Nearly 1,500 jazz events—including historic debuts, tributes, and best-selling live concert recordings—have taken place at Carnegie Hall since the early 20th century. In honor of #InternationalJazzDay, explore a couple of those landmark events in “A Snapshot of Jazz at Carnegie Hall,” available through the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣: James Reese Europe and his Clef Club Orchestra brought jazz in its earliest form to Carnegie Hall with a “Concert of Negro Music.” This enormous all–African American orchestra exclusively performed music by African American composers. ⁠ ⁠ 2️⃣: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra performed at the Hall in 1938 in a landmark debut concert that was one of the first times that a racially integrated group performed on a major concert stage in the US. Eighty years later, the live recording of this performance continues to be one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. ⁠ ⁠ 3️⃣: One of the greatest jazz pianists and organists of his time, the legendary Fats Waller ...