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moved to new studios inside the Hotel and remained for the next four decades. An FM station was added in the late 1930s. In June, 1948, WNAC-TV began broadcasting from the Hotel. Until 1968, WNAC operated an AM, FM and television station in the hotel basement.
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Many jazz legends made live radio broadcasts from the club, especially at the Hotel Buckminster, and many audio recordings from these sessions are still available.
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The space that housed Storyville at Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore Square is now occupied by a
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In September 2011, at the Copley Square Hotel, a new nightclub opened, using the name
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In 1953, Storyville was relocated to the Copley Square Hotel, at street level.
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A number of notable jazz musicians, performed in this venue, including:
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For much of its history, Storyville was located on the ground floor of
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In 1950 it was relocated again to the ground floor of the
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Dave Brubeck Quartet: Complete Storyville Broadcasts
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Hotel Buckminster
Kenmore Square
Pizzeria Uno
Boston
nightclub
Boston
George Wein
WNAC Radio
Nat Hentoff
WMEX
Dave Brubeck
John Coltrane
Ella Fitzgerald
Stan Getz
Billie Holiday
Charles Mingus
Gerry Mulligan
Charlie Parker
de
Sarah Vaughan
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
William "Red" Garland
Erroll Garner
Jazz Messengers
Pee Wee Russell
jazz
Storyville
New Orleans

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