Edward “Kid” Ory’s House
2135 Jackson Ave.New Orleans LA 70113
Location Status:
Same structure, different use
Curated by
e/Prime Media & Randy Fertel
Edward “Kid” Ory (1886-1973) lived here during the 1910s. It was near the homes of other important jazz musicians including Buddy Bolden, King Oliver, and Johnny and Baby Dodds. In the mid-1900s, Ory and King Oliver co-led a ragtime/jazz band, which was one of the most popular dance bands in the city among both white and African American patrons. In 1918, Ory hired Louis Armstrong to replace Oliver when the latter moved to Chicago. Armstrong later hired Ory to play with his own Hot 5 band in the mid-1920s.
In the early 2000s, the Preservation Resource Center renovated the home as part of its effort to save jazz landmarks.
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Images
Kid Ory's house in 2017.
Photo by Kevin McCaffrey.
The Woodland Band, with Kid Ory second from left.
Courtesy of Louisiana State Jazz Museum.
Kid Ory’s Original Creole Jazz Band, 1922: Warren “Baby” Dodds, Kid Ory, Mutt Carey, Ed “Montudie” Garland, and Wade Whaley.
Courtesy of the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University.
Kid Ory in rehearsing for Jazz Fest in February 1973.
Courtesy of the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University.
Audio Clips
Links
Further reading on Kid Ory's life and career from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities' Digital Encyclopedia
Further reading on the renovation of this landmark from the Preservation Resource Center
Further reading on Kid Ory's house from the Preservation Resource Center
A look at the neighborhoods where jazz developed from New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
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