Honor Roll

Historical marker location:

Coxsackie, New York

( Memorial is on Mansion Street (New York State Route 385) near Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

"That Liberty Justice and Equity Might Not Perish".

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.