Jazz
The Roaring 20s and the Jazz Age
Define:
Jazz was the most popular music in the 20th Century. To the African Americans, it was more than just music. Jazz was a beautiful type of music that expressed the way they live and feel. Jazz was up beat, happy and meaningful. It spread throughout the world, it played in almost every building, all the time.
Detail:
- 20th Century, Jazz was started from the African Americans. It combines African American of certain European with their existing African-based roots such as blues.
- Jazz is the most hybrid form of music in the world. "Truckin'" "The Shimmy" "The Lambeth Walk" "Charleston" and "Black Bottom" are types of dancing originated from Jazz
- Jazz obviously still exists today, people still love and listen to it. Its still played in clubs. It still brings people together to celebrate and dance and to have a great time. It also is a reminder of where all the African Americans came from and how they became something great.