History of Jazz

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1901 Louis Armstrong is born

Listen to the drama expressed by the trumpet and clarinet solos in "Potato Head Blues."

What a wonderful world

I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderfu l world

Armstrong perfected the improvised jazz solo as we know it.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana

Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential artists in the history of music

Mid–1930s Swing: Sound in Motion

SING, SING, SING" BY BENNY GOODMAN

The optimistic feeling of swing lifted the spirits of everyone in America

Swing as a jazz style first appeared during the Great Depression.

Swing is the basic rhythm of jazz.

Dizzy Gillespie: A Jazz Visionary

He died in Englewood, New Jersey, on January 6, 1993.

Dizzy also helped to introduce Latin American rhythms to modern jazz through his collaborations

He got his first music lesson from his father and took off from there.

Dizzy" Gillespie was born on October 21, 1917, in Cheraw, South Carolina

1900s New Orleans

Listen to this traditional New Orleans standard called "Second Line."

New Orleans had a great tradition of celebration

Ragtime

Church Music

Folk music

Military marching bands

Opera

Late 1800s–Today The Blues: Back to the Source

Blues is the foundation of j

Prime source of rhythm

Country Music

Rock'n Roll

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Subtema

Music used to accompany spiritual, work and social functions

The blues evolved from hymns, work songs, and field hollers

It's an African American-derived music form

Born in the South