In its time, Minton’s Playhouse attracted all of the greats. It was started by tenor saxophonist and clarinet player Henry Minton in the late thirties, who quickly found himself holding epic sessions ...

A surprised look stole over my friend at Minton’s when the house jazz sextet launched into the opening chords of the night’s closing number. “ ‘Rikki Don’t Lose That Number’?” she puzzled. In the ...

The exec gives THR a first look at the revival of historic jazz club Minton's -- where Thelonius Monk and Charlie Parker played -- and a new Afro-Caribbean joint, The Cecil. By Mark Ellwood Dick ...

Henry Minton was a tenor saxophonist who opened Minton’s Playhouse in 1938. The house band had names like Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Count Basie and Benny Goodman. It was ...

Rarely in art history can a major revolution be exactly pinpointed in time and place. But few will dispute that the premier revolution in jazz history occurred on the bandstands of Minton's Playhouse ...