Genesee Valley

Historical marker location:

Scottsville, New York

( Marker can be reached from Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (Interstate 90 at milepost 366), 12.6 miles Interstate 490, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1963

Historic New York.

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.