Music

In the spring of 1990, after visiting the Blue Note in Greenwich Village, Jazz 966 CEO Sam Pinn and Arnold Freeman had a vision. They believed that the same caliber of talent and passionate audience they witnessed in Manhattan could thrive on Fulton Street in Brooklyn — specifically at 966 Fulton Street.

Renown drummer and composer, the late, great Max Roach, was feted by Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium and Concord Baptist Church of Christ on what would have been this jazz giant’s 99th birthday; and launched a series of events coming in 2023 leading to Roach’s centennial birthday.

Mongo Santamaria, Ray Baretto, Candido all Latin artists who’ve lead their bands into “A” rooms (i.e., Blue Note, Village Gate, Carnegie Hall) throughout New York City by use of the percussion, trap drum, notwithstanding.