Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a New Orleans band that made the first jazz recording in 1917. The group made the first recordings of many jazz standards, probably the most famous being "Tiger ...

This is FRESH AIR. A year from now, we'll be hearing a lot about the hundredth anniversary of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's first recording in February, 1917, which is usually cited as the first ...

In late February 1917, five New Orleans musicians went into the studios of the Victor Talking Machine Co. and revolutionized the world of music. They called themselves the Original Dixieland “Jass” ...

On Feb. 26, 1917, Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas and the rest of the Original Dixieland Jass Band stepped into a recording studio in New York City. Now, 99 years ago, what the band recorded that day is ...

One hundred years ago this week, five New Orleans musicians made the first recording of a new genre of music unknown to most of the nation. “Livery Stable Blues,” the first studio number scratched ...

The single “Original Dixieland One-Step,” from Firecracker Jazz Band’s new album, Return to the Twenties, was filmed at Echo Mountain Recording while tracking that project. The song, first recorded by ...

For the 11th consecutive year, the Charles H. Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival is bringing the spirit of the late 19th and early 20th centuries to Mississippi State University’s Mitchell Memorial ...

What: New Orleans blues vocalist and pianist Henry Butler performs. Where: The Sonnenalp Hotel, Vail. When: Wednesday, July 12, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Cost: $40. More ...

The traditional New Orleans and Chicago sounds of the Original Wildcat Jass Band are featured outdoors at Tohono Chul Park in the Tucson Jazz Society's ongoing Friday night series Jazz Under the Stars ...