Decades before there was Lincoln Center, much less Jazz At Lincoln Center, the midtown Manhattan area encompassing Lincoln Square and San Juan Hill was a jazz incubator. New York Times reporter John Strausbaugh’s video report on that piece of cultural history includes cameos by JALC curator Phil Schaap and a couple of Thelonious Monk’s childhood friends. To see it click here, then select “Jazz In New York” from the illustrated menu below.