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Jazz Meets White America . And is Criminalized. Jazz Moves from New Orleans. 1920’s and early 30’s Jazz travels on the riverboats up the Mississippi into major centres in the northern part of the country -the shipping industry also brings jazz New York City. Why all the trouble?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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And is Criminalized
Jazz Meets White America
1920’s and early 30’s
Jazz travels on the riverboats up the Mississippi into major centres in the northern part of the country
-the shipping industry also brings jazz New York City
Jazz Moves from New Orleans
ProhibitionWhy all the trouble?
Alcohol was made illegal, but it didn’t make it disappear.
Alcohol is a party favourite for the youth
Alcohol banned in the USA
So if there was still a demand for alcohol, who would supply it?
Organized Crime This is how Mobsters, like
Al Capone became so powerful
Recognize this name?
If you wanted a drink, where would you get one?
“Speakeasies” illegal clubs. Being caught in one was against the law
Remember this episode…
Where do musicians find work? Music is another party favourite for the youth. Youth are always trying new music first and the
new arrival of jazz to the Northern USA and Canada make it the popular music among the youth
Musicians are hired to play at “speakeasies” so young people could drink and dance the night away. They were working for criminals.
-jazz becomes associated with crime much like “gangsta rap”of today.
Jelly Roll Morton for example…
-jazz also creates new forms of dancing involving hip swinging, touching and sweating and is viewed as “indecent”
It gets worse…
Provocative
And “from the jungle”
Racism -racism by adult society drives much of the
dissention toward this new music and leads to the jazz being outlawed, musicians being arrested, and record burning.
Problem #3
White musicians begin to find inspiration in this new black music
Bix Beiderbeck,
George Gershwin
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Recorded the first jazz record ever
“The Darktown Strutters Ball”
Paul Whiteman
Black musicians struggle to get record deals Fletcher Henderson was a New York Rival to Whiteman and
had a far superior band
Meanwhile