Burial Site

Historical marker location:

Scottsville, New York

( Marker is on Quaker Road, 0.2 miles east of Bowerman Road (County Road 716), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1938

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.