Roots

inspiration:

Bix Beiderbecke and his Rythm Jugglers

Clarence Williams

McKinney’s Cotton Pickers

Don Redman

Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra

Fats Waller

George Gershwin

Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five

Jabbo Smith

Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers

Joe “King” Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band