Although jazz was born in New Orleans, with the passage of time it is New York that has come to be considered the mecca of this appreciated musical genre, which nevertheless has been one of the most forgotten sectors in a year of pandemic in which intimate, closed spaces and live music were banned in the Big Apple.
“This has been a temple of music for 71 years. It is the backbone of New York. So I did everything possible personally to keep it alive for 10 months,” explains the owner of the iconic Birdland, Gianni Valenti. , in front of a deserted stage and surrounded by empty stools.
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