Max Gordon
Male, Deceased Person
1903 – 1989
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Who was Max Gordon?
Max Gordon was a jazz promoter who founded the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City.
Born in Svir, Vilna Governorate, in an area which belonged to Poland from 1921 to 1939, Gordon emigrated to the United States in 1926 and settled with his family in Portland, Oregon, where he later attended Reed College.
Defying his parents' wishes that he become a lawyer, he moved to New York and eventually opened the Vanguard in 1935. The Vanguard initially offered comedy and poetry, segueing into folk music and jazz in the 1950s.
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