Minton's Playhouse

Minton's Playhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 2671
Location	206—210 West 118th Street, New York, New York
Coordinates	40°48′17″N 73°57′12″W / 40.80472°N 73.95333°W / 40.80472; -73.95333
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	85002423[1]
NYCL No.	2671
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1985
Designated NYCL	June 27, 2023

Minton's Playhouse is a jazz club and bar located on the first floor of the Cecil Hotel at 210 West 118th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. It is a registered trademark of Housing and Services, Inc. a New York City nonprofit provider of supportive housing. The door to the actual club itself is at 206 West 118th Street where there is a small plaque. Minton's was founded by tenor saxophonist Henry Minton in 1938.^[2] Minton's is known for its role in the development of modern jazz, also known as bebop, where in its jam sessions in the early 1940s, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Christian, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie pioneered the new music. Minton's thrived for three decades until its decline near the end of the 1960s, and its eventual closure in 1974. After being closed for more than 30 years, the newly remodeled club reopened on May 19, 2006, under the name Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse, which operated until 2010, before re-opening as Minton's Playhouse in 2013.