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Dixieland music, sometimes referred to as Hot jazz or New Orleans jazz, is a style of jazz which developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, and was spread to Chicago and New York City by New Orleans bands in the 1910s. Dixieland jazz combined brass band marches, French Quadrilles, ragtime and blues with collective, polyphonic improvisation by trumpet (or cornet), trombone, and clarinet over a " rhythm section" of piano, guitar or banjo, drums, and a double bass or tuba. Well-known jazz standard songs from the Dixieland era, such as "Basin Street Blues" and "When the Saints Go Marching In", are known even to non-jazz fans. Dixieland is an early style of Jazz that developed in New Orleans, it is the earliest recorded style of Jazz music. The style combined earlier brass band marches, French Quadrilles, ragtime and blues with collective, polyphonic improvisation. While instrumentation and size of bands can be very flexible, the "standard" band consists of a "front line" of trumpet (or cornet), trombone, and clarinet, with a "rhythm section" of at least two of the following instruments guitar or banjo, string bass or tuba, piano, and drums. The term Dixieland became widely used after the advent of the first million-selling hit records of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917. The music has been played continuously since the early part of the 20th century. Louis Armstrong's All-Stars was the band most popularly identified with Dixieland, although Armstrong's own influence runs through all of jazz.
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1. A SHORT HISTOY OF JAZZ
July 12, 2007
A SHORT HISTOR OF JAZZ 1890-1960
Jazz was born in New Orleans in the late1800s early 1900s in an area of New Orleans known as Storyville.It was the red light district well known for its speak easy*s and honkeytonks. Jazz represents a mixing of many different cultures and their music.During the years of slavery the music developed from work songs and spirituals.This music blended with White western music led to the basis of what we now call jazz,the blues, ragtime,new orleans,dixieland swing,main,mainstream and so on. Some of the greats of the early years included King oliver,Si... (read more)
Author: Nick Paul
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2. Jazz & Art
November 02, 2006
I’d like to tell you about Visionary Artist, Irene Nowicki’s new web site and some of her shows.
Irene’s new web site, Rainbow’s Edge Gallery, is at: http://www.rainbowsedgegallery.com/ or: http://www.artbynowicki.com/ or: http://www.artbyczarnecki.com/, which are the three (current) domain names for her site.
Rainbow’s Edge Gallery features Irene’s original oil & acrylic paintings, prints and art note cards which can be ordered through the Google pay system. Irene’s art works are offered in various categories which include: Jazz, Figurative, Modern and 3-D/Construction.
The... (read more)
Author: JIM RICHARDSON
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3. The Beatles are the Most Creative Band of All Time
June 19, 2006
BACKGROUND HISTORY: The first musical bands originated in New Orleans among black musicians who have traditionally been the innovators. The first jazz record ever recorded was by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917, and of course they were white because racism always rears its ugly head to hold black people back. But during the Roaring 20's, young white people couldn't resist the dance beat laid down by the black jazz bands. Fletcher Henderson, a black man, became the first band leader to achieve national fame possibly because he featured Louis Armstrong on trumpet. Duke Ellington, a cl... (read more)
Author: Peter Cross
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4. Frequently Asked Questions
July 03, 2002
Q. I've never heard jazz like this before. How would you classify it? Dixieland?
A. We prefer to use broader, more inclusive names such as "Classic" or "Vintage" jazz. In general, the focus is on the hot jazz of small groups before WWII. If you would imagine yourself sitting in Nick's in Greenwich Village in the 30s or 40s, or at Eddie Condon's nightclub, you wouldn't be far off.
Q. Is the show broadcast live from the Landing in San Antonio?
A. Riverwalk is taped before a live audience. When we first started producing the shows, they were broadcast live, but we found that many of the ... (read more)
Author: Donald Mopsick
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5. About The Music
July 03, 2002
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band (JCJB) plays jazz in the classic manner, that is, in the style of small, hot ensembles prior to WWII. The band's repertoire covers a lot of ground--from 19th-century cakewalks to the small pre-war Benny Goodman ensembles.
The core of the band's music consists of the sounds of Jelly Roll Morton, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, New Orleans Rhythm Kings, King Oliver Creole Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, and Sidney Bechet, as well as a heavy emphasis on Bix Beiderbecke and his followers (e.g., Hoagy Carmichael).
In keeping with the band's historical point of view, period ... (read more)
Author: Donald Mopsick
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