Original Dixieland Jass Band

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:band
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1925
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1916
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:ODJB
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Louisiana_Five
gptkb:New_Orleans_Rhythm_Kings
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1925
gptkbp:firstRecordingDate 1917
gptkbp:genre jazz
dixieland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Original Dixieland Jass Band
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
jazz music
gptkbp:label gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Victor_Talking_Machine_Company
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkbp:notableFor all original members were white musicians from New Orleans
first jazz band to record commercially
helped introduce jazz to a wider audience
influenced the development of early jazz standards
recorded for Victor in 1917
sometimes criticized for lack of improvisation
their music was influential in the 1910s and 1920s
their recordings were best-sellers
their style was energetic and lively
credited with popularizing jazz in the United States and Europe
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Eddie_Edwards
gptkb:Henry_Ragas
gptkb:J._Russel_Robinson
gptkb:Larry_Shields
gptkb:Nick_LaRocca
gptkb:Tony_Sbarbaro
gptkbp:notablePerformance gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:London
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:London_Palladium
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Tiger_Rag
gptkb:Dixie_Jass_Band_One-Step
gptkb:Livery_Stable_Blues
gptkbp:reunionYear 1936
1938
1940
gptkbp:significance made the first jazz recordings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dixieland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5