The Story of Jazz Notes – Black Music Scholar

The Story of Jazz

The roots of Jazz can be traced to West Africa
Jazz can be considered as a form of art
An early popular instrument used in Jazz was the Banjo
The first Jazz legend is Buddy Bolden and can also be considered as the trumpet king
The father of Jazz is Louis Armstrong
The birthplace of Jazz in America is New Orleans it later migrated to cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Harlem
Jazz was outlet for African Americans and was usually performed during the night life
During the 20s was a time when Jazz incorporated Black and White people
Sam Wooding can be said to have taken Jazz to the rest of the world as he performed Jazz in Berlin, Barcelona, and Spain
Women also participated in the sound of Jazz
Mary Lou Williams was a leading lady of the modern jazz sound
Jelly Morton is responsible for the Jazz presence on the east coast
Jazz created slang that is used today like Chops, Big Apple, & Square these can be considered to be Bebop terms