Art D'Lugoff
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Art D'Lugoff, 1924-2009...of Bleecker and Thompson in Greenwich Village. The Gate, as it was known to its fans and patrons, was the brainchild of its owner and impresario, Art D'Lugoff, who died Wednesday at 85. And for those in the know, there was no better venue... In this article: Art D'Lugoff, Chuck Mangione, Chuck Berry, John Coltrane, John Belushi, Nina Simone, Dick Gregory, Jacques Brel, and Miles Davis |
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 06, 2009
NYC's Village Gate club owner, Art D'Lugoff, dies
...New York City, has died. He was 85. D'Lugoff died Wednesday at a Manhattan hospital. His brother, Burt D'Lugoff, said a cause of death was not yet known. D'Lugoff opened the Greenwich Village club in 1958. He hired blacklisted singers Paul...
In this article: Dustin Hoffman, The Village Gate, New York City, Thelonious Monk, The Miami Herald, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Paul Robeson, and Pete Seeger
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Wikipedia | October 18, 2009
The Village Gate
...corner of Thompson and Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York. Art D'Lugoff opened the club in 1958, on the ground floor and basement of 158 Bleecker Street. The large 1896 Chicago School structure by architect Ernest Flagg was...
In this article: The Village Gate, Woodstock Festival, Noo Yawk Tawk, Bleecker Street, New York, Marc Kudisch, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, and Billie Holiday
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... club in New York City's Greenwich Village, in 1958.[1] D'Lugoff sought out the ... "Art D'Lugoff dies at 85; longtime owner of the Village Gate, his conscience ...
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D'Lugoff opened the Greenwich Village club in 1958. ... NEW YORK - Art D'Lugoff, who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. ...
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Art D'Lugoff, Village Gate Jazz/Theatre impresario, dies at 85
Art D'Lugoff, who opened the fabled Village Gate in 1958, died on Wednesday, Nov. ... legendary Greenwich Village nightspot, The Village Gate, Art D'Lugoff presented ...
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NYC's Village Gate club owner, Art D'Lugoff, dies. November 6, 2009 - 9:23pm ... D'Lugoff opened the Greenwich Village club in 1958. ...
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Art D'Lugoff owned The Village Gate, a famous jazz club in New York City's Greenwich Village. D'Lugoff sought out the hottest talent, hosting prominent jazz artists, including Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Aretha Franklin, and Miles Davis, as well as the best in comedy, including Bill Cosby, Mort Sahl, Woody Allen, and John Belushi.
D'Lugoff has the notorious honor of having turned away Bob Dylan, prompting the latter to write music in the basement of the club. He also fired a young Dustin Hoffman for providing poor table service. D'Lugoff styled himself on the famous showman Sol Hurok.
A series of what The New York Times characterized as bad investments, a change in the market, the loss of a low rent due to a change in landlords, and some plain bad luck all led D'Lugoff to declare bankcrupcy in 1991 and close the club in 1994.
In the wake of The Village Gate's closing, D'Lugoff dreamed of opening a new jazz club near Times Square. He also worked on raising money for the development of a national jazz museum and hall of fame to be located in New York City. D'Lugoff's idea of a museum eventually developed into the National Jazz Museum of Harlem.
D'Lugoff won the Paul Robeson Award in 1992.
D'Lugoff's wife, Avital D'Lugoff, worked as a photographer. They have three daughters and one son named Sharon, Dahlia, Racheal, and Raphael.
In 2008 the Village Gate is to re-open under the name "Le Poisson Rouge", with D'Lugoff involved as a consultant.
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