[Dixielandjazz] Italian musicians and New Orleans Jazz

[Stephen Barbone]

Jim Beebe wrote (polite snip)

"Tony Almerico, in a way, represents the very significant influence and
contribution of musicians of Italian descent to New Orleans Dixieland
Jazz. This has long been overlooked"

Hear Hear!!!  Yes, how many of us know about Nuncio Scaglione and all
those other fine players of Italian descent? There was a even an
"Italian School", or "Italian Style" of clarinet playing in old New
Orleans. It left an imprint on the early music, (early 20th century)
that, as Jim says, is largely forgotten today.

Now, there's only Tito Martino. ;-)

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

PS. Maybe I should get cousin Guido after the historians. He might make
them an offer they can't refuse. ;-) VBG