Bricktop's
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Bricktop's was a famed Paris nightclub of the 1920s and 1930s, run by Ada "Bricktop" Smith and known as a gathering place for jazz musicians, artists, and expatriate elites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bricktop's canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5269734 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bricktop's Context triple: [Mabel Mercer, performedAt, Bricktop's]
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A.
Rum Boogie Cafe
Rum Boogie Cafe is a famed Beale Street blues club and restaurant in Memphis known for live music, Southern cuisine, and walls lined with guitars and music memorabilia.
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B.
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Smokey Joe's Cafe is a jukebox musical revue featuring the hit songs of songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
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C.
Q's Jook Joint
Q's Jook Joint is a 1995 studio album by legendary producer and musician Quincy Jones that blends jazz, R&B, and pop with an all-star roster of guest artists.
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D.
Peacock Alley Bar
Peacock Alley Bar is an upscale, historic cocktail bar and lounge located inside New York City’s Waldorf Astoria hotel, known for its elegant ambiance and classic drinks.
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E.
Gaslight Cafe
The Gaslight Cafe was a famed Greenwich Village coffeehouse and performance venue that became a central hub of the 1960s folk music revival in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bricktop's Target entity description: Bricktop's was a famed Paris nightclub of the 1920s and 1930s, run by Ada "Bricktop" Smith and known as a gathering place for jazz musicians, artists, and expatriate elites.
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A.
Rum Boogie Cafe
Rum Boogie Cafe is a famed Beale Street blues club and restaurant in Memphis known for live music, Southern cuisine, and walls lined with guitars and music memorabilia.
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B.
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Smokey Joe's Cafe is a jukebox musical revue featuring the hit songs of songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
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C.
Q's Jook Joint
Q's Jook Joint is a 1995 studio album by legendary producer and musician Quincy Jones that blends jazz, R&B, and pop with an all-star roster of guest artists.
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D.
Peacock Alley Bar
Peacock Alley Bar is an upscale, historic cocktail bar and lounge located inside New York City’s Waldorf Astoria hotel, known for its elegant ambiance and classic drinks.
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E.
Gaslight Cafe
The Gaslight Cafe was a famed Greenwich Village coffeehouse and performance venue that became a central hub of the 1960s folk music revival in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nightclub ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Montmartre nightlife ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Harlem Renaissance diaspora
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem Renaissance
|
| closedBefore | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
African American expatriate community in Paris
ⓘ
Paris Jazz Age ⓘ
linked to:
1920s Paris
|
| entertainmentType |
dancing
ⓘ
live music ⓘ |
| era | Interwar period ⓘ |
| genre |
cabaret
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasDoormanOrStaff | African American performers and staff ⓘ |
| hasHost | Ada "Bricktop" Smith ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCuisine | American-style bar service ⓘ |
| inNeighborhood | Montmartre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
African American jazz culture
ⓘ
attracting artists and writers ⓘ attracting expatriate elites ⓘ jazz music ⓘ late-night entertainment ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ada "Bricktop" Smith ⓘ |
| notablePatron |
Cole Porter
ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ Ernest Hemingway ⓘ F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ Josephine Baker ⓘ Man Ray ⓘ Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Ada "Bricktop" Smith ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ada "Bricktop" Smith ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parisian nightlife of the 1920s
ⓘ
Parisian nightlife of the 1930s ⓘ |
| significance |
important venue for jazz in interwar Paris
ⓘ
meeting place for artists, writers, and musicians ⓘ social hub for American expatriates in Paris ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
European elites
ⓘ
artists and intellectuals ⓘ expatriate Americans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bricktop's Description of subject: Bricktop's was a famed Paris nightclub of the 1920s and 1930s, run by Ada "Bricktop" Smith and known as a gathering place for jazz musicians, artists, and expatriate elites.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.