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  2. Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame - Wikipedia

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    It has a particular focus on African American music from North Omaha, and is committed to honoring Omaha's blues tradition from the 1920s to the present day. The OBMHoF holds induction ceremonies every two years that highlight, but are not limited to, classical, rhythm & blues, big band, jazz and gospel music. [2]

  3. Music of Omaha - Wikipedia

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    From the 1920s through the early 1960s the Near North Side neighborhood boasted a vibrant entertainment district featuring African American music.The main artery of North 24th Street was the heart of the city's African-American cultural and business community with a thriving jazz and rhythm and blues scene that attracted top-flight swing, blues and jazz bands from across the country.

  4. Music of Nebraska - Wikipedia

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    From the 1920s through the early 1960s North Omaha boasted a vibrant entertainment district featuring African American music.The main artery of North 24th Street was the heart of the city's African-American cultural and business community with a thriving jazz and rhythm and blues scene that attracted top-flight swing, blues and jazz bands from across the country.

  5. Omaha Northwest High School - Wikipedia

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    Omaha Northwest High Magnet School at 8204 Crown Point Avenue in northwest Omaha, Nebraska, United States, is located on a 61-acre (25 ha; 250,000 m 2) campus. Construction was completed in 1971. Further renovations were completed in 2004, adding several classrooms and improving the choral and band facilities.

  6. St. James Infirmary Blues - Wikipedia

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    "St. James Infirmary" on tenor sax "St. James Infirmary" is an American blues and jazz standard that emerged, like many others, from folk traditions. Louis Armstrong brought the song to lasting fame through his 1928 recording, on which Don Redman is named as composer; later releases credit "Joe Primrose", a pseudonym used by musician manager, music promoter and publisher Irving Mills. [1]

  7. Category:Musical groups from Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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    C. Cellador. Commander Venus. Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. Consafos. Cotton Club Boys (territory band) Criteria (band) Cursive (band)

  8. Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival is an annual event of blues, jazz and gospel music that has been held at Rosenblatt Stadium in South Omaha and Fort Omaha in North Omaha, Nebraska in August. Founded by Terry O'Halloran, a local blues bar establishment owner, [1] the festival has included a variety of performers, including Kelley Hunt ...

  9. National Orchestra Service - Wikipedia

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    National Orchestra Service. The National Orchestra Service, Inc. ( NOS ), was the most important booking and management agency for territory bands across the Great Plains and other regions from the early 1930s through 1960. [1] NOS managed black, white and integrated orchestras and was headquartered in Omaha .