100 Years On, the First Recording of Jazz Tells the Story of America Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Scanned by Infrogmation from original 1918 promotional postcard while the band was playing at Reisenweber's Cafe in New York City. ( Public domain. / Wikimedia Commons ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC