The Pythodd Room
Rochester, NY jazz club that closed in 1974 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pythodd Room ("The Pythodd") was a prominent jazz club on the national Chitlin' Circuit located on Clarissa Street, in Rochester, New York's historic Third Ward neighborhood which had many African American businesses.[1] At 159 Troup Street, it was originally intended as a meeting space for two local Black-run benevolent societies, the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows. By the 1950s, notable jazz musicians such as Pee Wee Ellis, Ron Carter, Roy McCurdy, and brothers Chuck Mangione and Gap Mangione began their careers as young regular performers at the Pythodd.
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Address | 159 Troup Street Rochester, New York United States of America |
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Coordinates | 43°9′3″N 77°37′7″W |
Type | jazz club |
Capacity | 240 persons |
Record attendance | Over 400 persons |
Opened | Private opening: c.1930s, Public opening: 1953 |
Years active | As a private meeting hall: c.1930s—1942.
As a membership-based social club: 1942—1953. As a privately owned music venue open to the public: 1953—1966 (closed 1966—1968), 1969—1972 |
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