ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Original Dixieland Jass Band

Okay kiddo, so a long long time ago in the early 1900s there was a group of musicians from New Orleans called the Original Dixieland Jass Band. They played a kind of music that was called "jazz" which was a new and exciting type of music that lots of people were starting to enjoy.

The band had a few different instruments like trumpets, trombones, and drums that made different sounds when they were played. They would all play together to create a happy and upbeat tune that people could dance to and have fun listening to.

The Original Dixieland Jass Band became very popular and people all over the world started to love their music. They even traveled to other countries like England and played their music for people there too!

So in a nutshell kiddo, the Original Dixieland Jass Band was a group of musicians that played jazz music and made people happy by playing their music all over the world.