question: what were the essential factors that lead to the creation and popularity of Jazz music in the 1920s? The years 1918-1929 will be the primary years of investigation. The investigation will not focus prior to 1918 because jazz music had not evolved out of Rag time yet and because the year marked the end of World War one‚ and ultimately a revival in America’s culture. The investigation will not look past 1929 because Jazz music started to evolve into Big Band music and the decade in exploration had
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The Jazz Age Jazz. The style of music that just makes you want to dance. The blues‚ a kind of music that makes you want to cry. The 20’s were famous for great jazz and blues entertainers such as Louis Armstrong‚ Bessie Smith‚ and George Gershwin. The most famous of all though is Duke Ellington. Duke Ellington playing at the Cotton Club. The Duke as he is also known as is a Jazz legend. Ellington is a pianist‚ a composer and a bandleader. The Duke started playing professionally at the age of 17
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History of American Jazz Appendix A: Understanding Jazz -Americas art form -European- African musical traditions -Hard to define Defining Jazz Improvisation- spontaneous and simultaneous composing and performing Rhythm- a unique interaction with time involving: -syncopation‚ -jazz swing rhythm Dissonance- extending common rules of music; “pushing the envelope” Jazz interpretation- a unique way of producing sound and phrasing melodies Interaction- listening to and reacting to musical
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Lm89Jazz Jazz is a genre of music that originated in African American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century. It emerged in many parts of the United States in the form of independent popular musical styles‚ and it is linked with African American and European American music. Jazz since its birth have changed and faced with improvisations starting from ragtime till the modern style of the jazz. The birth of Jazz in the multicultural society of America has led intellectuals from around
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Jazz Concert Review #2 I attended a jazz concert on November 3rd at the Frontenac Grill. The band‚ Joe Bozzi and I‚ played all kinds of music for us while this place was filled with various groups of people eating‚ drinking and chatting. This band played their songs by using three guitars‚ drums‚ saxophone‚ trumpet‚ xylophone and the piano throughout the whole entire time. The first song called‚ “Through the Eyes of Love‚” was played from the movie called The Ice Castles. This song started off
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The Jazz Age 1. Music a. Introduction of Jazz i. Thought to be introduced in New Orleans. A. New Orleans was a port city‚ and therefore a cluster of different cultures gathered there‚ and because of this‚ musicians there heard and were exposed too many different types of music. b. What Jazz is made up of ii. Jazz is a medley of American Blues‚ European Classical‚ and South American beats and rhythms. iii. Jazz also focuses largely on
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The Jazz music of the Big Band Era was the peak of over thirty years of musical development. Jazz was so innovative and different that it could literally sweep the world‚ changing the musical styles of nearly every country. Big band Jazz that makes the feet tap and the heart race with excitement that it is recognized with nearly every type of music. The musical and cultural revolution that brought about Jazz was a direct result of African-Americans pursuing careers in the arts following the United
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PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ACTIVITIES IN 1920s and 1930s The lifestyle of Canadians changed dramatically from 1920s to 1930s. In the 1920s‚ everybody was living happily until the stock market crash in U.S. which caused the great depression. Canada was greatly affected by the depression. In the 1920s‚ technology and inventions grew rapidly‚ entertainment was booming and sports were becoming very popular while in the 1930s‚ Canadians no longer had money to afford anything and had to live without home‚ food
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The Jazz Age was a defining point in the history of America. This point in time defined the clear division between the older and younger generations of America. The Jazz Age was more than just a time period but a cultural movement. Although African-Americans receive credit for the introduction of this music into America‚ it had quickly expanded to the white middle class and further erupted from there. The introduction of this new style of music resulted in the younger generation of America at the
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The "Roaring" 1920’s The 1920’s was a "roaring" time. It was the time of the culture‚ sports‚ music‚ and several more. Everything was beginning to be put in its place‚ and peace was comming together. The "roaring 1920’s" was one of the best times to be alive. Music was a huge part of the 1920’s‚ especially jazz. Jazz was the reason that the "flappers" were introduced. Flappers is a term used to describe young girls‚ still somewhat in the awkward movement who not yet entered womanhood. Flappers
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