Benny Goodman

Issue”). Benny Goodman, however, broke this barrier, initially in 1935 with the first interracial jazz performance, and again in his 1938 Carnegie Hall concert featuring black musicians. Benny Goodman’s career did not begin with the Trio’s 1935 performance; a clarinet player from a young age, Goodman started his professional career in 1925 as a member of the Ben Pollack Orchestra. During his time in the orchestra, he recorded his first solo on the song “He’s the Last Word.” In 1931, Benny Goodman began

The swing era was vast and equally varietal. From Benny Goodman to Chick Webb or Artie Shaw each had their individual 'sound'. Moreover, this separated them and gave them their own appeal to the masses. However, The swing era occurred at a time when racism and prejudice still had a strong foothold in public eye. While playing swing did allow a member of a minority to have some freedom from this prejudice, they still could not expect the same treatment as the white players. In The Swing Era:

Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Miles Davis were all famous band leaders. In the video, provided by Dr. Kuhnert, each of these famous band leader’s characteristics and how they accomplished their goals are discussed. Ellington as a leader was laid back; if his band members played beautifully, he was relaxed on the rules and the bond between the band. Goodman fought hard for his success; he was so focused on the bands success; he often did not remember the names of his band members. He was all

some might even say this era was a new beginning, especially to the minorities (Schuller 5). Swing music is a branched of Jazz music that became popular after the World War II; however, there isn’t a definite definition for swing music itself. Benny Goodman, an American jazz clarinetist and known as the “King of Swing”,” quoted swing as “something difficult to explain like the Mona’s Lisa smile… It remains something you take 5,000 words

but they always push back. It is proof that these jazz musicians have had an impact on society, if they didn’t we would not be talking about them today. Some of the most influential jazz musician of the time were Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, and Louis Armstrong. Some of these qualities are respect, responsibility, honesty and most importantly courage. These musicians hold

Billie Holiday The Harlem Renaissance was an African American cultural movement specifically in creative arts such as music and literature. Jazz represented the flavor and zest of African American culture in the 1920s-1940s. Billie Holiday had a great impact on the Harlem Renaissance because she was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She performed with other great jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Teddy Wilson, Jo Jones, and Henry Allen. Her career as a jazz singer was

ELECTRO SWING AND ITS PLACE IN MUSIC HISTORY Pedro Osuna Ardoy Although many people would argue that electro swing is to be heard as EDM and not as jazz, electro swing can actually help us rethink the lines we draw between jazz and dance music because it shares the function of early jazz more than jazz as art music. What is electro swing anyway? A lot of people ask themselves this question, and nobody seems to have a closed answer. The website ‘electro-swing.com’ tries, but ultimately concludes

1. Describe the ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. There were many ways in which swing music and popular culture were interrelated during the time known as the swing era. Jazz became the cornerstone of popular culture during the period known as the swing era. The swing era influenced clothing styles, retail marketing, fashion, dance, and even language. Swing fans had their own clothing style and built a social phenomenon around

In the 1920s there was no ABC news. No sports announcements. No CD players. No television. Before the 1920s they only had newspapers and live sports. Then, the radio came. In the 1920s and 30s the radio impacted culture by informing the public of news, bringing together America’s music and sports, and even uniting America to stop the Great Depression and restore faith in government. The radio was first invented in 1895. At first, people were unaware of the possible uses radios would eventually

love alive.      Billie Holiday spent 1934 moving up the rungs of the competitive New York bar scene. By early 1935, she made her debut at the Apollo Theater and appeared in a one-reeler film with Duke Ellington She made her first record with Benny Goodman. In 1935, she got her big breakthrough when she recorded four sides, which featured What a Little Moonlight Can Do, and Miss Brown to You. She made the songs classics because of her singing ability. Her voice-quality wasn't outstanding and her