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Original Dixieland Jazz Band® Direct from New Orleans - Established in 1916
On February 8, 2006 the Original Dixieland Jazz Band was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for their 1917 recording of the “Darktown Strutter’s Ball.” The ODJB is back in full swing under the direction of Jimmy LaRocca, the original leader’s son, on trumpet and vocals, with a fine ensemble of New Orleans musicians. They have performed concerts and jazz festivals worldwide and have three nationally selling CD’s. Jimmy and the ODJB are dedicated to jazz education through clinics, lectures and workshops. The ODJB shines the brightest on a concert stage and it is refreshing to see so many people tap feet, clap hands, smile and comment on how good they feel when they listen to this music from New Orleans. Think of visiting a famous New Orleans restaurant and wanting to taste everything on the menu … this is what you get in an ODJB performance with selections such as “Dixie Jass Band One-Step,” “Livery Stable Blues,” “Fidgety Feet,” “Clarinet Marmalade,” “Tiger Rag,” “St. Louis Blues,” “St. James Infirmary,” “Bourbon Street Parade,” “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South,” “Basin Street Blues,” “When the Saints Go Marching In” and many other great New Orleans classics.
Over 90 years of tradition place
Jimmy LaRocca's INCREDIBLE, UNFORGETTABLE ... JAZZ
Notable quotes: … wonderfully evocative of the era, …The front line … is so well versed in traditional jazz polyphony that the band’s fundamental inspiration was always evident. - Mike Joyce, The Washington Post, Monday, August 5, 2002
“Jimmy LaRocca leads a fine contemporary New Orleans band” - Jack Sohmer, Mississippi Rag, 2001
“I have never heard anyone play trumpet like Jimmy LaRocca. He is the best in the world for this style of music.” - Presenter, German Postal Conference, 2000
“Your band is fantastic. It is rare for any band performing here to get a standing ovation like you have received.” - Ake Bjorange, Sandviken Big Band Bang, Sweden, 1999
“The first great jazz orchestra was formed in New Orleans by a cornet player named Dominick James LaRocca. They were the hottest five pieces that had ever been known before. They all came to be famous players and the Dixieland Band has gone down now in musical history.” - Louis Armstrong, Swing That Music, 1936 |
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