The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band
Subtitle: More than a Century of a New Orleans Icon
Publisher: The History Press
Published: Mar 19, 2013
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781626190078
Description: "In 1910, the Tuxedo Jazz Band played its first show at the Tuxedo Dance Hall in Storyville under Oscar Celestin. The popular ensemble went on to play all over New Orleans, as well as across the South and the nation. In 1953, it became the first jazz band to play the White House. The band has punctuated jazz history and produced some of the most memorable musicians of the past century: Bob French, Albert French, William Ridgley, Octave Crosby, Louis Armstrong and more. Author Sally Newhart has written a definitive and captivating history of the band from inception to present, including oral histories, archival photos, discography and a previously unpublished complete list of members since 1910"--Cover.
Notes: Source title: The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band: More than a Century of a New Orleans Icon