New Orleans jazz

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New Orleans jazz is an early style of jazz that emerged in New Orleans in the early 20th century, characterized by collective improvisation, strong rhythmic drive, and a blend of African, Caribbean, and European musical influences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz style
music genre
traditional jazz
associatedWithEvent funeral processions
parades
social dances
associatedWithLocation Storyville, New Orleans
characterizedBy collective improvisation
ensemble improvisation
front line of horns
polyphonic texture
strong rhythmic drive
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContext African American communities in New Orleans
developedFrom blues
brass band music
ragtime
spirituals
emergedInPeriod early 20th century
hasAlternativeName Dixieland jazz
early jazz
hasNotableBand King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
surface form: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
surface form: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
surface form: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven

Original Dixieland Jass Band
hasNotableMusician Jelly Roll Morton
Kid Ory
King Oliver
Louis Armstrong
Sidney Bechet
hasRhythmSection banjo
bass or tuba
drums
piano
hasSubstyle revival New Orleans jazz
influencedBy African musical traditions
Caribbean musical traditions
European musical traditions
influencedGenre Chicago jazz
modern jazz
swing music
originatedIn New Orleans
recordingEra 1910s
1920s
revivalPeriod 1940s
1950s
typicalEnsembleConfiguration front line and rhythm section
typicalEnsembleSize small ensemble
typicalForm 12-bar blues
32-bar song form
typicalInstrument banjo
clarinet
cornet
drums
guitar
piano
string bass
trombone
trumpet
tuba
usesTechnique call and response
collective front-line improvisation
stop-time breaks

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Satch movement New Orleans jazz
subject surface form: Louis Armstrong
Central Division formerTeam New Orleans jazz
subject surface form: Central Division (NBA)
this entity surface form: New Orleans Jazz
Utah Jazz originalName New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: New Orleans Jazz
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five genre New Orleans jazz
All Stars genre New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: Dixieland
Chicago jazz stylisticOrigin New Orleans jazz
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band genre New Orleans jazz
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band associatedWith New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: New Orleans jazz tradition
Kid Ory genre New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: Dixieland
Canal Street Blues movement New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: New Orleans jazz era
Canal Street Blues influencedGenre New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: Dixieland
Snake Rag genre New Orleans jazz
Snake Rag influencedGenre New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: Dixieland
Snake Rag associatedMovement New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: New Orleans jazz movement
Bill Johnson genre New Orleans jazz
Chimes Blues hasSubgenre New Orleans jazz
Johnny St. Cyr genre New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: Dixieland
Sidney Bechet movement New Orleans jazz
Marsalis family associatedWith New Orleans jazz
Decatur Street hasCulturalAssociation New Orleans jazz
Vernel Fournier associatedWith New Orleans jazz
this entity surface form: New Orleans jazz tradition