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The history of Jazz - Coggle Diagram
The history of Jazz
What is jazz?
Rhythm and instruments
American music
Original style
Create emotion in the music
Unique blend of many styles
Later Jazz
New forms of Jazz Music during 1930
Jazz Influenced new styles such as funk, rock and roll and hip-hop
Continued to change and evolve over the years
In the 1940's a more complex instrumental version of jazz called "bebop" was developed
Improvisation
Improvising
Musicians
The opportunity to solo during the song
Unique aspects
Melody and structure
The Jazz Age
Jazz was highly popular during the 1920's
During the prohibition of alcoholic beverages
Jazz was played in illegal clubs called "Speakeasies"
These clubs sold alcoholic beverages
In the United States
New Orleans had "Rhythm Kings"
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Jazz terms
Finger Zinger
Someone who plays and instrument very fast
Bread
Money
Jake
Okay
Skins player
Drummer
Tag
The end of a song
Interesting facts about Jazz
Jazz bands often played on steamboats traveling on the Mississipi River to entertain travelers.
typical jazz instruments include drums, guitar, piano, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, trombone, and the double bass.
Jazz dances are the Charleston, Black bottom, the Shimmy, and the Trot.
The United Nations named April 30th as the official international Jazz Day
Famous jazz singers are Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Nat "King" Cole, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong