Wikipedia on Jazz

[Baker, John]

        This is likely a reference to the Original Dixieland Jazz (or
Jass) Band, known to have been in existence at this time, or a similar
band.  The ODJB consisted of New Orleans musicians but received the jazz
name in Chicago.


John Baker



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Well, they aren't exactly "in" New Orleans, but ProQuest has "Band
Concert Today"  with "New Orleans Jazz" in Washington Post Aug 10, 1917.
NY Times Display Ad 9 on Apr 20, 1917 "Twp Orchestras and the New
Orleans Jazz Band"

Stephen

Quoting "Baker, John" <JMB at STRADLEY.COM>:

>        On the assumption that that's the earliest we've got for New
> Orleans, I've added it to the Wikipedia article.  That seems awfully
> late, though - I would have expected something in 1917, or even late
> 1916.
>
>
> John Baker
>
>
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> From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
> Behalf Of George Thompson
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 2:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: Wikipedia on Jazz
>
> HDAS has Times-Picayune (N.O.), June 20, 1918.
>
> GAT
>
> George A. Thompson
> Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern

> Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much lately.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Baker, John" <JMB at STRADLEY.COM>
> Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 11:54 pm
> Subject: Re: Wikipedia on Jazz
>
>> One more point that I think it would be useful to cover, and I don't
>> know the answer:  What's the earliest attestation of "jazz"
>> in New Orleans?
>>
>>
>> John Baker

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