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The names of Jazz Band

Much inventiveness and history has gone into the naming of bands. Here are some band names:-

"  Red And Miff's Stompers; Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys; Johnny Dodds and his Orchestra; Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers; Johnny Dodds' Hot Six; Johnny Dodds' Trio; Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band; Doherty's Melody Boys; The Red Devils; The Red Heads; The Red Hotters; Red Onion Jazz Babies; Don Redman and his Orchestra; Pat Dollohan Orchestra; The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra; The Dorsey Brothers Concert Orchestra; Jimmy Dorsey accompanied by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra; Jimmy Dorsey accompanied by Spike Hughes and his Three Blind Mice; Tom Dorsey and his Novelty Orchestra; Roberta Dudley accompanied by Ory's Orchestra; Leo Reisman and his Orchestra; Ruben "River" Reeves and his River Boys; Ruben "River" Reeves and his Tributaries; Charles Remue and his New Stompers Orchestra; Harry Reser and his Orchestra; Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight; René Dumont Jazz Band; René Dumont von der Villa D'Este; Johnny Dunn and his Band; Johnny Dunn and his Jazz Band; Johnny Dunn and his Original Jazz Band; Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds; Elio Rietti y su Jazz Band; Paul Reischmann's Jazz Babies; Rhythm Maniacs; Rhythmakers; Rhythmic Eight; Jimmy Durante's Jazz Band; Eagle Band; Eddie and Sugar Lou's Hotel Tyler Orchestra; Eddie's Hot Shots; Cliff Edwards accompanied by the Californians; Cliff Edwards and The Eton Boys; Cliff Edwards and his Hot Combination; Richmond Starlight Jazz Quartette "

Jazz Styles

Jazz is a reflection of the history of this music from the 1890s to modern day. Many of the great classical composers have drawn on jazz for inspiration. Jazz can be divided into many periods and styles, e.g. :-

Nationwide exposure to "swing" music via radio broadcasts and recordings enabled the music to thrust into popular culture. Band leaders including Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Jimmie Lunceford , Artie Shaw, Cab Calloway, Benny Carter, Earl Hines, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, and Charlie Barnet became household names and popular music icons. At the onset of the swing era, jazz had begun to take on more standardized characteristics.

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