'Minton's
Playhouse'; The
World Famous, Historic Landmark Jazz Club; the stomping ground of;
Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Elmo Hope, Dizzy Gillespie and Mary Lou
Williams
the
'Birthplace of 'Be-bop', the
spawning ground
that
'ushered in' a whole
new Era.....'Minton's';
the 'Crown Jewel' of
Harlem.
Our
aim at "Brownstone
Entertainment" is to raise the level of music
being
presented at 'Minton's' to the
standards that it once stood for! Hence the title of our
series: "Be-bop
Heritage Series..Then...and Now".
B
y Mr.
Ben Ratliff's account,
on October 16th 2006,
in "The New York Times"
? We
are suceeding !
Read
Full Article here
We
were first engaged by 'Minton's' in August of last year - they had
re-opened in May, and were in need of help. They were completely at a
loss, for knowing which path to take - "I prayed to God to
send
me an answer!...and then Mickey turned up!" One could not
find a better
person than Mickey to do
this.....
We 'brain-stormed'
on how to
make it work
- how to
persuade fabulous Musicians to work for us in our Series, for a very
worthwhile 'cause' - how
to obtain a Piano? Which miraculously was donated through "The
Jazz Foundation of America"....
Mickeys' goal? To
offer the support, and all that entails, to really
put
'Minton's' 'back on the
map'!
And?
He did it!
In a very,
short time.....
