The Dixieland Ramblers

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The Dixieland Ramblers are a Dixieland revival jazz ensemble founded by clarinetist Mike Bennett and drummer Tom Stevenson in 1957. The band has recorded at least five albums for Summit Records and Louisiana Red Hot Records. [1]

Dixieland, sometimes referred to as hot jazz or traditional jazz, is a style of jazz based on the music that developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century.

Summit Records, Inc. is an internationally distributed record label that evolved out of the large brass ensemble Summit Brass in the late 1980s. It was established by David Hickman and Ralph Sauer.

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References

  1. The Dixieland Ramblers at AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-04-20.