Cyndi Epplin with a History of Jazz in the Early Years
My name is Cyndi Epplin and I am a Speech Language Pathologist working with children who have speechdisorders. When I
’m not working with my patients, I enjoy listening to Jazz music. Jazz has an interesting history
that dates back to the 19
th
century. I thought you might enjoy knowing a little more about the wonderful music genre that is Jazz Music. This article written by Pankaj Chobharkar gives a great overview of an interesting pieceof musical history. I hope you enjoy the information as much as I did.
Jazz Music in the 1920's
The ascent in the popularity of Jazz music, in the 1920's, was remarkable. The main reason for the Jazzphenomenon was the introduction of the radio and phonograph to most of the American homes duringthe same period. Keep reading to know what other factors led to the phenomenal success of Jazz music.An article on Jazz music in the
1920’s
will require a brief introduction to the other prominent events of the 1920's, that directly or indirectly lead to the flourishing of the 1920's Jazz music. Events like,technological advances in terms of the radio and phonograph, the prohibition of liquor, increase in thenumber of speakeasies and prominent changes in the music industry, contributed to the popularity of Jazz music in some or the other way.
Jazz Music: The Beginning
The beginnings of Jazz music can be traced back to the nineteenth century, when African-Americanmusicians started experimenting with European musical instruments in their own distinct style. Jazzoriginated in New Orleans in the 1900's and soon disseminated to Chicago, New York and Kansas City.The 1920's were the most glorious years for Jazz music. The decade also witnessed the rise of manyindependent (Indie) record companies. The Indie companies started recording Jazz groups which helpedJazz reach wider masses and led to the popularity of Jazz Music in the 1920's. The Jazz dance form wasalso developed during this period. The history of Jazz dance is quite similar to that of Jazz music. Jazzbands began to mushroom all around the United Nations and became very popular with the middle andupper class Americans, despite racism being prevalent during that period. There were skeptics, whoconsidered Jazz and the Jazz musicians to be some sort of a threat, because Jazz was very different fromeverything that they had heard till then. It reflected the drastic changes taking place in society, whereAfrican Americans were more powerful, women voted and people had surplus time to perform, listenand experiment with music.
Jazz Musicians
The roaring 20's featured some of the most famous Jazz An article on Jazz music in the 1920's, willrequire a brief introduction to the other prominent events of the 1920's, that directly or indirectly leadto the flourishing of the 1920's Jazz music. Events like, technological advances in terms of the radio andphonograph, the prohibition of liquor, increase in the number of speakeasies and prominent changes inthemusicindustry, contributed to the popularity of Jazz music in some or the other way.
Jazz Music: The Beginning
Jazz music can be traced back to the nineteenth century, when African-American musicians startedexperimenting with European musical instruments in their own distinct style. Jazz originated in NewOrleans in the 1900's and soon disseminated to Chicago, New York and Kansas City. The 1920's were themost glorious years for Jazz music. The decade also witnessed the rise of many independent (Indie)record companies. The Indie companies started recording Jazz groups which helped Jazz reach widermasses and led to the popularity of Jazz Music in the 1920's. The Jazz dance form was also developedduring this period. Thehistory of Jazz danceis quite similar to that of Jazz music. Jazz bands began tomushroom all around the United Nations and became very popular with the middle and upper classAmericans, despite racism being prevalent during that period. There were skeptics, who considered Jazzand the Jazz musicians to be some sort of a threat, because Jazz was very different from everything thatthey had heard till then. It reflected the drastic changes taking place in society, where African Americanswere more powerful, women voted and people had surplus time to perform, listen and experiment withmusic.
Jazz Musicians
The roaring 20's featured some of the most famous Jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong, Jelly RollMorton, Paul Whiteman and Duke Ellington. These artists were some of the most popular ones, theactual number of great 1920's Jazz musicians, is incredibly huge. Most of the Jazz musicians played inbands, like King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, instead of going solo. However, many artists later parted wayswith bands like Louis Armstrong, who played cornet for the Creole Jazz Band and later decided toperform solo. Pianist Jelly Roll Morton, along with the Red Hot Peppers are other such examples. In the1920's, Jazz bands were made up of three voices and a rhythm section. The voices consisted of thecornet, clarinet and trombone, which were the prominentJazz instruments.
Jazz Sub-Genres
In the early 20th century, musicians conceived a variety of sub-genres of Jazz. New Orleans Dixielanddating from the early 1910's, big band-style swing from the 1930's and 1940's, bebop from the mid-1940's, a variety of Latin Jazz fusions such as Afro-Cuban and Brazilian Jazz, free Jazz from the 1950's and1960's, Jazz fusion from the 1970's, acid Jazz from the 1980's (which added funk and hip-hop influences),and NuJazz in the 1990's are some of the sub-genres of Jazz that are still prevalent.
The 1920’s
established Jazz as a music genre. Many changes, improvisations and experiments havetaken place in Jazz since then. But even today, the genre cannot be defined in a few simple words. PaulWhiteman-The King of Jazz described Jazz as "the folk music of the machine age." Personally, I feel Jazzis the music that flows from the heart and appeals to the soul. Musicians like Louis Armstrong, Jelly RollMorton, Paul Whiteman and Duke Ellington. These artists were some of the most popular ones, theactual number of great 1920's Jazz musicians, is incredibly huge. Most of the Jazz musicians played in
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Cyndi Epplin with a History of Jazz in the Early Years
Jazz music almost defies description. Jazz is rhythm...jazz is melody...jazz is soulful and haunting. Louis Armstrong, may have answered the question "What is Jazz?" when he stated "If you don’t know, don’t mess with it."
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