简介：The DUKES of Dixieland blow traditional jazz and Dixieland into the 21st Century, weaving strands of pop, gospel, and country with authentic New Orleans so 从艺历程：Torchbearers for the vibrant traditional New Orleans jazz sound, theDukes of Dixieland have enjoyed decades of success throughout theirvarious incarnations. Originallyemerging in the late '40s, the Dukeswere formed by trombonist Freddie Assunto and his brother,trumpeter FrankAssunto.Sons oflongtime New Orleans trombonistJac Assunto, they were a nationally recognized live act for over 2Oyears, and issued many well-regarded albums like 1957's The Dukes ofDixieland and 1962's The Dukes of Dixieland at Disneyland. After thebrothers passed away, the band's name was reborn under newleadership in the 1970s, and featured an evolving lineup of players.This second version of the Dukes of Dixieland has continued to tourand record, picking up a Grammynomination for 1999's Gloryland andreleasing a handful of concert albums, including Live at Jazzfest 2017. The story of the Dukes of Dixieland is, in fact, a chapter in the broadersaga ofone ofNew Orleans' many musical dynasties, that of theAssunto family, which can boast at least three generations ofmusicians to its credit.Jac Assunto was one of the first jazzmen torecord in New Orleans, documented in 1925 by Ralph Peer as amember ofthe Midnight Serenaders.The Dukes were formed by histwo sons, Freddie and Frank, in 1949, and during the'50s they rose tonational prominence, first as a feature ofthe Bourbon Street scene atthe Famous Door, then as a touring act when they traveled to Chicagoand Las Vegas in 1955. By this time,"Papa" Jac had joined the band, andthe following year the Assuntos made Las Vegas their headquarters asthey prepared to take the country, and the world, by storm.Between1956 and 1966, the band made numerous recordings, including severalWith Louis Armstrong, and began an international touring schedulethat covered most of North America, Japan, and the Far East. The death of Freddie Assunto in 1966 brought the Dukes back to NewOrleans in 1967; six years later Frank passed away, ending thepredominance ofthe family in the band, as well as its first phase ofdevelopment. Still, the Dukes continued on with a newlineup, and inthe late"70s, theyestablished themselves as a tourist attraction onceagain in their own penthouse nightclub atop the Montleone Hotel inthe French Quarter. In the mid-'8Os they underwent further personnelchanges but continued well into the 2ist century.They held forth atuluWhite'sMahoganyHall (the formePaddocklounge).located onBourbon Street.In 1991, Mahogany Hall was sold and closed, and theDukes moved to the Steamboat Natchez at the Toulouse Street wharfin the French Quarter, where performed thereafter.They received theilfirst Grammynomination in 1999 for Gloryland, a collaboration withMoses Hogan's New Orleans Gospel Choir. In all their various manifestations, the Dukes of Dixieland have offeredlisteners a snappy, toe-tapping style of jazz that is at once musicallyand visualyentertaining.Timeless appearedin2006.anaeiour-CisCanthologyofsongs and tunes from the 16 albums the group recordedbetween 1974 and 2006.The genre-bending When Country MeetsDixie appeared in 2012,featuring the group in a country-jazz fusionwith the Oak Ridge Boys.A year later, they paid homage to NewOrleans trumpetlegend Louis Armstrong with Celebrating SatchmoSeveral concert albums followed, each recorded at the New OrleansBlues and Heritage Festival, including Live at Jazzfest 2017.