Pee Wee Russell, Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole, and Joe Grauso, Nick's of New York City in June 1946 Nick's (Nick's Tavern ) was a tavern and jazz club located at the northwest corner of 10th Street and 7th Avenue in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan , New York City ,[1] which was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s.
Ernie Caceres , Bobby Hackett , Freddie Ohms, and George Wettling , Nick's of New York City between 1946 and 1948Many jazz artists performed at the club including Bill Saxton (a Friday night regular),[2] Pee Wee Russell , Muggsy Spanier , Miff Mole , and Joe Grauso, among others.[3] Artists like Miles Davis and John Coltrane used to visit the pub to relax after their own gigs.[4] During the early 1950s, the club was noted for its regular Phil Napoleon and The Original Memphis Five Dixieland performances.[5]
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References ^ "Riverwalk Jazz - Stanford University Libraries". rwj-a.stanford.edu . Retrieved 27 September 2016 . ^ Silverman, Brian (4 September 2007). Frommer's New York City 2008. John Wiley & Sons. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-470-14439-8 . ^ Brinkofski, Elizabeth Dodd (1 July 2013). New York City Jazz. Arcadia Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-7385-9914-4 . ^ Carroll, Myka (18 October 2012). New York City For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-118-49540-7 . ^ "Phil Napoleon". Redhotjazz.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2013 .
External links Official site Jim Cullum Riverwalk Jazz Collection at Stanford University
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