January 24, 2012 > And all that Dixieland Jazz And all that
Dixieland Jazz Jazz... mention the word and strong musical
images and personalities emerge from the heart and soul of New
Orleans. The unique sound took shape at the turn of the
twentieth century with compositions by Jelly Roll Morton that
were born in the South, traveled to Chicago and enveloped the
world. Jazz is powerful music evoking the experience of
disenfranchised Black and Creole musicians around 1900, carrying
a distinctive beat synonymous with a particular lifestyle and
outlook. Musicians were able to capture complex rhythms that
materialized from what initially appeared chaotic yet emerged in
disciplined and innovative improvisation. It took musical genius
to create unity from such diversity. Removed from traditional
music that continuously repeated a standard beat, Jazz broke the
mold, separate from classical music, replacing marches,
supplanting ragtime. Heard throughout New Orleans, it flourished
in the sin city confines of the "Storyvi