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    than jazz. Jazz made places such Harlem and New Orleans huge national hits. Included with jazz are huge individual names, such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. Not only did it make them famous, it made places such as Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom. (Berg) The smooth music from New Orleans was a big part of why African American culture was “accepted and promoted in the American culture at large by the 1920’s.” (Berg 7). Jazz was one of, if not the key part of the harlem renaissance. The rise of jazz music helped promote African-American culture. Just like Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors took America by surprise with their instant and unexpected success, Jazz music became…

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    As a teenager growing up in a world filled with constant change, acceptance and judgement, Jazz Jennings tells the story of her transition from being assigned male at birth, to female in her memoir Being Jazz. Jazz takes us through her journey of battles- fighting for equality with dress code and bathroom usage in schools, entering school as a female, and equality on sports teams. Jazz Jennings continues to remind other children to remain strong and to love themselves for who they are, and if…

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    The Amazing Jazz Age Di’Join M. McCoy Central High School Abstract This paper is about the jazz age. This was around the years of the 1920s. A time of joy and a time of enjoyment. A time when the youth was free and did as they pleased honestly. The times where were very exciting for families and especially the youth /teens at the time. From the various music , to the various type of fashions the kid wore , all the was to the curled and greasy hair styles worn by the boys and girls. I you…

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    talented trumpeter. It's all made from a swing beat or from a funky bass line. That's not the only interesting part, although the first jazz recording was published in 1917 its origins date all the way back to times of slavery when africans would be shipped to america and be sold in order to work on plantations (Atkins 6). Throughout the twenties jazz had grown and evolved, over time it caused a revolution. People from all over would sit by their radios and listen to this new style of music. …

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    Jazz History

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    Sara Kotwicki History of Jazz Jazz is defined as “a type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century”. () Jazz incorporates two major aspects of both African and European music. The instruments, like the trumpet, piano, or saxophone, are taken directly from European influence. However, the most important aspects of Jazz, including, rhythm, feel, and the extension of…

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    Jazz Opportunities

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    The Jazz Age: Prevailing Opportunities for African Americans During the Jazz Age, jazz music, primarily dominated by African Americans before 1920, began to gain popularity among whites and transformed into an important aspect of American culture. The increased popularity of jazz music led to a growing acceptance of African American culture and presented African Americans with the opportunity to gain social status. Music has always played an essential part in African American life and its…

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    Jazz History

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    Jazz is sometimes referred to as "America's classical music". It has become a diverse genre with its roots in native American and African music; in particular, the blues, spirituals and rag time. Jazz first became a defined music form in the early 1920 springing from the US cities of New Orleans and later Chicago. Early Jazz was characterized by traditional rhythms and melodies being taken and improvised upon, giving a combination of swing and syncopation. Early Jazz performers of note included…

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    Jazz Music

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    Introduction “Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.” (Miles Davis NYC, 1959) Jazz music was brought to America by African Americans in the early 1900s. This genre of music is a hybrid between European-Western Music, African Music and culture, and later American Music. Jazz music has similar harmonic and orchestrational techniques to European music, which is where classical music originated. African music gave jazz its rhythmic feel, generally drumming, and emotion.…

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    Jazz Bass

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    The bass is one of the pioneer string instrument jazz musicians started to use around the 1890’s to provide a low-pitched bass line that would outline the chord sequences of any song. Before jazz, the bass was mostly known for its use in grand orchestras. The double bass arose in Germany during the late 1650’s. It was mostly used in Orchestras for classical music, creating a low pitched base for the violins and violas while harmonizing with the cellos. As time evolved, around 1890, the African…

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    The History Of Jazz

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    in music history is that of Jazz. Jazz is one of these styles that’s dawn is somewhat up in the air amongst music scholars and historians. Although the exact coming to be of Jazz is uncertain, there is still much research and information regarding the early sources of the style. The sources of early jazz are deeply rooted in African culture,…

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