[Dixielandjazz] 100th Anniversary of Jazz

[Jerry Gordon]

With a little bit of research, every year we can celebrate the 100th
anniversary of something.

Jerry Gordon, Troy, NY - Webmaster for
http://SwingtimeJazz.org  and   http://APlaceForJazz.org





On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:52:00 -0500 Steve Barbone
<barbonestreet at earthlink.net> writes:
> "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
> 
> > 
> > yeah but Buddy Bolden was playing before then...
> 
> Yes, as early as 1895 and by 1910 he was in a mental institution and 
> no
> longer playing.
> 
> BUT, was it jazz?
> 
> Who knows? Point being that when "jazz" actually started is not 
> important.
> What is important is that we celebrate jazz in some meaningful way 
> to the
> mass audience. So pick a date and a cause.