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Little known fact about the Valencia Theater in Jamaica, NY: Charlie Parker performed there live in 1952. Hear him again here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYg0wQ5Th4w
Jamaica was also home to Illinois Jacquet. A church in the old Prospect Cemetery in Jamaica, now part of York College, is dedicated to Illinois Jacquet with jazz concerts from time to time John Signorelli
Little known fact about the Valencia Theater in Jamaica, NY:
Charlie Parker performed there live in 1952. Hear him again here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYg0wQ5Th4w
Jamaica was also home to Illinois Jacquet. A church in the old Prospect Cemetery in Jamaica, now part of York College, is dedicated to Illinois Jacquet with jazz concerts from time to time
John Signorelli