#kingoliver — Public Fediverse posts

I don't know much about Jazz but I do know that its roots lay in New Orleans and that Louis Armstrong was one of the people who launched Jazz into the big time so, I am starting there. Please join me as we discover together the magic, beauty and power of Jazz.

Liquid Architecture: the Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me…Song #1/25: West End Blues by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/03/21/liquid-architecture-the-story-of-jazz-for-beginners-like-mesong-1-25-west-end-blues-by-louis-armstrong-and-his-hot-five/ #Jazz, #KingOliver, #LouisArmstrong, #TheStoryOfJazzForBeginnersLikeMe, #WestEndBlues

Via 1811 Kid Ory Historic House:

101 years ago later this month, King Oliver and Kid Ory play a Mardi Gras Ball....in Oakland, California.
While much of the story of great migration focuses on Chicago, California was also landing spot for migrating Southern Black people.
#1922 #jazz #KidOry #KingOliver #Oakland #MardiGras

Via 1811 Kid Ory Historic House:

101 years ago later this month, King Oliver and Kid Ory play a Mardi Gras Ball....in Oakland, California.
While much of the story of great migration focuses on Chicago, California was also landing spot for migrating Southern Black people.
#1922 #jazz #KidOry #KingOliver #Oakland #MardiGras

Via 1811 Kid Ory Historic House:

101 years ago later this month, King Oliver and Kid Ory play a Mardi Gras Ball....in Oakland, California.
While much of the story of great migration focuses on Chicago, California was also landing spot for migrating Southern Black people.
#1922 #jazz #KidOry #KingOliver #Oakland #MardiGras

Via 1811 Kid Ory Historic House:

101 years ago later this month, King Oliver and Kid Ory play a Mardi Gras Ball....in Oakland, California.
While much of the story of great migration focuses on Chicago, California was also landing spot for migrating Southern Black people.
#1922 #jazz #KidOry #KingOliver #Oakland #MardiGras

Via 1811 Kid Ory Historic House:

101 years ago later this month, King Oliver and Kid Ory play a Mardi Gras Ball....in Oakland, California.
While much of the story of great migration focuses on Chicago, California was also landing spot for migrating Southern Black people.
#1922 #jazz #KidOry #KingOliver #Oakland #MardiGras

Austin Gang contemporary #bixbeiderbecke was from Davenport, IA on the IL border. Sent to a reform school in Lake Forest, IL, he could take the train to see #louisarmstrong & #kingoliver same era. Their take on jazz became known as "Chicago Style." #chicago #jazz #history. "Singin' the Blues" w/Frankie Trumbuaer's Orchestra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBV-ITYi5yc&list=OLAK5uy_mKjeVzgr6D55rQ_Hi1XOY8G77meBUFPnA