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had to work selling newspapers and hauling coal to the red-light district, a famed part of New Orleans . He began earning a name as a fine blues player. Joe "King" Oliver, became one of many mentors to young Armstrong, showing him how to play the Cornet and using him as a sub at his shows . (http://www.biography.com/people/louis-armstrong-9188912)…

Coined as ‘hot’ music, jazz grew out of the colorful city of New Orleans and reached widespread popularity in the 1920’s (Gioioa 30). The African American community was largely responsible for the creation of jazz music, however influences can be seen from many different ethnic groups and communities. A combination of the blues, ragtime, and Tin Pan Alley songs can be heard when listening to jazz and its improvisational style set it apart from preexisting genres. Creole of Color Brass Bands…

ten children and his parents’ names were Antonio Sousa and Maria Elizabeth. He began his musical journey on the orchestral violin and his dad also taught him a few other wind instruments. By the time he was six he was studying piano , voice, flute, cornet, trombone, baritone, alto horn, and violin Being that his father was in the marines, he secured John an apprenticeship in the Marine Corps band after adventurous young John tried to run away with the circus. John stayed in the band for 20…

The Jazz Age, illustrious with ideals of prosperity, is reminisced for the backfire of the Prohibition, which lead to the materialistic gains of bootleggers and parties roaring with alcohol. Speakeasys and surreptitious parties created a sort of underground culture that lurked in the shadows of high society. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald overlooked the glittering and shiny objects to unveil the moral corruptness present amongst the wealthy. Describing frivolous details of…

The Soul of American Jazz Name: Louis Armstrong Born: New Orleans Died: New York August 4th, 1901 July 6th, 1971 (age 69) Mention of jazz music, the first people to associate people, is likely to be a clown image, nicknamed Uncle Satchmo (Uncle Satchmo), little cute. He is a husky singer, with a small hand often. His New Orleans jazz style, in Dick Dixieland peiqu, playing the advantages of simple structure, dramatic works. This is Luis Armstrong. He is a huge jazz musician that everyone…

This concluded that the genre of people that were approaching were of a higher class than most who possess riches and elegant garments that they could flaunt amongst others. It?s as if they were dressing up for a Halloween party. Their garments were immense and ostentatious so people could recognize who they were and they could at least have the attention on them for few minutes. If their outfit was excessive, then the rest of their attire had to be fit to a tee, including their hair, nails,…

but is interrupted many times by a new lament in the brass. With each interruption, the music becomes more agitated until the woodwinds join the brass in their lament and resign to brooding. The cadence from the beginning is played by the trumpets, cornets, bassoons, and B♭ clarinets while the E♭ clarinets, oboes, and flutes play a variation on the original lament. This builds up in…

identity. I am musical, strong-willed, and Creative. I’d like to think I’m very musically inclined. Music has always been a passion of mine. I know how to play about six different instruments. Some of them are very closely related such as the trumpet and cornet. I really play a little bit of everything but my all time favorite one to play is the bass guitar. I picked up a bass guitar about a year ago and instantly fell in love with it. I even joined my school’s jazz band and played it for that.…

Louis Armstrong was a man of many things. Though he was mainly known for his music as a singer and trumpeter, he also was a film star and comedian. Before I get into all the achievements that he had accomplished in his life time let’s start at the beginning. Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4th, 1901. He was the son of Willie Armstrong and Mary Ann Armstrong and a sibling to Beatrice Armstrong Collins (sister). He lived with his family in an area nicknamed “The…

The article, ‘The Mysterious Jazz’ by Greenville Vernon and Jelly Roll Morton’s 1938 oral history Library of Congress Recording talks about the origins of Jazz. Jelly Roll Morton’s perspective on the origin of Jazz is more historical than that of Greenville Vernon. They have similar perspectives on how the origin of Jazz came about, however, Jelly Roll Morton is able to expand more on the history and origin of Jazz. In the New York Tribune, ‘The Mysterious Jazz’ article by Greenville Vernon…