🎷 Jazz Legends' Resting Place | Woodlawn Cemetery ✨

Located in the Bronx, Woodlawn Cemetery is one of America's most historically significant burial grounds, home to jazz giants and luminaries from music, science, and beyond. 📍 4199 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10470 🚇 Take the 4 train to Woodlawn Station—just 50 steps from the entrance! 🎷 Jazz Greats Buried Here: • Duke Ellington (plus his entire big band—drummer Sonny Greer, trumpeter Cootie Williams, etc.) • Miles Davis • Max Roach • Coleman Hawkins • Ornette Coleman (my personal hero!) • Irving Berlin (songwriters count too! 🎶) 🧠 Other Notable Figures: • Augustus Juilliard (founder of Juilliard School) • Hideyo Noguchi (Japanese bacteriologist on the ¥1000 bill) ✅ Visitor Tips: • Grab a free map + guidebook at the entrance hut. • Google "[Name] Grave" for precise locations—shockingly accurate! • Open daily 8:30 AM–4:30 PM—DO NOT get locked in! (The emergency phone isn’t always answered. 😅) 🏃 My Sprint Tour: Arrived at 4:08 PM, speed-walked/jogged to see Ellington, Berlin, Roach, and Davis. Missed Ornette & Noguchi—next time! #JazzHeaven #NYCHistory #BronxHiddenGems #MusicLegends #CemeteryWalks