Pee Wee Russell, Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole, and Joe Grauso, Nick's of New York City in June 1946

Nick's (Nick's Tavern) was a tavern and jazz club located at the northwest corner of 10th Street and 7th Avenue in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan, New York City,[1] which was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s.

Ernie Caceres, Bobby Hackett, Freddie Ohms, and George Wettling, Nick's of New York City between 1946 and 1948

Many jazz artists performed at the club including Bill Saxton (a Friday night regular),[2] Pee Wee Russell, Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole, and Joe Grauso, among others.[3] Artists like Miles Davis and John Coltrane used to visit the pub to relax after their own gigs.[4] During the early 1950s, the club was noted for its regular Phil Napoleon and The Original Memphis Five Dixieland performances.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Riverwalk Jazz - Stanford University Libraries". rwj-a.stanford.edu. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Silverman, Brian (4 September 2007). Frommer's New York City 2008. John Wiley & Sons. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-470-14439-8.
  3. ↑ Brinkofski, Elizabeth Dodd (1 July 2013). New York City Jazz. Arcadia Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7385-9914-4.
  4. ↑ Carroll, Myka (18 October 2012). New York City For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-118-49540-7.
  5. ↑ "Phil Napoleon". Redhotjazz.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

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