| Birthplace of Jazz, Armstrong, Morton, Oliver, Keppard, Kid Ory |
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| Strip of Land in New Orleans where prositution was legal, and, as a result, many jazz clubs sprung up |
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| Spot where slaves could perform their ancestral music without interruption |
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| Club in Harlem where Duke Ellington got his first big break |
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| Ballroom in Harlem where Chick Webb was a regular performer |
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| Ballroom in Los Angeles where Benny Goodman was named “The King of Swing” |
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| City where First American Jazz Festival was held |
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| City where the arranger was all important in swing music |
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| City where “head arrangements” were used in swing music; also the birthplace of Charlie Parker |
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| In 1938, Beeny Goodman’s group was the first jazz band to play here |
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