Territory Band

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:band
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:activePeriod 1920s
1930s
gptkbp:baseOfOperations gptkb:Midwest
gptkb:Great_Plains
South
Southwest
gptkbp:declinedAfter 1940s
World War II travel restrictions
recording industry expansion
rise of national radio
gptkbp:describes A jazz band that performed in a specific region or territory, often outside major urban centers.
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Territory Band
gptkbp:influenced big band jazz
swing music
gptkbp:influencedBy New Orleans jazz
blues
ragtime
gptkbp:membersInclude gptkb:Andy_Kirk
gptkb:Jay_McShann
gptkb:Walter_Page
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:Bennie_Moten
gptkbp:notableFor touring specific regions rather than nationally
influencing the development of swing and big band jazz
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Clouds_of_Joy
gptkb:Blue_Devils
gptkb:Andy_Kirk_and_his_Twelve_Clouds_of_Joy
gptkb:Walter_Page's_Blue_Devils
gptkb:Jay_McShann_Orchestra
Bennie Moten Orchestra
gptkbp:notablePlace clubs
dance halls
ballrooms
roadhouses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fredrik_Ljungkvist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7