In the days of the Civil War, many
African-Americans in slavery were not allowed to have many chances to play and
enjoy themselves. When they did have a chance, like a holiday such as
Christmas, the slaves had almost no toys and had a very slight chance of going
to visit other places and family members. So they made up all kinds of music,
dancing, and other ways to spend the time. One of the kinds of music they
created was jazz. Jazz was a very energetic kind of music, and the slaves
invented many types of dancing for it. Later, jazz became a primary source of
entertainment during The Roaring Twenties. Many famous musicians also
changed the way of jazz into their own special, unique ways. In modern days,
Jazz is still a very popular form of music. In fact, jazz is one of the most
liked kinds of music since the 1970Õs.
For more information, you
can check out these other websites.
There
are many jazz instruments such cellos, piano, trombones, double bass, drums, clarinet,
and trombones, were used to make many songs. People practiced almost their
whole lives just to study about the music and how to play these wonderful
instruments. First there is the trumpet it has been used for many more years
than you think it has been used for.
For
more information on jazz instruments you can check out these websites:
http://www.csupomona.edu/~dmgrasmick/j&b/Jazz
Inst Tutorial/Jazz Instruments.html
http://www.csupomona.edu/~dmgrasmick/j&b/Jazz%20Inst%20Tutorial/Jazz%20Instruments.html
http://musiced.about.com/od/musicinstruments/ig/Jazz-Musical-Instruments/
Billie
Holiday is considered the greatest jazz singer. Her life was marred much like her famous song. When she was
little her father abandoned her. At some point in time her mother moved to New
York leaving Billie Holiday with people who according to Billie mistreated her.
She did work and schooling and in 1928 she moved to live with her mom in New
York. At some point she was put in jail for prostitution. After 1930 she
started singing at a club in Brooklyn and in a year she moved to PodsÕ and
JerryÕs, a well-known club for jazz. In 1933 she began working at another club
where a talent scout (John Hammond) saw her and right away made three recording
sessions with Benny Goodman. These recordings made major music in between 1935
and 1942. Soon these recordings caught attention of other singers and soon they
were working in HolidayÕs light.
Another
of the famous jazz musicians is Johnny Dodds. He was a great clarinetist in the
jazz music. He was born in Waveland, Mississippi. He moved to New Orleans in
his youth and learned his clarinet from Lorenzo Tio. He became a great
clarinetist and also performed his first band in Chicago called OliverÕs Creole
Jazz Band. Also he worked really
hard when he was performing his clarinet.
For
more information on jazz musicians, you can check out these websites:
http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/dukeellington/Duke_Ellington.htm
http://web.li.gatech.edu/~rdrury/700/write/sp2_01/jazz/tempforjazz.htm
http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/billieholiday/Billie_Holiday.htm
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_holiday_billie.htm
Chris Barber, (2008).
The Early Bands, 1949-1952. Retrieved April 2008, from
http://www.chrisbarber.net/earlybands.htm
PBS, (2008). PBS-JAZZ A
Film by Ken Burns. Retrieved April
2008, from http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_bolden_buddy.htm
This site was created by 5th grade students at Hobart Blvd. Elementary
School 2008