British jazz revival

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The British jazz revival was a mid-20th-century movement that sought to re-popularize traditional and Dixieland-style jazz in the United Kingdom, led by bands and musicians dedicated to classic jazz forms.

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instanceOf jazz revival movement
music movement
aim preserve classic jazz forms
re-popularize traditional jazz in the United Kingdom
characteristic emphasis on collective improvisation
repertoire drawn from early jazz standards
strong influence of New Orleans ensemble style
use of acoustic instruments
country United Kingdom
declinePeriod mid-1960s
followedBy British rhythm and blues boom NERFINISHED
British rock explosion of the 1960s
genre Dixieland jazz
New Orleans jazz
traditional jazz
hasPart Acker Bilk’s Paramount Jazz Band NERFINISHED
Alex Welsh and His Band NERFINISHED
Chris Barber Jazz Band NERFINISHED
Cy Laurie Jazz Band NERFINISHED
George Webb’s Dixielanders NERFINISHED
Humphrey Lyttelton Band NERFINISHED
Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen NERFINISHED
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen NERFINISHED
Mick Mulligan Band NERFINISHED
Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen NERFINISHED
Terry Lightfoot’s Jazzmen NERFINISHED
The Crane River Jazz Band NERFINISHED
The Temperance Seven NERFINISHED
influenced British popular music in the 1950s
British skiffle movement NERFINISHED
later European traditional jazz scenes
influencedBy Dixieland jazz recordings of the 1910s and 1920s
King Oliver NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
early New Orleans jazz
keyFigure Acker Bilk NERFINISHED
Alex Welsh NERFINISHED
Chris Barber NERFINISHED
Cy Laurie NERFINISHED
George Webb NERFINISHED
Humphrey Lyttelton NERFINISHED
Ken Colyer NERFINISHED
Kenny Ball NERFINISHED
Mick Mulligan NERFINISHED
Mike Daniels NERFINISHED
Terry Lightfoot NERFINISHED
location Birmingham NERFINISHED
Liverpool NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

Manchester NERFINISHED
Soho NERFINISHED
media commercial recordings
live club performances
radio broadcasts
television appearances
relatedTo British dance band tradition
skiffle
trad jazz
significantPeriod 1950s
early 1960s
startTime 1940s
timePeriod mid-20th century

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Humphrey Lyttelton Band associatedWith British jazz revival