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Jazz History – Who Was the First to Play Jazz?In New Orleans, the first recordings of jazz were made by a group of white musicians. They played “Livery Stable Blues” and “Dixie Jass One-Step.” This was the beginning of jazz as we know it today. In 1895, Buddy Bolden, an African-American cornetist, assembled a band to play dances and street parades. The band never recorded, and they never made any recordings at all. In 1916, a young James Reese Europe, a member of the British army, led the Hellfighters during World War I, a war in which black and white soldiers were forced to fightRead More →