New Orleans is well known for it's mixtures of many things including ethnic peoples and cultures but probably better known for it's mixtures of musical styles. Piano players such as Jelly Roll Morten were innovators of one of the styles that came to be known as Jazz. A certain Satchmo known by the name because he used to keep his busking money in his mouth to stop others from taking it, his name of course was Louis Armstrong.
It's not only the singers and musicions but also the songs that made Jazz with vocalist such as Ella Fitzgerald using vocal tones that denote the genre. How many different styles of Jazz are there to give you a guide click on the link below to view the Soundback Jazz category.
http://www.soundback.co.uk/search.php?artist=&cat_1=16&frmtext=&x=35&y=10
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