City Music
The Poles, Greeks, African-Americans, Germans, and Irish all contributed their rich cultural traditions to the formation of a uniquely Detroit music scene. Music reminded people of home, and much of the music composed in Detroit in the late 1800s carried elements of traditional music from around the world.
Around the turn of the century, people began to gather in hotel lobbies, theatres, and clubs to meet and have concerts and art shows. Some examples of these are the Detroit Musical Association (1850), The Detroit Chorus Union (1872), the Arion Glee Club (1874), and the Harmonie Society (1849).
Since the city's inception, music and the arts have been intertwined in what it really means to be "of the city."
Around the turn of the century, people began to gather in hotel lobbies, theatres, and clubs to meet and have concerts and art shows. Some examples of these are the Detroit Musical Association (1850), The Detroit Chorus Union (1872), the Arion Glee Club (1874), and the Harmonie Society (1849).
Since the city's inception, music and the arts have been intertwined in what it really means to be "of the city."
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is the fourth oldest orchestra in the United States. Beginning in 1887, the orchestra performed in various theatres around Detroit until the building of the Orchestra Hall (shown above) in 1919. Since 1918, they have become world-reknowned and have made over 150 recordings. Since 1914, they have performed local concerts,
Jean Goldkette
Jean Goldkette immigrated from Russia to Detroit in 1911.
The Jean Goldkette Orchestra was considered one of the best all-white jazz bands of the 1920s. Jean Goldkette was the proclaimed leader and organizer of the band; the other members of the band included Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer, Jimmy, and Tommy Dorsey, Eddie Lang, and Joe Venuti in 1926.
Jean Goldkette held the position of Music Director at the Detroit Athletic Club for over 20 years.
The Jean Goldkette Orchestra was considered one of the best all-white jazz bands of the 1920s. Jean Goldkette was the proclaimed leader and organizer of the band; the other members of the band included Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer, Jimmy, and Tommy Dorsey, Eddie Lang, and Joe Venuti in 1926.
Jean Goldkette held the position of Music Director at the Detroit Athletic Club for over 20 years.
It's the Blues-Jean Goldkette Orchestra
It's the Blues was reworked and recorded in Detroit, Michigan by the Jean Goldkette Orchestra in 1924.