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The Embers was a 1950s and 1960s-era New York City restaurant and nightclub formerly located at 161 East 54th Street between 3rd and Lexington Avenues. [1] It was opened in late 1951 by former jazz musician Ralph Watkins, [2] who had also been involved with clubs such as Bop City and Royal Roost, and featured many notable jazz acts over the years, including Marian McPartland, Dorothy Donegan ...
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) is a large amphitheatre located in Saratoga Springs, New York, on the grounds of Saratoga Spa State Park.It presents summer performances of classical music, jazz, pop and rock, country, comedy, and dance.
The Saratoga lake houses were a group of nightclubs operating in the vicinity of Lake Lonely on the east side of Saratoga Springs, New York from the 1920s until the early 1950s. They offered fine dining and top quality entertainment along with illegal liquor during prohibition and illegal gambling.
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States.The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. [4] The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 200 years.
In 1972, festival producer George Wein transplanted the festival to New York City, calling it the Newport Jazz Festival-New York. An expanded format involved multiple venues, including Yankee Stadium and Radio City Music Hall , and comprised 30 concerts with 62 performers including Dave Brubeck , Ray Charles , Duke Ellington , Roberta Flack ...
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) annually honors the jazz legend, a native of Rochester, N.Y., with a stakes races restricted to NY-bred three-year-olds, as part of their New York Stallion Series. First run in 2003, The Calloway has since undergone various distance and surface changes. The race is currently run at Saratoga Racecourse ...
The Flurry Festival (previously the Dance Flurry Festival and often abbreviated to just the Flurry or Flurry) is an annual weekend festival held in February in Saratoga Springs, New York. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The festival includes one of the largest contra dances in the U.S., as well as other types of traditional folk dance and music , and draws ...
Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, Caffè Lena is the oldest continually running coffee house in the United States. [1] Founded in 1960 by William and Lena Spencer (née Nargi), [2] it claims to be the oldest folk-oriented coffee house, in the U.S., [3] featuring acoustic concerts and cultural events showcasing folk music, traditional music, and singer-songwriters of a wide range ...