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Starter archiveClosedApproximatePerformance space1964–1972
Slugs' Saloon
242 East 3rd Street · East Village, Manhattan40.7227° N / 73.9826° W
Overview
Gritty East Village jazz room associated with hard bop and the avant-garde — and with the death of Lee Morgan.
Slugs' Saloon was a rough-edged East Village room often cited within hard-bop and avant-garde jazz of the 1960s. It is also widely remembered as the place where trumpeter Lee Morgan was shot and killed in 1972, after which it closed. Documentation is limited.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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FlyerPL.01
Pending acquisition
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PhotographPL.02
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DocumentPL.03
Pending acquisition
Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here
Sonic profile
jazzexperimental
Cultural role
avant-garde jazzEast Village
Tags
#jazz#EastVillage#hardbop#avant-garde