Club Riviera rivaled the Cotton Club in Harlem and attracted the biggest jazz acts of the day, including Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington. A new play hopes to resurrect the club’s history before it’s lost.
Club Riviera was one of the biggest Black nightclubs in the nation during the 40s and 50s. It rivaled the Cotton Club in Harlem and attracted the biggest jazz acts of the day, including Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington.
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