Orchestral jazz is a jazz genre developed in the United States in the 1920s, most significantly by Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington. For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. ... This article is about the American Jazz composer and performer. ...

As early as the 1910s there had been dance orchestras playing the popular songs of the day along with a smattering of jazz. But the first to truly perform and record orchestral jazz was Fletcher Henderson, starting in about 1923, who gathered from smaller quintets and sextets a number of notable New York based players and formed the first full jazz orchestra. Henderson relied heavily on the arranging talent of the alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Don Redman. // The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th Century. ... Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments. ... Donald Matthew Redman (July 29, 1900, Piedmont, West Virginia - November 30, 1964, New York) was an American jazz musician, arranger, and composer. ...

Among the most significant composers of Orchestral jazz was Duke Ellington, developing his mode at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s and early 1930s. This article is about the American Jazz composer and performer. ... The Apollo Theater on 125th Street; the Hotel Theresa is visible in the background. ... The Cotton Club was a famous night club in New York City that operated during and after Prohibition. ...