When words fail, music speaks, that is what they say, and it is the truth. People think to listen jazz and blues when they are sad with a broken heart or when they are in love, lose their job. However, in the begging, when jazz and blues were not jazz and blues yet, when everything was to start the rhythms full of happiness predominated. The first jazz and blues musicians where African slaves or ex-slaves, so there heritage it was strong, and the music used to accompany spiritual, works and social functions. The blues was the first one the base for the jazz, the rock’s roll and the country. It was born in the south, but then was moved to Chicago. Why Chicago? A city that in that time was full of rules with the prohibition with one bring the gangs that started to command the city. Nevertheless, Chicago a city with many possibilities for the African American that was looking for work. So all that young people moved to Chicago, making the city overflow with colors, good music and many rhythms, this movement influence till now not just Chicago, but people for all around the word, all this change all way to listen jazz and think about it. In the 20, Chicago was passing through a dark moment. The prohibition was there to make people stop with consume of alcohol, but all this prohibition just let is a remember of years full of gangs and illegal actives, known by the craziest years. The prohibition by then self was create to reduce drinking by eliminating the business that manufactured, distributed and sold alcoholics beverages. It was clear that a lot of people were against this law and would not respect it. It was a huge market for those who wanted do illegal actives. It was the gangster the gangster who dominated a lot of citie... ... middle of paper ... ... Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and others, helped to create the jazz that we have until today. However, what was going to be about this musician if they did not had somewhere to play. In addition, for that was the famous clubs in Chicago, a lot of them were illegal (since we where at the prohibition time) like the, Candlelight held in a secret location. Even that after few years all the musicians had change to New York dreaming about a life of fortune. Chicago it is until today known as the jazz capital and where the crazy years happened. Inspire Generation after generation, that is what music it is suppose to do, inspire people make their believe that it is a light in the end. In addition, that it was what the jazz made with all those people who lived in the 1920, with lot things happened the music came like a salvation to those who were hopeless.
...The 18th Amendment was passed in 1919 and took effect in 1920. The amendment forbade the making, selling, and transportation of alcohol (“Al Capone” History.com 1). Prohibition was during the Progressive Era, which was an attempt by people to correct all of society’s ills, and alcohol was an important issue. All of the gangsters knew there was a new way to make millions of dollars, and they didn’t mind breaking the law. They found a business to capitalize on and it worked quite well as Prohibition official soon called Chicago ‘the wettest city in the United States. Capone’s empire expanded during Prohibition which is shown in Rosenberg’s writing, …only 26-years old, [Capone] was now in charge of a very large crime organization that included brothels, nightclubs, dance halls, race tracks, gambling establishments, restaurants, speakeasies, breweries, and distilleries.
The gangsters caused massacres and the St Valentines Massacre was a turning point for prohibition. People started to realise the dramatic failure of the law, and so when the Wall Street crash and the depression hit the USA in the early 1930s' it was obvious that legalising alcohol would create jobs helping people out of the depression. With all these problems, people were still getting drunk, so even with the law drunkenness hardly decreased. This made people begin to realise that by repealing the law alcohol would help get the taxes from it so the USA could stop wastin... ... middle of paper ...
Art Blakey was born to a poor family in the heart of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1919. He was working in the steel and coal mills when he was only fourteen. There were no child labor laws in those times. He had to work to help support his family and put food on the table. Blakey turned to music as a way of escaping the exhausting day-to-day labor of the mills. Blakey taught himself how to play the piano. Even though he couldn't read music, and could only play songs in three keys, Blakey was a crowd favorite a several local venues. He used to make fifteen-twenty dollars a night in tips every night he went. At fifteen Blakey was leading his own band. They were small and unknown, but played at clubs all around the city.
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 was introduced directly after World War I by African-Americans (Boundless.com par. 1). Although jazz was composed by many different African-Americans the main founder of jazz was Ethel Waters (McCorkle par. 8). Jazz was first played in New Orleans, but as the African-Americans moved north, white citizens caught on and tuned jazz into a new craze (Lindop 107). Even though jazz was created in New Orleans, Chicago became the home of jazz music (Bingham 8). The first jazz players derived the tune from a mixture of Latin American, African, and European rhythms, making it very popular among many different types of people (“Latin Jazz” par. 1). Jazz was so well-liked because it gave the artists the opportunity to make the predetermined tune their own (“What is jazz par. 1). When listening to jazz the same song is never heard twice because the band members each put their own spin on the way they play their instrumen...
