Jazz at The Black Hawk
Defunct Jazz Club Series II
The Black Hawk was a nightclub in San Francisco's Tenderloin District, located at the corner of Hyde & Turk streets. It opened in 1949 and closed in 1963.
It was notable for allowing underage patrons in, who had to watch the performances behind chicken wire.
Many top musicians played here, including Stan Getz, Vince Guaraldi, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, John Coltrane, and Billie Holiday & Lester Young.
Several live albums were recorded there.
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| Photograph by Leigh Weiner |
On April 21st & 22nd 1961, Miles Davis recorded a double live album at the Black Hawk. Tape recorders were housed in an adjacent, still standing building that now houses The 222 club.
Thelonious Monk recorded there on April 29, 1960.
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| January 27, 1961 |
The Black Hawk closed in 1963. It is now a parking lot near a hotel.
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| Parking Lot at Hyde & Turk |
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Site of The Black Hawk in the Tenderloin When Bebop Filled the Night |
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