Jazz may have originated in New Orleans in the late 19th century, but New York City is where it expanded—physically, sonically, and culturally. By the 1920s, Harlem had become a national hub, where ...

At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by spinning shellac 78 RPM discs of recordings made in the 1910s to ’50s. At the Hot Club of New York, patrons revisit the music’s past by ...