British jazz revival

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The British jazz revival was a mid-20th-century movement that sought to re-popularize traditional and Dixieland-style jazz in the United Kingdom, led by bands and musicians dedicated to classic jazz forms.

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instanceOf jazz revival movement
music movement
aim preserve classic jazz forms
re-popularize traditional jazz in the United Kingdom
characteristic emphasis on collective improvisation
repertoire drawn from early jazz standards
strong influence of New Orleans ensemble style
use of acoustic instruments
country United Kingdom
declinePeriod mid-1960s
followedBy British rhythm and blues boom
linked to: British blues boom

British rock explosion of the 1960s
genre Dixieland jazz
New Orleans jazz
traditional jazz
hasPart Acker Bilk’s Paramount Jazz Band
Alex Welsh and His Band
Chris Barber Jazz Band
linked to: Chris Barber

Cy Laurie Jazz Band
George Webb’s Dixielanders
Humphrey Lyttelton Band
Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
Mick Mulligan Band
Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen
Terry Lightfoot’s Jazzmen
The Crane River Jazz Band
The Temperance Seven
influenced British popular music in the 1950s
British skiffle movement
later European traditional jazz scenes
influencedBy Dixieland jazz recordings of the 1910s and 1920s
King Oliver
Louis Armstrong
early New Orleans jazz
keyFigure Acker Bilk
Alex Welsh
Chris Barber
Cy Laurie
George Webb
Humphrey Lyttelton
Ken Colyer
Kenny Ball
Mick Mulligan
Mike Daniels
Terry Lightfoot
location Birmingham
Liverpool
London
linked to: London, England

Manchester
Soho
media commercial recordings
live club performances
radio broadcasts
television appearances
relatedTo British dance band tradition
skiffle
trad jazz
significantPeriod 1950s
early 1960s
startTime 1940s
timePeriod mid-20th century

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Humphrey Lyttelton Band associatedWith British jazz revival