Storyville District and Jazz (1897–1917)

1. Buddy Bolden forms a band

   Jan 1, 1895Labels: Buddy Bolden, Cornetist

   • NPS Jazz
   • Buddy Bolden

2. New Orleans creates the Storyville vice district

   Jan 1, 1897Labels: Storyville, Sidney Story

   • City Archives
   • Nola Vie
   • NEH

3. Storyville ordinance set to take effect

   Oct 1, 1897Labels: Storyville Ordinance, New Orleans

   • City Archives
   • Nola Vie

4. Storyville becomes nationally notorious through “Blue Books”

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: Blue Books, Storyville

   • Nola Vie
   • Storyville

5. Louis Armstrong is born in New Orleans

   Aug 4, 1901Labels: Louis Armstrong, New Orleans

   • Biography
   • Armstrong

6. Jelly Roll Morton is documented in Storyville-era music work

   Jan 1, 1904Labels: Jelly Roll, Pianist

   • Hearing Americas
   • Morton

7. Buddy Bolden collapses while performing

   Jan 1, 1906Labels: Buddy Bolden, Performance collapse

   • NPS Jazz
   • Buddy Bolden

8. Kid Ory moves band to New Orleans

   Jan 1, 1910Labels: Kid Ory, Trombonist

   • Kid Ory

9. Jelly Roll Morton publishes “Jelly Roll Blues”

   Jan 1, 1915Labels: Jelly Roll

   • Morton

10. ODJB records and releases “Livery Stable Blues”

    Mar 7, 1917Labels: Original Dixieland, Livery Stable

    • Guinness
    • Smithsonian
    • Livery Stable

11. World War I military pressure targets vice districts

    Apr 6, 1917Labels: World War, Military policy

    • HNOC
    • NEH

12. Storyville is officially closed by city order

    Nov 12, 1917Labels: Storyville Closure, Mayor Martin

    • NEH
    • HNOC
    • Storyville