The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band: More Than a Century of a New Orleans Icon (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540221469)

In 1910, the Tuxedo Jazz Band played its first show at the Tuxedo Dance Hall in Storyville under Oscar Celestin. The popular ensemble went on to play all over New Orleans, as well as across the South and the nation. In 1953, it became the first jazz band to play the White House. The band has punctuated jazz history and produced some of the most memorable musicians of the past century: Bob French, Albert French, William Ridgley, Octave Crosby, Louis Armstrong and more. Author Sally Newhart has written a definitive and captivating history of the band from inception to present, including oral histories, archival photos, discography and a previously unpublished complete list of members since 1910.

Author: Sally Newhart
ISBN-10: 1540221466
ISBN-13: 9781540221469
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2013
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d