Louis Armstrong: Jazz And Music

Originally, jazz comes to people through black musicians, who performing on the streets, in the wine bar, in the danced room and some other cities in the southern United States in the early 20th century. Term "Jazz" appeared widely in mass in 1917, but in fact, the Jazz have been heard a long time before. Derived from New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz has evolved through many genres. Along with the change in geography, jazz also has had some big changes in music education position. Jazz only appeared as a kind of entertaining music, but since 1940, it is played in the Bars and Night Clubs and also is shown in the important concert performances. For more than 100 years of non-stop development, jazz has produced a talented musician as Louis Armstrong. He was the greatest man among of famous Jazz musicians, who contributed jazz music through his life and his songs.

Louis Armstrong changed jazz into a solo art. He infused blues feelings, changed the rhythms and made it swing. He did all this by making music so beautiful and it brought tears to the eyes of other musicians. Talking about Louis Armstrong, he was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana, the stage name Satchmo. He fame from the 1920s, he had a great ability to use cornet and virtuoso trumpet. He laid the foundation for the large and influential jazz movement. Beside the impressive pressing trumpet, he has a very special voice hoarse and has the ability to sing Scat ingeniously. According to music critic Steve Leggett, “Armstrong is probably the most influential person in American music in the background 20th century”. He played a very important role in the development of jazz music, so many people called him the "father of jazz" or "Pops" as the respec...

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...ability. Louis Armstrong influenced almost all aspects of jazz technique and style. He was the first to improvise and elaborate on a given melody. Armstrong introduced a freedom to music that continues to popular music. Even today, Armstrong is called the greatest jazz musician who ever lived. He will always be remembered as not only a great trumpeter, but also a great man. Through all what he changed jazz music, what he had done in his life and career, people who love Jazz music can tell that without this American genius music, Jazz would not be what it is today as his quote “I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to give a good show. My life has always been my music, it's always come first, but the music isn’t worth nothing if you can't lay it on the public. The main thing is to live for that audience, because what you're there for is to please the people."