jazzing 20th the century
The twentieth century is the decade of experimentation and wild discoveries. It is the decade when Al Capone terrorizes humanity, when the Ku Klux Klan parades down Pennsylvania Avenue. The era when the automobile stars in the runway, when Babe Ruth swings back baseball's popularity and when sheiks and shebas bash their dazzling selves to the public. In music, 1920s is the century of the exhilarating and yet relaxing music of jazz, jazz, jazz. Pianos, saxophones, clarinets and soloists play tunes of soothing, scandalous music. Ragtime is an early form of jazz, then it transforms into different phases such as swing, b-hop, modern jazz, fusion and now is still evolving. It was the "Jazz Age". Most importantly, 1920s is the era when Jazz begins the age of interest in black music. This Fabulous Century 1920-1930, by the editors of the time-life books and Music in the 1920's---JAZZ from Http://www.yahoo.com both agree to this statement: "Jazz made the American culture intere
sted and fascinated with African American music." According to many scholars, Jazz originated from Africa and somehow finds it way to the "Golden Land." However, New Orleans is its known birthplace. Originally, black musicians play this music. They play it in festivals and street occasions and then gains it's popularity among white audiences as well as performers. "Jazz borrows from many genres of music including black folk music... New Orleans jazz performers eventually formed their own style, now called New Orleans Jazz," from Music in the 1920's---JAZZ. In clarification, New Orleans jazz performers are African American musicians. From New Orleans Jazz migrates to Chicago and New York. it is then when Harlem exposes itself to white folks. "White people from downtown flocked northward to visit the Harlem and see Negro entertainment, "Shuffle Along," written, produced and performed by Negroes... Broadway playgoers had never known music like this, or seen such dancing or hea
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