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Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca (April 11, 1889 – February 22, 1961), was an American early jazz cornetist and trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band, who is credited by some as being "the father of modern jazz".
Only four years before I learned to play the trumpet in the Waif's Home, or in 1909, the first great jazz orchestra was formed in New Orleans by a cornet player named Dominick James LaRocca. They called him 'Nick' LaRocca. His orchestra had only five pieces but they were the hottest five pieces that had ever been known before.
Nick LaRocca (Nueva Orleans, de , 11 de abril de 1889 - íd., 22 de febrero de 1961) fue un compositor, cornetista y trompetista estadounidense de jazz tradicional. Funda su primera banda en su ciudad natal, en 1910, y después toca con el jovencísimo trombonista George Brunis y con la banda de Papa Jack Laine .
1 de ene. de 2017 · Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Tony Sbarbaro (aka Tony Spargo), Edwin “Daddy” Edwards, D. James “Nick” LaRocca, Larry Shields, Henry Ragas. El 26 de febrero de 1917 la Original Dixieland Jazz Band tuvo el honor de realizar la primera grabación de jazz de la historia.
The group’s leader, Dominic James “Nick” LaRocca, was influenced by the music of the Opera House in New Orleans and John Phillip Sousa, as these were his idols. The music they performed and recorded was their own and the band made American music history.
Nick LaRocca ( Nueva Orleans, de ( Luisiana ), 11 de abril de 1889 - íd., 22 de febrero de 1961) fue un compositor, cornetista y trompetista estadounidense de jazz tradicional.
19 de abr. de 2017 · Sillian-American born Dominick James "Nick" La Rocca claimed to have invented Jazz and often complained that African-American musicians have been given too much credit for the birth of Jazz.
