East Village, Manhattan St. Marks Place. On June 27, 1967, the Electric Circus opened in the same space with a benefit for the Children's Recreation Foundation whose chairman was Bobby Kennedy. The Grateful Dead, The Chambers Brothers, Sly and the Family Stone, and the Allman Brothers Band were among the many rock bands that performed there before it closed in 1971. On March 8, 1968, Bill Graham opened the Fillmore East in what had been a Yiddish Theatre on Second Avenue at East 6th Street in the Yiddish Theater District. The venue quickly became known as "The Church of Rock and Roll", with
Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West is a live double album by American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis. It was recorded on April 10, 1970, at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, shortly after the release of the trumpeter's "Bitches Brew" album and the recording of "Jack Johnson" (1971). "Black Beauty" was produced by Teo Macero, Davis' longtime record producer. A jazz-rock album, "Black Beauty" captured one of Davis' first performances at a rock venue during the early stages of . At the concert, he led his band—saxophonist Steve Grossman,