Become a paid member to listen to this article Striver’s Row Townhouses. In the 1920s and 1930s, Harlem was buzzing with the roaring sounds of jazz, the chatter of new ideas, and new rhythms of ...

In the 1920s, Harlem was the epicenter of Black culture in New York City. Jazz music filled the streets like traffic, speakeasies, and other nightclubs kept the liquor flowing and the dice rolling ...

They didn’t call it the “Roaring Twenties” for no reason. From bluesy jazz spilling out of speakeasies to flappers kicking up ...

Jazz music dominated 1920s culture in America thanks to popular musicians like Louis Armstrong. The genre was a key feature of the Harlem Renaissance, which encompassed music, literature, and art ...

When it comes to “hidden figures” in Black history, few have a legacy as instantly recognizable as Esther Jones. A largely ...

His band, the Washingtonians, gained popularity at the Cotton Club in Harlem, ... known as the “King of Jazz,” was a bandleader and composer who significantly popularized jazz during the 1920s.

In the 1920s, Harlem became the site of great advancements in the genre, and a new style of jazz piano known as the Harlem stride emerged. The style was developed at rent parties—house parties and ...

New York City was the epicenter of cultural and economic growth 100 years ago. In the 1920s, jazz clubs, flapper fashion, and artists like Langston Hughes grew popular. This era also faced ...

In honor of Black History Month, we are taking a look inside a legendary jazz club in the heart of Harlem. The stage at Minton's Playhouse has hosted many of the greats long before they were ...

Harlem is the perfect setting for a re-imagined world of The Great Gatsby. The 1920s Jazz Age, during which Fitzgerald's novel is set, overlaps directly with The Harlem Renaissance, a vibrant ...