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Trad jazz

Trad jazz is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of jazz. Explore key artists and related styles.

About Trad jazz

Trad jazz is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of jazz.

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Trad jazz, short for "traditional jazz", is a form of jazz in the United States and Britain that flourished from the 1930s to 1960s, based on the earlier New Orleans Dixieland jazz style. Prominent English trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barber, Freddy Randall, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Ken Colyer and Monty Sunshine performed a populist repertoire that also included jazz versions of pop songs and nursery rhymes.

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What is Trad jazz?

Trad jazz is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of jazz.

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