How Jazz Positively Influenced Society I. Introduction How did jazz impact the 1920’s? Accommodated with interracial, consumption of illegal drugs, and also had many tributes of rebellious women, yet it gave people a peace of mind and some hope after World War 1 and the Great Depression. Slowly abolishing racism, jazz brought together many people from different races for the same purpose, Even though jazz had been associated with interracial sex and illegal drugs, jazz made a great influence on society because it was the prayer and answers to the poor people of urban areas and jazz helped bring the public together as a union and not groups of different races. II. When jazz first started if was an innocent gospel music, until it was associated with sex and drugs. A. Jazz and drugs are often a mixture of destruction being that many musicians were associated with drugs like heroine, alcohol, and marijuana. (Jazz Culture, Pg,78) Drugs killed many musicians at a very young age. Paul Chambers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania transformed the bass from outlining triads to playing intricate melodies. According to Frater, Jamie (July 8, 2009) He suffered from alcoholism, heroin addiction, and tuberculosis. ( Top 10 Jazz Artist Who Died Young, Lis) B. Another example that shows that jazz had been associated with interracial sex and illegal drugs would be flappers. The word “flappers” was a word used to describe rebellious woman who enjoyed casual sex, drinking, and smoking while wearing clothes that showed a little more than they should have. (Flappers and The Roarin 20’s, 2011) III. Even though jazz was associated with interracial sex and illegal drugs, jazz made a great influence on society, because it was the prayers and answer to the hard tim... ... middle of paper ... ...f different races is that jazz lowered segregation enough just to let blacks and whites associate with each other without discrimination. When the Prohibition Act on alcohol started, African Americans and whites were able to be in the same night clubs and talk socially. Some were attracted to the music and suggestive jazz dances that brought together audiences of black, white, and Hispanics. V. So you can see that although jazz had been associated with interracial sex and illegal drugs, jazz made a great influence on society for two main reasons. First, jazz was the prayer and answers to the poor people of Urban area, But most importantly, jazz helped bring the public together as a Union instead of groups of different races. So what if jazz was associated with sex and drugs; it still answered prayers of the people and brought some races together in a pacifistic way.
Throughout history, and even today, music has shaped America’s culture, society, and even politics. One of the most outstanding and enduring musical movement has been from African American artists, ranging from bebop to jazz to hip-hop to rap. During the 1920’s , jazz artists stepped into the limelight and began their impact on American and even world history. Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential leaders during the Harlem Renaissance and his jazz legacy and impact of American history is everlasting. A master of his craft, Armstrong and his music heavily influenced America’s white and black populations from the 1920’s and up until his death.
...came from jazz's popularity was positive. Although some people were not happy with it, it improved so many people's lives in such drastic ways that it can not be viewed as "evil" music. With every new age group there will come change, and the people before it will not be as accepting. If you look through a timeline of, say, music, you will notice that as time has gone on, the music has gotten more sexual, more outgoing, more "evil", noisier, even stupider. Each generation needs something to set them apart, and to one-up the previous one. It is a natural way of life, proven by history. Jazz also helped many people in the years to come, the depression years, by uplifting their spirits. The pros of jazz music surely outweigh the cons, which makes it clear that the negative aspects of the music are only based off opinions, and the positive ones are based off facts.
Jazz is referred as “America’s classical music,” and is one of North America’s and most celebrated genres. The history of Jazz can be traced back to the early era of the 20th century of the U.S. “A History of Jazz” presents From Ragtime and Blues to Big Band and Bebop, jazz has been a part of a proud African American tradition for over 100 years. A strong rhythmic under-structure, blue notes, solos, “call-and response” patterns, and
Jazz went to war, too, and would serve to remind men and woman of home. On the home front, the music industry found itself struggling once again. Black-outs and late-night curfews darkened some nightclubs and dance halls. “The rationing of rubber and gasoline eventually drove most band buses off the roads, and the draft stole away good musicians... At one point during the fighting there were 39 band leaders in the army… Glen Miller, whose infectious hits like “In the Mood” epitomized the war years, disbanded his own hugely successful [jazz] orchestra, enlisted, and formed an all-star air force unit that some believe was the best band he ever had – and died in 1944 when his airplane disappeared over the English channel.” With the capitol of many bandleaders declining, and so musicians being drafted, or enlisting, it became inevitable that in order to progress, the jazz ensemble would have to become smaller. Musicians that were not enlisted, but out of work, began to meet up at local clubs and perform, and were often unpaid, but happy to at least be able to play with other musicians.
Though there were many aspects that made up the 1920s culture, one of the most important was the music. Jazz was the major form of music that was starting to make its way through the seams. This style of music had been around for many years, starting in New Orleans. According the book Popular Culture: 1929-1929, Jane Bingham states that a group of talented African Americans started this type of music, and their inspiration came from songs their ancestors used to play while they were working on cotton plantations (Bingham 8). Jazz was originally played in underground speakeasies and nightclubs. However, it was none other than F. Scott Fitzgerald that jump-started this musical journey through his novel, The Great Gatsby. In the Encyclopedia of Jazz, James Ciment writes that Jazz was the musical anthem for the carefree, modern spirit of these times (Ciment 307). With Jazz being so upbeat, fast paced, and rhythmic, it led to the rebellion of many young men and women. For instance, in the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays Gatsby’s parties as being jammed packed full of people dancing to jazz music and having the time of ...
