[Dixielandjazz] Origins of Jazz Thread

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

Here are a couple of interesting websites:  some of you might enjoy.


Marching, Ragging and Mourning CD  - NOTES: It is well known that jazz sprang 
from the pre-World War I brass bands of New Orleans, and that such bands 
played for dancing as well as for marches and ... 
http://louisianajazz.com/marching_cd.htm 


River of Song: The Artists  - ... New Orleans brass band music was around 
before jazz, and it is still the hottest sound on the city's streets. For a 
while, it seemed ... 
http://www.pbs.org/riverofsong/artists/e4-treme.html 


There are a lot of other interesting things available as well if you do a 
search for "Brass Bands new Orleans"

Enjoy,

Tom Wiggins
Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass band