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. He is the composer of one of the most recorded jazz classics of all-time, "Tiger Rag". He was part of what is generally regarded as the first recorded jazz band, a band which recorded and released the first jazz recording, "Livery Stable Blues" in 1917.
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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American jazz musician
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Larry Shields
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Henry Ragas
American jazz musician
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Emile Christian
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Tom Brown
New Orleans dixieland jazz trombonist
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Tony Sbarbaro
American jazz drummer
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Papa Jack Laine
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Wilbur Sweatman
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Freddie Keppard
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George Brunies
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jazz musician best known for his work on string bass
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early dixieland jazz band
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James Reese Europe
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Pete Fountain
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Brad Gowans
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Ray Bauduc
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Derek Smith
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Al Hirt
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