Jazz America’s Contribution to the Arts

True American Creation

Multi-Cultural Influence: European, African, CaribbeanH

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1920’s

Timeline:1800’s – West African Slaves brought to the US and Caribbean use musical expression as form of social cohension: • African Ring-shout • African Drumming

1920’s – Jazz Music Flourished.

•Golden Age of Jazz• Speakeasies • Prohibition • Flapper Girl

1930’s – Depression

• Things aren’t so happy now

• Music begins to reflect the times

• Blues becomes popular

Aspects of Jazz Music

Blues

Big Band

Gospel

Improve

Ragtime Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)

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~ with feeling

~ deep emotion

~ improvisational

~ Solo

Jazz music is played…..

-“Invented” Jazz Music (according to his business card)

- Toured throughout United States playing this new music

- Began as a piano player

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Duke Ellington

-- Popularized Big Band music

-- Makes you move and dance

-- Light hearted fun to listen to

-- Composed his own music scores

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Louis Armstrong* Grew up in boy’s home where he learned to play coronet

* Very popular with an international fan base (traveled to Africa, South America, Europe)

* Hello Dolly and What a Wonderful World = Biggest hits.

* Nickname: Satchmo

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Billie Holiday

Born into poverty, worked full time by age six

Sang to small audiences throughout the country

Discovered at an early age

Did not make a fortune : A hard life

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Benny Goodman

Band Leader

Clarinetist

Composer

Chicago

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Born on October 21, 1917 in South Carolina. Died in 1993

Invented BeBop

Nickname “Dizzy” because of antics on stage

Puffy Checks when plays

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Miles Davis

• Born in 1926. Died in 1991.

• Modern jazz

• Played trumpet

• Created “cool” jazz.

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The EndPresented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)