This Day in History: 1938-01-16Benny Goodman plays the first-ever jazz concert at Carnegie Hall. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to print (Opens in new window) Print