A Jazz Mecca Celebrates a Cultural Heritage
HR-57 Serves as Both Club and Resource Center
- By Casey Hynes
- Roll Call Staff
- June 22, 2009, Midnight
A soft light falls from the open doorway of jazz club HR-57, casting shadows across the slick pavement on a small stretch of 14th Street. A wiry man stands in the glow, shoulders slightly hunched, eyes bright but distant, a cigar in hand. There’s a smile on his weathered face as he listens to the strains of a Miles Davis tune floating into the rainy night.
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