It's an old joke: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" Answer: "Practice, practice, practice.” And that’s exactly how more than ...

Discover how New Orleans' cultural blend created jazz through 7 pivotal developments, ... By 1919, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band was performing in England and Bechet in France, ...

In 1925 the Dixieland disbanded. It was no longer a novelty. “Sweet” jazz, heavily orchestrated, was in vogue. And La Rocca, particularly, wanted to retire, go back to New Orleans.

The distinctive New Orleans Dixieland style leaned heavily on ragtime, but new forms of jazz emerged from it. The Big Easy, open as ever, embraced them all.

In 1959, the New Orleans native Dukes of Dixieland were the “number one jazz combo in the country,” according to Ed Sullivan, and just a few years removed from headlining at the Famous Door in ...

New Orleans trumpet player and composer Jimmy LaRocca died over the weekend. Jimmy‘s father, also a trumpet player, Nick LaRocca, was the leader of The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first ...

New Orleans was the largest slave market in the country from, ... Nick LaRocca and his Original Dixieland Jass Band was one of many musicians of Italian ancestry who contributed to its development.

New Orleans’ current district attorney, Jason Williams, expressed condolences to Connick’s family. “Mr. Connick remains the longest tenured District Attorney, serving from 1973-2003.

New Orleans’ current district attorney, Jason Williams, expressed condolences to Connick’s family. “Mr. Connick remains the longest tenured District Attorney, serving from 1973-2003.