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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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    Jazz is a music genre that has characteristic qualities like swing, interaction by a group, slow beats and has its origins in New Orleans. Jazz came into existence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Jazz has a fusion of African, European and American beats and instruments hence making it a unique type of music. During that time, New Orleans was the only place in the “New world” that allowed black people to own drums. This greatly contributes to the rise of Jazz in that they were able to…

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    Jazz originated from New Orleans, but soon began to spread throughout the country. It was sold and played only in the black neighborhoods of big cities. Radios along with phonographs made music more accessible than ever. Jazz recordings were called “race records”. The new music inspired new dances and moves. Jazz musicians tried to make a name for themselves while it was popular. Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous musicians of the Harlem Renaissance; he basically got jazz music out…

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    was born on July 4th, 1900 to sound even cooler. He was raised by his mother, Mayann, and lived in a poor small apartment in New Orleans with her and his sister, Beatrice. Growing up, his mother often went to dances. Louis and his sister would often peek through the door to watch everyone dance, so he practically grew up listening to the Blues almost everyday. Because his family was so poor, he found jobs here and there to help out his mother with the bills such as selling coal door to door as a…

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    For my own virtual jazz band, I wanted to try and pick jazz musicians who could mend well with a dance or a swing band. Max Roach on drums, Charles Mingus on bass, Benny Goodman on clarinet, Lester Young on tenor sax, Cannonball Adderly on alto sax, Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton on trombone, Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Ella Fitzgerald and Cab Calloway as singers, and Duke Ellington on piano and as the bandleader. The group would have the style of early 20th century dance bands and do a live…

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    Jazz Concert Critique

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    The concert that I viewed was Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra at the BBC Proms in 2004 on recorded and posted on YouTube. The title of the concert is called "Out here to swing!" performed by the incredibly talented Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra, including the director of Jazz at the Lincoln Jazz Center, Wynton Marsalis. The combination of all the musicians form what is called a Jazz Orchestra, which is a large jazz band with improvised soloist within the group of musicians.…

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    Jazz Culture

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    Facts Birthplace of jazz: New Orleans in the early 1900s As more job opportunities opened in the North, jazz started to move to Chicago and the midwest. Black Bottom dance and the Charleston were invented. Known as the Dance Age and Jazz Age. The Jazz Age was a post World War 1 movement. The birth of jazz music is credited to African Americans, but both black and white Americans alike are responsible for its immense rise in popularity. Female singers emerged during this period. African and…

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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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    Jazz Music Research Paper

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    Jazz music is basically an old slow music style. Jazz music is played with a combination of instruments such as, jazz drums, piano, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, and bass guitar. They usually play this music in places like restaurants, hotel, clubs and Sometimes in white churches. When people sing jazz, it is advisable for women to wear professional long dress,dress shoes or an a old fashioned cloth. For men is admirable to wear dress cloth too. Most of the time when sing and playing…

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    Plena Music Analysis

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    both plena music and jazz are very similar. Being that both genres stem from African music, it should be no surprise that they share qualities. While plena music is a national treasure to Puerto Rico, we can certainly say the same about Jazz in America. Both genres also have declined from the previous prominence as salsa has come forward to take the place of plena music, while genres like r&b and hip-hop have taken the place of jazz. Originally, neither plena music nor jazz were accepted by the…

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