Peter J. Dalessandro

Historical marker location:

Watervliet, New York

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of 2nd Ave (New York State Route 32) and 16th Street, on the right.)

Marker installed: 1998

Congressional Medal of Honor.

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.