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Known as “Black Broadway”, the U Street corridor in Washington, D.C. sparked a black cultural renaissance beginning in the late 19th century.

It was a prime location for jazz icons including Cab Calloway, Pearl Bailey, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, and Jelly Roll Morton and of course, home to the legendary jazz hero Duke Ellington.

It was an era full of intellectual, cultural, and social abundance. U street was Harlem before Harlem.

As tradition, jazz continues to reinvent itself for a new generation with new ambassadors.

Credits:
Elijah Jamal Balbed | Jogo Project
@ejbjazz
@thejogoproject

Herbert Scott | Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation
@herbscottmusic
@capitolhilljazzjam

Black Broadway on U | A Transmedia Project
www.blackbroadwayonu.com
@blackbroadwayonu