Which jazz-influenced orchestral piece did Walter Johannes Damrosch conduct the world premiere performances of?
An American in Paris An American in Paris is a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by the American composer George Gershwin, written in 1928. Inspired by the time Gershwin had spent in Paris, it evokes the sights and energy of the French capital in the 1920s and is one of his best-known compositions.
Jimmy Palao James Palao, also James Florestan Palao February 19, 1879 – January 8, 1925 was an African-American jazz musician. He is believed to have coined the term "jazz" as leader of the Original Creole Orchestra in the early twentieth century.