Music has truly evolved as the times have changed. Not just in the music itself, but the way it is performed and whom it is performed by. Jazz specifically has changed quite a lot throughout the years. Jazz has spread in popularity throughout the world through many famous musicians, through this diffusion of a popular culture, new branches of jazz were born, and it is the result of a mixture of african slave music that originated from western Africa, and American and European classical music.
The original hearth of the original and classic jazz music was in 1895 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz became very popular during the very late 1890’s and early 1920’s and it started off in the jubilant city of New Orleans. The birth of a new American …show more content…
Jazz music helped break some of the racial tensions going on throughout the 1920’s and so on. Of course the discrimination was never gone, but it really brought people together. Jazz itself is a root of freedom and spirit, it pushed down and broke the past barriers of racism to unite the people. Like with most forms of art, it gave people a way to express themselves. With this expression, blacks and whites put aside the past and exchanged their passion for something they enjoyed doing. Aside from breaking barriers, the jazz form pushed multicultural bands to pass the lines and tell the world that this collaboration is and never will be a bad thing. Jazz music has done so much repair for a crumbling society full of hate and well.. stubborn old men refusing to accept that the world needs a change. The sweet songs of jazz musicians woke up America. It opened a new perspective on interaction in the world. Of course it took time. Discrimination was still a major problem in society, with “white powers” constantly knocking down black composers and their companies. Racism wasn’t the only problem with the exchanging of cultures. Women on both planes, black and white, were objectified by men. Sexism was a terrible case of the segregation of people just like racism. The female singers were …show more content…
As the Civil Rights Movement continued and this sudden connection of the people that were thought of as complete opposites, people were either 1. Becoming more open minded or 2. Completely outraged. As musicians explored each other's cultures and styles of music, connections were made and relationships were built. Especially during a time of such determination to stop the hate for the goal of equal rights for all men, it was what some would say,”a spectacle of hope” for the progression of the American people. Even with the discrimination still being a problem, African-Americans were gaining respect and popularity in society. Although jazz had some negative effects due to pent up aggression towards the racism and hardships they faced, the musical combinations of improvisation and harmony had given the people a way to send out the good vibes that made people so interested in the form. The world had begun to change for the better, not only through jazz and music, but the American people were beginning to wake up and realize the world they wanted to live in. A world full of fruitful relationships and overall happiness within the growing
The original hearth of the original and classic jazz music was in 1895 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz became very popular during the very late 1890’s and early 1920’s and it started off in the jubilant city of New Orleans. The birth of a new American …show more content…
Jazz music helped break some of the racial tensions going on throughout the 1920’s and so on. Of course the discrimination was never gone, but it really brought people together. Jazz itself is a root of freedom and spirit, it pushed down and broke the past barriers of racism to unite the people. Like with most forms of art, it gave people a way to express themselves. With this expression, blacks and whites put aside the past and exchanged their passion for something they enjoyed doing. Aside from breaking barriers, the jazz form pushed multicultural bands to pass the lines and tell the world that this collaboration is and never will be a bad thing. Jazz music has done so much repair for a crumbling society full of hate and well.. stubborn old men refusing to accept that the world needs a change. The sweet songs of jazz musicians woke up America. It opened a new perspective on interaction in the world. Of course it took time. Discrimination was still a major problem in society, with “white powers” constantly knocking down black composers and their companies. Racism wasn’t the only problem with the exchanging of cultures. Women on both planes, black and white, were objectified by men. Sexism was a terrible case of the segregation of people just like racism. The female singers were …show more content…
As the Civil Rights Movement continued and this sudden connection of the people that were thought of as complete opposites, people were either 1. Becoming more open minded or 2. Completely outraged. As musicians explored each other's cultures and styles of music, connections were made and relationships were built. Especially during a time of such determination to stop the hate for the goal of equal rights for all men, it was what some would say,”a spectacle of hope” for the progression of the American people. Even with the discrimination still being a problem, African-Americans were gaining respect and popularity in society. Although jazz had some negative effects due to pent up aggression towards the racism and hardships they faced, the musical combinations of improvisation and harmony had given the people a way to send out the good vibes that made people so interested in the form. The world had begun to change for the better, not only through jazz and music, but the American people were beginning to wake up and realize the world they wanted to live in. A world full of fruitful relationships and overall happiness within the growing