Redhotjazz.com|accessdate=6 December 2013}}</ref> It was renamed St. Nick's Jazz Pub in the 1960s. As of December 2013, it is closed for renovation.
 == See also ==
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 [[Category:1940 establishments in New York]]
 [[Category:Music venues completed in 1940]]
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