London Plane

Historical marker location:

250 Washington Walk, Brooklyn, New York

( Marker can be reached from Myrtle Avenue just west of Washington Park, on the right when traveling east.)

<i>Platanus x acerifolia</i>. Fort Greene Park Tree Trail.

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.