Jimmy Ryan's

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Jimmy Ryan's was a jazz club in New York City, USA, located at 53 West 52nd Street from 1934 to 1962 and 154 West 54th Street from 1962-1983. It was a popular venue for Dixieland jazz.

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History

The location at 52nd Street was one of a row of brownstones with clubs operating in basements. As the last surviving jazz club on 52nd Street, its brownstone -- along with all the other brownstones on the north side of the street -- were demolished in 1962 to make way for construction of the new CBS Building. CBS had given Jimmy Ryan nine thousand dollars to relocate. The club was owned by partners Matthew C. (Matty) Walsh (1914-2006) and Jimmy Ryan (1911-1963). Walsh, Ryan's brother-in-law, continued ownership following the death of Ryan in July 1963 at the French Hospital. Gilbert J. Pincus (1907-1980) -- who served as doorman from 1942 to 1962 at the original location and from about 1963 until his death in 1980 -- became known as the "Mayor of 52nd Street."

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Jazz style

During the 1940s, three New York nightclubs stood out as centers for traditional style jazz: Jimmy Ryan's, Nick's in Greenwich Village, and Eddie Condon's just a few blocks away.

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Performing artists

Resident musicians from the 1940s

Sunday jam sessions, organized and managed by Milt Gabler

Jazz tunes relating to the club

• Tony Parenti and his Dean's of Dixieland, "A Night at Jimmy Ryan's," Jazzology (1967)

Max Kaminsky, Conrad Janis, Davis Quinn, Joe Henshaw, Zutty Singleton

• "Down in Jungletown" (renamed "Down at Jimmy Ryan's")
• "Blues for Jimmy Ryan"
• "Live at Jimmy's", a complete album was recorded live there in 1973 by Maynard Ferguson.

References

Source of the article : Wikipedia