Lenox Lounge

The Lenox Lounge is a jazz club in Harlem, New York City. It was built in 1939 in Art Deco style. The club is divided into two distinct areas: The Bar Room and the so-called Zebra Room recalls the wall decoration on the pattern of zebras. Is open daily during the Bar Room, the Zebra Room is used primarily for jazz events. The Lenox Lounge has been known by many well-known jazz musician performances like Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. At its regular guests are said to have numbered among other things, the writer James Baldwin and Langston Hughes as well as the political activist Malcolm X. The club fell into disrepair in the 1960s, but was renovated in 1999. Since that time, find daily concerts ( under the musical direction of Danny Mixon ), on the weekends with internationally known jazz musicians. He served several times as a film location, among other things, for the film Shaft - Any questions? as well as the television series White Collar (2010) and NYC 22 (2012 ).

In 2012, published reports that the club is threatened with closure, because the landlord has raised the rent by 100 % from $ 10,000 to $ 20,000. The owner, Alvin Reed, then announced the closure of the club at the end.

The Lenox Lounge was closed on December 31, 2012, dismantled finished in red and gold front and all the illuminated letters of the name, according to the building owner illegally by the operator Alvin Reed. The owner of the name Lenox Lounge and its owner, Alvin Reed, announced that it would continue to reopen some roads (333 Lenox Avenue ) Lenox Lounch. The new tenant will also continue the Lenox Lounge ( under new names ) in the old style.