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The day jazz was born
the city council of new Orleans named Congo square as a place for slave music and dance. -
Jelly's claim to jazz
jelly roll Morton started claiming he was the the founder of jazz -
Buddy's rise
buddy bolden begins to play music fusing ragtime and the blues into one form of music -
Dixie land jazz band heads north
many jazz musicians begin to head north as well as the Dixie land jazz band begins to grow in popularity -
Bessie smith and down hearted blues
Bessie smith records down hearted blues her song quickly began to climb sales reaching 1 million sold in 6 months. -
the Washingtonians
duke Ellington forms a jazz band known as the Washingtonians. later to also be known as duke Ellington and his Kentucky orchestra. -
jazz collabs
singer Bessie smith and trumpeter Luis smith work together to record a song. The classic version of W.C handy st Luis blues. -
Dixie land jazz loses its pizzazz
the Dixie land jazz band disbands and the founders start to make it as solo artists. -
Red hot peppers spice up jazz
jelly roll Morton founded a music group in Chicago. and later was given the name of hot style Morton -
Duke Ellington residency
duke Ellington began his residency at the cotton club in Harlem. This increased his band size from 6 to 11 members. -
Mixed up jazz
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.
