Black History Month: How did jazz come to the UK?

Jazz has strong roots in the UK, having been brought here in 1919 by an all-black band called the Southern Syncopated Orchestra.

Sky's Shamaan Freeman-Powell looks at how the band's visit to the UK helped pave the way for generations to come.

#blackhistorymonth #jazz #skynews

[deejay]

Black History Month: How did the current plague of knife crime come to London?

[stubbsmamuso]

A small cultural and political class fetishise these people

[pandapalace]

An awful lot of people get prickly over this. Its nothing new that cultures pick and mix different influences and create new genres of art or music. There's always been cultural exchange.

[Horizon]

We require a REFERENDUM ON IMMIGRATION.

[amfearliathmor]

Ah yes - JaZZ
The Fast Show-"Jazz Club"

[Watcher]

I love jazz. Coltrane, Miles, Coleman etc

[jennygarcia]

If races don't exist ( there is only the human race) then why we have to celebrate something that doesn't exist?

[MrSexykid]

Jazz is African-American music. Let that be known.

[BurdenofTheMighty]

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[deejay]

My Mum and Dad loved the Black And White Minstrel Show if that helps.

[amfearliathmor]

Its so racist by Sky News just to think that People of Colour at just limited to Jazz.
Blazing Saddles - Work Song

[amfearliathmor]

When Sky News gets more obsessed about colour than;
Johnny Nice Painter

[davidglow]

ODJB started it in Europe by having an 18 months stay at Hammersmith Apollo and Rector's night club in regents street.SSO was first black band in Europe playing syncopated jazz

[stamfordmeetup]

I bet the change from Racist America to Liberal Europe must have seemed like heaven for them.

[oliveryt]

When are we having a "white history months"?

[brendasg]

More importantly, who invited that lot to my country?

[amfearliathmor]

Jazz isn't very catchy toe tapping though compared with;
"Camptown Races" sung by Al Jolson
Even Foghorn Leghorn would sing the tune.
Foghorn Leghorn sings "Camptown Races" for the 1st Time.

[ssss]

jazz is from george gershwin in the 1920a, and was just popularised by black culture int he 1930s.

[Drgnrydr]

when is white history month ?

seems like having just black history month is a bit racist

[bornhoffer]

The Southern Syncopated Orchestra seems to be in the process of becoming the "Cleopatra" of jazz (ref. the disputed Netflix series). I've seen the claim, that they were the first to bring jazz to Britain, in a large amount of publications, in connection with Black History Week. It seems quite ridiculous that somebody wants to build a black history based on lies, stealing the history of others, rather than describing one's own. I find it quite serious, as most people will have no way of knowing that they are being lied to, and that the history of a band that has such an enormous impact on the history of music as The Original Dixieland Jazz Band is being denied.