Musician. Born in near LaPlace, Louisiana, he was a trombonist and Creole band leader regarded as the father of Dixieland Jazz. During the early 1900s, with his Kid Ory Creole, he had one of the best-known bands in New Orleans. In 1919, he moved to Los Angeles and he recorded the 1920s classics "Shine", "Tiger Rag", "Muskrat Ramble" and "Maryland, My Maryland". Ory moved to Chicago, in 1925, where he was active, working radio broadcasts and recording with Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds and many others. During the 1940s, he recorded albums "Ory's Creole Trombone" and "Society Blues", which were the first jazz recordings made on the west coast by an African-American jazz band from New Orleans. He retired from music in 1966, but continued to play special occasions with his last performance being the 1971 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Musician. Born in near LaPlace, Louisiana, he was a trombonist and Creole band leader regarded as the father of Dixieland Jazz. During the early 1900s, with his Kid Ory Creole, he had one of the best-known bands in New Orleans. In 1919, he moved to Los Angeles and he recorded the 1920s classics "Shine", "Tiger Rag", "Muskrat Ramble" and "Maryland, My Maryland". Ory moved to Chicago, in 1925, where he was active, working radio broadcasts and recording with Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds and many others. During the 1940s, he recorded albums "Ory's Creole Trombone" and "Society Blues", which were the first jazz recordings made on the west coast by an African-American jazz band from New Orleans. He retired from music in 1966, but continued to play special occasions with his last performance being the 1971 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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