Bowery in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tin Palace Jazz Club
From Speakeasy To Tin Palace Jazz
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Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 15, 2016
1. Tin Palace Jazz Club Marker
You are standing in front of the 1970s home of the Tin Palace, a vital part of New Yorks alternative music scene. Originally a Federal-style 3-story, built circa 1830, it was allegedly a speakeasy run by gangster Meyer Lansky in the 1920s. In 1970, writer Paul Pines and partners converted the rundown property into a club that presented Brazilian music and jazz, wanting to build up a grass-roots place not to make a killing at the door. When writer Stanley Crouch and saxophonist David Murray moved in upstairs, they convinced Pines to add a Sunday avant-garde jazz series. Pines left in 1976, but Crouch continued the clubs innovative spirit.
Until it closed in 1980, the Tin Palace was a destination for musicians and fans from around the world. The club continually fostered the most dynamic contemporary music, from Eddie Jefferson/Richie Cole and Shelia Jordan/Roswell Rudd, to Jimmy Guiffre, James Blood Ulmer, Leroy Jenkins, Roscoe Mitchell, Paul Bley, Steve Swallow and Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre. It staged the first performances of the long-lived World Saxophone Quartet.(sic)
-David Neil Lee, author, The Battle of
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Erected 2016 by Bowery Alliance of Neighbors.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 40° 43.542′ N, 73° 59.509′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Bowery. It is at the intersection of Bowery and East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Bowery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 Bowery, New York NY 10003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Secret Cemetery Secret Garden (here, next to this marker); Then You Saw It/Now You Dont (within shouting
Photographed by Larry Gertner, 2016
2. Tin Palace Jazz Club Marker
The marker is partially visible in the window to the left of the door.
More about this marker. One of more than sixty entries in the Windows on the Bowery series.
Also see . . . The Bowery Historic District - National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places documentation - download (Submitted on April 9, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 15, 2016
3. Inset
The Tin Palace
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 15, 2016
4. Inset
Stanley Crouch (left), Patricia Spears Jones, David Murray, Philip Wilson, Bobo Shaw, and others
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 15, 2016
5. Inset
The World Saxophone Quartet
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 15, 2016
6. Inset
Recorded live at the Tin Palace, 1970
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 1,830 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 24, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
