On a brisk March evening in 1926, a new kind of energy pulsed through Harlem. Crowds gathered along Lenox Avenue, pressing toward the doors of a grand new ballroom that promised something rare for its time: elegance without exclusion. When the Savoy Ballroom opened on March 12 of that year, it didn’t just unveil a … Continue reading Stompin’ at the Savoy: A Remembrance
