Harlem Jazz Corner & Swing Dance Event @ Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx)

Harlem Jazz Corner & Swing Dance Event

On Sunday, September 9, 2018, 25 resilient people despite the rain decided they would give up there warm comfortable homes to spend a Sunday with us at the Jazz Corner the final resting place of so many great musicians and dancers at The Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. At this time we celebrated the lives and legacies of Jazz/Latin Jazz/ and dance legends such as Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Illinois Jacquet, Max Roach, Jackie McClean, King Oliver, W.C. Handy, Ada “Bricktop” Smith, Cootie Williams, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Jonah Jones, Ornette Coleman, Celia Cruz, Miles Davis, Harold Nicholas, our beloved Ambassador of Lindy Hop, Frankie Manning and others. We were accompanied by Mercedes Ellington grand-daughter of the late Duke Elington as well as Judy Prichett long time companion of the late Frankie Manning. We danced and shared personal narratives in a befitting tribute to them at their final resting place. #swingwithusproductionsnyc