[Dixielandjazz] Louis Cafe-correction

[Rob McCallum]

Correction:

Now that I think about it, I believe it was 10th and Ave. B where Bird 
lived, whichever one borders Tompkins Square.  Same neighborhood though!



>From: "Rob McCallum" <rakmccallum at hotmail.com>
>To: barbonestreet at earthlink.net, dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Louis Cafe
>Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:01:52 +0000
>
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>E. 9th at Avenue B is where Charlie Parker lived, though he was between B 
>and A.  Maybe that's the modern block and between B and C is where all the 
>traditionalists hang out : )  That used to be a bit of a dicey area -- 
>muggings and drugs (though hip with a lot of musicians and artists of all 
>styles living there--what the Village had been years before), though I hear 
>the Yuppies have moved in and more upscale businesses are opening.  Beat 
>poet Allen Ginsberg was living in that neighborhood when he passed away 
>(14th and Avenue A).
>
>BTW-- As Steve posted, property values in Manhattan have become so 
>ridiculous that even successful music clubs can no longer afford it.  
>Smalls, an all-night basement club that closed a few months back, was 
>driven out--and they were lined up out the door most every night.  They 
>were so popular that the owner opened up another jazz place in the backroom 
>of a pool hall around the corner just to handle the overflow on the 
>weekends.  Now, just that back room is still open (called the Fat Cat).
>
>Many artists and musicians are moving to Brooklyn, especially the 
>Williamsburg area along Bedford Ave. (nicknamed Avenue E because it's only 
>one subway stop out of Manhattan--I think it's on the L line).  The jazz 
>scene hasn't moved though--I think because so many of the jazz patrons are 
>tourists.  They did try and open up a jazz club in Williamsburg, but the 
>live music didn't last long (someone's son, I think it was Stan Getz's son, 
>was the one that started that).
>
>All the best,
>Rob McCallum
>
>
>
>>-----
>>Louis; 649 E. 9th St.   (Ave B / Ave C) (212) 673-1190
>>An East Village cafe/wine bar paying homage to Armstrong with live jazz 
>>solo
>>piano on Tuesdays, piano trios featured every Wednesday and Thursday, and 
>>a
>>Trombone/bass duo on Sundays. Performances are 9 -11:30.  Pre-recorded 
>>jazz
>>playing all other times. 
>>-----
>
>
>
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