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Former Minton's Playhouse

Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk

1938–

The Story

The Harlem club where bebop was invented at late-night jam sessions in the early 1940s. Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk played at the legendary Monday-night sessions. Miles Davis described Minton's as the place where everything changed. The club has undergone several closures and re-openings over the decades.

206 West 118th Street, Harlem, New York, NY 10026

New York, USA

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