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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1917, the Original Dixieland Jass Band recorded what is generally considered to be the first jazz recording. “Livery Stable Blues” was the hit side of the record (you remember records, you actually ...

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 ...

This year is the 100th anniversary of the first jazz recording — the 1917 Original Dixieland "Jass" Band's "Livery Stable Blues." The five white musicians from New Orleans soon changed their band name ...

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band's first recording in Feb. 1917 is often cited as the first jazz record ever, but critic Kevin Whitehead says that the roots of jazz stretch a little further back. This ...