Colored Musicians Club
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N 42° 53.197 W 078° 52.076
17T E 674104 N 4750429
A New York historical marker located near downtown Buffalo, NY.
Waymark Code: WM1EVY
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2007
Views: 40
Organized in 1918 and chartered in 1935, the Colored Musicians Club has long provided rehearsal space and social opportunities for Buffalo's African American musicians. From its beginning, it hosted jam sessions with some of the foremost jazz artists in the country, including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford, and Ella Fitzgerald. The Club bought this building in 1944, and rented space to Local 533, American Federation of Musicians, the Colored Musicians Union of Buffalo. When Local 533 merged with the white Local 43 in 1969, ownership of this building by the Club insured its survival as a thriving institution.
Marker Name: Colored Musicians Club
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society with Buffalo State College and Buffalo Musicians' Union, Local 92, AF of M
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Buffalo
County: Erie
Region: Niagara Frontier (Region 2)
Website: [Web Link]
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