Showing posts with label Charlie Parker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlie Parker. Show all posts

Friday, August 3, 2012

A Gathering of the Tribes starts its annual Charlie Parker Festival tonight

[Click on image to enlarge]

Check out the website for more details.

Meanwhile, the East Village portion of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival is Sunday, Aug. 26. More details to follow...

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

I'll Always Love You Just The Same

This was the scene in front on the Charlie Parker Residence on Avenue B three weeks back...



...and now it looks as if the exterior work is nearly complete.



And as the house looked before...



Per the Charlie Parker Residence Web site: "Built in l849, this Gothic Revival-style rowhouse was home to the alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (Bird) from l950-l954. With Chan Richardson and their three children, Parker occupied the ground floor apartment at the height of his career... The Charlie Parker Residence was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in l994 by the U.S. Department of the Interior. In l999 the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Charlie Parker Residence a New York City Landmark, finding the house at l5l Avenue B has special character, historical and aesthetic interest and value as part of the development, and heritage and cultural characteristics of New York City, New York State, and the nation."

[Bottom photo via WallyG at Flickr]

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The Charlie Parker Residence getting jazzed up

Heh, heh -- oh, forgive me for that headline...

Anyway, over on Avenue B near 10th Street, workers yesterday began chipping away at the exterior of the onetime residence of Charlie Parker... Not quite sure exactly of the extent of the work just yet...





Have no fear, though... nothing tacky will happen here... As I borrowed from the Web site: The Charlie Parker Residence was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in l994 by the U.S. Department of the Interior. In l999 the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Charlie Parker Residence a New York City Landmark.

By the way, apartments in this building hit the market every so often... they run upwards of $4,000 per month.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Today in Tompkins Square Park


The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival takes place at 3 this afternoon in Tompkins Square Park. Details here.