trad jazz
what it is
Trad jazz which is shorthand for "traditional jazz" (although that term is never actually used) may either refer to a music genre popular in Britain and Australia from the 1940s onward through the 1950s, or to the American "hot jazz" of the 1920s and early 1930s, which developed from the New Orleans and Ragtime styles of music. The British and Australian bands of this genre copied the playing style of such artists as Sidney Bechet or King Oliver, while the American genre is more properly exemplified by artists such as Red Nichols and Louis Armstrong.
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What is trad jazz?
Trad jazz which is shorthand for "traditional jazz" (although that term is never actually used) may either refer to a music genre popular in Britain and Australia from the 1940s onward through the 1950s, or to the American "hot jazz" of the 1920s and early 1930s, which developed from the New Orleans and Ragtime styles of music. The British and Australian bands of this genre copied the playing style of such artists as Sidney Bechet or King Oliver, while the American genre is more properly exemplified by artists such as Red Nichols and Louis Armstrong.
What are good trad jazz albums to start with?
Try Jammin' at Condon's by Eddie Condon and His All-Stars, Vintage Dutch Swing College Band - Vol. 2 by The Dutch Swing College Band, Riverboat Shuffle by Dutch Swing College Band, and Remember by The Temperance Seven.
Who are some women making trad jazz?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/trad-jazz/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making trad jazz, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-21