History of Jazz (Notes)
Jazz has more of an upbeat compared to Classical music.
Upbeat is just as important as the downbeat
Jazz is spontaneous and instant swing
You have to practice and learn the instrument which is the most difficult to do
Jazz was not originally called jazz,
It was banned in the Louis Armstrong era
Jazz is widespread
Origin is in West Africa by creating a new music
Music from Africa went to The Caribbean and collided with European culture which is how it evolved
There were many instruments that made the sound of jazz music
Jazz first led to Ragtime
Ragtime flourished in the West side
Louis Armstrong is known as the father of jazz
Louis Armstrong
Widely known as a hero
Master of the trumpet
Understand and mastered the art of music , specifically jazz
Took 100’s of trumpet players to produce Louis Armstrong
Had a wife who changed his career drastically
He left Chicago for New York to be in an orchestra
21st century Music (Jazz)
The origin of modern music derived in New Orleans
San Francisco exposition
Much anticipated from the swing era
1917 the world’s first jazz recording
5 more years until black artists could record
Louis Armstrong worked with a band across the Mississippi River
Chicago was the hot spot for jazz in the 1950’s
Many people did not have pianists
Joe Oliver was one of the biggest names to come out of Chicago
Oliver drank himself to death in 1931 and became a bigger legend than anyone could fathom
Needed white soloists to spark up their sound
Ragtime jazz had been created which went with the Charleston dance
Ube Black , Jazz B. Johnson , Duke Ellington , JJ Johnson
Harlem was the new hotspot for black America
Cultural renaissance took place in Harlem
Jazz was compared to promiscuity and was said to be intoxicating
Ellington band became very well known as the made a name for themselves in New York
Ellington’s music was very easy to understand
It became known as dance music, fine arts , and academic music in the 1970’s
