Albert Nicholas in New Orleans - early 20th Century

from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, page 30:

I was just like the rest of the kids--wanted to know all about that new music called jazz. I was a "second line" kid. That meant I'd follow the big bands down the streets and, man, what a thrill when [Lorenzo] Tio or George Baquet would let me carry their cases while they played! I'd walk alongside them feeling just as important as could be.

cite as

Nat Hentoff and Nat Shapiro, Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It (London, 1992), p. 30. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433435642848 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: New Orleans

Listeners

Albert Nicholas
saxophonist, Clarinetist
1900-1973

Listening to

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New Orleans street music performed by Lorenzo Tio, George Baquet

Experience Information

Date/Time early 20th Century
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:34:03 +0100
Approved on Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:27:09 +0100