jazz

Examples of jazz in the following topics:

• The Jazz Age

  • If freedom was the mindset of the Roaring Twenties, then Jazz was the soundtrack.
  • As the 1920s progressed, Jazz rose in popularity and helped to generate a cultural shift.
  • Due to the racial prejudice prevalent at most radio stations, white American Jazz artists received much more air time than black Jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Joe "King" Oliver.
  • Although the Jazz era ended as the Great Depression struck and victimized America throughout the 1930s, Jazz has lived on in American popular culture and remains a vibrant musical genre to this day.
  • Cab Calloway became one of the most popular musicians of the Jazz Age in the 1920s.

• The Culture of the Roaring Twenties

  • Jazz music experienced a dramatic surge in popularity, and notions of modern womanhood were redefined by the flapper.
  • The first talking film, The Jazz Singer, was released in 1927, followed by the first all-color all-talking feature, On with the Show, in 1929 .
  • During the "Jazz Age," jazz and jazz-influenced dance music became widely popular.
  • Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti were the first musicians to incorporate the guitar and violin into jazz.
  • Scott Fitzgerald published some of the most enduring novels of the Jazz Age, including This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, and The Great Gatsby.

• Escaping Hard Times

  • Following World War I there was a mass migration of Jazz musicians from New Orleans to major northern cities like Chicago and New York, leading to a wider dispersal of Jazz as different styles developed in different cities.
  • As the 1920s progressed, Jazz rose in popularity and helped to generate a cultural shift.
  • Due to the racial prejudice prevalent at most radio stations, white American Jazz artists received much more air time than black Jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Joe "King" Oliver.
  • One of the exceptions was Duke Ellington and his big band, who played several types of music from Blues to Gospel to Jazz and more.
  • The most popular type of radio show was a "potter palm," an amateur concert and Big-band Jazz performance broadcast from New York and Chicago.

• Literature

  • At the same time, jazz and dancing rose in popularity, in opposition to the specter of World War I.
  • As such, the period is also often referred to as the Jazz Age.
  • Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is often described as the epitome of the "Jazz Age" in American literature.

• Prohibition

  • Prohibition had a large effect on music in the United States, specifically Jazz.
  • Speakeasies became far more popular during the Prohibition era, partially influencing the mass migration of Jazz musicians from New Orleans to major northern cities like Chicago and New York.
  • This movement led to a wider dispersal of Jazz, as different styles developed in different cities.
  • Because of its popularity in speakeasies and its advancement due to the emergence of more advanced recording devices, Jazz became very popular in a short amount of time.
  • Jazz was also at the forefront of the minimal integration efforts of the time, as it united mostly black musicians with mostly white crowds.

• The Lost Generation

  • At the same time, Jazz and dancing rose in popularity, in opposition to the horrors of World War I.
  • As such, the period is also often referred to as the Jazz Age, with F.
  • Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, often described as the epitome of the Jazz Age in American literature.
  • Scott Fitgerald used to epitomize the Jazz era and the attitude of post-World War I America.

• Cinema

  • In 1927, Warner Bros. followed that cinematic milestone with another in the form of "The Jazz Singer," the first sound feature to include limited talking sequences.
  • After the release and huge success of "The Jazz Singer" in 1927, Warner Bros. was able to acquire its own string of movie theaters, purchasing Stanley Theaters and First National Productions in 1928.
  • Theatrical poster for "The Jazz Singer", the first feature film to include talking sequences, which began the era of the "Talkies."

• The Roaring Twenties

  • The Art Deco movement was popular among designers and architects, fashion for women went in bold new directions, and Jazz music became all the rage.
  • If freedom was the mindset of the Roaring Twenties, then Jazz was the soundtrack.
  • Following the war there was a mass migration of Jazz musicians from New Orleans to major northern cities like Chicago and New York, leading to a wider dispersal of Jazz as different styles developed in different cities.
  • Jazz and other energetic art forms also helped with the expansion of mass market entertainment such as radio and film.
  • Duke Ellington led a renowned Jazz orchestra that frequently played the Cotton Club during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

• Popular Culture

  • With the transfer of people, music created and popularized by African Americans, including jazz, blues, and gospel, became increasingly popular in the North.
  • The 1920s (known as the "Jazz Age") witnessed the transformation of jazz from its modest African American/New Orleans origin to a global phenomenon.
  • Virtuoso soloists often led their swing big bands (thus swing was also known as "big jazz") and their popularity was enormous, also because swing music developed with corresponding swing dance.
  • The pioneer of jazz music, Louis Armstrong, continued to inspire both mass audiences and fellow musicians.
  • Evaluate how swing jazz and technology helped to shape pop-culture during the Depression Era

• Rock and Roll

  • The rock music of the 1960s had its roots in rock and roll, but also drew strongly on genres such as blues, folk, jazz, and classical.
  • Rock music also drew strongly from other genres such as blues and folk, and was influenced by jazz, classical and other musical sources.
  • By the late 1960s, a number of distinct rock music sub-genres emerged, including hybrids like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, and jazz-rock fusion.