Gen. Samuel B. Webb

Historical marker location:

Claverack, New York

( Marker is on Webb Road, 0.1 miles west of New York State Route 23B, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1960

1753-1807.

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.