Traditional Jazz

Applied to most jazz performances in the style of the late 1910s to 1920s as played by small ensembles of four to nine players. While there are "jazz standards" applied to the term, it is more indicative of the performance style than of particular tunes. The most common traditional jazz ensemble consists of a front line with a trumpet, trombone, and clarinet or soprano saxophone, and a rhythm section with a bass or tuba, drums, and one or more chord instruments such as piano, banjo, and in rare cases, guitar. Popular traditional jazz groups of the late 1910s and 1920s included the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and King Oliver's Creole Band. There was a revival of the genre in the 1940s and 1950s including Edward "Kid" Ory's Band, the Yerba Buena Jazz Band, and the Firehouse Five Plus Two. Traditional Jazz is still widely performed in the 21st century.