Bop City

Genre

documentary film

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How it feels

This documentary tells about Bop City, a famous jazz club in San Francisco that ran from 1949 to 1965. It was a small venue in a Victorian house where legends like Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker played late-night shows. The film covers the club's rise and fall as jazz music changed over time.

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What happens

Bop City (also known as Jimbo's Bop City) was a jazz club operated by John "Jimbo" Edwards in San Francisco from 1949 to 1965. It was situated in the back room of a Victorian house at 1690 Post Street, in the Western Addition district. During its heyday, the venue was known for late-night live performances of many popular jazz artists, including Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, and Charlie Parker, and was one of the most famous jazz clubs of its time, being instrumental in popularizing the modern jazz style in San Francisco. The club closed in 1965 when jazz began to decline in popularity. The house was moved two blocks west to 1712 Fillmore Street during the urban renewal in the Western Addition in the 1970s, where it currently stands, and has been designated a San Francisco Designated Landmark. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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