New Black Eagle Jazz Band

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The New Black Eagle Jazz Band is a New Orleans Style Jazz band founded in 1971 [1] and based in New England. [2] Four of the members had previously been in the Black Eagle Jazz Band led by Tommy Sancton. [3] The band has seven core members. [4]

Music performed by the band has been used as soundtrack music in the Ken Burns documentaries Jazz and Baseball . [5] The band has also been a guest on A Prairie Home Companion and NPR. They have released over 40 recordings. [6]

References

  1. "New Black Eagle Jazz Band: Home Page". Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  2. "New Black Eagle Jazz Band: 40 Years of Jazz". Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  3. "The Band - History". Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. "New Black Eagle Jazz Band: About Us Page". Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  5. "Stanford University Libraries - Riverwalk Jazz, Program 220: Hot Jazz from the Big Easy to the Windy City: The New Black Eagle Jazz Band Live". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  6. "Traditional Jazz Series presents the New Black Eagle Jazz Band | University of New Hampshire Library". Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.