Imagine you are walking the streets of New Orleans. You are standing right where jazz was established in the United States of America. Jazz wasn’t just about music, it also affected the culture involving social, economic, artistic and jazz leaders.
Many to this day aspire to be as good of players as the jazz legends of the 20’s and 30’s. Artists would take off in popularity and be known world wide, and often travel to different countries to spread their influence. Some of these jazz players were publicly recognized by such things as “Metronome Magazine” and other such outlets that increased their fame (“Berry Chu.” 2). Players who experienced such things would become huge celebrity icons and would create a large gathering of fans. It was also quintessential that they had this fame increase as every ounce of exposure aided them in the long run. However not all of those who played were as lucky. Some people’s skills with business would have “difficulties” which would limit the “band’s success” (“Berry Chu.” 2). It was not easy being a player or running a band;Ill planned actions would have dire consequences. Band leaders and even the players had to be smart with their money and their opportunities. Frequently many of the jazz players came from different backgrounds, in which they could of done a different profession. Players like Berry Chu, who was a “talented enough college football player”, could have gone through a different and much financially reassuring path (“Berry Chu.” 1). Being a Swing players was a risky endeavor; if you did not attract a large crowd with your playing, you were dead
Though jazz has changed, the background behind it still inspires those today. Even though each artist has their particular style or expression, they all can agree that music is art. They can all agree that music is about emotions and feelings. Through the years, just as all things do, Jazz and Bebop have grown and flourished across America and the World. All in all, Jazz for African Americans opened the doors in America, jazz alone opened doors and ears all across the Earth.
Also known as the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties, the American people felt that they deserved to have some fun in order to forget the emotional toll and social scars left from the war. The Jazz Age was appropriately named due to the illegal activities and good times, which included music, parties, and flapper girls. Jazz was a new style of music that originated out of the New Orleans area, where one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time – Louis Armstrong – began his career. The energy of jazz was a very new and almost uncomfortable style for the very traditional, rigid family of the 1920s. Young people in particular seemed to enjoy this new music the most, as it made them feel carefree. The energy of jazz was symbolic of the era’s trans...
...the world of passion to them. If there were not able to talk and be heard out in society, jazz was the only way they were able to accomplish that. Everybody heard them, felt them, and healed with them.
Jazz is an American genre that developed from ragtime and blues in the early twentieth century in urban areas of the U.S. This genre is characterized by strong, prominent meter, improvisation, distinctive tone colors, and performance techniques. The development of Jazz made a postive, lasting impact after World War One ended. It became a way of bringing young people together. Jazz became the basis for most social dance music and provided one of the first opportunities for public integration. Subcultures like the gangs of New York and Chicago encouraged the subjugation of the black artists to the white man’s economic and social power, often resulting in gang leaders having complete control over
As it grew in influence and popularity, Jazz brought many young people together. It was such a social movement it brought mixed young people together to dance “The Charleston, The Cakewalk, The Black Bottom, The Flea Hop.” Since Jazz was such a influential and persuasive musical style. It had its time as a great social leveler and unifier. It brought together African Americans and Americans, in a love of fast, rhythmic music, which was multiplied through the radio and the recording industry. “What a crowd! All classes and colors met face to face, ultra aristocrats, bourgeois, communists, park avenue galore, publishers, broadway celebs, and harlemites giving each other the once over.” Jazz became attractively to popular Jazz Bands, it traveled widely playing all kinds of venues from restaurants, to dance halls, and even nightclubs. One of the many best renowned nightclubs would have to be the Cotton Club its where hollywood, paris and broadway rubbed elbows, people who came from all over the United States wanted to experience what was going on Harlem in the
Jazz music prospered in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Jazz was created by African Americans to represent pain and suffering and also represented the adversity that racial tension brought. (Scholastic) African American performers like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie “Bird” Parker came to be recognized for their ability to overcome “race relati...
Although jazz isn’t as popular as it once was, there are still people who enjoy listening to jazz and musicians that strive to learn the genre. In conclusion, the evidence is overwhelming that jazz has had a large impact on American culture. The birth of jazz started with African Americans and has lasted throughout the years because of African Americans. Events such as the Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance allowed for artists such as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to spread the popularity of jazz. Jazz was able to change how Americans viewed African Americans and their culture and essentially invited Americans into their culture and shape America to where it is today.
An Analysis of the Historical Origins and Development of the “Cool Jazz” Movement in Mid-20th Century America This historical analysis defines the origins and the development of the “cool jazz” movement in the post-WWII era of United States history. The originations of “cool” begin with the mellow and more relaxed expression of jazz by Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and other musicians that defined a contrasting tonal approach to jazz than the fast-paced music of the Be-bop movement. Davis’ album Birth of the Cool defines the trend towards slower placed and more relaxed musical arrangements that were defined as “cool” in the counter culture of jazz music. The deviant aspects of “cool jazz’ also incorporate the subculture of heroine use and criminal behavior as part of a more mellow jazz culture. The late 1940s