The History Of Jazz

Jazz is a genre of music that originated in African American communities in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Jazz Era was a big deal throughout 1915 to 1935. Jazz was brought up in many different ways. There was many jazz artist who contributed to the era such as Jelly Roll Morton, Joe King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. As the jazz era ended, some artists struggled and some continued on with fortune and fame.

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader who has been one of the most influential musicians in jazz. The Duke has released countless albums and songs, but not many know of his triumph as a musical theatre composer. Duke Ellington’s 1941 Jump For Joy was the first theatre show to openly discard the African- American stereotypes which prevailed in the arts at the time. In fact Jump for Joy openly discussed these stereotypes and praised African- American stereotypes. Ellington composed all of the songs in the musical and his own orchestra played during the show in the pit.

Between 1914 and 1923 the great migration, the rise of new jobs in cabarets and threatens, and the emergence of the phonograph as a home entertainment medium, all helped to transform the black music that was now calling itself jazz. That transformation varied in the three jam or black musical centers. New Orleans lost local musicians to the national musical world. The sound of the crescent City was carried too much of the country and was changed in the process, while musical opportunities within New Orleans declined slightly. A strong New Orleans infusion in Chicago added to a rapidly growing musical scene of cabaret and theater jobs and created a wide spectrum music’s. Part of this spectrum was documented at the end of the period with the

Music such as jazz was commonly used mediums where African American musicians sought fame and fortune. Many influential artists took to the stage in clubs such as the Cotton club. Notorious gangster Owney Madden took over as the owner, where he used the club’s popularity as a platform to sell his alcohol in the face of prohibition. It came to be known as a hub for alcohol, drugs, marijuana, and interracial sex. Despite being a white-only establishment, this Harlem nightclub lent itself to some of the greatest African American performers of all time. It was the first time in history in which white and black people had interacted in a non hostile environment. Jazz became the “in” music of the time. The new genre looked at an instrument as a

The Jazz Age was more than merely a musical revolution—“The Jazz Age denotes not only a period of early big band, but also the events and fashions of an era”. During this decade a number of modern developments were invented, which included an expanded telephone service, network radio, electric inventions, and records set in aviation. These modern developments had a profound effect on American culture, creating a rise in leisure, specifically mass leisure. Automobiles, movies, and the radio overtook the lives of Americans, becoming necessities and part of everyday routines. This period also marks the beginning of films with soundtracks, an audio component, marking the rise of the musical and giving the American people

The music styles of Jazz and Blues are both considered to be great American musical art forms (Covach, 2015). These styles are also two very important “roots” of music and have evolved from the late 19th century and early 20th century to lead to the development of Rock and Roll. Jazz and Blues both originated from African-American communities when slaves were brought over to North America from Africa (Schuller, 1986). As time passed and the culture of America was constantly changing, so was the music of that time period. The country was starting to recover from slavery and many Caucasians and African Americans were beginning to emerge in the music scene together. From the Blues era, we get artists like B.B.

The word “jazz” did not become commonplace until around 1920 even though it had spent the preceding decade establishing itself as a musical genre. A mix of European harmony and African rhythm, blended with the current styles of the time such as ragtime and rhythm and blues, Jazz can be seen as an amalgamation of different cultures and has had huge influences on, and evolved concurrently with, American society in the past century. The birthplace of jazz is the subject of much more controversy than its undoubted influence on society. The most commonly reported and, in my view, logical birthplace of jazz is New Orleans. Being a port city (with people migrating from all over the world), it was a melting pot of diverse racial

Although Jazz has changed so much the central essence of Jazz has remained the same throughout all the changes in America. Jazz is seen as separate from the popular music industry. Capitalism is seen as cheapening and deteriorative force by Jazz musicians. What Jazz is today is accomplished by encompassing all music that has come before. This depth gives it roots and uniqueness

Jazz music was one of the biggest trends in the 1920s and it wasn’t just a fad. The radio and phonograph had entered American homes in the 20s, this influenced the growth of one of the biggest American musical movements to date, jazz music. Jazz in America got its start in the 1920s, but it has influenced many different types of music genres and subgenres including the ones we listen to currently.

Jazz, which evolved from African American folk music, has developed and changed over the last century to become an art form in America. It places particular importance on inventive self interpretation. Rather than relying on a written piece, the artist improvises. Jazz has taken many forms over the past seventy years; there is almost always a single person who can be credited with the evolution of that sound. From Thelonius Monk, and his bebop, to Dizzy Gillespie’s big band, to Miles Davis’ cool jazz, or to John Coltrane’s free jazz; America’s music has been developed and refined countless times through individual experimentation and innovation. In my opinion the most noteworthy artist in the

Was it the music that made everyone rebel or was it the beautiful arrogant people. In the 1920’s was it an age of miracles and change or just disaster.

with the Blues as a touchstone. It is one of those things that is very hard to define because it

What is the number one bestselling discs of all time? OK, are we talking Rock, Country, Classical, Cultural, Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop, Solo artist or group? Is it even a fair question when considering all the different contributions from the agglomeration of genres?

Still enduring the lasting effects of World War 1, our country has adapted and metamorphosed into a distinct, refined hybrid. Thus far strictly Defined under the the principles listed in the constitution, America has become profoundly liable to artistic, romanticized movements that consequently resulted in contemporary literature and, for the sake of our topic, the Birth of Jazz. Goodman, in addition, is a huge contributor to the birth of jazz. Jazz, for the most part, has its roots in the colored communities of New Orleans; however, after the initial birth of jazz in New Orleans, many communities fond of the genre put a twist of their own by altering it into a distinct, new culture of jazz. Being that Goodman was born in the Midwest, he fell

The other way that anthropologist study is the emic method. This is according to Miller is the insider perception and categories and their explanations for why they do what they do. (Miller 36) This took place between the two sets of music that the band played. During this time I had a conversation with the people at my table. One was my dad who was a causal listener to jazz. The other person was a recent high school graduate who had plans of continues to study jazz and the college level. I ask the question how this music can be less popular than the top 40 hit we hear on the radio being this music has some much more complicate harmony, more complicate rhythm, also this music holds more history and celebrate American culture more than