American War to World War I. He is often credited with being instrumental in the development of jazz music as his Reliance Brass Band was the first to fuse European, African and Latin music together.
American War to World War I. He is often credited for training many musicians which would later be succesful in performing jazz music. His Marching band was named Reliance Brass Band and it was the first to fuse European, African and Latin music together.