British trad jazz movement
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The British trad jazz movement was a mid-20th-century revival of early New Orleans and Dixieland jazz in the UK, characterized by bands that emphasized collective improvisation and traditional acoustic instrumentation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British trad jazz movement canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz revival movement
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music movement ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
British youth culture of the 1950s
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post war British popular music ⓘ |
| declineFactor |
emergence of British beat groups
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rise of rock and roll ⓘ |
| genre | traditional jazz ⓘ |
| influenced |
British rhythm and blues scene
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British skiffle craze ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dixieland jazz
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New Orleans jazz ⓘ |
| location |
Glasgow
NERFINISHED
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Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaExposure |
BBC radio
NERFINISHED
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British television ⓘ |
| notableBand |
Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band
NERFINISHED
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Chris Barber Jazz Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Lyttelton Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Colyer Jazzmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Acker Bilk
NERFINISHED
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Chris Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ George Melly NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Lyttelton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Colyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | early 1960s ⓘ |
| revivalOf |
Dixieland jazz
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early New Orleans jazz ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
acoustic instrumentation
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collective improvisation ⓘ ensemble playing over solo virtuosity ⓘ four beat rhythm section ⓘ frontline of trumpet clarinet and trombone ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1950s
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early 1960s ⓘ late 1940s ⓘ |
| typicalInstrument |
banjo
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clarinet ⓘ cornet ⓘ double bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ tuba ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.