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New Orleans jazz

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noun

  1. the jazz originating in New Orleans from about 1914; traditional jazz

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In your most recent performance, you created a New Orleans jazz club complete with a live band and a stand-up comic.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2024

My favorite version is from the New Orleans jazz legend and trumpeter Leroy Jones, from his 1994 release “Mo’ Cream From the Crop.”

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2023

Mostly sung-through and with a score that incorporates folk and New Orleans jazz influences, “Hadestown” has traversed from early stage incarnations to a 2010 album by Mitchell to off-Broadway and Broadway runs.

From Seattle Times Jul. 5, 2022

Batiste's album, We Are, is rooted in black music tradition, from the New Orleans jazz the musician grew up with, to the classic soul of Al Green via modern R&B.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2022

At first, drawn to modern jazz, the music of Louis Armstrong instilled in Ringwald a lifelong passion for the performance and preservation of traditional New Orleans jazz.

From Fox News Aug. 9, 2021

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