Major Robert Rogers

Historical marker location:

Fort Edward, New York

( Marker is on Rogers Island Road, 0.3 miles south of New York State Highway 197, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.