The First Building

Historical marker location:

Oyster Bay, New York

( Marker can be reached from Sagamore Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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.