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U Street Washington DC | Washington.org

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U Street was once truly the heart of black culture in America, attracting locals and visitors for an unparalleled music and nightlife scene. Perhaps not coincidentally, it's also the birthplace of celebrated DC hero, jazz musician Duke Ellington.

U Street Jazz - Performers - Prominent Jazz Musicians: Their ...

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U Street Jazz - Performers - Prominent Jazz Musicians: Their Histories in Washington, D.C. Prominent Jazz Musicians: Their Histories in Washington, D.C. Pearl Bailey, a mainstay in the Washington community, was born in Newport News, Virginia on March 29, 1918. She had her solo debut in 1944 in New York.

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"While it appears superficially that famous jazz musicians brought the outside ... A Washington, D.C. community rich with a jazz history is the U Street District.