In the 1920s, Prohibition caused organized crime to be at an all time high, and so gangsters were at their prime, dealing in bootlegging and the illegal distillation and distribution of alcohol. The big gangsters and their crimes had a big impact on the society and the economy of the 1920s.
Jazz was portrayed through different styles of writing throughout each story. The first author focused on telling a story based on a time period of revolution while the second, focused on writing an interview-formatted story. Both stories did display sense of Jazz as a catalyst to feeling different types of ways no matter the situation. The group mentioned in the first story was able to revolt and share their beliefs of Jazz through performances. The author showed how Jazz affected even the people who were against it. Jazz touches everyone in some way like many other types of music. The second story didn’t mention Jazz a lot, but gave way to the feeling that Jazz heals people. As soon as the protagonist heard Jazz music, he was cured from his disease. Not everyone will view Jazz in the same way, but Jazz affects everyone as seen in the passages before.
In the year 1920, Prohibition was established. It was came with the 18th amendment. This banned the distribution of alcoholic beverages. Criminals saw this as an opportunity. It was a way to make easy cash. Criminals would import it, manufacture it, steal the product, and then sell it for a lot of profit. Alcohol was extremely popular, and there was a lot of business to be made. Especially since there was no legal competition since it was now banned, there would be no tax on the product and merely all the money made was for the person to keep. Bootlegging was the name given to this criminal behavior. Criminals and gangsters were flourishing with all the profits that were being made from bootlegging alcohol.
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.
In the beginning of the twenties America was in the midst of an economic boom, people were happy- World War I was over and Americans were rich. But by the end, because of prohibition, and in large part because of the stock market crash, the American economy quickly declined into the Great Depression. During this time the 18th Amendment- prohibition- was passed. Prohibition's supporters were initially surprised by what did not come to pass during the dry era. When the law went into effect, real estate developers and landlords expected rents to rise as saloons closed and neighborhoods improved. Theater producers were expecting an increase in customers as Americans searched for new ways to entertain themselves, ways that did not involve alcohol. But this did not happen. Instead, there was a decline in amusement and entertainment industries all over the United States. Some restaurants even failed, as they could no longer make a profit without legal liquor sales. On the whole, the initial economic effects of Prohibition were largely negative. The closing of breweries, distilleries and saloons led to the elimination of thousands of jobs, and in turn thousands more jobs were eliminated for barrel makers, truckers, waiters, and other related trades. One of the most profound effects of Prohibition was on government tax revenues. Before Prohibition, many states relied heavily on excise taxes in liquor sales to fund their budgets. Almost 75% of New York’s revenue came from liquor taxes, but with prohibition in effect, all that reven...
During prohibition, many musicians fount places with a good crowd where they could dance which was illegal at the time. Many speakeasies were owned by Al Capone’s Gang which was in Chicago, and the Italian Mafia in New York. Jazz style in New Orleans can sometimes differs from style in Chicago due to Chicago’s greater emphasis on individual solos, a less relaxed feeling, and a smaller reliance on elements of 19th-century black ethnic music. When comparing the two forms, it may seem difficult because New Orleans was recorded before the time both the black and the white New Orleans bands had already been in Chicago long enough to influence each other. These styles employed simple accompanying rhythms and improvised counterlines among the melody instruments such as trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, and occasionally
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...
Mainly government agents and people with high political status such as: Mayors, Judges, Police Chiefs, Senators and Governors, found their names on gangsters payroll. To some surprise, the consumption of liquor in the years before prohibition, was actually very lower than that of the years throughout prohibition.... ... middle of paper ... ...
musicians. Probably the most notable was Bunk Johnson, who was regarded as the best trumpeter in the city at the time. Johnson taught Armstrong new techniques when playing and allowed him to sit in during performances.
Not only is it nearly impossible to pinpoint jazz’s conception in time, many locations are accredited with its origin, the United States allowed for jazz to start gaining popularity and leading into the change it had to the music scene. When jazz is brought up, many first think of its birth place being New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans has always been a big musi...