New Orleans Brass Band / Jazz
Papa Celestin
Papa Celestin was a foundational bandleader in New Orleans, leading the Original Tuxedo Brass Band and the Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra. He took the rigid, European structures of the society brass bands and helped bridge...
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Papa Celestin was a foundational bandleader in New Orleans, leading the Original Tuxedo Brass Band and the Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra. He took the rigid, European structures of the society brass bands and helped bridge brass-band tradition and early jazz dance music in New Orleans. The Tuxedo bands were crucial institutions in the city's parade and dance-band culture.
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