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: He became the anchor of the legendary Jackson Street jazz scene, which bustled with clubs between 1st Avenue and 12th Avenue.

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In the annals of Seattle jazz history, few figures loom as large—yet remained historically obscure for so long—as , the "Patriarch of Seattle Jazz." While his real-life contributions to the vibrant Jackson Street jazz scene of the 1920s to 1960s are legendary, it was a fictionalized rendition of his life and music in literature that brought his name to a new generation. Central to this resurgence is the fictional song "Alley Cat Strut," a tune inextricably linked with Oscar Holden's legacy in Jamie Ford’s celebrated novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet . : He became the anchor of the legendary

: Griggs researched Holden’s family and historical playing style to imagine how the song would have sounded. Central to this resurgence is the fictional song

The other true-life centerpiece of the novel is the , a real building in Seattle’s historic Japantown (Nihonmachi).