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  2. Kansas City jazz - Wikipedia

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    Almost every jazz history depicts Kansas City jazz as a fertile ground for the development of big bands, virtuosic performances, and legendary performers. [3] In the 1920s was a Great Migration from the south and the search for musical work in Kansas City, Missouri, [4] where the Black population rose from 23,500 to 42,000 between 1912 and 1940.

  3. Jazz (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    Blues, Louisiana Creole music, ... Kansas City jazz, swing music: ... Louis Armstrong's 'West End Blues' as 'a reflection of the country in the moments before the ...

  4. Jimmy Witherspoon - Wikipedia

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    Wilbur De Paris Plays & Jimmy Witherspoon Sings New Orleans Blues (Atlantic, 1957) Goin' to Kansas City Blues with Jay McShann (RCA Victor, 1957 [1958]) Singin' the Blues (World Pacific, 1958 [1959]) At the Monterey Jazz Festival (HiFi Jazz/Everest, 1959 [1960]) Feelin' the Spirit (HiFi Jazz/Everest, 1959)

  5. Jelly Roll Morton - Wikipedia

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    Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, [4] later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American blues and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. [5]

  6. Gene Ramey - Wikipedia

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    Gene Ramey (April 4, 1913 – December 8, 1984) [1] was an American jazz double bassist.. Ramey was born in Austin, Texas, United States, [1] and played trumpet in college, but switched to contrabass when playing with George Corley's Royal Aces, The Moonlight Serenaders, and Terrence Holder.

  7. List of jazz genres - Wikipedia

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    The term "jazz-rock" (or "jazz/rock") is often used as a synonym for the term "jazz fusion". 1960s -> Jump blues: 1930s -> Kansas City jazz: Kansas City jazz is a style of jazz that developed in Kansas City, Missouri and the surrounding Kansas City Metropolitan Area during the 1930s 1930s -> Latin jazz: Draws heavily on salsa and merengue ...

  8. Jay McShann - Wikipedia

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    Kansas City Memories (Decca [10"], 1955) Goin' to Kansas City Blues (RCA Victor, 1957) McShann's Piano (Capitol, 1967) Confessin' the Blues (Black and Blue, 1970) Going to Kansas City (Master Jazz, 1972) Jumpin' the Blues with Milt Buckner (Black and Blue, 1972) Kansas City Memories (Black and Blue, 1973) The Band That Jumps the Blues! (Black ...

  9. List of jazz festivals - Wikipedia

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    This annual festival celebrates the indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana, so the music encompasses every style associated with the city and the state: contemporary and traditional jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, Cajun music, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk music, Latin, rock, rap music, country music, and bluegrass.