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the city council of new Orleans named Congo square as a place for slave music and dance.
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jelly roll Morton started claiming he was the the founder of jazz
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buddy bolden begins to play music fusing ragtime and the blues into one form of music
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many jazz musicians begin to head north as well as the Dixie land jazz band begins to grow in popularity
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Bessie smith records down hearted blues her song quickly began to climb sales reaching 1 million sold in 6 months.
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duke Ellington forms a jazz band known as the Washingtonians. later to also be known as duke Ellington and his Kentucky orchestra.
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singer Bessie smith and trumpeter Luis smith work together to record a song. The classic version of W.C handy st Luis blues.
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the Dixie land jazz band disbands and the founders start to make it as solo artists.
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jelly roll Morton founded a music group in Chicago. and later was given the name of hot style Morton
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duke Ellington began his residency at the cotton club in Harlem. This increased his band size from 6 to 11 members.
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pianist fats Waller joins in a mixed race recording. During this recording he was forced to sit behind a screen to separate him from the white musicians.
