Dixieland

Example Sentences

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He was not a musician himself but he loved jazz — straight-ahead and Dixieland — and swing most of all.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

Robertson's rollicking guitar struggles for sonic space over the Dixieland jazz of "Ophelia," The Band's broadcast of nostalgia for a home that is lost.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

The players transition into a Dixieland feel as the collective falls into chaos, challenging listeners to wake up.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

“It shows that, this isn’t just Dixieland, this isn’t a place where Confederate generals did this and that. This is a place where Black people have worked to liberate themselves.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2021

The next morning, the bakery is hung with flags and streamers and a Dixieland band is playing “When the Saints Go Marching In.”

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García