Below are the examples for club profiling study.
Sources: Leo Johnson, JJ’s Theme: Newark Jazz Clubs of the 1960s and 1970s
(Master’s Thesis, Rutgers-Newark, 2005).
Barbara Kukla, Swing City: Newark Nightlife, 1925-1950 (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1991).
Casa Blanca
Address: On Broad Street, near Kinney Street
Opened by: Georgie Haber (who also ran Picadilly-1943)
Heyday: 1930s
Who played there : Clem Moorman (on piano for the opening act)
Related Photos:
Clem Moorman
The Cadillac Club (Sparky J’s):
Address: William and Halsey (Now Je’s Restaurant)
Opened by: T. Hargrove and Charlie Langston
Heyday: 1970s
Who played there : Leo Johnson (saxophone), Will “Gatortail” Jackson (saxophone), Bill Jennings (guitar), Jimmie McGriff (organ), Connie Lester (saxophone), Odeon Pope (saxophone), Jess “Cheese” Hahmeen (saxophone), Lou Donaldson (saxophone), Jack McDuff (organ), Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ)
Related Photos:
Leo Johnson
Will “Gatortail” Jackson
Bill Jennings
