How Did Jazz Impact Society

Jazz, one of America’s original art forms, was created in America during the late 18th and early 19th century. During this time, African people were forced to work in large plantations and after a hard day of labour, these people would gather together to sing and play music. By singing these songs, the children would learn more about the land and culture and also help them forget about their worries and struggles. The call and response technique was used in these songs meaning the leader would call out a line and the rest of the workers would respond. This would express the leaders past and their feelings at the time. The slaves …show more content…
Modern jazz has incorporated these elements from both these songs, this shows how historical jazz has impacted modern jazz and its musical style.
During the late 1800s, Military marches and small bands created a style of jazz known as Ragtime. It is a style of music with accompaniments that have several accented notes combined with melodies that are highly syncopated. Piano is the main instrument used in Ragtime but it is also played by small bands with several combinations of instruments, this style became an early influence on jazz. In the early 1900s, Ragtime was played in many bars and clubs as it was starting to get very popular.
During the 1920s jazz was begging to be written down as sheet music as it started to get more complex. Combos made up of 3-5 musicians and big bands