Enterprise Building / Edificio Enterprise

Historical marker location:

Altamont, New York

( Marker is on Maple Avenue (New York State Route 146), on the left when traveling north.)

Altamont, New York. The Museum in the Streets.

The first recorded jazz concert took place in New York City in 1917, featuring a band led by the pianist James Reese Europe. Jazz music would go on to become a defining feature of New York's cultural scene, with legendary clubs like the Cotton Club and the Village Vanguard.