Historical Marker
Changing Alignments
Historical marker location:
2759 Clover Street, Pittsford, New York
( Marker can be reached from Clover Street, 0.2 miles west of Framingham Lane.)
The Canalway Trail: Pittsford.
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.