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Trad Jazz is perfect for summer wedding and party celebrations

February 22, 2012 / by / 0

The Mississippi Delta, where French and British cultures blend with African and Creole, is acknowledged as the birthplace of what has become known as Trad Jazz. An amalgam of blues and gospel hymns with European dance-tunes and song models, this idiosyncratic style of musical delivery appears to emerge in the popular marching church bands, especially…

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The Iconic Sound Of New Orleans Trad Jazz : Dixieland Trad Jazz – The Signature Sound Of New Orleans

October 20, 2011 / by / 0

Marching bands of musicians were commonly employed to accompany wedding and funeral processions in the culture of the French-influenced enclave of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans. By the turn of the 20th century, these strolling players had become something of an institution, and their particular choice of instrumentation and distinctive style of music…

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