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'''George V Laine''' (born 21 September ]; died 1 June ]) was the the most busy and perhaps the most important ] in ] in the years from the ] to ]. Many of the New Orleans musicians who first spread ] around the ] in the 1910s and 1920s got their start in the Laine bands.
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'''George Vitelle''' "'''Papa Jack'''" '''Laine''' (September 21, 1873 – June 1, 1966)<ref name="abb">{{cite book|last1=Lee|first1=William F.|title=American Big Bands|date=2005|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780634080548|page=|url=https://archive.org/details/americanbigbands00leew|url-access=registration|quote=Big Bands.|accessdate=10 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> was an American musician and a pioneering band leader in ] in the years from the ] to ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Papa Jack Laine: Biography |first=Scott|last=Yanow|publisher=Allmusic|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=papa-jack-laine-p358702|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=April 17, 2011}}</ref> He was often credited for training many musicians who would later become successful in ].
Laine was a ], but was more noted for his skills at arranging and booking bands. He often had several different bands playing parades, dances, and advertising events around town at the same time. He ususally used the band name "Reliance" for parade marching band jobs.


Laine's Reliance Brass Band was the first to fuse European, African, and Latin music. The earliest jazz musicians can be traced back to playing in the Reliance Brass Band or being influenced by those who had.<ref>, neworleansonline.com; accessed October 8, 2014.</ref>
Laine's musicians included individuals from most of New Orleans' many ethnic groups-- French, Italian, German, Jewish, Latin American, etc. It also included African American musicians. Laine started leading bands before the ] went into effect in New Orleans. Even after ] started demanding "whites" and "colored" be kept seperate, Laine continued to hire light and medium light skinned African-American musicians, claiming that they were "Cuban" or "Mexican" if any segregationist tried to start trouble. Hence some musicians who played with black bands like those of ] and ] also played with Laine. Thus there was a wide cross-fertilization of musical ideas in the Laine organization.


Many of the New Orleans musicians who first spread jazz around the ] in the 1910s and 1920s got their start in Laine's marching band, including the members of the ].<ref>{{cite web |title="Papa" Jack Laine (1873-1966)|url=https://syncopatedtimes.com/papa-jack-laine-1873-1966/ |website=Red Hot Jazz Archive |date=20 May 2020 |accessdate=20 May 2020 }}</ref>
⚫ Laine retired from the music booking business by 1920, but he lived a long life past 90, and was interviewed a number of times, providing first hand accounts of the early days of the development of ].

== Career ==
Laine was a ], but he was more noted for his skills at arranging and booking bands. Laine's musicians included individuals from most of New Orleans' many ethnic groups: African American, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Latin American, Scottish, etc. He started leading bands in 1885 before the ]s went into effect in New Orleans.<ref name="NPS">,</ref>

Due to the diverse background of many of his band's members, a broad range of ideas developed and fused, leading to the early beginnings of jazz music.<ref name="NPS" />

Even after ] started demanding "whites" and "colored" be kept separate, Laine continued to hire light- and medium light-skinned ] musicians, claiming that they were "Cuban" or "Mexican" if any segregationist tried to start trouble. Therefore, his band attracted a large and diverse group of people such as Mexican clarinetist ], a pioneer of the jazz solo. Laine believed music brought people together.<ref name="NPS" />

⚫ Laine retired from the music booking business by 1920, but he was interviewed a number of times, providing first-hand accounts of the early days of the development of ].

On January 1, 1951, Laine was made an Honorary Life Member and given the title of "Father of White Jazz" by the New Orleans Jazz Club.

== List of musicians hired by Laine to play in his bands ==
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Laine hired well over 100 musicians to play in his bands, including the following:

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Papa Jack Laine
Laine in 1906Laine in 1906
Background information
Birth nameGeorge Vitelle Laine
Also known asJack Laine, Papa Jack, Papa Laine
Born(1873-09-21)September 21, 1873
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
OriginNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 1966(1966-06-01) (aged 92)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
GenresMarching band
Traditional jazz
Jazz
Blues
Rag-time
Instrumentdrums
Musical artist

George Vitelle "Papa Jack" Laine (September 21, 1873 – June 1, 1966) was an American musician and a pioneering band leader in New Orleans in the years from the Spanish–American War to World War I. He was often credited for training many musicians who would later become successful in jazz music.

Laine's Reliance Brass Band was the first to fuse European, African, and Latin music. The earliest jazz musicians can be traced back to playing in the Reliance Brass Band or being influenced by those who had.

Many of the New Orleans musicians who first spread jazz around the United States in the 1910s and 1920s got their start in Laine's marching band, including the members of the Original Dixieland Jass Band.

Career

Laine was a drummer, but he was more noted for his skills at arranging and booking bands. Laine's musicians included individuals from most of New Orleans' many ethnic groups: African American, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Latin American, Scottish, etc. He started leading bands in 1885 before the Jim Crow laws went into effect in New Orleans.

Due to the diverse background of many of his band's members, a broad range of ideas developed and fused, leading to the early beginnings of jazz music.

Even after segregation laws started demanding "whites" and "colored" be kept separate, Laine continued to hire light- and medium light-skinned African-American musicians, claiming that they were "Cuban" or "Mexican" if any segregationist tried to start trouble. Therefore, his band attracted a large and diverse group of people such as Mexican clarinetist Lorenzo Tio, Sr., a pioneer of the jazz solo. Laine believed music brought people together.

Laine retired from the music booking business by 1920, but he was interviewed a number of times, providing first-hand accounts of the early days of the development of New Orleans jazz.

On January 1, 1951, Laine was made an Honorary Life Member and given the title of "Father of White Jazz" by the New Orleans Jazz Club.

List of musicians hired by Laine to play in his bands

Laine hired well over 100 musicians to play in his bands, including the following:

References

  1. Lee, William F. (2005). American Big Bands. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 13. ISBN 9780634080548. Retrieved 10 April 2018. Big Bands.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Papa Jack Laine: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  3. "Birthplace of Jazz", New Orleans Music History Online, neworleansonline.com; accessed October 8, 2014.
  4. ""Papa" Jack Laine (1873-1966)". Red Hot Jazz Archive. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Papa Jack" George Vetiala Laine, National Park Service,
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