PROJECTS: Harlem Jazz
Harlem's jazz clubs create an aura of the age before rock 'n roll and hip-hop. The snug spaces where crowds sit inches from the musicians once featured pioneers such as Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday.
As the popularity of jazz fades, reminders of its influence live in Harlem. Near the Hotel Theresa, where Louis Armstrong slept, a store entices shoppers by adding jazz to its name.
Jazz is woven into Harlem's identity as the epicenter of black culture in the United States.
Now as redevelopment changes Harlem, intimate spots preserve notes of the neighborhood's past and its speakeasy nights.