WSJ – The Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem
If you’re a hopeless romantic pining for a sepia toned, 100 year ago version of New York City you will marvel at how well-preserved Harlem still appears to be. If coming from the laughably tall and thin sky-scraper race to the clouds on 57th Street, it’s strangely comforting to note that the buildings…
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November 12, 2020
Harlem’s Tree of Hope
Hi, folks, this is Gordon Polatnick, of Big Apple Jazz Tours. There are a few things that I’m inexplicably geeky about that I want to explore in this blog. Most are jazz related, and most of the jazz relates to jazz history as it relates to people and places rather than notes, chords, harmonies, and time…
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June 13, 2017