Jazz In The 1920's

In the 1920s, an era called the Jazz Age, also known as the roaring twenties, came about. The Jazz Age occurred when the economy of America was in its prime, before the tragedy of the Stock Market Crash and Great Depression. The Jazz Age brought forth significant female suffrage leaders, writers, and musicians, each influencing a different class of people in society. Jazz was created in the twentieth century by a group of African American musicians from New Orleans (Teachout). They took the rhythms and melodies of their ancestors and “westernized” them to form what we now call Jazz (Teachout). These talented men then moved to Chicago and other American cities sharing their newfound music with the people (Teachout). Around the
Their individuality and input during this music era came in many varieties, just like the many variations of jazz music itself. One reason for the diversity of musicians during this time was because Jazz incorporated such a vast array of instruments. Danilo Perez was a famous pianist (Aaberg). He used his piano playing skills mixed with “ethnic grooves and wordless vocals” to be an influential jazz musician (Aaberg). Dave Douglas was a strong contributor to jazz. He not only made known his trumpet playing skills, but also switched up his instrument choice on each of his records to showcase his musical diversity (Aaberg). One of the greatest jazz musicians of all time was Louis Armstrong! His talented trumpet and vocal skills helped pave the way for many other solo jazz musicians who wanted to follow in his footsteps
This group included Cecil Beaton and Nancy Nitford (The Lost Generation…). The younger group was highly focused on by the media tabloids (The Lost Generation…).The younger group were socialites and famous for their costume parties (The Lost Generation…). D.J. Taylor Farrar wrote many articles about the group’s daily lives (The Lost Generation…). In The socialites that lived in Britain in the 1920s were pressured by the tightly regulated society, to live a censored life (The Lost Generation…). Not all of the Lost Generation was originally from Europe, some moved there from America. The American writers felt that America was not a successful country because it was void of a cosmopolitan culture (Crunden). Cosmopolitan culture is a variety of backgrounds and culture (Crunden). Until World War l, American writers were expected to use rigid Victorian styles of the nineteenth century (Crunden). The solution to their problem, America’s lack of culture, was to pack up and go to Europe (Crunden). By going to Europe, they expected to find literary freedom and cosmopolitan way of life