Jazz Influence On American Culture

This period of time was a post World War One movement from which jazz music emerged. Jazz is “a truly indigenous musical form based off of improvisation” which included “African American blues, ragtime, and European-based popular music” (Lapsansky 243). Its roots originated in the south, where it quickly spread north because of the Great Migration of African Americans. Famous musicians like Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith became famous because of their ability to improvise (vocally and instrumentally) and their exceptional performances in big cities like New York. Jazz was so important around this time that “It was a symbol of the Roaring Twenties” (Lapsansky 244).

The 1920s was an era that started many recording industries, new technologies, record labels and a dance revolution. Jazz and Blues became very popular during this time. Not only did music boom in the twenties but new dances such as the Turkey Trot, Shimmy and the Charleston became well known around the world. During this era music and dance evolved and become more and more popular over time, the twenties was a rapid growth period for the both of them. Jazz became so big in the 1920s that author F. Scott Fitzgerald started calling it the “Jazz Age.” Jazz began in the black communities of New Orleans, Louisiana and it spread to Chicago, Illinois, New York City, New York and Las Angeles, California.

This period of time was had famous musicians such as Joe “King” Oliver, Edward “Kid” Ory, and Louis Armstrong. These were very strong musicians who loved to entertain the people. The jazz age showed that African Americans had attractive fashion that always caught the attention of other people. The birth of jazz music came from African Americans. This led to the rise of radio broadcasting and recording technology, also the phonograph was invented.

The last big change that I am going to talk about is the Harlem Renaissance. Harlem is a neighborhood that became the place of black politics and culture in the 1920’s. Many African American artists, photographers, musicians, and writers came out of Harlem. Alain Locke captured the creativity of the Harlem Renaissance when he published The Negro Man which was an anthology of essays and poems by emerging literary voices that embodied the spirit of black pride and militancy for younger generations of African American artist and civil right leaders apart from the generation before them who tried to become more like the white culture. This time also included jazz music and gave birth to many great jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong which is my favorite.

The Cotton Club Harlem was a vibrant community filed with culture and in the 1920 's was the Harlem renaissance. The Harlem renaissance was a African American movement that enlightened music, literature and many more things(Pietrusza, David). African American used this to bring a style to there appeal like jazz, but also was a movement to use there talents to fight for equal rights and equality. The cotton club was in the middle of the this cultural movement in which they saw that there was profit to make. As the cotton club soon began to became a well known club it started to attract many white clients who were looking for a good time.

Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, and Machito 's Afro Cuban Orchestra, are three of the most influential and inspirational men to not only me but, the entire salsa community. The music created by these men are the creativity and foundation to what salsa has become. It is extremely heart-warming to read and understand more of the men who basically created what is Afro-Cuban salsa. The beginning to what has transpired into my personal passion, because I am a salsa-dancer. The Palladium and Copacabana were and still is, two of the most popular Latin dance clubs in New York, during the 1950 's.

Duke Ellington represents the Harlem Renaissance theme of pride. He believed that representing African-American culture in a positive way was the best way to fight racisms. Duke Ellington played his music during World War 1, the Great Depression and World War 2. After World War 1, many whites took up an interest in African American culture. Harlem nightclubs thrived, spotlighting numerous artists such as jazz musicians, Duke Ellington being one of the main

The most prominent genres of music during the Harlem Renaissance was Jazz. Jazz music was seen as a symbol of “modern” cultures of the cities. Many young adults used Jazz music to express their rebellion to their elders’. Jazz also benefited African Americans because it was a symbol of rebellion towards the set of standards in society, allowing them to move forward in status and culture. Furthermore, poets like Langston Hughes made a huge effect in American history with their works.

It embraced the revival of the talents and abilities that the African American population of America had to offer. Some of the greatest blues and jazz musicians/entertainers from this period performed at the Cotton Club. They include Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, and Bill Robinson, who contributed greatly to the club’s success. Duke Ellington, and his group the Washingtonians in specific, found their big break from offers to perform at the Cotton Club. The Cotton Club broadcasted their performances regularly, so they soon had national recognition jolting their career further.

Louis Armstrong was the most important soloist to emerge in jazz, he became one of the world most influential musician in history. Because of his styles and who he was made him different from everyone else. He wasn’t just a trumpet player but also a vocalist as well and a very good one at that. His upbringing played a major role into what made him the man who he was, also all the connection he made and had. I chose to do this essay over one of the greatest Jazz musicians of all time Louis Armstrong.

It is a combination of Jazz, Blues, and Gospel. This music style had shaped the future of those in the 1950’s setting a platform of the music to come. Rock and Roll couldn’t have taken flight without the popular artist of the time including the widely known “King of Rock” Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and many more bands from England and America. Rock and Roll transformed society in the 1950’s causing a separation in tradition from the older generation and the newer generation known as the “Beat Generation”, according to website ushistory.org. It received its name from the style of the music and the newly formed dance moves arising.

Individuals rushed to see this dark American vocalist with the nasal shrill voice beauty the stage to thundering praise. Bricktop 's was an extremely prominent spot to go through a night with melody and alcohol. Considering the way that preclusion went to the United States in 1920, thousands rushed to Paris to tune in, see, move and drink. It was the new age. Be that as it may, despite the fact that there were French arrangers in every aspect of pop, musical drama, or established music, the American 's vicinity troopers and their Jazzy music, changed states of mind for Parisians

In the beginning African American musicians all got together in New Orleans to create a new music. Jazz.Throughout the 1920s and 30’s, jazz music became an important part of American popular culture. The jazz sound that had originated in New Orleans became more diverse, and appealed to people from different classes. Between 1917 and 1923 racism, prejudice, and violence reappeared against the African American and Creole population in New Orleans.Because of this many musicians were forced to leave New Orleans and relocate during this time. This caused the spread of jazz throughout the United States.

Since technology is advancing, jazz is as well. With the development of electronics in music, jazz music can contain sounds digitally compressed by a DJs beat. Jazz musicians still use techniques created by the early jazz composers, but they can also intertwined their own style in their piece. Some people believe that jazz should only consist of what it was invented with but most people agree that it is up to the musician if they want to include their own spin with their jazz music. The art of jazz is adaptable to any new advances in technology or influences.

Jazz has shaped the world we know today. Jazz would have never been as popular without the help of the famous musicians: Jelly Roll Morton, Joe King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. These people helped spread the new genre through radio, railroads, and the records that they played. Where did this all start? The jazz age began in New Orleans where a certain King was born.