Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra (1916 - 1928)
Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra was
named for Tuxedo Dance Hall in New
Orleans. The band played there from
1910 to 1913 when the club was closed
after a shooting. Papa Celestin the
leader of the band, continued to lead a
brass band in the city under the name
of the Tuxedo Brass Band after the
ballroom closed. In 1917 Celestin
formed an earlier version of the orchestra that is represented by these recordings.
The Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra continued to play throughout the Gulf Coast
states until the early 1930s, when the Depression forced Celestin to leave the music
business until after World War II. During the Dixieland revival of the late 1940s his
music career was revitalized and he contined to play music until his death in 1954.
Louis Armstrong, Johnny St. Cyr, and Zutty Singleton all played in Celestin's bands
early in their careers.
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