Historical Marker
Courier Building
Historical marker location:
241 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, New York
( Marker is on East Washington Street west of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.)
The Freedom Trail. The Underground Railroad.
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.