Jazz, dance and popular music · added September 14, 2026
Ideal Jazz Orchestra
Candidate group · medium confidenceLater evidence or qualification is available.
Read the later note before relying on this earlier entry.
What the evidence supports
Evidence period: 1920s/1930s; exact dates unresolved. Listed in Table 4, Oklahoma-based jazz bands (1920s/1930s), George O. Carney, Chronicles of Oklahoma 72(1), Spring 1994, p.10.
Limits and open questions
Retrospective scholarly directory supports a candidate, not exact active dates, a roster or continuous organizational identity. Contemporary advertisements/programs remain to locate.
Confidence detail: medium. Evidence notes are not a count of distinct ensembles.