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Storyville

American  
[stawr-ee-vil, stohr-] / ˈstɔr iˌvɪl, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

  1. a red-light district of New Orleans known as a wellspring of jazz before World War I.


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He graduated from Boston University and started the Storyville jazz club and record label in Boston, where Ellington, Charlie Parker and others came.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2021

That year, Mr. Wein opened his Storyville jazz club in Boston, where he presented Holiday, Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker and other musical stars.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

In 2003, film archivist Joe Lauro took a trip to Copenhagen to see his longtime friend Karl Knudsen, owner of the jazz record label Storyville.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2021

The Experiments will be broadcast in the UK in BBC4's Storyville strand in October.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2016

It runs through history: the cutting contests of Storyville jazz musicians, Bronx street corner battle-rap showdowns, Mozart versus Salieri, Beatles versus Stones, Whitney versus Mariah.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2016

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