A number of notable jazz musicians, performed in this venue, including:
Chronology[edit]
Originally a jazz club, it was named after Storyville district of New Orleans. It was first located in the 1940s at the Copley Square Hotel, but soon relocated to Harvard Square.
In 1950[9] it was relocated again to the ground floor of the Hotel Buckminster in Kenmore Square.[46][47][11]
In 1953, Storyville was relocated to the Copley Square Hotel, at street level.[48]
In 1959, Storyville moved to the Bradford Hotel on Tremont Street for one year.[12][49][11][50]
In the 1970s, under the glow of the historic Citgo sign, Kenmore Square, Storyville was located near The Rathskeller, Where It’s At, Lucifer’s, and Psychedelic Supermarket.[51]
In 1983 and 1984, at 645 Beacon Street,[52] Storyville hosted performers such as the Del Fuegos,[53] Bush Tetras,[54] Til Tuesday, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages,[55][56] and the Violent Femmes.[57][58][59][18]