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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)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
~ 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
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
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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Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
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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Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Benny Goodman
Band Leader
Clarinetist
Composer
Chicago
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Born on October 21, 1917 in South Carolina. Died in 1993
Invented BeBop
Nickname “Dizzy” because of antics on stage
Puffy Checks when plays
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Miles Davis
• Born in 1926. Died in 1991.
• Modern jazz
• Played trumpet
• Created “cool” jazz.
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
Presented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)
The EndPresented by Brent Daigle, Ph.D. (ABD)