Village Vanguard- Lorraine Gordon

Uniqlo has gone wild with all sorts of advertising posters...this one salutes the founder of the Village Vanguard, Lorraine Gordon.

Wikipedia says about Village Vanguard:

The Village Vanguard is a jazz club located at 178 7th Avenue South in Greenwich Village, New York City.^[1] The club was opened on February 22, 1935, by Max Gordon. At first, it also featured other forms of music such as folk music and beat poetry, but it switched to an all-jazz format in 1957.

 History

Over 100 jazz albums have been recorded at the venue since the (originally single) album under Sonny Rollins' name in 1957. The two most famous engagements in the club's history are probably those of Bill Evans and John Coltrane, both of which took place in 1961. Joe Zawinul made his recording debut at the venue on The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (1961).^[2] Wynton Marsalis regularly recorded at the club in the early 1990s; the results were issued in a multi-disc set. Other musicians to release notable albums recorded live at the Village Vanguard include John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Chris Connor, Keith Jarrett, Bill Frisell, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Gerry Mulligan, Michel Petrucciani, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Barbra Streisand and Brad Mehldau.
Since Max Gordon died in 1989, the club has been run by Lorraine Gordon, his widow.^[3]