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Travel Review: Re-discover Harlem, NYC!

2020-01-26T20:36:30+00:00By Kathy Leonardo|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Apollo Theater, Bill's Place, blues, Bobby Fisher, Brandon Coley Cox, businesses, chain stores, Chef Marcus Samuelsson, city, classic dive bar, club, community atmosphere, cuisine, culture, Derrick Adams, dining review, DJ's, eat, excellent reputation, Featuring a weekly mix of styles - Jazz, food review, foodie, foodies, gentrification, Harlem, Harlem Hellfighters, Howard Cash, jazz bands, jazz review, Joanne Woodward, Jr, Latin Jazz, Leon Johnson, Les Goodson Soul Jazz Band, local jazz, Lorna Simpson, Mark Leckey, music, music review, new york artists, New York City, Paris, Paris Blues, Paul Newman, Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem, Red Rooster Harlem, restaurants thriving area, Sam Hargress, Samuel Hargress, Showman's Jazz Club, signature cuisine, singers, Sister Franny's Crab Toast, specials guest musicians, Sydney Poitier, Talented veteran musicians, The Rakiem Walker Project, throw-back blues venue, travel, travel review, Tynae Lester, West Harlem, West Harlem. Thank goodness it has managed to keep some of the retro soulful dives, world music, Yep Chicken and waffles|

Music has long been a big part of the culture of New York. Growing up in this city, I spent many a night in Harlem hanging out in clubs such as Bill's Place, Showman's Jazz Club, and of course the very