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    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 she can just touch one-person it will be all worth it. Being Jazz does a great…

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    Jazz is a genre of music that originated from the African-American community. It was introduced in New Orleans, Louisiana, during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Jazz music became drastically popular during the 1920s and soon enough the genre had an impact on society. Literature and music united to create pieces of writing influenced by the new jazz age, both forms of art evolved simultaneously. Women’s fashion went from dull to glitz, flapper fashion was introduced to the decade.…

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    The Jazz age was a time of partying, dancing and jazz music; it was careless and fun for everyone who participated. The era began in the 1920’s but ended when the Great Depression started and it was mostly in the United States, Britain and France. Jazz music became a part of everything, its rhythm and beat was used in a lot of art forms, especially in poetry. Poets responded to Jazz music by making a rhythm in their poems and using sounds that particularly jazz instruments made in their poems,…

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    the bad times. People may also use music to celebrate or act as a mood booster. Most importantly music brings everyone together no matter race, age, gender, and more. Just like in the 1920s jazz music brought people together.…

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    History - Period 2 16 December 2015 Jazz in the 1920’s From New Orleans, Louisiana to all over the world, jazz music has made its mark as an important part of the 1920’s. This genre of music came from all the different groups of people who lived in New Orleans since the 1800s. When musicians of different ethnicities came together, they would mix their styles and share their music. (mhschool) To the elderly, it was thought to be immoral and they believed that jazz went against cultural values.…

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    Sarah Vaughan

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    music began at an early age. Sarah started talking piano and organ lessons when she was seven years old; she also sang in her church’s choir. At age 12 she began subbing in to play organ for the church when her mother couldn’t. When she was eighteen years old Sarah was dared by her friends to enter an amateur singing competition at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. She performed “Body and Soul” and won first prize. This success marked the start of her career. Earl Hines, jazz pianist and…

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    presentation of his music. Jazz music had a specific standard to it, Davis ignored that standard symbolizing that it was time for change and equality for all in the United States of America. By standing up for what was right and innovating his music, he was able to become a influential musician of the twentieth century and an iconic…

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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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    that have been created, including Jazz and Trap music. Jazz music, which has come about in the late 1800s, is a genre that was created by African Americans in New Orleans. It grew its popularity in the 1920s when Louis Armstrong first introduce the early form of Jazz which was influenced by Ragtime and Blues. Others perceive Jazz as a collaboration of African and European styles of music. Armstrong evolved jazz music into a rapid rhythmic style and called it Hot Jazz. After musicians such as…

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    Ted Gioia Jazz

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    History of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. 1997. Print. The book tells history about how Jazz became its own type of genre in music. Jazz ascends smooth beats in the ecstatic sounds that changed Jazz in 1950, which is modern day Jazz. The book contains great detail, giving us information by writers and veteran artist on their perception of Jazz. Ted Gioia covers the historical events of Jazz up to the year of 1995. Publisher from Oxford tell the exciting stories of how many Jazz…

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