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    The History Of Jazz

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    History of Jazz Jazz originated in New Orleans as a byproduct to the unique culturally rich environment that encompassed the city in the 19th and 20th century. Jazz has a long history with many influential artists, which made it one of the most diverse genres of our time (Basin 2014). Jazz emerged as a part of a broad musical revolution encompassing many genres with a large contribution from people of African heritage. Charles Bolden was one of the most influential artists and is credited as the

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    The History Of Jazz

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    Jazz is a crucial part of any musical history that has ever been known. Most is not all of the genres we know today all branched off of some type of jazz, and that’s a big thing. Jazz was founded in the early 20th century, but it can be found in the heart of both African and European music styles (What is Jazz). It is an important part of our history as American’s and spread throughout the world like a groovy wildfire. The genre of Jazz has been a home to many of the famous people we still know today

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    Jazz dance is a form of dancing that can be very well identified by the emphasis on offbeat rhythms and body parts moving in isolation. Jazz dance has various dance styles that are characterized by fast as well as slow, smooth as well as sharp, hidden as well as large movements. The origin of this dance form relates back to Africa. During the time of slavery in America, it came with the African slaves. Africans used to dance in a very fluid style with looser body unlike the elite dance moves which

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    Music has been an integral part of America’s history, and a vital factor in how the American people have used it to change the world, as well as themselves. From the sorrow- filled cotton fields were gospel music was birthed from the mouths of slaves, to the roaring jazz bands of the Harlem Renaissance, into the amped up electrical guitars of modern day punk rock, music has shaped the nation. With so much rich history in the United States of America, we are left to wonder how so many incredible types

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    Jazz: A History Essay

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    Jazz: The History      The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It combined elements of Ragtime, marching band music and Blues. What made Jazz such a different perspective of traditional music was its act of improvising. There was a widespread use of improvisation often by more than one player at a time. Songwriters would write the music down on a piece of paper, and then the Jazz musicians would try their best to play the music. Usually in a Jazz

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    Jazz Dance History

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    KEEP CALM AND JAZZ ON The Jazz dance form is quite popular and is enjoyed by all for its energy and rhythm. It is often thought of as an American creation, but it truly originates from a form of dance that was African American in origin. This occurred during the late 1800s. The first man to officially perform jazz dance was an American called Joe Frisco in around 1910. Though this was the first recorded history of jazz dancing, its roots seemed to lie further in the past than this. When slaves

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    The History Of Jazz The first jazz was played in the early 20th century. The work chants and folk music of black Americans are among the sources of jazz, which reflects the rhythms and expressions of West African song. Ragtime, an Afro-American music that first appeared in the 1890s, was composed for the piano, and each rag is a composition with several themes. The leading ragtime composer was Scott Joplin. The first improvising jazz musician was the cornetist Buddy Bolden, leader of a band in

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    A Jazz History Essay

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    The history of Jazz is interesting as seen in its origin, its most influential artists, and changes through the decades. I can relate to this topic a lot because I actually play drums and jazz was the very first thing I was taught. My dad played guitar and we would both jazz up together and actually writing music. I picked up playing Jazz pretty quick and started picking up a couple gigs here and there when I was young. Till this day I still play jazz at some local bars every once in a while. About

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    History of Jazz Midterm

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    History of Jazz Midterm 1.) 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

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    The History of Jazz Music If you truly want to appreciate the music you listen to, I would recommend that you study about it's Roots. It was a life changing experience for me to study about the music of the United States. I studied about Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, Spirituals and Gospel. It was Rather astonishing to see how this music is inter- related. It is said that American music is Jazz. My studies revealed to me that Jazz is an African American creation which started

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