Armand Piron/Lorenzo Tio - Creole Jazz

The Creole culture in New Orleans produced many musicians in the early 1900's who became prominent in jazz as band leaders, soloists and teachers. Violinist Piron led a legendary dance band (his New Orleans Orchestra, with Peter Bocage and Steve Lewis) that made two trips to New York in 1923 and 1924 to play and record. These recordings feature the also legendary clarinetist Tio who is better known for having been the teacher of virtually all the great Creole and black clarinet players in the New Orleans tradition in the early 1900's. In addition are some possible Tio items with Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Ida Brown and Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers (with Bubber Miley, Bernard Addison and Wilbur DeParis)