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Mardi Gras Rent Party at Crowne Plaza San Marcos Resort
Courtesy of Helen Daley | Posted on January 13, 2019
Where
Crowne Plaza San Marcos Resort
One San Marcos Place
Chandler, AZ
Map
When
Sun, February 24, 2019
12:00 pm
At Door
Save the date
Musicians
Cheryl Thurston
pianoNicole Pesce
pianoAbout
The Arizona Classic Jazz Society plans to combine the music of Mardi Gras and a Rent Party, the beginning of which dates back to World War I. It was a time of great migration into Harlem. Although a slum, Harlem rents were exhorbitant so many tenants hired a pianist or band to play in their apartment and charged a small fee in an effort to raise money for the landlord. Rent Parties are considered a major factor in the popularity of jazz and blues music and even the beginning of the Lindy Hop. Many of the popular pianists of the time, including James P. Johnson, Willie "the Lion" Smith and Fats Waller, played at these parties. ...