Fort Greene
15 music artists that Wikipedia ties to Fort Greene, best known first. A tie, not always an origin
- Erykah BaduSinger-songwriter · R&B & Soul
- Ol' Dirty BastardRapper · Hip-Hop
- Neneh CherrySinger · Hip-Hop
- Citizen CopeSongwriter · Rock & Punk
- Lisa FischerVocalist, songwriter · R&B & Soul
- Justine SkyeSinger
- Cecil TaylorPianist · Jazz
- Bill LeeMusician, composer · Jazz
- Dana DaneRapper · Hip-Hop
- Lester BowieTrumpet player, composer · Jazz
- Just-IceRecording artist · Hip-Hop
- Jalal Mansur NuriddinMusician
- Johnny TempleMusician · Rock & Punk
- Gene LakeDrummer
- Gwen LasterViolinist
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Music spots
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Brooklyn Paramount
1928–1962Opened in 1928 as a movie palace that occasionally hosted concerts. Michael Hittman, an anthropology professor, says it helped introduce Brooklyn to jazz, with artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis, per Wikipedia.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
1956–1981Its “Jazz at the Academy” series brought Count Basie and Louis Armstrong to the Opera House stage from 1956, and a late-1960s series featured Thelonious Monk and Tito Puente, per BAM's archivist.
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Brooklyn Moon Cafe
1995Opened in January 1995; its Friday open-mic poetry night began a few months later. Erykah Badu and Mos Def are among the well-known names who performed and hung out there, per BK Reader.
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