St. Nick's Pub

St. Nick's Jazz Pub located at 773 St. Nicholas Avenue, in New York City, in the area of Harlem known as Sugar Hill, Manhattan. It was one of the oldest continuous operating jazz club in Harlem specializing in jazz and blues. In the 1930s, it was known as Poosepahtuck. In the 1940s, it was known as Lucky's Rendezvous and owned by Luckey Roberts. Roberts was Duke Ellington's and George Gershwin's teacher and mentor. Artists such as Art Tatum, Donald Lambert, Marlowe Morris, Duke Ellington, and Clifton Webb performed at the Rendezvous.[1]

  1. ^ Cerra, Steven (15 January 2015). "Jazz Profiles: HARLEM PIANO - Luckey Roberts and Willie "The Lion" Smith [Addendum]". jazzprofiles.blogspot.com.