New Orleans

Location · 1890s-1920s · New Orleans · Origins (1890-1930)

The place of origins, but not the only one: a blend of blues, ragtime, brass bands and Afro-Latin traditions. Storyville, a regulated district, employed many artists without being the cradle of jazz.

What is still debated

Plural origin: Thomas Brothers disputes the centrality of the "downtown" Creoles in favor of "uptown". Storyville (1897 - Nov. 12, 1917) was an important employer, not the cradle: several historians reject this myth.

Where it comes from

• Afro-diasporic roots

What it gave rise to or influenced

• New Orleans jazz

Artists

• Professor Longhair (1918–1980, piano, vocals)
• Bunk Johnson (1889–1949, trumpet)
• George Lewis (1900–1968, clarinet)
• Kid Ory (1886–1973, trombone)

Tracks to start with

• Tipitina — Professor Longhair (1953)
• Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans — Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday (1947)

Sources

• EN : Music of New Orleans
• EN : Storyville, New Orleans

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