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I live in Philadelphia now and certainly miss those wonderful times in Harlem. Many of the venues I used to frequent have closed (the Metro Bar is now a tax- prep office), and I hear there is not as much wide-open jamming as there was back then. However, St. Nick’s Pub is still around, though under new management, and a few new places have appeared including a new version of Minton’s Playhouse, the legendary spot where be-bop was supposedly born in the 1940’s. Here’s hoping the music never dies in Harlem, one of our national treasures.
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