Eddie Condon American jazz musician Date of Birth: 16.11.1905 Country: USA

1. Biography of Eddie Condon
2. Move to New York and Rise to Fame
3. Continued Success and Legacy

Biography of Eddie Condon

Eddie Condon, an American jazz musician, was born on November 16, 1905, in Goodland, Indiana, USA. During his childhood, Eddie enjoyed playing the Hawaiian guitar, and as he grew older, he switched to the banjo. At the age of 15, Eddie Condon moved to Chicago and began playing in dance orchestras. This allowed him to make numerous interesting connections in the music scene, and in 1927, he formed the group Chicagoans with Frank Teschemacher and Gene Krupa. The collective released several recordings but failed to achieve significant success.

Move to New York and Rise to Fame

After analyzing the commercial failure of Chicagoans, Eddie Condon made the decision to move to New York. The city was the center of jazz in America during the 1920s and 1930s, attracting musicians from all over the country. However, conquering New York proved to be quite challenging. The jazz music standards in the city at the time were set by trumpeter Red Nichols and trombonist Miff Mole, who dominated the majority of jazz recordings. That is why Eddie Condon made his first recording in New York with these heavyweight figures of New York jazz. However, the situation changed drastically within a few months. Condon formed the group "Eddie Condon And His Footwarmers," made new recordings, invited new musicians, and gradually became the central figure on the jazz scene in New York.

Continued Success and Legacy

In the early 1930s, Eddie Condon continued his experiments by organizing large concerts and jam sessions in the most luxurious venues in New York. At that time, Condon was already playing with jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong, Bobby Hackett, Artie Shaw, and others. In 1945, at the peak of his fame, Eddie opened the Greenwich Village club, which became a true jazz mecca. He hosted a jazz television program, wrote a weekly column for the "New York Journal-American," and published an autobiographical book titled "We Called It Music." In 1958, the jazz musician opened a new club, which survived him and lasted until 1985.

Eddie Condon continued to participate in jazz festivals until 1971. He passed away in New York in 1973 at the age of 68. Throughout his career, Condon left behind a rich discography, including recordings such as "George Gershwin Jazz Concert" (1950), "Jammin' At Condons" (1955), "Dixieland Jazz Party" (1958), "Eddie Condon A Legend Jazz At The New School" (1972), "Introxicating Dixieland. 1944–45" (1981), "The Eddie Condon Band.1945" (1981), and "At The Jazz Band Ball. 1944–50" (1986).